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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Just as important?
Does "just as important" mean "(Mr.Kim's uncle is) also an important cause to his own family’s dwindling sources of revenue"?
Context:
The rout of his forces appears to have been the final straw for Mr. Kim, who saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his authority over the military and, just as important, to his own family’s dwindling sources of revenue. Eventually, at Mr. Kim’s order, the North Korean military came back with a larger force and prevailed. Soon, Mr. Jang’s two top lieutenants were executed.
More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/24/world/asia/north-korea-purge.html?hp
Context:
The rout of his forces appears to have been the final straw for Mr. Kim, who saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his authority over the military and, just as important, to his own family’s dwindling sources of revenue. Eventually, at Mr. Kim’s order, the North Korean military came back with a larger force and prevailed. Soon, Mr. Jang’s two top lieutenants were executed.
More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/24/world/asia/north-korea-purge.html?hp
Top answer
i) Mr. Kim saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his authority over the military ii) Mr. Kim saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his own family’s dwindling sources of revenue.
- i) Mr.
- Kim saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his authority over the military ii) Mr.
- Kim saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his own family’s dwindling sources of revenue.
- (ii) is just as important as (i).
- Your phrasing with "cause to" is not correct.
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i) Mr. Kim saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his authority over the military
ii) Mr. Kim saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his own family’s dwindling sources of revenue.
(ii) is just as important as (i).
Your phrasing with "cause to" is not correct. "cause of" would be correct English, but it doesn't mean the same as "threat to".
ii) Mr. Kim saw his 67-year-old uncle as a threat to his own family’s dwindling sources of revenue.
(ii) is just as important as (i).
Your phrasing with "cause to" is not correct. "cause of" would be correct English, but it doesn't mean the same as "threat to".
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