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Tilt the playing field too far...
I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at all and would you please help me?
"You didn't want to tilt the playing field too far in your enemy's favour."
Please let me know if you need more context. Thanks in advance.
Rifleman
"You didn't want to tilt the playing field too far in your enemy's favour."
Please let me know if you need more context. Thanks in advance.
Rifleman
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Rifleman typed thus: [nq:1]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at all and would you please help me? " Please let me know if you need more context. [/nq] There is a concept of the "level playing field", which means a fair environment in which both sides have the same chances.
- Rifleman typed thus: [nq:1]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at all and would you please help me?
- " Please let me know if you need more context.
- [/nq] There is a concept of the "level playing field", which means a fair environment in which both sides have the same chances.
- A playing field which slopes favours the side which is playing down the slope.
- Tilting (making a slope on) the playing field so that your enemy is playing downhill is a bad thing, as it gives them a higher chance of winning.
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Rifleman typed thus:
[nq:1]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at all and would you please help me? "You didn't want to tilt the playing field too far in your enemy's favour." Please let me know if you need more context. Thanks in advance.[/nq]
There is a concept of the "level playing field", which means a fair environment in which both sides have the same chances. A playin
[nq:1]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at all and would you please help me? "You didn't want to tilt the playing field too far in your enemy's favour." Please let me know if you need more context. Thanks in advance.[/nq]
There is a concept of the "level playing field", which means a fair environment in which both sides have the same chances. A playin
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[nq:1]Rifleman typed thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at ... me know if you need more context. Thanks in advance.[/nq]
[nq:1]There is a concept of the "level playing field", which means a fair environment in which both sides have the ... it means: you didn't want to change things to make it easier for your opponent to win. David ==[/nq]
Thank you Dav
[nq:2]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at ... me know if you need more context. Thanks in advance.[/nq]
[nq:1]There is a concept of the "level playing field", which means a fair environment in which both sides have the ... it means: you didn't want to change things to make it easier for your opponent to win. David ==[/nq]
Thank you Dav
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[nq:1]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at all and would you please help me? "You didn't want to tilt the playing field too far in your enemy'sfavour."[/nq]
The sentence mixes two metaphors.
1. Level Playing Field indicates fairness and equality,as in political debates in a democracy etc. The
phrase comes from soccer. If one goal is higher
than the other, the
The sentence mixes two metaphors.
1. Level Playing Field indicates fairness and equality,as in political debates in a democracy etc. The
phrase comes from soccer. If one goal is higher
than the other, the
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[nq:1]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at all and would you please help me? "You didn't want to tilt the playing field too far in your enemy's favour." Please let me know if you need more context. Thanks in advance. Rifleman[/nq]
One can look for a level playing field, or one can start with a sloped field and use a road grader or a bulldozer to take some dirt off the high pl
One can look for a level playing field, or one can start with a sloped field and use a road grader or a bulldozer to take some dirt off the high pl
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meirman typed thus:
[nq:2]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at ... know if you need more context. Thanks in advance. Rifleman[/nq]
[nq:1]One can look for a level playing field, or one can start with a sloped field and use a road ... the low places, and make a level playing field. But I don't think one can actually tilt a playing field.[/nq]
One can if one is playing S
[nq:2]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at ... know if you need more context. Thanks in advance. Rifleman[/nq]
[nq:1]One can look for a level playing field, or one can start with a sloped field and use a road ... the low places, and make a level playing field. But I don't think one can actually tilt a playing field.[/nq]
One can if one is playing S
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[nq:2]I can't catch the meaning of the following sentence at ... know if you need more context. Thanks in advance. Rifleman[/nq]
[nq:1]One can look for a level playing field, or one can start with a sloped field and use a road ... the low places, and make a level playing field. But I don't think one can actually tilt a playing field.[/nq]
This is not the Canadian experience. CDB
[nq:1]One can look for a level playing field, or one can start with a sloped field and use a road ... the low places, and make a level playing field. But I don't think one can actually tilt a playing field.[/nq]
This is not the Canadian experience. CDB
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[nq:1]favour."[/nq]
[nq:2]One can look for a level playing field, or one ... I don't think one can actually tilt a playing field.[/nq]
[nq:1]This is not the Canadian experience. CDB[/nq]
How do you guys do it? Do you mount the whole stadium on cams or a big gimbal?
s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.
Born west of Pittsburgh Pa.
[nq:2]One can look for a level playing field, or one ... I don't think one can actually tilt a playing field.[/nq]
[nq:1]This is not the Canadian experience. CDB[/nq]
How do you guys do it? Do you mount the whole stadium on cams or a big gimbal?
s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.
Born west of Pittsburgh Pa.
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[nq:2]favour." This is not the Canadian experience. CDB[/nq]
[nq:1]How do you guys do it? Do you mount the whole stadium on cams or a big gimbal?[/nq]
Not sure how it's done. We negotiate an agreement with the American government (free trade, beef exports, softwood lumber, protecting the Great Lakes), and voilà! CDB, but, am I bitter?
[nq:1]How do you guys do it? Do you mount the whole stadium on cams or a big gimbal?[/nq]
Not sure how it's done. We negotiate an agreement with the American government (free trade, beef exports, softwood lumber, protecting the Great Lakes), and voilà! CDB, but, am I bitter?
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[nq:1]would you sloped the[/nq]
[nq:2]How do you guys do it? Do you mount the whole stadium on cams or a big gimbal?[/nq]
[nq:1]Not sure how it's done. We negotiate an agreement with the American government (free trade, beef exports, softwood lumber, protecting the Great Lakes), and voilà ! CDB, but, am I bitter?[/nq]
You probably use cams. It was silly of me to think the whole stadium
[nq:2]How do you guys do it? Do you mount the whole stadium on cams or a big gimbal?[/nq]
[nq:1]Not sure how it's done. We negotiate an agreement with the American government (free trade, beef exports, softwood lumber, protecting the Great Lakes), and voilà ! CDB, but, am I bitter?[/nq]
You probably use cams. It was silly of me to think the whole stadium
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[nq:2]would you sloped the Not sure how it's done. We ... Lakes), and voilà! CDB, but, am I bitter?[/nq]
[nq:1]You probably use cams. It was silly of me to think the whole stadium has to be on the same ... big steel or lexan plate, with about 12 inches of gravel and soil on it. That's enough to grow grass.[/nq]
No, I think the tilt is generated by a kind of crooked spin, centred in Washing
[nq:1]You probably use cams. It was silly of me to think the whole stadium has to be on the same ... big steel or lexan plate, with about 12 inches of gravel and soil on it. That's enough to grow grass.[/nq]
No, I think the tilt is generated by a kind of crooked spin, centred in Washing
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