Decades of EU law
"Just hours after the government published the 66-page bill that will repeal the European Communities Act of 1972, and bring decades of EU law on to the UK statute book, the Scottish and Welsh leaders, Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones, rejected it." (The Guardian.)
Does "decades [of EU law]" mean "40 plus years [of EU law]" in the above?
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It's not that specific. "decades" in this case means an unspecified number of decades. You can work out how many from the dates, but "decades" in itself does not convey that.
- It's not that specific.
- "decades" in this case means an unspecified number of decades.
- You can work out how many from the dates, but "decades" in itself does not convey that.
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It's not that specific. "decades" in this case means an unspecified number of decades. You can work out how many from the dates, but "decades" in itself does not convey that.
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