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Old 31-Dec-2005, 13:00
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This finding has particular resonance, coming as it does 20 years after a severe famine in Ethiopia attracted worldwide attention through Live Aid and other events that pricked the collective conscience of richer developed countries.

what does the "coming as it does" mean?
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Old 31-Dec-2005, 17:06
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It just links it to the time- it doesn't mean a great deal except to emphasise the fact that it really does come 20 years after the event.
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