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Question: 'have been doing', 'have + PP' and 'have been doing something' | The status of "while"
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leaps of faith #1 (permalink) Tue Sep 01, 2009 19:08 pm   leaps of faith		  
Hi,
I am a new member from Turkey. Is there any one to explain this idiom?

...the scientists made some dubious leaps of faith in their analysis...

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leaps of faith #2 (permalink) Tue Sep 01, 2009 19:27 pm   leaps of faith		  
Hi Adnan,

A leap of faith suggests that you decide to do something big because you believe (have faith) that you will be successful. This is related to the phrase 'leap in the dark' where you decide to jump into something without knowing what's going to happen.

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