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Five years ago President Bush set out his lofty vision of sending astronauts back to the Moon by the year 2020. It was meant to be the staging post for the next frontier - a manned landing on Mars. Now a panel of space experts says that's pretty much pie in the sky.
Their report, commissioned by President Obama, says the current US human spaceflight programme appears to be on an unsustainable trajectory. It suggests the only way forward is to increase the funding of NASA by billions of dollars, or to co-operate with private companies now embarking on commercial space flights.
What is the exact meaning of 'of'?
Their report, commissioned by President Obama, says the current US human spaceflight programme appears to be on an unsustainable trajectory. It suggests the only way forward is to increase the funding of NASA by billions of dollars, or to co-operate with private companies now embarking on commercial space flights.
What is the exact meaning of 'of'?
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e. "of" signifies possession (in a somewhat abstract sense)
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- "of" signifies possession (in a somewhat abstract sense)
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"the funding of NASA" = "NASA's funding", i.e. "of" signifies possession (in a somewhat abstract sense)
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