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Johnleo Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
What does "advance preview" mean here?
But the war against red tape has dominated advance previews.
I'm not sure if context is needed here. thanks
I'm not sure if context is needed here. thanks
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Context may be necessary, but 'advance previews' seems a redundant phrase, since 'pre-' = 'advance'.
- Context may be necessary, but 'advance previews' seems a redundant phrase, since 'pre-' = 'advance'.
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Context may be necessary, but 'advance previews' seems a redundant phrase, since 'pre-' = 'advance'.
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Everyone wants to cut red tape. Could the Tories actually do it?
HAVING lost the last two elections promising tax cuts, many Conservatives reckon deregulation is the only economic policy left that can inspire the business lobby without putting off floating voters. So it is not surprising that cutting red tape features in the final report of the party's economic-competitiveness group, due
HAVING lost the last two elections promising tax cuts, many Conservatives reckon deregulation is the only economic policy left that can inspire the business lobby without putting off floating voters. So it is not surprising that cutting red tape features in the final report of the party's economic-competitiveness group, due
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Yes, I still suggest that it is poorly written: 'advance previews' is redundant. What is meant is either 'previews' or 'advance notices'. Both of those mean 'general information about content which is released before the actual report is made public.'
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