The English Language
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If they miss they fall to their death.
Always climb with a partner, ropes and 3 points of contact.
Always climb with a partner, ropes and 3 points of contact.
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Safe and sound advice from Nick, above.
"It" is fear and (it is as if) fear is intent on preventing (determined to prevent) the climbers from continuing - by causing them to hesitate.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:33 pmThanks.
What does determined mean in:
It is responsible for the hesitation that delays some free-soloing rock climbers hundreds of feet above the ground from grabbing a tiny handhold during a crux move; it is determined to prevent them from continuing their ascent
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"it" is fear, or handhold?John McKenna wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:45 pmSafe and sound advice from Nick, above.
"It" is fear and (it is as if) fear is intent on preventing (determined to prevent) the climbers from continuing - by causing them to hesitate.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:33 pmThanks.
What does determined mean in:
It is responsible for the hesitation that delays some free-soloing rock climbers hundreds of feet above the ground from grabbing a tiny handhold during a crux move; it is determined to prevent them from continuing their ascent
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"It" is undoubtedly fear (fear of missing the handhold) that prevents them from continuing up in the situation described.
Of course fear itself has no intent/determination to do anything in itself but fear is a reaction to danger in animals in general and in humans it (fear) can seem take on a life of its own and become an obstacle that seems determined to prevent a person from continuing to carry on with a dangerous or difficult task.
People have to be determined to conquer their fear(s) if humanly possible. However, their fear sometimes seems more determined to defeat them than they are to conquer it.
Of course fear itself has no intent/determination to do anything in itself but fear is a reaction to danger in animals in general and in humans it (fear) can seem take on a life of its own and become an obstacle that seems determined to prevent a person from continuing to carry on with a dangerous or difficult task.
People have to be determined to conquer their fear(s) if humanly possible. However, their fear sometimes seems more determined to defeat them than they are to conquer it.
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What does it mean to Keep the party going?
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"Party" here can be a metaphor for any ongoing activity or state of affairs. What's the context?
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Other metaphors used in the same or a similar context could beIM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:25 pm"Party" here can be a metaphor for any ongoing activity or state of affairs. What's the context?
"add fuel to the fire"
"bring up the reserves"
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About the subprime mortgage market, that everyone was happy when the prices were going up: buyers, developers, banks, etc. Not to mention furniture retailers, newspapmdepartmentsIM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:25 pm"Party" here can be a metaphor for any ongoing activity or state of affairs. What's the context?
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About the subprime mortgage market, that everyone was happy when the prices were going up: buyers, developers, banks, etc. Not to mention furniture retailers, carpet manufacturers, newspaper advertising departments, all of which had every reason to keep the party going.IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:25 pm"Party" here can be a metaphor for any ongoing activity or state of affairs. What's the context?
It is two paragraphs, in the new obama book, pp 182-3
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In that case, I think it means that all those businesses had every reason to encourage prices to go up and act as if they would continue to do so.
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What does it mean if banks pull back on lending?
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It means that they restrict lending. This happened after the 2008 financial crisis, when banks were required to strengthen their balance sheet by regulators across the world. Are you referring to Obama's memoirs of that period?soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:24 pmWhat does it mean if banks pull back on lending?
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What's the difference between sheer amount and large amount?