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Re: 58 mountain
The number of mountain gorillas is declining with such rapidity that the population is one-half in the twenty years between a count made by George Schaller in 1960 and the one made by Dian Fossey in 1980. (A) with such rapidity that the population is one-half (B) with such rapidity that the populat...
- by S0laris
Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 58 mountain
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1310
Re: Need a help on a sentence
The police have significantly reduced violent crime and are pleased with themselves from doing so. Is it correct? Don't you think the below is correct? The police has significantly reduced violent crime and is pleased with itself from doing so. Police is a singular noun. Found the first one as corr...
- by S0laris
Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:24 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Need a help on a sentence
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1410
http://www.beatthegmat.com/sc-crusaders-t19433.html almost every last one of users is talking about the rule of " as " + " action ", but what would they say about the same old - "He acted like a fool" - here is the action and b.c. the action is made by person, not by t...
- by S0laris
Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:42 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Crusaders*
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1281
- by S0laris
Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:22 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: probability
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1599
Appreciate your efforts Cramya, the reason for the series of yesterday's posts is that I tried to model actual gmat situation, namely when math section exhaust you out of consciousness, verbal section becomes even worse. Ususally i killed most of problems with verbal I had previously, but yesterday ...
- by S0laris
Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:25 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Such questions provoke me to buy plastic in huge numbers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1833
Guys, what is wrong with D. It does say that it is not just drinking problem but any problem that can be an issue. The problem with D is that it exacerbates those personal problems which already exist. Otherwise there is no ground for exacerbation. Thus drinking problem might exist first, for stres...
- by S0laris
Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:53 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Treatment
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11322
Thanx Cramya, actually this morning I noticed, then realised that "experience" is the key-word, another reason to have some rest from time to time )
- by S0laris
Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:46 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Although computers can enhance people’s ability to communica
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6680
Re: Treatment
Industrial accidents are more common when some of the people in safety-sensitive jobs have drinking problems than when none do. Since, even after treatment, people who have had drinking problems are somewhat more likely than other people to have drinking problems in the future, any employer trying ...
- by S0laris
Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:02 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Treatment
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11322
C is the correct answer. However, A cannot be the answer for several reasons. 1. A takes the assumption out of context. Remember we are talking about video games and its effect on childrens interpersonal skills. A also uses strong language such as "do not hinder". Remember, an assuption i...
- by S0laris
Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:20 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Although computers can enhance people’s ability to communica
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6680
Such questions provoke me to buy plastic in huge numbers
One variety of partially biodegradable plastic beverage container is manufactured from small bits of plastic bound together by a degradable bonding agent such as cornstarch. Since only the bonding agent degrades, leaving the small bits of plastic, no less plastic refuse per container is produced whe...
- by S0laris
Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:39 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Such questions provoke me to buy plastic in huge numbers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1833
Although computers can enhance people’s ability to communica
Although computers can enhance people’s ability to communicate, computer games are a cause of underdeveloped communication skills in children. After-school hours spent playing computer games are hours not spent talking with people. Therefore, children who spend all their spare time playing these gam...
- by S0laris
Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:43 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Although computers can enhance people’s ability to communica
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6680
increasing to ten the number of U.C. schools, the resents of the University of California system have recently acted on plans to add two new Universities
- by S0laris
Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:26 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Univ. of California
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1981
C - the arrest is not the evidence that after the bail-out Schnitzer stopped peddling. Or it could be that Schnitzer wrote his memoirs when released in 1790s, about how he started peddling when he was 10 years old. E- again, Schnitzer might have been arrested for being under suspicion, but D.A. coul...
- by S0laris
Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:12 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Erich Schnitzler
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9323
I've stuck up between C and E and chose C, as others I'm not sure, but key words for parallel maybe: While some propose to combat widespread illegal copying of computer programs by attempting to change people’s attitudes toward pirating, others....... ...(E) suggest [to combat.....by] reducing softw...
- by S0laris
Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Piracy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1757
IMO OA is wrong, bc D only supports the author's argument. If due to the quality of carpentry hotels survive better then old hotels have proven this fact ,indeed.
B is the right one, bc the more visitors carpets can "attend" the greater their overuse, thus cause is not due to the quality.
- by S0laris
Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:33 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: carpenter qtn
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1950