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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Objectives

Hi, Does "objectives" mean something similiar to target? It seems to me that objectivies and guarantess are both nouns it is a bit confusing...

"..the basis for concern regarding Iranian nuclear proliferation stems from Iran’s violation of its Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) obligations and refusal to provide objectives guarantees that it will use its nuclear program strictly for peaceful, civilian purposes"
  

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Flowersa Does "objectives" mean something similiar to target s ? Yes. objectives ~ targets ~ goals But there's a problem in the text.

  • Flowersa Does "objectives" mean something similiar to target s ?
  • Yes.
  • objectives ~ targets ~ goals But there's a problem in the text.
  • The word should be the adjective 'objective' (that which can be observed by everyone), and not the plural noun 'objectives' (goals).
  • So there is a misprint and this has nothing to do with targets or goals.
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FlowersaDoes "objectives" mean something similiar to targets?
Yes. objectives ~ targets ~ goals

But there's a problem in the text. The word should be the adjective 'objective' (that which can be observed by everyone), and not the plural noun 'objectives' (goals). So there is a misprint and this has nothing

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