Sitting on their hands?
<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="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="regulators">regulators</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regulators">regulators</span> <span word="snapped">snapped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>”, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span>’ <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="two">two</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="listening">listening</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="listening">listening</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="palm">palm</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hips">hips</span>.</p>
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