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Jack1234 Posted 19 years ago
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treads the fine line

0 "They 01b00treads a fine line02b00 on the matter, for while it denies that the story is propaganda."02br
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0 01i 00They take a risky approach in a delicate situation02i 02br 02br 00However, the sentence is badly formed, with 01i 00it 02i 00and 01i 00they,02i 00 but perhaps this is an incomplete or incorrect quotation. 02br 02br 00 also, they 01b 01i 00tread02i 00, 02b 00not 01i 00treads02i 0-

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  • 0 01i 00They take a risky approach in a delicate situation02i 02br 02br 00However, the sentence is badly formed, with 01i 00it 02i 00and 01i 00they,02i 00 but perhaps this is an incomplete or incorrect quotation.
  • 02br 02br 00 also, they 01b 01i 00tread02i 00, 02b 00not 01i 00treads02i 0-
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0 01i00They take a risky approach in a delicate situation02i02br
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01cite10Jack123412cite10"They 11b10treads a fine line12b10 on the matter, for while it denies that the story is propaganda."12br
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10What is the meaning of 11b10treads a fine line12b10?12br
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0 Thanks. Yes, you are right, it is part of the sentence and it is quoted in the wrong way.0-
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