being attained
English translation: worth the effort
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| 5 +1 | Which is being attained. . . |
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| 5 | yes again Rubén! |
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| 4 | yes, currently |
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| 4 | Yes, you're right in your interpretation |
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| 3 | The attainment (in the future) of ... |
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2 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Which is being attained. . . Explanation: . . . as opposed to "which has been attained." Fuad |
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3 mins confidence: 
yes, currently Explanation: That is the way I understand the English. The degree of harmonization currently being reached is worth the effort. |
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3 mins confidence:
yes again Rubén! Explanation: They are saying that the effort put in thus far shows that they are getting somewhere with the plan for harmonisation; they just wish things progressed more smoothly, but at least it's not a total waste of time. Have a great day! |
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7 mins confidence:
Yes, you're right in your interpretation Explanation: The implication is that the entire process is resulting in harmonisation. Yes, the process is ongoing. |
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16 mins confidence:
The attainment (in the future) of ... Explanation: I think it may mean something rather different from what we tend to think on first reading. If I am right, then this part is rather clumsily phrased (though by a native speaker), although the rest flows quite well. But the sense of the whole section quoted seems to say to me that what is meant here is that "it is worth making the effort in order to attain the harmonisation (in the future)". Thus "the attainment (in the future) of the harmonisation", rather than "the harmonisation which is being attained". And, after all, if this is what is meant, how would this be written flowingly? |
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