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Taka Posted 18 years ago
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matching

We have come a long way in our technologic capacity to put death off, and it is imaginable that we might learn to stall it for even longer periods, perhaps matching the life-spans of the Abkhasian Russians, who are said to go on, springily, for a century and a half.
About 'matching' in bold, is it us (we) matching the life spans of the Abkhasian Russians? Or does it modify the 'longer periods' in front?
  

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The object of matching is the life-spans of the Abkhasian Russians. In other words, the implication is that we will eventually live to be 150 years old. CB

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  • The object of matching is the life-spans of the Abkhasian Russians.
  • In other words, the implication is that we will eventually live to be 150 years old.
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The object of matching is the life-spans of the Abkhasian Russians. In other words, the implication is that we will eventually live to be 150 years old.
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So, grammatically, it modifies the noun 'longer periods'. That's how you see it?
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TakaSo, grammatically, it modifies the noun 'longer periods'. That's how you see it?

I never thought of it as modifying anything, but yes, 150 years is a period - if you want to see it from that standpoint.
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