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Jobb Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Bid
Bid = attempt?
Reach across =get over?
Context:
An elated President Bush claimed victory in his bid for reelection this afternoon after a tumultuous night of vote counting and a gracious concession by challenger John F. Kerry, and reached across the political divide by pledging that he would seek to earn the support of those who did not back him during the long and contentious campaign.
Reach across =get over?
Context:
An elated President Bush claimed victory in his bid for reelection this afternoon after a tumultuous night of vote counting and a gracious concession by challenger John F. Kerry, and reached across the political divide by pledging that he would seek to earn the support of those who did not back him during the long and contentious campaign.
Top answer
A 'bid' is usually a formal attempt, like a contract bid. 'Reach across' does not mean that he actually crossed over; he merely tried to symbolically bridge the differences between the two parties by promising to try to satisfy Democratic voters on the other ideological side.
- A 'bid' is usually a formal attempt, like a contract bid.
- 'Reach across' does not mean that he actually crossed over; he merely tried to symbolically bridge the differences between the two parties by promising to try to satisfy Democratic voters on the other ideological side.
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A 'bid' is usually a formal attempt, like a contract bid.
'Reach across' does not mean that he actually crossed over; he merely tried to symbolically bridge the differences between the two parties by promising to try to satisfy Democratic voters on the other ideological side.
'Reach across' does not mean that he actually crossed over; he merely tried to symbolically bridge the differences between the two parties by promising to try to satisfy Democratic voters on the other ideological side.
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