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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
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in terms of

What does 'in terms of' mean?
What does 'they' refer to?

Although a speech can be effective, all the words in the world cannot measure up to the example of a leader, especially in communicating new behaviors and values. There is often no more effective way to help people understand the message than to have it modeled for them by the manager. Words can yield a variety of interpretations in terms of the kind of behaviors people think they mean. But a manager’s actions provide a clear model of exactly the kind of behavior required. Managers who want people to take a more team-based approach with their people, for example, will almost certainly get better results by taking a more team-based approach themselves rather than just by making a speech on teamwork.
  

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contraposition Words can yield a variety of interpretations in terms of the kind of behaviors people think they mean. In this sentence in terms of can be paraphrased as 'if looked at from the viewpoint of'. they means 'the words', referring back to the subject of the sentence.

  • contraposition Words can yield a variety of interpretations in terms of the kind of behaviors people think they mean.
  • In this sentence in terms of can be paraphrased as 'if looked at from the viewpoint of'.
  • they means 'the words', referring back to the subject of the sentence.
  • CJ
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contrapositionWords can yield a variety of interpretations in terms of the kind of behaviors people think they mean.
In this sentence in terms of can be paraphrased as 'if looked at from the viewpoint of'.

they means 'the words', referring back to the s

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