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Chloee Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Reported speech & 'keep the powder dry'

"We would like to continue to keep our powder dry, because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future" , Jobs said.
Could someone please transform this into reported speech?

What would be the meaning of the expression 'keep our powder dry'?
Thanks a lot.
  

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com/keep+powder+dry Jobs said that they (the company) would like to continue to keep their powder dry, because they did feel that there were/are one or more strategic opportunities in the future. edit: I believe that both were and are are correct because opportunities are always there. He said that the earth was/is flat.

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  • com/keep+powder+dry Jobs said that they (the company) would like to continue to keep their powder dry, because they did feel that there were/are one or more strategic opportunities in the future.
  • edit: I believe that both were and are are correct because opportunities are always there.
  • He said that the earth was/is flat.
  • (both is and are work here)
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keep your powder dry = http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/keep+powder+dry

Jobs said that they (the company) would like to continue to keep their powder dry, because they did feel that there were/are one or more strategic oppo
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Thanks, I was just going to aks you that.
Best regards !
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