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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What does "swept these reservations aside" mean?
What does "swept these reservations aside" mean? Does it mean "ignored the hunger statements"?
Context:
People died of hunger even before the people's communes were
introduced. As early as March 1958, at a party conference on grain, a
number of delegates voiced their concern about food shortages as the
farmers were taken from the fields to work on irrigation projects.
Telltale signs of famine were gangs of poeple suffling along dusty roads
begging for food, leaving behind empty villages. Li Xiannian, minister of
finance, swept these reservations aside and pressed ahead with grain
targets.
Context:
People died of hunger even before the people's communes were
introduced. As early as March 1958, at a party conference on grain, a
number of delegates voiced their concern about food shortages as the
farmers were taken from the fields to work on irrigation projects.
Telltale signs of famine were gangs of poeple suffling along dusty roads
begging for food, leaving behind empty villages. Li Xiannian, minister of
finance, swept these reservations aside and pressed ahead with grain
targets.
Top answer
Yes. People were saying there could be problems, but the minister decided to ignore the reports, and continued with the original plan.
- Yes.
- People were saying there could be problems, but the minister decided to ignore the reports, and continued with the original plan.
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Yes. People were saying there could be problems, but the minister decided to ignore the reports, and continued with the original plan.
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Li Xiannian, minister of finance, disregarded these issues or concerns...
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