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Gravedigger Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Stewards

what does stewards mean in this sentence?

Why we must be stewards* of our soil.
  

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Hi, Very basically, a steward is someone who takes care of something that belongs to someone else. Does this fit your context? Is it a religious context perhaps, with the idea that the soil belongs to ***?

— Clive

  • Hi, Very basically, a steward is someone who takes care of something that belongs to someone else.
  • Does this fit your context?
  • Is it a religious context perhaps, with the idea that the soil belongs to ***?
  • Cliv e
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Hi,

Very basically, a steward is someone who takes care of something that belongs to someone else.

Does this fit your context?

Is it a religious context perhaps, with the idea that the soil belongs to ***?

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What do the following underlined words mean?

WHY MUST WE BE STEWARDS* OF OUR SOIL

Soil, air and water the the three essentials for life on land. But environmental policies have often taken soil for granted. Soil is of vital importance because we use it to produce our food. It is also an integral part of the landscapes and habitats we value so highly in
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steward = caretaker

to take something for granted = to fail to appreciate the value of something
So many of us take clean water for granted.

CJ
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