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He said the seven countries targeted had “significant terrorist presence” or were “safe havens for terrorism”.
Does "had" mean "pose" in the above?
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To replace "had" it should be "posed" not "pose", but, no, "pose(d) a presence" isn't quite right.
- To replace "had" it should be "posed" not "pose", but, no, "pose(d) a presence" isn't quite right.
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To replace "had" it should be "posed" not "pose", but, no, "pose(d) a presence" isn't quite right.
0AnonymousDoes "had" mean "pose" in the above?
No. Here is a paraphrase.
He said there was “significant terrorist presence” in the seven countries targeted or they were “safe havens for terrorism”.
0AnonymousHe said the seven countries targeted had “significant terrorist presence” or were “safe havens for terrorism”.
Does "had" mean "pose" in the above?
No. To "have presence" is, more simply put, to "be there", so the statement says that there was a significant probability that terrorists were there, i.e., in those coun
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