speerpunt
English translation: the focal point
| 03:17 Aug 18, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: jarry (X) South Africa Local time: 11:23 | ||||||
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| na | leading / driving element |
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| na | Spearhead |
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| na | the focal point |
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| na | policy / focus |
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leading / driving element Explanation: HTH Van Dale Merriam Webster�s |
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Spearhead Explanation: Spearhead is used in the context of a campaign, eg. he was spearheading a campaign. He was at the fore front. |
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the focal point Explanation: Spearhead is OK as a verb. |
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policy / focus Explanation: Jarry's "the focal point" is very good. "policy" is another possibilmity, and "focus" would be a little more general than focal point. HTH VanDale |
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