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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Does "had held all the senators" mean "had held all the seats in the Senate"?
Plus, does "remained uncommitted" mean "still not entered his office/remanined unauthorized"?
Context:
The next day, the drama moved to the Senate. Thanks to George Mithcell and his leadership team, and our lobbying, we had held all the senators from the first vote except David Boren. Dennis DeConcini had bravely stepped into his place, but the outcome was still in doubt, because Bob Kerrey remained uncommitted.
Context:
The next day, the drama moved to the Senate. Thanks to George Mithcell and his leadership team, and our lobbying, we had held all the senators from the first vote except David Boren. Dennis DeConcini had bravely stepped into his place, but the outcome was still in doubt, because Bob Kerrey remained uncommitted.
Top answer
No. He had not yet promised to vote yes or no (whatever the group wanted).
- No.
- He had not yet promised to vote yes or no (whatever the group wanted).
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No. He had not yet promised to vote yes or no (whatever the group wanted).
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Thanks.
But the answer to the question in the title of the thread? Yes or No?
But the answer to the question in the title of the thread? Yes or No?
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NL888Yes or No?No. There has never been a time in the history of the United States when one party held all the seats in the Senate.
CJ
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NL888Thanks.But the answer to the question in the title of the thread? Yes or No?Don't put your question only in the title.
Put a subject in the title, and your questions in the body.
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"...we had held all the senators from the first vote..." means that all of the senators who had voted on the side of the person making this statement on the first vote, were also committed to doing so again except for one, David Boren. "Held" in this context means "kept/maintained." They maintained the support of those senators who had voted in support the first time.
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