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26 June
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The fly in the ointment is that *all request for funds will have to go through Bob first, and he is notorious for being tight-fisted.
What exactly the difference in nuance between all requests and all the requests in this context?
The fly in the ointment is that *all request for funds will have to go through Bob first, and he is notorious for being tight-fisted.
What exactly the difference in nuance between all requests and all the requests in this context?
What exactly the difference in nuance between all requests and all the requests in this context?
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It should be all requests for funds
It’s not talking about specific requests. It’s talking about requests generally.
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@newenglandgenie Ah, I got it. thank you so much as always!

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