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|    Dallas Hinton to Alexander Koryagin    |
|    their bid has been beaten into submissio    |
|    09 Jan 20 21:57:39    |
      MSGID: 1:153/7715.0 e18128d0       REPLY: 2:221/360.0 5e18115a       CHRS: IBMPC 2       Hi Alexander -- on Jan 10 2020 at 07:53, you wrote:              AK> https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51040336       [...]       AK> What a strange expression -- "their bid has been beaten into       AK> submission". By the scientists themselves? I would understand the       AK> phrase like "The robbers beat their victim into submission", but       AK> this one...              It IS a rather unusual usage, but it's a legitimate use and does convey       the idea! :-)                            Cheers... Dallas              --- timEd/NT 1.30+        * Origin: The BandMaster, Vancouver, CANADA (1:153/7715)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 227/114 229/426 1014 240/1120 1634 2100 5138 5832       SEEN-BY: 240/5853 8001 8002 8005 249/206 317 261/38 280/5003 313/41       SEEN-BY: 317/3 320/219 322/757 335/364 342/200 382/147 2454/119       PATH: 153/7715 261/38 240/1120 5832 229/426           |
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