Stealing a march?
<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="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="march">march</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>:</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="Domino">Domino</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Domino">Domino</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Goliath">Goliath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="named">named</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="unnamed">unnamed</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="David">David</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="minnow">minnow</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Domino">Domino</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mumbai">Mumbai</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> – <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stealthily">stealthily</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Stealing">Stealing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span>, <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drones">drones</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invented">invented</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="armies">armies</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>’ <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="about">about</span> – <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> “<span word="March">March</span>!”</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="march">march</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="march">march</span>”. <span word="By">By</span> “<span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="march">march</span>” <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>.</p>
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