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uptowngirl92 · Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:47 am

The 151 member governments of the World Bank are expected to increase the bank’s funding by $175 billion, though some United States legislators cite an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern that the bank’s loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.

A. an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern
B. a concern as an obstacle to congressional passage
C. as an obstacle to congressional passage the concern
D. the concern, an obstacle to congressional passage
E. as an obstacle for Congress to pass it the concern

Shocked

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mgmt_gmat · Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:03 am

IMO B.

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mp2437 · Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:14 am

IMO C. B & D change meaning of sentence. Choice E is awkward. Between A & C, "being" in choice A seems wrong. I go with choice C.

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ershovici · Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:35 am

Agree with C

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JeffB · Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:58 am

Answer (B) has a modifier issue. The part after the underline, "that
the bank's loans...", is meant to modify "concern." In (B), this part
comes right after "congressional passage"... not ideal. If possible,
we want the modifying phrase to be next to the noun it modifies.

Answer (C) has the "that" modifier right next to "concern," so it
looks good in that respect. The wording seems slightly awkward, but I
know that tough questions are tough because the right answer often
sounds wrong even if there's nothing grammatically wrong with it.

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heshamelaziry · Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:03 pm

IMO A. This is the only one that uses "cite" in order to for the sentence to be correct. Other choices don't make sense.

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mehravikas · Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:10 pm

would go with 'B'

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hitmewithgmat · Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:03 pm

idiom "Cite X as Y" or "Cite as Y X"
Cross out A,D, and E.

Between C and D, write down the sentence.
B)... though some United States legislators cite a concern as an obstacle to congressional passagethat the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.
--->this one however, should be read,
some United States legislators cite the concern that the bank’s loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses as an obstacle to congressional passage

C)...though some United States legislators cite as an obstacle to congressional passage the concern that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.

To be honest, I don't know what to choose.. however, look at ....that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American busiensses. What does <that....> modifies? obviously noun before <that...> however, is it <the passage>? or <the concern>? I think the latter. What do you think?

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heshamelaziry · Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:19 pm

This is an awkward queestion altogether. There is plenty of excercises out there to work on this one. Recite C or B to yourselves and think of what would you think about the construction of the sentence of you hear someone saying the sentence using any form of the answer choices. NO SENSE.

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uptowngirl92 · Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:52 pm

EDITED.THERE was an error in underlyning

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uptowngirl92 · Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:57 pm

I still dont understand..OA:C

first of all somebody said that the idion is cite X as Y..how does C follow this?

Secondly,what is being cited?CONCERN..i dnt know how to proceed with this.. Sad