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00 What is the difference in meaning of the follwoing two sentences? 02 br
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00 1. As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, 01 b 00 they increasingly are engaged in missions 02 b 00 far different from the tasks for which they were built and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years. 02 br
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00 00 2. As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, 01 b 00 they increasingly engage in missions 02 b 00 far different than the tasks for which they were built 00 and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years. 02 br
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00 What is the difference in meaning of the follwoing two sentences? 02 br
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00 1. As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, 01 b 00 they increasingly are engaged in missions 02 b 00 far different from the tasks for which they were built and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years. 02 br
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00 00 2. As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, 01 b 00 they increasingly engage in missions 02 b 00 far different than the tasks for which they were built 00 and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years. 02 br
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0 The submarines are engaged in missions in the first sentence. This means that some commander somewhere has planned missions, and he requires the use of the submarines in at least some of them. 02 br 02 br 00 The submarines engage in missions in the second sentence.
- 0 The submarines are engaged in missions in the first sentence.
- This means that some commander somewhere has planned missions, and he requires the use of the submarines in at least some of them.
- 02 br 02 br 00 The submarines engage in missions in the second sentence.
- This means that the submarines go out on missions on their own.
- If the crew of the submarine see something that needs to be done, they do it.
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0 The submarines are engaged in missions in the first sentence. This means that some commander somewhere has planned missions, and he requires the use of the submarines in at least some of them. The submarines are used within a larger plan of some kind. 02 br
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00 The submarines engage in missions in the second sentence. This means that the submarines go out on missi
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00 The submarines engage in missions in the second sentence. This means that the submarines go out on missi
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