DUO 3.0 SECTION 7 076-091
The chairman cut me off, saying, “Time to wind things up. Let’s take a vote.”
We exchanged frank opinions in the meeting, but consensus is yet to be reached regarding this matter.
“Do you agree or disagree with him?” “I’m on his side.”
Strictly speaking, his view differs somewhat from mine.
Could you go over it again? I couldn’t make out what you were getting at.
No one backed me up at first, but eventually I talked everyone into going along with my plan.
“I admire your perseverance, courage and wisdom.” “You flatter me!”
In making a decision, I rely not on logic but on instinct.
He came up with an ingenious, sensible solution and immediately put it into practice.
From an objective viewpoint, the former is inferior to the latter.
Your idea sounds marvelous in theory, yet I don’t think it will work in practice.
We expected him to defeat his opponent, but he failed to live up to our expectations.
Ironically, despite their best endeavors, their mission resulted in complete failure.
Her genius makes up for her lack of firsthand experience.
She possesses a great capacity for overcoming any obstacle.
Without your solid support, the deal would have fallen through. I’m grateful to you.