Cadzao Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
The processing operation
Would you please tell me what "the descent" (= the visit???) and "the processing operation" mean in the following passage:
"The descent, every spring, of the corporations' recruiters has now become a built-in of campus life. If the college is large and its placement director efficient, the processing operation is visibly impressive."
Thank you.
Cadzao
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"The descent, every spring, of the corporations' recruiters has now become a built-in of campus life. If the college is large and its placement director efficient, the processing operation is visibly impressive."
Thank you.
Cadzao
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Top answer
The wolves descended on the sheep. Descended: jumped, pounced on. 'The descent' means 'the arrival' but in picturesque terms.
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The wolves descended on the sheep.
Descended: jumped, pounced on.
'The descent' means 'the arrival' but in picturesque terms.
When people fill in job application forms, the forms are said
to be 'processed'.
By extension, the people themselves are said to be 'processed'.
An 'operation' is any organised sequence of events using
people to perform specific t
Descended: jumped, pounced on.
'The descent' means 'the arrival' but in picturesque terms.
When people fill in job application forms, the forms are said
to be 'processed'.
By extension, the people themselves are said to be 'processed'.
An 'operation' is any organised sequence of events using
people to perform specific t
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Some more examples:
'We've just learnt that the new marketing director is descending on us next week...'
'Our financial manager is responsible for the accounts department and the new treasury operation, you know, for dealing with the banks'.
'Our order processing system
'We've just learnt that the new marketing director is descending on us next week...'
'Our financial manager is responsible for the accounts department and the new treasury operation, you know, for dealing with the banks'.
'Our order processing system
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