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What does the phrase "low-profile" mean here?
"Low-profile" can mean several things. It can mean avoiding drawing attention, as in "Try to keep a low profile while you're in that part of town". It can also mean an object that ...
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What does the phrase "low-profile" mean here?
The profile of something is its visible form. A 'low profile' means that something is less visible. In the most literal sense it means by keeping low to the ground and appearing smaller, but we use it ...
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What does the phrase "low-profile" mean here?
I'm assuming it is a grey ("low-profile grey[,] (and leather grip)") that is bland and innocuous.
Exactly as the word 'low-profile' is defined:
a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or ...
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What does the phrase "low-profile" mean here?
It is a mistake. The writer probably meant to say "the low-profile grey leather grip", where "low-profile" means that the grip doesn't protrude far from the camera body. If the ...
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"Where did you find Sara"
No. "Find" does not mean the same as search. It means "successfully locate".
Using "from" is incorrect. This can be illustrated by considering the sentences:
I found ...
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Which one is right: "We need to determine what the risks are to you and your baby." OR "..... determine what the risks to you and your baby are."
They are both acceptable.
There is a tendency to put longer phrases at the end of sentences. So even though the prepostional phrase "to you and your baby" should be close to "risks"...
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Which one is right: "We need to determine what the risks are to you and your baby." OR "..... determine what the risks to you and your baby are."
They are both correct, both are equally idiomatic. The location difference of the word "are" between these two sentences does not change the meaning.
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Why "now that" in this sentence: "Now that was some delicious pizza."
now is a word that can be used to refer to a particular real thing that is happening in the present time or in speech. now also implies that another thing is being compared to it.
Now that/this is ...
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Use of "it" after "in such a way that"
Option number 1 - "Describe your accomplishments in such a way that highlights how they might be relevant to the employer." seems right to me because "that" is a subject of a ...
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Sentence structures with "felt "
All of the sentences are grammatically valid. Their meanings are similar, but the use of different metaphors means there is at least a difference of nuance. Which to in any particular case use is a ...
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I can't find the subject of a verb in this sentence…
There is a relative clause marked by "that"
... objects that are not part...
This relative clause has two coordinated subclasses
are not part... yet are not fully...
The subjects of ...
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what is the subject in the sentence?
The sentence features inversion. The preposition phrase "on top of that" is a location (a metaphorical location) which triggers the inversion of the subject and verb. The verb is "come&...
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Do these sentences have the same meaning: "I don't think he is a student." and "I think he is not a student."
The two versions usually have the same meaning, but not necessarily. For example, let's say that you're on a jury. The foreperson believes that a consensus has been reached and tells the jurors, "...
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