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Zunayeed Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

what does equally public means ?

Two years after the legislature’s heralded approval of the community edifice, construction came to an
equally public standstill, largely due to the unforeseen hemorrhaging of the appropriated funds at the hands of
spendthrift leaders.
  

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When they approved the building, it was very public - in the newspaper, etc. When the construction stopped, it also received a lot of publicity.

  • When they approved the building, it was very public - in the newspaper, etc.
  • When the construction stopped, it also received a lot of publicity.
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When they approved the building, it was very public - in the newspaper, etc.

When the construction stopped, it also received a lot of publicity.
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Still I am having difficulty with the structure of these part "Two years after the legislature’s heralded approval of the community edifice, construction came to an equally public standstill," In the mentioned part "came" is the main verb, right ? and equally mean in the same fashion, isn't it ?
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zunayeed In the mentioned part "came" is the main verb, right ?
Yes.
zunayeedand equally mean in the same fashion, isn't it ?
Approximately yes, but more precisely it means "to the same extent/degree".

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