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take into custody | What does the red 'it' refer to?
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tackle #1 (permalink) Sun Nov 07, 2010 15:57 pm   tackle		  
Would you tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

US must tackle human rights issues, says former UN torture investigator

tackle = to engage or deal with, get one's teeth into something, take up an issue

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tackle #2 (permalink) Sun Nov 07, 2010 16:12 pm   tackle		  
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