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Michelle Cha Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
"weigh risks against reward"?
Gendered assumptions gave women but not men protection from hazardous work and gave men but women "the right to weigh risks against rewards" in deciding for themselves how to earn a living.
What does "the right to weigh risks against rewards" mean in this sentence?
What does "the right to weigh risks against rewards" mean in this sentence?
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"right" = entitlement or authority "weigh risks against rewards" = assess and compare risks and rewards, and determine whether the rewards are sufficient to make it worth taking the risks.
- "right" = entitlement or authority "weigh risks against rewards" = assess and compare risks and rewards, and determine whether the rewards are sufficient to make it worth taking the risks.
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"right" = entitlement or authority
"weigh risks against rewards" = assess and compare risks and rewards, and determine whether the rewards are sufficient to make it worth taking the risks.
"weigh risks against rewards" = assess and compare risks and rewards, and determine whether the rewards are sufficient to make it worth taking the risks.
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