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alysa
 
Reply Tue 13 Jun, 2006 01:24 am
" They set great store by him." What does this sentence mean?Especially does what "set great store" mean?Thank you.
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Reply Tue 13 Jun, 2006 03:29 am
To set great store in/by means to trust or to believe that _____ is valuable and important.

"They set great store by him" means they trust him or they believe that his judgment is valuable and important.
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