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Silencio Tarsier Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What does these "underlined" mean?

After a 2010 notable mostly for Chinese acrimony toward the United States and its policies, Mr. Hu came to the White House not only saying that constructive relations between the two powers were essential, but also offering some modest concessions to demonstrate it. In a joint statement issued Wednesday, the Chinese for the first time expressed public concern over North Korea's recent disclosure of a modern uranium-enrichment plant, a small but ardently sought step in American efforts to press Kim Jong-il to roll back his nuclear weapons program.
  

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What was remembered/observed (noted) in the year 2010 was primarily the acrimony. The US wanted China to say that it too is concerned about what Kim Jong-il is doing with uranium. It's not a very major things (it's a small step) but it was desired (it was ardently sought).

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  • What was remembered/observed (noted) in the year 2010 was primarily the acrimony.
  • The US wanted China to say that it too is concerned about what Kim Jong-il is doing with uranium.
  • It's not a very major things (it's a small step) but it was desired (it was ardently sought).
  • The real goal is to get Kim to stop trying to develop nuclear weapons.
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What was remembered/observed (noted) in the year 2010 was primarily the acrimony.

The US wanted China to say that it too is concerned about what Kim Jong-il is doing with uranium. It's not a very major things (it's a small step) but it was desired (it was ardently sought). The real goal is to get Kim to stop trying to develop nuclear weapons.
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so, it is adv. ardently here and verb sought here.

ardently is not adj. and sought is not noun?
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and is notable noun or adj.?
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Yes, sought is a verb, ardently is the adverb modifying sought, and notable is an adjective modifying the year 2010.
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When we read it, it should be a short stop after "2010".

we couldn't read 2010 notable together.

Is it right?

and why don't construct the sentense like this "a notable 2010 mostly for..................
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It's a shorter way of saying this:

After a year in which the main thing that people noted about that year was...
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