Likely to stop
Consider the following parapgraphs:
"Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas speculated that the expensive car owners 'felt a sense of superiority over other road users' and were less able to empathize with lowly sidewalk-dwellers.
Researchers used one white and one black man, and one white and one black woman -- also finding that cars were more likely to yield for the white and female participants."
Does 'to yield' mean 'likely to stop'?
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"to yield" is different from "to stop". Yield means "to give way" - to let the person (or car) have the "right of way" (to allow the person / car to move before you).
- "to yield" is different from "to stop".
- Yield means "to give way" - to let the person (or car) have the "right of way" (to allow the person / car to move before you).
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"to yield" is different from "to stop".
Yield means "to give way" - to let the person (or car) have the "right of way" (to allow the person / car to move before you).
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