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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Parliament voted to set up an independent inquiry into the matter.

An example sentence found: Parliament voted to set up an independent inquiry into the matter.

Does it mean the councilors have already decided to set it up and it must go ahead; or that they have to take a vote on it and whether it will be set up is still an unknown quantity?
  

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It means they have already decided to set it up, so it will happen unless they change their minds.

— Blue Jay

  • It means they have already decided to set it up, so it will happen unless they change their minds.
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It means they have already decided to set it up, so it will happen unless they change their minds.
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Johnson13Does it mean the councilors have already decided to set it up and it must go ahead
Yes.
Johnson13or that they have to take a vote on it and whether it will be set up is still an unknown quantity?
No.

If a group "votes to (do something)" they have already taken a vote and the results have been counted.
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Common terms for people in Parliament are 'members' or 'representatives'.

Not 'councilors'.

Clive
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