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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Not by much

Hi, could you please tell me what is the meaning of "not by much" in the following ?

The students were soon convinced that the government had no plan at all. It was more than that, Tringali said, but not by much.

Thanks in advance

  

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Anonymous It was more than that, Tringali said, but not by much . 'not by much' is associated with 'more'. 452 is more than 3.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous It was more than that, Tringali said, but not by much .
  • 'not by much' is associated with 'more'.
  • 452 is more than 3.
  • It is more than 3 by a large amount.
  • 452 is more than 451.
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AnonymousIt was more than that, Tringali said, but not by much.

'not by much' is associated with 'more'.

452 is more than 3. It is more than 3 by a large amount.
452 is more than 451. It is more than 451, but not by much.

CJ

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