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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
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Expand an exception to / push back
Hi teachers,
Excerpts:
1. Not a few lawmakers are demanding that terror suspects be locked away and interrogated for a few days or weeks before getting to see their lawyers. 2. At the urging of the White House, Attorney General has suggested expanding an exception to reading terror suspects their rights as soon as they're detained. 3. But other administration officials, including Brennan, are pushing back, wary of denying anyone their rights under the Constitution.
I have trouble understanding the sentences above. I have split them into three.
A. Does the part 1 say: Most lawmakers prefer having the suspects read their miranda rights before they are detained?
B. What does part 2 say?
C. Does part 3 say "other administration officials wants everyone read their rights?
D. What does "pushing back" mean?
Thank you.
Tinanam
Excerpts:
1. Not a few lawmakers are demanding that terror suspects be locked away and interrogated for a few days or weeks before getting to see their lawyers. 2. At the urging of the White House, Attorney General has suggested expanding an exception to reading terror suspects their rights as soon as they're detained. 3. But other administration officials, including Brennan, are pushing back, wary of denying anyone their rights under the Constitution.
I have trouble understanding the sentences above. I have split them into three.
A. Does the part 1 say: Most lawmakers prefer having the suspects read their miranda rights before they are detained?
B. What does part 2 say?
C. Does part 3 say "other administration officials wants everyone read their rights?
D. What does "pushing back" mean?
Thank you.
Tinanam
Top answer
not a few = quite a few = a substantial number of expanding = increasing = making apply to more cases an exception = a provision in the law that allows certain cases to be treated differently from all others an exceptional case = an unusual case = a case different from almost all others pushing back = resisting = arguing against this practice 1. Quite a large number of lawmakers are demanding that terror suspects should be locked away and interrogated for a few days or weeks before they are allowed to see their lawyers. 2.
- not a few = quite a few = a substantial number of expanding = increasing = making apply to more cases an exception = a provision in the law that allows certain cases to be treated differently from all others an exceptional case = an unusual case = a case different from almost all others pushing back = resisting = arguing against this practice 1.
- Quite a large number of lawmakers are demanding that terror suspects should be locked away and interrogated for a few days or weeks before they are allowed to see their lawyers.
- 2.
- Because the president has urged him to do so, the Attorney General has suggested that the exceptional (unusual) practice of not reading terror suspects their rights as soon as they're detained should be extended to even more cases.
- 3.
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not a few = quite a few = a substantial number of
expanding = increasing = making apply to more cases
an exception = a provision in the law that allows certain cases to be treated differently from all others
an exceptional case = an unusual case = a case different from almost all others
pushing back = resisting = arguing against this practice
1. Quite a lar
expanding = increasing = making apply to more cases
an exception = a provision in the law that allows certain cases to be treated differently from all others
an exceptional case = an unusual case = a case different from almost all others
pushing back = resisting = arguing against this practice
1. Quite a lar
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Hi CalifJim,
Thank you for your time spent on my many questions. I understand it now.
Have a very good day.
Best wishes,
Tinanam
Thank you for your time spent on my many questions. I understand it now.
Have a very good day.
Best wishes,
Tinanam
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