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Square Posted 12 years ago
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Just as well
These partnerships work "very well in lower orbit," said Bigelow's Michael Gold, referring to the re-supply contracts at the International Space Station.
"There is no reason it won't work just as well on the moon," he told AFP.
Source: "NASA bets on private companies to exploit moon's resources", AFP.
I am confused about the phrase "just as well". I think "just as" is an adverb here which means "equally well". However, I couldn't find any definition like that in dictionaries.
Thanks.
"There is no reason it won't work just as well on the moon," he told AFP.
Source: "NASA bets on private companies to exploit moon's resources", AFP.
I am confused about the phrase "just as well". I think "just as" is an adverb here which means "equally well". However, I couldn't find any definition like that in dictionaries.
Thanks.
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Square I think "just as" is an adverb here which means "equally well" 'Just' is the adverb. 'As well [on the moon as in lower orbit] is the truncated comparative phrase.
- Square I think "just as" is an adverb here which means "equally well" 'Just' is the adverb.
- 'As well [on the moon as in lower orbit] is the truncated comparative phrase.
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Square I think "just as" is an adverb here which means "equally well"'Just' is the adverb. 'As well [on the moon as in lower orbit] is the truncated comparative phrase.
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