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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Put it off

Time said on Wednesday that it chose Obama this year for having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour, and for showing the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off.

How does the bold part work in the sentence?
I have no idea.

Please, could you help me?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

. makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off = makes Americans hopeful that he might successfully accomplish it.

— Mister Micawber

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  • makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off = makes Americans hopeful that he might successfully accomplish it.
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...makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off = makes Americans hopeful that he might successfully accomplish it.
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Thanks, Mr M.
I was so stupid that I took 'pull' for 'put'.

But sorry, I still don't get it.

Liveinjapan for showing the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off.
Is 'that' a relative pronoun for 'the competence'?

Is 'hopeful' an adjective?
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pull it off = be successful at whatever one is trying [set phrase: don't try to parse it]

[put it off = postpone]
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Liveinjapan

Liveinjapan for showing the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off.

Is 'that' a relative pronoun for 'the competence'?

Is 'hopeful' an adjective?

What does it mean?

I hope you don't mind my butting in. (Mr M is probably having an evening snack
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Understand!
Thanks so much, Philip and CB.

I hope to be using this type of expression smoothly in the future! Emotion: big smile
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LiveinjapanI hope to be using this type of expression smoothly in the future!
I hope you can pull it off!
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khoffI hope you can pull it off!
I'm glad you said that! Emotion: big smile

By the way, do I have t
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