Due diligence at Portsmouth
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="due">due</span> <span word="diligence">diligence</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> (<span word="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="consortium">consortium</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="backer">backer</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 6, 2010, <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>):</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="diligence">diligence</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</span> <span word="Rob">Rob</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="administrator">administrator</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>”, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Andronikou">Andronikou</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="administrator">administrator</span>. <span word="Andronikou">Andronikou</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="creditors">creditors</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="Regarding">Regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span>, <span word="Andronikou">Andronikou</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span>: “<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> [<span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span>’<span word="s">s</span>] <span word="funding">funding</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="purchaser">purchaser</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="once">once</span> (<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="link">link</span> - <span word="http">http</span>://<span word="www">www</span>.<span word="chinadaily">chinadaily</span>.<span word="com">com</span>.<span word="cn">cn</span>/<span word="language">language</span>_<span word="tips">tips</span>/<span word="columnist">columnist</span>/2007-11/20/<span word="content">content</span>_6266866.<span word="htm">htm</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>. <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="diligence">diligence</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, “<span word="due">due</span> <span word="diligence">diligence</span>” <span word="means">means</span> “<span word="diligence">diligence</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="due">due</span>”.</p><p><span word="Diligence">Diligence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diligent">diligent</span> <span word="student">student</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="diligent">diligent</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>, <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="Understandably">Understandably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diligent">diligent</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.</p>
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