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Combing through data #1 (permalink) Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:31 am   Combing through data
 

Test No. incompl/inter-31 "Life on Mars?", question 2

Scientists have been ......... through data from an orbiting satellite.

(a) combing
(b) scratching
(c) brushing
(d) scaling

Test No. incompl/inter-31 "Life on Mars?", answer 2

Scientists have been combing through data from an orbiting satellite.

Correct answer: (a) combing

Your answer was: incorrect
Scientists have been scratching through data from an orbiting satellite.
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why combing instead of scratching?.what's the meaning for each one?
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Combing through #2 (permalink) Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:07 am   Combing through
 

Hi Wullpe,

Comb through means examine information in great detail. The police for example receive a lot of information after an incident and they have to look through all the material they have been given in order to find what is important.

Scratch through could be used to describe what a squirrel does when it tries to find food.

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10x #3 (permalink) Fri Nov 25, 2005 19:15 pm   10x
 

thanks..alan..i've been making tests on this site for 8 months..i don't know why i didn't ask u questions before..but it's ok later than never Wink
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