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Ruddvanni Posted 13 years ago
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I don't understand meaning of these two sentences.
These sentences I found in a dictionary are somewhat unclear to me. Can anyone make these clear to me?
Attempts by poor countries to alter the course of urbanisation have a long pedigree in the rich world.
So, if you have the right pedigree and the right project you don't have a life for a while.
Attempts by poor countries to alter the course of urbanisation have a long pedigree in the rich world.
So, if you have the right pedigree and the right project you don't have a life for a while.
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ruddvanni . Can anyone make these clear to me? I certainly cannot; they make no sense to me.
- ruddvanni .
- Can anyone make these clear to me?
- I certainly cannot; they make no sense to me.
- I can tell you only that in the second one, 'don't have a life for a while' is meant to mean 'you will work very, very hard'.
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ruddvanni. Can anyone make these clear to me?I certainly cannot; they make no sense to me. I can tell you only that in the second one, 'don't have a life for a while' is meant to mean 'you will work very, very hard'.
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The first is from an article in The Economist. It ain't English. The editor dropped the ball. I can't believe it found its way into a dictionary.
The second is from a reader comment on the Chronicle of Higher Education website. It does not make any more sense in context than it does in isolation.
Forget both these sentences.
The second is from a reader comment on the Chronicle of Higher Education website. It does not make any more sense in context than it does in isolation.
Forget both these sentences.
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