Unable to understand this paragraph - tier 1 general

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Discretion in cases where continuous residence has been broken
In addition, time spent here may exceptionally be aggregated, and continuity not insisted upon, in cases where:
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there have been no absences abroad (apart from those described in the paragraph above) and authorised employment or business here has not been broken by any interruptions of more than three months or amounting to more than six months in total;
or

Hi could any one please explain this.
thanks.

[xyz123]

what is confusing? it is clear. it may be useful if you could post an exact question with relevance to your case so as we can give better answer...

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Hi I have a gap of 8 months unemployed but in country. So worried that will they look for unemployed month for tier 1 general