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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Is having to

“Labour is having to raise the debate because the government is years behind on this and refuses to face up to the challenges of the digital era,” Onwurah said. (The Guardian.)

Does the present continuous "is having to rise" express a future obligation in the sentence above?
  

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Anonymous Does the present continuous "is having to rise" express a future obligation in the sentence above? Present and future. ) CJ

  • Anonymous Does the present continuous "is having to rise" express a future obligation in the sentence above?
  • Present and future.
  • ) CJ
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AnonymousDoes the present continuous "is having to rise" express a future obligation in the sentence above?
Present and future. (It's a somewhat jarring construction to my ear.)

CJ
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Thank you, CJ, for the reply.

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