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Tue 18 Dec, 2007 07:07 am
Since the spies say Iran stopped its bomb-making in 2003 because of world pressure, relaxing it now would be perverse. But to keep the world on side, America may have to show new flexibility. For example, while tightening sanctions, it could offer to talk to Iran about all aspects of their troubled relations, even before work at Natanz stopped. Iran might refuse. But that would at least make it clear which side was the spoiler.
pls help me decide which sense of the word perverse is used here.
and also to keep the world on side , to take side? to stand on one side?
Perverse, in this case, means against or contrary to good common sense.
Keep the world "On side" means retaining support from the rest of the world, or having the rest of the world aggreeing with, or at least understanding why the pressure in question should be maintained.
fansy, please make sure to post your English questions in the English forum and not in the Legal forum. Thank you.
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