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22:18 Apr 14, 2005 |
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| Selected response from: Paul Larkin (X) Local time: 05:33 | ||||||
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4 | was received with (then typos) |
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4 | elicited the response that |
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4 | countered; opposed; refuted |
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4 | got the response that |
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was received with (then typos) Explanation: There seem to be typos in what you have posted: The desire for a slightly harder model was received with, that a too hard mattress is not good for the back for 99% of the population. |
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elicited the response that Explanation: elicited the response that for 99% of the population too hard a mattress was not good. |
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imødegået (sentence) countered; opposed; refuted Explanation: :o) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2005-04-14 22:55:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- From V&B: \"imødegå vt. 1. oppose (fx a motion); meet, counter (fx meet (el. counter) sby\'s objections); obviate (fx a difficulty, a misunderstanding); 2. (modbevise) refute (fx an accusation); disprove; 3. (afparere) parry (off) (fx he parried the blow); * answer his criticism; parry off his criticism; counter the proposal by a new offer; counter the enemy\'s offensive by a flank attack; meet the blockade by an intensification of the submarine war; refute an opponent. imødegåelse en -r (se imødegå) (1) countering; (2) refutation; (3) parrying; • foranstaltninger til imødegåelse af dette measures to meet (el. obviate) this, countermeasures against this.\" |
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imødegået (sentence) got the response that Explanation: absolutely not "refuted" -- you can't "refute" a wish, just a statement. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 19 mins (2005-04-15 00:37:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The other responses here seem a bit too formal for the diction of the sentence. |
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