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hiromichi
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 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: A grammatical structure |
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What is a subject of 'prevent defeat' below?
The evolving situation in Iraq has, in fact, tested both candidates: in Mr. McCain’s case, by raising questions about his commitment to staying the course after he initially pushed for a troop escalation prevent defeat. But for Mr. Obama, who has been accused recently of changing his positions on campaign finance and a wiretapping law, the suggestion that he was undermining a central premise of his candidacy holds particular perils.
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: |
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| I'm sorry, I cannot understand that sentence. It looks like something is missing. I even googled it and found the paragraph you took it from, and it was copied correctly. |
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hiromichi
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Lorikeet, Thank you for your comment.
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CP
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: A grammatical structure |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
What is a subject of 'prevent defeat' below?
The evolving situation in Iraq has, in fact, tested both candidates: in Mr. McCain�s case, by raising questions about his commitment to staying the course after he initially pushed for a troop escalation prevent defeat. But for Mr. Obama, who has been accused recently of changing his positions on campaign finance and a wiretapping law, the suggestion that he was undermining a central premise of his candidacy holds particular perils. |
My guess: It should have read after he initially pushed for a troop escalation to prevent defeat.
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