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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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tangled web, web
The tangled web of FDI, Participatory Notes (P-notes) and offshore tax havens have all come together in this free flow of funds and big fish could be caught in the web.
What does `web' mean here? (correct this)
Please explain it.
What does `web' mean here? (correct this)
Please explain it.
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" So the "tangled web" in your sentence seems to refer to the deception involved in some financial arrangements. )
- " So the "tangled web" in your sentence seems to refer to the deception involved in some financial arrangements.
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There is a quote from Sir Walter Scott,
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
So the "tangled web" in your sentence seems to refer to the deception involved in some financial arrangements.
(Imagine a spider's web.)
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
So the "tangled web" in your sentence seems to refer to the deception involved in some financial arrangements.
(Imagine a spider's web.)
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