"As popular as he is, ...." "As popular as he is, the President hasn't always managed to have his own way." In the above sentence, what does "as popular as he is" mean? Does "he" refer to the Preside

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"As popular as he is, ...." "As popular as he is, the President hasn't always managed to have his own way." In the above sentence, what does "as popular as he is" mean? Does "he" refer to the President?

12 juil. 2012 08:01

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Yes, that's right. The whole sentence can be rephrased "Although he is popular (or Despite being popular), the President hasn't always managed to have his own way."

12 juillet 2012

Yes, the "he" refers to the president. "As popular as he is..." is the same as saying "Even though he is so popular..." So the whole sentence could be simplified to: "The president is extremely popular, but he hasn't always gotten what he wanted." Hope that helps :)

12 juillet 2012

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