YesDavid Sedgwick wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:43 pmIt 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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"The sheer amount of X..." is probably best translated as "The amount of X was so large that it...", but I'd need to see the full sentence to be sure.
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, and because of the seer amount of money involved, the result could be an economic crisis the likes of which we hadn't seen in our lifetimes.
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In this context it means "..only because of the amount of money...", i.e. not because of any other reason. It is not necessarily a reference to size when used like this.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:14 am, and because of the seer amount of money involved, the result could be an economic crisis the likes of which we hadn't seen in our lifetimes.
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Thanks.
What's the difference between
This may have put me ahead of the curve compared to other presidential candidates
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This may have put ahead of other presidential candidates
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What's the difference between
This may have put me ahead of the curve compared to other presidential candidates
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This may have put ahead of other presidential candidates
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They're different concepts. Ahead on its own here would refer to leads in the election itself, or in the polling of the upcoming election. Ahead of the curve refers to having better knowledge of how things were likely to pan out.
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Thanks.
What's a quick smile?
What's a quick smile?
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Here's an example in the context of breaking the ice in the cold war when smiles between adversaries were few, far between and fleeting -
"Chou gave me a quick smile and took it. It was the first step in putting
the legacy of the past behind us. Unlike Mao, Chou had lived abroad..." (Henry Kissinger)
"Chou gave me a quick smile and took it. It was the first step in putting
the legacy of the past behind us. Unlike Mao, Chou had lived abroad..." (Henry Kissinger)
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What is a "crisp" uniform?
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What does "so often" mean?
", which so often felt like an elaborate game,"
", which so often felt like an elaborate game,"
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"so often" = "frequently" or "regularly".
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In fact it really just means 'often'. The 'so' is not necessary.
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What is the horse-race aspect of something?
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In the context of politics, it means the coverage of politics in terms of election results and polling, as opposed to coverage of issues and policy positions.