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Itasan
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Post by Itasan » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:21 am

"The president claims credit for each accomplishment."
Does this sentence mean the president insists that
each accomplishment is his?
Thank you.

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John Hall
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Post by John Hall » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:17 pm

I would say that it means that the President believes that he is the one primarily responsible for the success of each accomplishment.

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Post by Itasan » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:49 am

I see.
Thank you very much, John.

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