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Gloria Huang - 28 Jan 2004 09:27 GMT

Hi everyone,
The following is words of a judge. The first sentence with "serious
and long reaching implications" really puzzles me. What does it mean?
Your help would be highly appreciated.
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Well, as you both know, this case has serious and long reaching
implications. One child is dead, the other is convicted of murder and
is serving a life sentence. What we have to determine is whether or
not the parents of the murderer were cognizant of the boy's
intentions, and were in a position to stop it. It's a volatile
situation, and I'd like to keep the showmanship down to a minimum.

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Mike987 - 28 Jan 2004 14:12 GMT

The case will have a big effect upon things, and that effect will last
a longtime.

"things" here probably means "the legal system", but could also mean
"the accused boy and his parents".

>Hi everyone,
>The following is words of a judge. The first sentence with "serious
>and long reaching implications" really puzzles me. What does it mean?
>Your help would be highly appreciated.
>---------------------

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Gloria Huang - 29 Jan 2004 11:58 GMT

> The case will have a big effect upon things, and that effect will last
> a longtime.
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> >Your help would be highly appreciated.
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Thank you, Mike. Your explanation is much easier to understand.

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