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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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However, the further rightwards along the cline a metaphor is located, the greater is the potential for multiple interpretations.
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In other words, the disposition of the reader is a factor in moving along the cline in either direction.
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The cline is represented in Figure 1.
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The colouring of Scandinavian cattle in the past was also characteristic in that many showed variations of the colour-sided cline .