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Sarunnio Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Rule
Corruption in the country is not simply a matter of lack of rules. Of course, there have always been informal rules. Procedures for offering bribes and negotiating amounts are well-known and understood, and most bribe-givers are confident that their gifts will have the desired results.
From the sentence, does the word rules here means "accepted principles that state the way things are done"? (1) or it'd mean the same as the word "regulation"(2)? If the latter, the full sentence would probably mean "Corruption in the country is lack of control/regulation over it?
which one is supposed to be the intended meaning of the author here?
In my opinion, I would go for (1).
From the sentence, does the word rules here means "accepted principles that state the way things are done"? (1) or it'd mean the same as the word "regulation"(2)? If the latter, the full sentence would probably mean "Corruption in the country is lack of control/regulation over it?
which one is supposed to be the intended meaning of the author here?
In my opinion, I would go for (1).
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Hello Sarrunio, To my understanding, corruption cannot be stopped by means of informal rules ("accepted principles that state the way things are done"), so "rules" in the first sentence would rather mean "laws" or "regulations". Though, latter in many cases are also not fully sufficient to exterminate corruption. S.
- Hello Sarrunio, To my understanding, corruption cannot be stopped by means of informal rules ("accepted principles that state the way things are done"), so "rules" in the first sentence would rather mean "laws" or "regulations".
- Though, latter in many cases are also not fully sufficient to exterminate corruption.
- S.
- I don't really understand how your first sentence is connected with the rest of its paragrath.
- Native speakers may disagree.
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Hello Sarrunio,
To my understanding, corruption cannot be stopped by means of informal
rules ("accepted principles that state the way things are done"), so "rules"
in the first sentence would rather mean "laws" or "regulations". Though,
latter in many cases are also not fully sufficient to exterminate corruption.
P.S. I don't really understand how your first sentence
To my understanding, corruption cannot be stopped by means of informal
rules ("accepted principles that state the way things are done"), so "rules"
in the first sentence would rather mean "laws" or "regulations". Though,
latter in many cases are also not fully sufficient to exterminate corruption.
P.S. I don't really understand how your first sentence
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The way I understand it, it's saying that there are "rules" that control the way bribery etc. works. Therefore it cannot be simply the absence of rules that allows corruption to flourish (just, presumably, the absence of the right kind of rules).
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