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Akdom Posted 16 years ago
2. what does "note" mean? The word "note" in this case is a bit ambiguous to me.
One definition I found in Webster is:
something (as an emotion or disposition) like a note in tone or resonance <a note of sadness> <end on a high note>
So, does this sentence mean:
The tone of the statement is trying to be sounded unbias, not blaming each of the 2 parties???
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Take equal NOTE of ...
Yet in spite of the tougher talk from Washington, the most the administration could get from Beijing was acquiescence in a barely tolerable presidential statement from the Security Council that took equal note of both the South Korean report pointing to Pyongyang's guilt and Pyongyang's completely implausible denial.
1. what does this phrase mean? take equal note of ...2. what does "note" mean? The word "note" in this case is a bit ambiguous to me.
One definition I found in Webster is:
something (as an emotion or disposition) like a note in tone or resonance <a note of sadness> <end on a high note>
So, does this sentence mean:
The tone of the statement is trying to be sounded unbias, not blaming each of the 2 parties???
Top answer
"note" here has nothing to do with "tone"; "take note of" means notice and pay attention to. "took equal note of" means that they treated both statements as equally credible and did not favour one over the other.
- "note" here has nothing to do with "tone"; "take note of" means notice and pay attention to.
- "took equal note of" means that they treated both statements as equally credible and did not favour one over the other.
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"note" here has nothing to do with "tone"; "take note of" means notice and pay attention to.
"took equal note of" means that they treated both statements as equally credible and did not favour one over the other.
"took equal note of" means that they treated both statements as equally credible and did not favour one over the other.
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