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  • Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Verb Phrase 78. The verb phrase today is lie

  • ahead. So we say it may say something lies ahead or some event lies ahead. All

  • right. Let's take a look at the note here. If a problem, situation etc. lies ahead

  • that is what will happen in the future, or it may be something that someone will

  • experience in the future. So, so a problem could lie ahead. A situation could lie

  • ahead and events could lie ahead. All right. Let's take a look at a couple of

  • examples here. Number one. Some business analysts predict a huge economic crash

  • much larger than 2008 lies ahead. Meaning it's going to be coming. They're not

  • saying exactly the exact date that it's going to be here. But it lies ahead. They

  • could see it. They could forecast it. That it will be coming, in the coming months or

  • possibly in the coming year or so. That's what they say that it lies ahead. Okay.

  • Let's take a look at number two. If North Korea completely denuclearizes. Yeah. It

  • gets rid of all its nuclear sites. Reunification of the two Koreas may lie

  • ahead in the coming years. Well a lot of people are hopeful that this may happen.

  • We still have to see. They still may be far away. Maybe it will take some years

  • or you know maybe a number of years before this happens. But it looks like it

  • could possibly lead to that. It may lie ahead. Okay. Anyway, I hope you got it . hope

  • it's clear. Thank you for your time. Bye- bye.

Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Verb Phrase 78. The verb phrase today is lie

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