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Nancy88
 
Reply Thu 21 Feb, 2013 10:14 pm
The theme common to all these companies? Shortsighted management. In each case, steps were not taken to adequately prepare for the future. Instead, managers sat back and played defense. Maybe they thought about making moves but never did, or maybe they made some moves but it wasn’t enough to move the ball. After all was said and done, a lot more got said
than done.

What is the meaning of after all was said and done here ? Who can help me analyze the structure and meaning of it ?
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XXSpadeMasterXX
 
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Reply Thu 21 Feb, 2013 10:27 pm
@Nancy88,
My interpretations.

When it was all over. Everybody was just talking, and nobody was actually doing anything.
Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 22 Feb, 2013 03:07 am
"After all was said and done" is a stock phrase. It means when some process or event was finished. It's used quite often.
Nancy88
 
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Reply Sat 23 Feb, 2013 09:33 am
@XXSpadeMasterXX,
Thank you very much!
Nancy88
 
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Reply Sat 23 Feb, 2013 09:33 am
@Setanta,
Got it, thank you very much. You are so nice Setanta.
Setanta
 
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Reply Sat 23 Feb, 2013 09:34 am
@Nancy88,
You're very kind.
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XXSpadeMasterXX
 
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Reply Sat 23 Feb, 2013 10:42 am
@Nancy88,
Very Happy
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JTT
 
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Reply Sat 23 Feb, 2013 05:06 pm
@Nancy88,
Quote:
You are so nice Setanta.


Wait 'til you start asking him to explain his language explanations, Nancy. Then he gets downright testy.

Ask Oristar how nice he is then.
Nancy88
 
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Reply Wed 6 Mar, 2013 01:00 am
@JTT,
Very Happy
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