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Bhikkhu1991 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Vocabulary-that
Hello,
What are the synonym(s) or meanings of the following underlined words 'that' in bold, please? Does each of them mean different thing, especially, the second one. Kindly explain them.
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‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing’ (or words to that effect)
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With best wishes.
What are the synonym(s) or meanings of the following underlined words 'that' in bold, please? Does each of them mean different thing, especially, the second one. Kindly explain them.
http://landing.netmyne.com/index.jsp?nlia=&code=&mode=search&x=40&y=7
‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing’ (or words to that effect)
Thank you.
With best wishes.
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They don't really mean anything themselves. They are both function words, not content words. They are conjunctions: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing :: The only necessity for evils' triumph = good men do nothing.
- They don't really mean anything themselves.
- They are both function words, not content words.
- They are conjunctions: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing :: The only necessity for evils' triumph = good men do nothing.
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They don't really mean anything themselves. They are both function words, not content words. They are conjunctions:
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing :: The only necessity for evils' triumph = good men do nothing.
They don't really mean anything themselves. They are both function words, not content words. They are conjunctions:
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing :: The only necessity for evils' triumph = good men do nothing.
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