Leaders Renew Pandemic Commitments as Annex Negotiations Continue
The September meeting paired a broad framework with unfinished practical arrangements.
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In this lesson: Identify what negotiators were discussing and interpret a passive future-in-the-past.
Grammar in this story: Would be shared
the benefits of resulting research would be shared
“Would be shared” looks forward from the time of the discussions. The passive focuses on the benefits being shared.
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How can leaders endorse a framework while negotiations on an annex continue?
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Endorsement can establish agreement on a broad direction while an annex specifies practical arrangements. The continuing pathogen-access and benefit-sharing negotiations concerned details still to be settled.
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