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PamQueue Posted 14 years ago
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http://www.economist.com/node/21542185?fsrc=rss%7Clea:
"Now surely it is time for China to accept that change is better brought forward—and managed . Even if North Korea collapses chaotically, the potential long-term benefits not just for North Koreans but also for their neighbours, including China, of a peninsula at peace with itself greatly outweigh the potential instability."
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Does anyone think that "when" is missing between "better" and "brought forward"?
"Now surely it is time for China to accept that change is better brought forward—and managed . Even if North Korea collapses chaotically, the potential long-term benefits not just for North Koreans but also for their neighbours, including China, of a peninsula at peace with itself greatly outweigh the potential instability."
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Does anyone think that "when" is missing between "better" and "brought forward"?
Top answer
No, "when" is not necessary.
- No, "when" is not necessary.
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"Now surely it is time for China to accept that change is better brought forward—and managed."
"Now surely it is time for China to accept that change is better when brought forward—and managed."
How are these two different?
"Now surely it is time for China to accept that change is better when brought forward—and managed."
How are these two different?
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PamQueue's sentence seems to be a shorter (and more vigorous) way of saying: It is time for China to accept that change is better when/if it is brought forward -- and managed.
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