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Hi, yogi.
1. "State-funded job" works fine , but the shortened form "state job" is probably more common. ("State jobs are more secure than those in the private sector.") There are some other adjectives that have, I think, become quaint ("a public servant," "a civil servant").
2. "secure" is...
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You're certainly correct that the sentence is unclear without any context. I read a lot into it, really. The phrase "what I was trying to find out" implied to me that the speaker had been charged with speaking to this woman, but he didn't know exactly why, only that we was "to get to know her."
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I heard the announcer on the BBC say this the other day. I don't remember the exact situation, so I'll invent one:
"She arrived at the party in (wait for it) a moped."
Basically he used "wait for it" as an funny commentary, in effect saying "pause to savor this moment of delicious irony." I'd...
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A "deal breaker" is "that which breaks (terminates, cancels) the deal." It can be a position that is unacceptable to the other party ("we will never allow you to have nuclear capacity" or "we will continue acquiring nuclear materials") or an action that violates the conditions of the deal (such...
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Most commonly, "get to" means "travel to" (e.g., "You can get to Chicago by bus"). Its use in your sentence above is a metaphorical use of that meaning. Let me explain by comparing these two sentences:
1- I'd like to know you.
2- I'd like to get to know you.
The first is plain enough: "I...
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I'd split the first long sentence into two sentences (one short, one long). Peeling off that first clause unburdens the rest of your sentence to remain complex without losing the reader. Also, a variation in sentence length keeps it hoppin'. <img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile "...
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I cannot accept the second part of this argument, since even though it is true that the affirmation that science does not describe the world as it is in itself does not entail the abandonment of ethical skepticism, it is inevitable that the claim that both morality and science are faulty...
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Looks fine to me. "Much greater extent" implies a stronger constrast. As a stronger contrast, it makes for better reading, but it would also require more rigorous proof in your paper.
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"Do I look hot and attractive tonight?" is redundant. It should be either "Do I look attractive tonight?" or "Do I look hot tonight?" The two questions are similar, but there are differences between them. "Attractive" is less sexual. It could mean "beautiful" or even "well-dressed." But it...
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