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0 What does the phrase 00from without 00means in the following sentence? 01blockquote
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10Ethnologists had a distinct reason for wanting to hear the stories: they were after linguistic or anthropological data that would supplement their own field observations, and they believed that the personal stories, even of a single individual, could increase their understanding of the cultures that they had been observing 11b10from without.12b12br
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10 What does the phrase stop short means in the following sentence? 01blockquote
00While the delegate clearly sought to dampen the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.12br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00What does the phrase 00from without 00means in the following sentence? 10 The anthropogists were observing from outside the cultures (ie they did not allow themselves to become part of the cultures. 12b 12font 12br 12blockquote 11font 00 What does the phrase stop short means in the following sentence?

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00What does the phrase 00from without 00means in the following sentence?
  • 10 The anthropogists were observing from outside the cultures (ie they did not allow themselves to become part of the cultures.
  • 12b 12font 12br 12blockquote 11font 00 What does the phrase stop short means in the following sentence?
  • 02br 02br 02font 01blockquote 02br 12br 11font 10While the delegate clearly sought to dampen the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.
  • 12font 10The phrase 'to stop short 11b 10of 12b 11i 10something12i 10'.
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11font10Ethnologists had a distinct reason for wanting to hear the stories:
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01cite10Grammarian-bot12cite10 What does the phrase 10from without 10means in the following sentence?12blockquote
10"from without" means that the observers were not members of the cultures under study. They were outsiders.01blockquote
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what the maeaning of this phrase:"earned his year end break?
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Hi,

It sounds like it means 'he deserved his Christmas holiday'.

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