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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-release-2011-tax-return-paid-irs-14-181125301--election.html
"The Romneys paid $1,935,708 in taxes on $13,696,951 of mostly investment income for an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent."
I cannot find the definition from this dictionary that fits the sentence. Could it be that "for" is used incorrectly?
"The Romneys paid $1,935,708 in taxes on $13,696,951 of mostly investment income for an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent."
I cannot find the definition from this dictionary that fits the sentence. Could it be that "for" is used incorrectly?
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Definition 12 is pretty close. I can't find that precise definition anywhere on line, but it is perfectly normal good English. "
- Definition 12 is pretty close.
- I can't find that precise definition anywhere on line, but it is perfectly normal good English.
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Definition 12 is pretty close. I can't find that precise definition anywhere on line, but it is perfectly normal good English. "He got three dollars a day, for a total of 15 dollars a week."
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