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Hasibul Alam Posted 10 years ago
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Despite protestations to the contrary, Peyermessen had clearly lifted complete sections of text from works that, while dated, were not unknown to specialists in the field, who accused him of plagiarism. What is the meaning of this ``Despite...
Despite protestations to the contrary, Peyermessen had clearly lifted complete sections of text from works that, while dated, were not unknown to specialists in the field, who accused him of plagiarism.
What is the meaning of this ``Despite protestations to the contrary``??
What is the meaning of this ``Despite protestations to the contrary``??
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Hasibul Alam What is the meaning of this ``Despite protestations to the contrary``?? It means that he tried to deny that he had plagiarized the text.
- Hasibul Alam What is the meaning of this ``Despite protestations to the contrary``??
- It means that he tried to deny that he had plagiarized the text.
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Hasibul AlamWhat is the meaning of this ``Despite protestations to the contrary``??It means that he tried to deny that he had plagiarized the text.
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Hasibul AlamWhat is the meaning of this ``Despite protestations to the contrary``?Even though he (Peyermessen) said he had not done it, ...
In this context, "protestations" ~ "statements of denial", and "the contrary" ~ "the opposite of what will be stated next".
This is a fairly commonly used phrase at the beginning of sentences in formal w
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