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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Revolved around a simple transaction
Is "revolved around" like here- and if yes what they meant with that maybe it has indirect meaning?
the earth revolves around the sun
"The scheme Dunn hatched on Obama’s behalf revolved around a simple transaction. Every time he
did an event for a candidate, Hopefund would require the beneficiary to set up a registration system and then turn
over the attendees’ email addresses to the PAC.
This was no small thing."
the earth revolves around the sun
"The scheme Dunn hatched on Obama’s behalf revolved around a simple transaction. Every time he
did an event for a candidate, Hopefund would require the beneficiary to set up a registration system and then turn
over the attendees’ email addresses to the PAC.
This was no small thing."
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Here, 'revolved around' = depended upon. The 'simple transaction' is central or key to the scheme.
- Here, 'revolved around' = depended upon.
- The 'simple transaction' is central or key to the scheme.
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Here, 'revolved around' = depended upon. The 'simple transaction' is central or key to the scheme.
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The transaction is the exchange of Obama's participation in an event for access to the registered email addresses. Yes, a deal.
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No, 'barter' is a word now pretty much limited to describing the economies of early and primitive civilizations.
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