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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Paid to or Paid by? Confused
Hi, I'm confused about the meaning of the following sentence:
A formal president.... that he had benefited from bribes paid to Petrobra, a state owned giant company.
It sounds like the formal president bribed the company, which makes no sense to me. So I'm wondering if the writer made the mistake and should be corrected to ' Paid by'.
Thanks
A formal president.... that he had benefited from bribes paid to Petrobra, a state owned giant company.
It sounds like the formal president bribed the company, which makes no sense to me. So I'm wondering if the writer made the mistake and should be corrected to ' Paid by'.
Thanks
Top answer
No, the logic is clear. The bribes were paid to the company (Petrobra) and the president of that company benefited from those payments.
- No, the logic is clear.
- The bribes were paid to the company (Petrobra) and the president of that company benefited from those payments.
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No, the logic is clear. The bribes were paid to the company (Petrobra) and the president of that company benefited from those payments.
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Thanks for your reply. I think the incomplete quote has misled the meaning of the content. Thereby, I've copied the whole sentence below:
'Brazilian police detained Lula da Silva, a formal president, for questioning on suspicion that he had benefited from bribes paid to Petrobras, a state-controlled oil giant' Luiz da Silva was once the Brazilian president, not the president of t
'Brazilian police detained Lula da Silva, a formal president, for questioning on suspicion that he had benefited from bribes paid to Petrobras, a state-controlled oil giant' Luiz da Silva was once the Brazilian president, not the president of t
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It is not clear. But, yes, it does not sound like he paid anything to anybody. It sounds like he somehow helped the party that did the bribing. He may also have received a cut of bribes paid to Petrobras.
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It is pretty clear that Lula was involved in briberies, and Petrobra is a state-owned company which he may still has influence over being a former president of the country. Some business entity had bribes paid to Petrobra for political favors, perhaps.
AnonymousFrom my opinion, Lula, as a politician, has been corrupted by taking bribes from Petrobra rather than paying to t
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AnonymousLula da Silva, a formal presidentSurely you mean "former president", don't you?
CJ
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