Negotiators Meet Again Without a Breakthrough
A planned European meeting is separate from the three-country talks.
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In this lesson: Distinguish the meeting sequence from a negotiated outcome.
Grammar in this story: Sequence without a guaranteed result
followed by separate talks
Followed by gives an order. It does not imply that either meeting will achieve an agreement.
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Explain the sequence without claiming a settlement.
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The three-country meeting would be followed by separate talks with European partners. That sequence did not mean a peace agreement had been reached.
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