ClarissaMach
Joined: 18 May 2006
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Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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 Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:49 am Post subject: To reckon with |
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"Nevertheless, it has not been all that easy for Brazilian universities to become active partners to reckon with in the economic life of the country".
Does it means that the Brazilian universities aren't seen as active partners?
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Location: California
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| Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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I would say it means that the author doesn't think Brazilian universities are particularly active in the country's economic life, but it doesn't say that universities are generally perceived that way.
The "reckon with" part is interesting. If you say that a businessman or an athlete is "a force to be reckoned with," for example, you are saying that he is someone who can pose a threat or a challenge, something to contend with, something that cannot be safely ignored. Saying "active partners to be reckoned with" here, rather than just "active partners" (or even just "partners") implies that the author thinks that universities could be significant forces in the economy, but they are not.
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