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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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"...Sudan had not had a species survey in 25 years."

Because of a decades-long civil war, which ended in 2005, Sudan had not had a species survey in 25 years.

Does this mean that Sudan have just had a species survey recently?

Thank you.

Best wishes,

PBF
  

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Hi, Because of a decades-long civil war, which ended in 2005, Sudan had not had a species survey in 25 years. Does this mean that Sudan have just had a species survey recently? It just tells us there was no survey for 25 years prior to some point in the past.

— Clive

  • Hi, Because of a decades-long civil war, which ended in 2005, Sudan had not had a species survey in 25 years.
  • Does this mean that Sudan have just had a species survey recently?
  • It just tells us there was no survey for 25 years prior to some point in the past.
  • It tells us nothing definite about the period from that point until the present.
  • If there was a later survey, the context needs to make that clear.
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Hi,

Because of a decades-long civil war, which ended in 2005, Sudan had not had a species survey in 25 years.

Does this mean that Sudan have just had a species survey recently? It just tells us there was no survey for 25 years prior to some point in the past. It tells us nothing definite about the period from that point until the present. If there was
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