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The housing secretary gave companies until 13 March to sign the agreement aimed at addressing cladding issues exposed by the Grenfell Tower fire.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65070636
I'm trying to understand the sentence as a whole. However, I'm curious about what "gave" means.
Does "gave" mean "make" or is "gave companies until 13 March to" a short form of "gave companies until 13 March the opportunity to"?
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65070636
I'm trying to understand the sentence as a whole. However, I'm curious about what "gave" means.
Does "gave" mean "make" or is "gave companies until 13 March to" a short form of "gave companies until 13 March the opportunity to"?