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Peaceblinkfriend  +  729620 Thu, 14 May 09 03:12 PM
Hi all


What does 'it is no accident' imply here?


It is no accident that four of the five permanent members of the Securtiy Council are amongst the world's leading arms dealers.



Thank you


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Mister Micawber  +  729626 Thu, 14 May 09 03:18 PM
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That it is a likely/logical situation.

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Peaceblinkfriend  +  731103 Fri, 15 May 09 01:07 PM
Thank you for replying MM.


But isn't it assumed to be a fact that 4 of the 5 permanent members of the council are among the worlds' leading arms dealer based on statistics the author has gathered?


Thanks again


PBF

Mister Micawber  +  731140 Fri, 15 May 09 01:46 PM
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You have given me nothing in the way of context; how am I to know?-- but in any case, that has nothing to do with the meaning of 'it is no accident', which is 'it is a likely/logical situation'.

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Anonymous, 182 days ago
It is no accident that... = It is by no accident that... which means "It is natural that...".

 

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