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Surfer Posted 12 years ago
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dossier

Hello, everyone.

Would you please help me understand the following headline:

"Abbott Government has ISIS dossier as Barack Obama builds Iraq ‘coalition of the willing’ "
Source: http://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/abbott-government-has-isis-dossier-as-barack-obama-builds-iraq-coalition-of-the-willing/story-fnh81ifq-1227039129794

I'm not sure I can comprehend that: "has ISIS dossier"? shouldn't that continue to say, for example, has ISIS dossier prepared/ordered/reviewed..?

I wouldn't have a problem with
receives/gets/.. ISIS dossier as Barack Obama.. ., but "has" there sounds rather odd to me unless it continues after "dossier" the way I described above.. .

What do you think? Thank you.
  

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Surfer I'm not sure I can comprehend that: "has ISIS dossier"? shouldn't that continue to say, for example, has ISIS dossier prepared/ordered/reviewed..? That's what it means: it possesses the dossier.

— Mister Micawber

  • Surfer I'm not sure I can comprehend that: "has ISIS dossier"?
  • shouldn't that continue to say, for example, has ISIS dossier prepared/ordered/reviewed..?
  • That's what it means: it possesses the dossier.
  • No more is needed.
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SurferI'm not sure I can comprehend that: "has ISIS dossier"? shouldn't that continue to say, for example, has ISIS dossier prepared/ordered/reviewed..?
That's what it means: it possesses the dossier. No more is needed.
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