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Englishfan25 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Could somebody explain this sentence ?

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00Could somebody explain the following sentence using simple words in a different way.02br
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00"Democratic leaders in the House and Senate intend to hold votes within a few weeks on Bush's revised Iraq policy."02br
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"02font 02br 02br 00"Bush has changed his ideas about Iraq. "02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • "02font 02br 02br 00"Bush has changed his ideas about Iraq.
  • "02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00"Democratic leaders in the House and Senate intend to hold votes within a few weeks on Bush's revised Iraq policy."02font02br
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00"Bush has changed his ideas about Iraq. Democratic leaders in the US Congress are going to hold votes soon to see if Congreess agrees with Bush."02br
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0 The U.S. Congress is divided into two parts: the House (i.e., the House of Representatives) and the Senate. There are 435 elected representatives in the House and 100 in the Senate (two from each of the 50 states of the United States).02br
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00 There are two major political parties in the U.S.: the Democrats and the Republicans. As the result of recent elections
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0 Thanks for the explanation ! In the sentence I posted,there is this phrase 'hold votes'.Is 'hold votes' same as 'cast votes' ? Could somebody delve more on this ?0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Simply put, 'to hold a vote' means 'to arrange an opportunity for people to vote'.02br
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00Best wishes again, Clive0-
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