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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
mix record
I often see the expression 'mix record' on the net or the newspapers.
For example,
1.White House has mixed record on environment.
2.George W. Bush's Mixed Record on Higher Education in Texas.
3.Mixed record on climate change promises (It was a headline)
4.While the country's military has a mixed record, they fear change, however well-intentioned,
could endanger U.S. security.
So, I wonder if it's a idiomatic expression or I should read it contextually in every sentence.
For example,
1.White House has mixed record on environment.
2.George W. Bush's Mixed Record on Higher Education in Texas.
3.Mixed record on climate change promises (It was a headline)
4.While the country's military has a mixed record, they fear change, however well-intentioned,
could endanger U.S. security.
So, I wonder if it's a idiomatic expression or I should read it contextually in every sentence.
Top answer
It means that the record concerned has both good and bad parts. It doesn't really change with the context.
- It means that the record concerned has both good and bad parts.
- It doesn't really change with the context.
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It means that the record concerned has both good and bad parts. It doesn't really change with the context.
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Thank you.
Then
George W. Bush's Mixed Record on Higher Education in Texas.
This sentence can read like 'George W.Bush's record has both good and bad parts on higher education in texas?'
Then
George W. Bush's Mixed Record on Higher Education in Texas.
This sentence can read like 'George W.Bush's record has both good and bad parts on higher education in texas?'
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It's his record on education, so the word order is a little problematic there.
The idea is that Bush's record on higher education (i.e., the past actions he has taken or neglected to take which have affected higher education) is mixed (i.e., is not consistently all good or all bad).
By the way, George W. Bush's Mixed Record on Higher
The idea is that Bush's record on higher education (i.e., the past actions he has taken or neglected to take which have affected higher education) is mixed (i.e., is not consistently all good or all bad).
By the way, George W. Bush's Mixed Record on Higher
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