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Thread: What does Annual Retreat mean?
- 22-May-2004, 13:33 #1HardRock Guest
What does Annual Retreat mean? What does Annual Retreat mean?
- 22-May-2004, 18:23 #2
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Teacher Annual= every year Retreat = withdrawal away from society
Does that fit the context?
- 23-May-2004, 05:03 #3HardRock Guest
Originally Posted by tdol Annual= every year Retreat = withdrawal away from society
Does that fit the context?
Unfortunately, it does not. Let me,clarify. If we say ,for example ," IMF Annual Retreat,whta is the closest meaning to this phrase?
- 23-May-2004, 10:40 #4
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Teacher Can I have the whole sentence? Is it being critical of the IMF?
- 23-May-2004, 12:29 #5HardRock Guest No;it is not. Let's say any association. .... Annual Retreat without bieng sarcactic of it. It seems just like a meeting or something. Originally Posted by tdol
- 23-May-2004, 12:43 #6
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Teacher It's a special kind of meeting away from the normal situation- they may go away for the weekend or something to get away from it all, ostensibly to think 'outside the box'.
