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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Create a pitch, out of the spectrum
The political matrix in Mumbai is set change as individual leaders want to create a pitch for the 2012 BMC elections.
Although the Shiv Sena and the MNS are working at cross purposes in electoral politics, the price rise issue has bonded them together under the BJP's leadership.
Similarly, the Republican Party of India (RPI), out of the spectrum since the 2009 assembly polls, is making efforts to regain its identity. The RPI president Ramdas Athavale said, "We represent the people's movement. We are not aligned with any political forum."
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know generally "pitch" means either "a strip of land" or "voice"
Source : http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_bandh-s-aam-admi-appeal-gives-upa-the-jitters_1405000
Although the Shiv Sena and the MNS are working at cross purposes in electoral politics, the price rise issue has bonded them together under the BJP's leadership.
Similarly, the Republican Party of India (RPI), out of the spectrum since the 2009 assembly polls, is making efforts to regain its identity. The RPI president Ramdas Athavale said, "We represent the people's movement. We are not aligned with any political forum."
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know generally "pitch" means either "a strip of land" or "voice"
Source : http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_bandh-s-aam-admi-appeal-gives-upa-the-jitters_1405000
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Hi Gary: A pitch is often used to mean what a salesman says to promote his products. In this case, it is a speech (or a set of points to be included in a speech) crafted to convince people to vote for that political party. Out of the spectrum is new to me, but from context, I would say that it means their popularity has been so low that the party has not won a single seat in the past elections.
- Hi Gary: A pitch is often used to mean what a salesman says to promote his products.
- In this case, it is a speech (or a set of points to be included in a speech) crafted to convince people to vote for that political party.
- Out of the spectrum is new to me, but from context, I would say that it means their popularity has been so low that the party has not won a single seat in the past elections.
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Hi Gary:
A pitch is often used to mean what a salesman says to promote his products.
In this case, it is a speech (or a set of points to be included in a speech) crafted to convince people to vote for that political party.
Out of the spectrum is new to me, but from context, I would say that it means their popularity has been so low that the party has not won a sing
A pitch is often used to mean what a salesman says to promote his products.
In this case, it is a speech (or a set of points to be included in a speech) crafted to convince people to vote for that political party.
Out of the spectrum is new to me, but from context, I would say that it means their popularity has been so low that the party has not won a sing
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