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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

roll back the frontiers of space


I dont understand this sentence despite the definition of 'roll back' presented.
  

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Hi. I think, it means : Pushing boundaries of space (exploration ) further.

  • Hi.
  • I think, it means : Pushing boundaries of space (exploration ) further.
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Hi.
I think, it means :
Pushing boundaries of space (exploration) further.
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I'm afraid but I'm still unresolved. Could you please explain and teach the meaning in a more specific and detailed way?
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It is not a good example.

In 2005, our congress added new taxes on cigarettes, gasoline, and liquor.
In 2012, the new congress rolled back these taxes to their 2004 level.

I suppose that "roll back the frontiers of space" means the following.

Before the 1950s, the furthest that men penetrated space was in a helium balloon, and that was only to the upper layers of the

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