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User_gary Posted 13 years ago
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Nurse the desire, powerful advocate for women and girls, elusive glass ceiling
Recent polls would seem to bear out his enthusiasm. A Washington Post-ABC poll last week said 57 percent of Americans would support her if she ran again, as well as some 60 percent of Republican women.
And while four years is an eon in politics, Clinton, arguably the world's most powerful advocate for women and girls, must still nurse the desire to smash America's last elusive glass ceiling.
Her husband, former president Bill Clinton, is said to want her to run, and as Hillary Clinton - or "The Boss" as she is known at State - returns to private life, America's top political couple will wield formidable power.
Source NDTV - http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/hillary-clinton-holds-the-key-to-2016-white-house-race-305309
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And while four years is an eon in politics, Clinton, arguably the world's most powerful advocate for women and girls, must still nurse the desire to smash America's last elusive glass ceiling.
Her husband, former president Bill Clinton, is said to want her to run, and as Hillary Clinton - or "The Boss" as she is known at State - returns to private life, America's top political couple will wield formidable power.
Source NDTV - http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/hillary-clinton-holds-the-key-to-2016-white-house-race-305309
Can you explain to me the highlighted words?
I know the meaning of the individual word but when i cannot understand them together. For e.g. I know "elusive" means "missing" and "glass ceiling" means "discriminatory barrier" but I cannot understand them together.
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powerful advocate for women and girls , She strongly supports laws and policies that benefit women and women's rights. nurse the desire To foster or continue to have this desire - to make it gradually stronger elusive glass ceiling. Glass ceiling is a metaphor for the social and political barriers that prevent women (and minorities) from getting high-ranking positions in industry and in government.
- powerful advocate for women and girls , She strongly supports laws and policies that benefit women and women's rights.
- nurse the desire To foster or continue to have this desire - to make it gradually stronger elusive glass ceiling.
- Glass ceiling is a metaphor for the social and political barriers that prevent women (and minorities) from getting high-ranking positions in industry and in government.
- Companies promote women up to a certain level, and no higher.
- This is termed "the glass ceiling" because it is there, but is not visible.
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powerful advocate for women and girls,
She strongly supports laws and policies that benefit women and women's rights.
nurse the desire
To foster or continue to have this desire - to make it gradually stronger
elusive glass ceiling.
Glass ceiling is a metaphor for the social and political barriers that prevent women (and minorities) fro
She strongly supports laws and policies that benefit women and women's rights.
nurse the desire
To foster or continue to have this desire - to make it gradually stronger
elusive glass ceiling.
Glass ceiling is a metaphor for the social and political barriers that prevent women (and minorities) fro
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She must still nurse the desire to smash America's last elusive glass ceiling.
"Smashing" the ceiling is a bit like "breaking the sound barrier" People used to believe that no one could travel faster than the speed of sound. Indeed, there was a real barrier for airfoils to penetrate. The "sonic boom" happens when the speed of the airplane breaks t
She must still nurse the desire to smash America's last elusive glass ceiling.
"Smashing" the ceiling is a bit like "breaking the sound barrier" People used to believe that no one could travel faster than the speed of sound. Indeed, there was a real barrier for airfoils to penetrate. The "sonic boom" happens when the speed of the airplane breaks t
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