A qualified ‘yes’?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> “<span word="yes">yes</span>” – <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="attached">attached</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="unconditional">unconditional</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="Ok">Ok</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="attributes">attributes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="accountant">accountant</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unconditional">unconditional</span> <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defy">defy</span> <span word="gravity">gravity</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Newton">Newton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="apple">apple</span>, <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>? <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> “<span word="yes">yes</span>”, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="under">under</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="yes">yes</span>” – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> “<span word="no">no</span>”, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="under">under</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="no">no</span>” – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yo">yo</span>-<span word="yo">yo</span>.</p>
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