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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
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Minutely prepare sth.

0 "She was criticized by her fellow lawyers not because she was not 01i00_, but because she so _02i00 prepared her cases that she failed to bring the expected number to trial. 02br
00A well versed ... knowledgeably 02br
00B well trained ... enthusiastically 02br
00C congenial … rapidly 02br
00D hardworking ... minutely 02br
00E astute ... efficiently" 02br
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00The answer is D. I don't get why she still failed to bring the expected number to trail, even though she minutely prepared the cases. 02br
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00And what is "expected number"? 0-
  

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0 There must be some kind of logical quota of cases that go to trial. 0-

  • 0 There must be some kind of logical quota of cases that go to trial.
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0 There must be some kind of logical quota of cases that go to trial. 0-
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0 Thank you, Pieanne. But I need more details. .. 0-
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0 Perhaps you could try posting in Legal English, Jeff. 0-
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0 I think the implication is that she spent so much time on each case that she didn't handle as many cases as she should. 0-
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10Perhaps you could try posting in Legal English, Jeff. 12blockquote
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00Thank you, Abbie. But I think it tests us logical skill more than legal English. 0-
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10I think the implication is that she spent so much time on each case that she didn't handle as many cases as she should.12blockquote
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00Thank you, Khoff. But what "the expected number" means here? 0-
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0 Hello Jeff 02br
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00Isn't it "the expected number of cases"? It means the number of cases that she was expected to bring to trial, I suppose. 02br
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00paco 0-
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0D hardworking ... minutely 02br
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00The answer is D. I don't get why she still failed to bring the expected number to trail, even though she minutely prepared the cases. 02br
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00And what is "expected number"? 02br
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0 'Minutely' is the only 2nd choice with a possible negative implication here, Jeff. 02br
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00Over-attention to detail > too much time on cases 1 and 2; not enough time on 3, 4, 5. 02br
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0 Thank you so much!!!! I got it now. 02br
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00I never thought "the expected number" would refer to the number of cases. So it brought me into a confusing condition, and even misled me into misunderstanding what you people said. 050010id1

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