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4 +1 | Though these factors may seem insignificant, yet they can weigh... |
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4 | these factors can have a marginal influence/weigh marginally on |
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at the margin, these factors... Though these factors may seem insignificant, yet they can weigh... Explanation: This is the first meaning that struck to my mind while reading, especially with the use of "weigh" after "margin", which I understood as "Though these factors may seem insignificant (at the margin), yet they have a weight (can affect) on productivity and thus slow down the country's economic trajectory." |
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at the margin, these factors... these factors can have a marginal influence/weigh marginally on Explanation: I would suggest |
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Reference: Dictionary Reference information: a limit in condition, capacity, etc., beyond or below which something ceases to exist, be desirable, or be possible: the margin of endurance; the margin of sanity. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2018-04-11 21:47:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- To be honest with you, I am not sure what the author is trying to say. It might be "In extreme cases,..." which would make sense and is indirectly suggested by this reference. At least in my world of English (in America) I am not familiar with the formulation in your sentence. Reference: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/margin |
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