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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Does "what little there was" mean "although there was little of the innocent, wellmeaning G7 policy coordination"?

Context:
The innocent, well-meaning G7 policy coordination by democratically oriented industrialized nations of recent decades, what little there was, is fading fast.
  

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It means there was never very much policy coordination. It's a disparaging remark in this case. The supervision in her classroom, what little there was, was totally ineffective.

  • It means there was never very much policy coordination.
  • It's a disparaging remark in this case.
  • The supervision in her classroom, what little there was, was totally ineffective.
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It means there was never very much policy coordination. It's a disparaging remark in this case.

The supervision in her classroom, what little there was, was totally ineffective.

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