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Qianlizhixing Posted 19 years ago
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on the sideline

0Steve made the remarks 00on the sidelines00 of a six-city tour of the company's latest model, the Embraer 190. 02br
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0 01b 00on the sidelines:02b 00Observing rather than taking part, out of the action 0-

— Doll

  • 0 01b 00on the sidelines:02b 00Observing rather than taking part, out of the action 0-
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0 01b00on the sidelines:02b00Observing rather than taking part, out of the action 0-
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0 01b01font00I'm sure that Doll's explanation is correct, but I don't understand the phrase in the context of this sentence.02font02b00 0-
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0 I think the journalist is saying that these remarks were not made by the spokesmen for the company at official events, but rather at informal gatherings. Without more context, it is a pretty bad usage.0-
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01cite10Feebs1112cite10I think the journalist is saying that these remarks were not made by the spokesmen for the company at official events, but rather at informal gatherings. Without more context, it is a pretty bad usage.12br
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0Thank you all very much! 02br
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00I have the same problem with this phrase. I looked it up in a dictonary, but I still could not understand what it mean in this sentence.0-
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0 Yes, I didn't understand ,either and wrote the only explanation I found thinking it might give a clue:D:$ 0-
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Hi,

It refers to an informal chat with reporters.
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