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Hasibul Alam Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

general meaning of semntence

for sometime now, disinterestedness has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisedom
  

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To be fair, the sentence is not at all clear. I've tried turning it round by re-writing it: For a while, everyone has been presumed to have interest: the idea that everyone has motive is considered common knowledge. Perhaps, depending on context, it could mean that everyone has an opinion on something; everyone is partisan.

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  • To be fair, the sentence is not at all clear.
  • I've tried turning it round by re-writing it: For a while, everyone has been presumed to have interest: the idea that everyone has motive is considered common knowledge.
  • Perhaps, depending on context, it could mean that everyone has an opinion on something; everyone is partisan.
  • Or perhaps it could relate to property - everyone involved has some personal gain at stake.
  • You would need to check the context to understand meaning.
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To be fair, the sentence is not at all clear. I've tried turning it round by re-writing it:

For a while, everyone has been presumed to have interest: the idea that everyone has motive is considered common knowledge.

Perhaps, depending on context, it could mean that everyone has an opinion on something; everyone is partisan. Or perhaps it could relate to property - everyone
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