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Nguyen Ly Posted 8 years ago
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I came across this passage in an article and I was confused about the meaning of " that". Does it mean "One reason is that,like many industries, this is a litigious one"???

"The big question is why is it taking so long for prefab to be the way all houses are built?” says Tanney. “There’s lots of interest in this. Every day, another project or prototype is being developed and another investor gets excited about prefab construction. But the construction industry has been slow to embrace it. One reason is that, like many industries, this is a litigious one. That means people have a greater propensity to do something the way it’s already been done.”

  

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Based on what was given above, this apparently means: The construction industry, like many industries, is a litigious one, that is, one in which many lawsuits are filed. The threat of lawsuits - which might be filed if something new and radical like prefab houses is introduced - makes the construction industry wary of adopting something new like this. "

  • Based on what was given above, this apparently means: The construction industry, like many industries, is a litigious one, that is, one in which many lawsuits are filed.
  • The threat of lawsuits - which might be filed if something new and radical like prefab houses is introduced - makes the construction industry wary of adopting something new like this.
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Based on what was given above, this apparently means:


The construction industry, like many industries, is a litigious one, that is, one in which many lawsuits are filed. The threat of lawsuits - which might be filed if something new and radical like prefab houses is introduced - makes the construction industry wary of adopting something new like this. "That (i.e.: the reluctance

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That stands for the previous statement. In this case, it is a litigious industry.

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