In the fragments “the country exports advanced passenger
aircraft and high fashion design while simultaneously
grappling with tens of millions struggling to survive in
poverty” (lines 10-13) and “The ability of Brazilian diplomats
to carry off this double identity rests in the country’s
carefully constructed position as the intermediate or
bridging ground between the South and the North.” (lines
52-55), ‘grappling with’ and carry off’ mean, respectively:
The statement “A number of carmakers are developing
wireless networking systems (…) if an accident looks
likely” (. 50-54) shows that the manufacturers’ objective is
According to a safety engineer working on the project,
for autonomous parking to work, most of the technology
involved has to be in the car itself. One device which is
NOT present in the Swedish test car is