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third day running ?

 
 
Reply Sun 18 Oct, 2009 11:32 pm
running = in a row?

Context:
Pakistan clashes enter third day
Pakistan's army is engaged in fierce fighting for the third day running as its anti-Taliban drive continues in South Waziristan.
 
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Reply Mon 19 Oct, 2009 12:08 am
Yes.
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Reply Mon 19 Oct, 2009 01:44 am
Thanks.
And drive = campaign?
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Reply Mon 19 Oct, 2009 03:48 am
Yes, drive means campaign. Specifically, in military affairs, drive means a campaign in which your object is to seize and retain the initiative--you control events and not your enemy.
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