Usually they wait a few weeks. But this time the meeting between the current president and the president-elect was arranged in a matter of days. what does "matter of days" mean? does it give context meaning here?

It means "according to reports". That is, no one knew her personally to make this statement for a fact. It was second-hand knowledge. She , according to reports, was deeply affected by many of the sad letters she received from

The new Ann Landers discovered the job was not easy. She reportedly was deeply affected by many of the sad letters she received from troubled people. Missus Lederer later said that one Sun-Times editor helped her harden herself to those

Their father, Abraham Friedman, had come to the United States from Russia . He sold chickens when he first arrived. Soon, he became a successful businessman who owned movie theaters in several states. what does blue hided sentence mean? what

Original sentence is given by Voa special english. American President-Election Barack Obama faces a long list of foreign policy issues when he takes office on January twentieth. Two wars. Nuclear worries over Iran. The threat of terrorism. New

how about these two sentences? We have to blow up 50 balloons for the party We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party does it make different meaning ?

Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town. Give me your phone number and I will call up you when we are in town. does given two sentences make same meaning ? please help me I don't care for his behaviour. I

Barack Obama has collected record amounts of donations -- one hundred fifty million dollars last month alone. here, what is the purpose of using -- above the sentence? does is has any gramatical rule? or i can chage as Barack Obama

Every object is of a certain type.. if i change like "Every object is a certain type".

Mister Hawkes has compared traditional submarines to balloons. Submarines are built to go up and down by making themselves heavier , or lighter , than water. if i change this sentence. Mister Hawkes has compared traditional submarines to