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Tashiro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Grammar 2
Hi, please help me.
'Later, though, Mr Bush started to come round to that idea. September 11th, he was to say a year after the event, “taught us that weak states, like Afghanistan, can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states.”'
I'm not sure of the structure of the bold part.
My guess is that the "pose (as)" carries double meaning.
That is to say, one is "pose a danger to our national interests", and the other is "pose as great."
'Later, though, Mr Bush started to come round to that idea. September 11th, he was to say a year after the event, “taught us that weak states, like Afghanistan, can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states.”'
I'm not sure of the structure of the bold part.
My guess is that the "pose (as)" carries double meaning.
That is to say, one is "pose a danger to our national interests", and the other is "pose as great."
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No, 'pose' has only one meaning. Pose = represent; be. = Weak states can be as dangerous to us as strong states.
- No, 'pose' has only one meaning.
- Pose = represent; be.
- = Weak states can be as dangerous to us as strong states.
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No, 'pose' has only one meaning. Pose = represent; be.
weak states, like Afghanistan, can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states.= Weak states can be as dangerous to us as strong states.
weak states, like Afghanistan, can pose as great a danger to our national interests as strong states.= Weak states can be as dangerous to us as strong states.
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