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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
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I don't understand this sentence
"The euro crisis is supposed to be the death knell of cradle-to-the-grave government"
It looks to me, that the sentence is referring to a particular government that has lasted for a really long time, but the cradle-to-the-grave here isn't preceded by a definite article.
It looks to me, that the sentence is referring to a particular government that has lasted for a really long time, but the cradle-to-the-grave here isn't preceded by a definite article.
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A "cradle-to-the-grave government" is a type of government that has a lot of welfare and social programs - programs for babies, children, teens, adults, and old people.
- A "cradle-to-the-grave government" is a type of government that has a lot of welfare and social programs - programs for babies, children, teens, adults, and old people.
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A "cradle-to-the-grave government" is a type of government that has a lot of welfare and social programs - programs for babies, children, teens, adults, and old people.
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chivalryIt looks to me, that the sentence is referring to a particular governmentNo -- not a particular government. It's a particular kind of government, the kind of government that is seen among the countries that make up the euro zone.
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