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Do ngoc tien Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

unsustainable nature ?

Sir Alex Ferguson’s desire to land Robin van Persie “at all costs” ahead of Manchester City is set to come home to roost; the unsustainable nature of that layout for a club laden with an incredible level of debt will be underlined.
I can't understand "unsustainable nature",please. ?
  

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" You can see this meaning if someone is described as being kind-natured or having a competitive nature. "Unsustainable" means that you can't continue to do it forever. Basically, RVP was very expensive and the club can't afford to buy such costly players every season.

— MrBen

  • " You can see this meaning if someone is described as being kind-natured or having a competitive nature.
  • "Unsustainable" means that you can't continue to do it forever.
  • Basically, RVP was very expensive and the club can't afford to buy such costly players every season.
  • com/roost .
  • This means that Ferguson's actions have consequences he will now have to face (because he spent too much money on RVP).
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"Nature" in this context means "a fundamental quality of something; the identity of something." You can see this meaning if someone is described as being kind-natured or having a competitive nature. "Unsustainable" means that you can't continue to do it forever.

Basically, RVP was very expensive and the club can't afford to buy such costly players every season.

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Hi

That explanation was really helpful

I wonder also, if,there's a problem with "layout". My understanding, in the context of football, is that layout is how you deploy the players on the field. What the writer seems to mean is outlay. That's my thought

Dave
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