comprehension, vocabulary and grammar

[jiang]

:D
Thank you very much for your further explanation. Now I see.

Have a nice weekend.

Jiang

With regard to this, [b]which is [/b]perhaps their most traditionally sanctioned task, colleges and universitites today find themselves in a serious bind generally.

'(which is) perhaps their most tradionally sactioned task' modifies/refers to 'this'.

All the best,

[MikeNewYork]

Thank you very much for your explanation.
I posted the question because the key is 'battle' and because in Longman dictionary it defined the word 'to take action in an organized way in order to oppose something bad or harmful'. And in the dictionary compiled by Chinese lexicographers it has the collocation 'to combat with/against'. That's why I got confused.
Now I see where the problem lies.

Have a nice weekend.

Jiang

You're very welcome, Jiang. :wink: