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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

"grant nothing to"?

What's the meaning of "grant nothing"? as in the sentence below.

"It would seem that Alison is willing to grant nothing to the opposition, not even the "natural" appeal of the most simple, formless, raw perception."
  

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Here is another way of saying it. "It would seem that Alison is not willing to concede anything to the opposition, "to grant something to the opposition" means to give up some points or territory to the enemy.

  • Here is another way of saying it.
  • "It would seem that Alison is not willing to concede anything to the opposition, "to grant something to the opposition" means to give up some points or territory to the enemy.
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Here is another way of saying it.

"It would seem that Alison is not willing to concede anything to the opposition,

"to grant something to the opposition" means to give up some points or territory to the enemy.
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Aha! I see.

Thanks a lot Emotion: smile

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