Aug 4, 2004 07:20
19 yrs ago
English term
"citing his work in ""cast for" "the writing is on the wall"
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Challenged by Jim in the Democratic Party primary in the summer of 1956, Governor Orval Faubus, citing his work in traveling to Washington and getting the congressional team¡¯s signatures for the Southern Manifesto, won renomination----but with 80,000votes cast for his antisegregation opponent, the writing is on the wall.
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Dec 26, 2005 22:16: Mikhail Kropotov changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Mikhail Kropotov
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Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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"referring to", "registered for", "it's perfectly clear for all to see"
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-08-04 07:27:02 GMT)
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\"Citing his work in XXX and travelling to XXX\" means that the Governor *boasted* of these accomplishments to support his campaign.
\"To cast a vote\" means to register a vote.
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-08-04 07:32:58 GMT)
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Here\'s a nice explanation of the \"writing on the wall\".
The Writing On The Wall ( the signs of a coming change ... )
\"The writing is on the wall\" when you can see signs that there is going to be a change. Example: \"At that point, the writing was on the wall; we all knew the company was going out of business.\" The signs pointing to the coming change are \"the writing on the wall\"; they are clear and visible to you if you look for them. Example: \"Some people chose not to see it, but the writing was on the wall; the government had to change.\" Another example: \"Can\'t you see the writing on the wall?\"
http://www.goenglish.com/TheWritingOnTheWall.asp
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-08-04 07:27:02 GMT)
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\"Citing his work in XXX and travelling to XXX\" means that the Governor *boasted* of these accomplishments to support his campaign.
\"To cast a vote\" means to register a vote.
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-08-04 07:32:58 GMT)
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Here\'s a nice explanation of the \"writing on the wall\".
The Writing On The Wall ( the signs of a coming change ... )
\"The writing is on the wall\" when you can see signs that there is going to be a change. Example: \"At that point, the writing was on the wall; we all knew the company was going out of business.\" The signs pointing to the coming change are \"the writing on the wall\"; they are clear and visible to you if you look for them. Example: \"Some people chose not to see it, but the writing was on the wall; the government had to change.\" Another example: \"Can\'t you see the writing on the wall?\"
http://www.goenglish.com/TheWritingOnTheWall.asp
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Comment: "Thank you very much!"
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