Apr 2, 2010 21:16
14 yrs ago
Russian term
Слушание прошло значительно более гладко, чем мы ожидали
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Не было никаких неожиданностей. Слушание прошло значительно более гладко, чем мы ожидали.
The hearing was [went] much more quiet [smooth???] than we expected.
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The hearing was [went] much more quiet [smooth???] than we expected.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
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The hearing went much more smoothly than we expected
Strictly speaking, "than we had expected" would be more correct, but either is OK and "than we expected" is probably more common.
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Comment: "Thank you, Jack!"
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Vadim Khazin
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The hearing went much more smoothly than we expected
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Judith Hehir
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The hearing ran significantly more smoothly than we had anticipated
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Aleksey Chervinskiy
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Thanks, Aleksey.
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Victor Zagria
: ... MORE smoothly ... HAD anticipated\\far more smoothly-in that i guess more smoothly sounds more scientific/legalese than 'smoother', HAD ... stresses that 1 action is prior to the other..сугубо имхо..
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Thanks, Victor. More smoothly is understated, as it omits значительно, don't you think?
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Andrew Stefanovsky
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the hearing went much smoother than we could expect
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