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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
In the eye, specific undertakings
Speaking after talks at Chequers that followed the furious row over Cameron's claim that elements of Pakistan's security establishment were looking "both ways" on terrorism, Zardari said he had looked the prime minister in the eye. "We had some straight talk and we became friends," he said. Downing Street described the talks as "positive and constructive", with "excellent dynamics" between the two.
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, a beaming Zardari said he had won British backing for the idea of a Marshall plan to rebuild Afghanistan and Pakistan after more than 30 years of "devastating" regional war. He said Britain had agreed to lobby the European Union for greater trade access for Pakistani goods and was donating an additional £10m in immediate relief for victims of the flooding in northern Pakistan. And he made light of differences over the US-led coalition's Afghan war strategy, which he suggested this week was heading for defeat.
But Zardari made clear that Cameron had failed to obtain specific undertakings on any new measures or practical steps to satisfy his demand that Islamabad do more to "close down" terrorist groups operating from Pakistani soil.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/06/zardari-cameron-pakistan-talks
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, a beaming Zardari said he had won British backing for the idea of a Marshall plan to rebuild Afghanistan and Pakistan after more than 30 years of "devastating" regional war. He said Britain had agreed to lobby the European Union for greater trade access for Pakistani goods and was donating an additional £10m in immediate relief for victims of the flooding in northern Pakistan. And he made light of differences over the US-led coalition's Afghan war strategy, which he suggested this week was heading for defeat.
But Zardari made clear that Cameron had failed to obtain specific undertakings on any new measures or practical steps to satisfy his demand that Islamabad do more to "close down" terrorist groups operating from Pakistani soil.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/06/zardari-cameron-pakistan-talks
Top answer
Reminds me of when George Bush said he had looked into Vladimir Putin's soul. To look someone in the eye is to put aside any pretenses and talk man to man. Zardari seems to be on the defensive here after being criticized by Cameron.
- Reminds me of when George Bush said he had looked into Vladimir Putin's soul.
- To look someone in the eye is to put aside any pretenses and talk man to man.
- Zardari seems to be on the defensive here after being criticized by Cameron.
- He's saying that he stood up to Cameron and didn't give him any ground.
- He got concessions from him but didn't give any.
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Reminds me of when George Bush said he had looked into Vladimir Putin's soul. 
To look someone in the eye is to put aside a
To look someone in the eye is to put aside a
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