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Autor:  Márcio Osório
E-mail:  rec165701@yahoo.com.br
Data:  19/MAI/2006 1:19 PM
Assunto:  Go to lengths to do ?? meaning ??
 
Mensagem:  Extent or degree to which an action or policy is carried. Often used in the plural: went to great lengths to prove his point.

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went to great lengths to = sustentou (até o fim) o ponto de vista, o argumento : manteve o ponto de vista ou argumento a qualquer custo.


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Go to lengths to do ?? meaning ??  –  Marcos  19/MAI/2006, 12:05 PM
 Go to lengths to do ?? meaning ??  –  Márcio Osório  19/MAI/2006, 1:19 PM
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