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Set-3 Verbal Q 11 Post Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:35 pm
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    Q11:

    Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.


    A. of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that

    B. of their sales a year earlier having been as bad as because

    C. of their sales a year earlier being as bad as because

    D. their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because

    E. their sales of a year earlier were as bad as that

    Can anyone explain the answer too

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    Post Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:41 pm
    saurabh_1922@yahoo.co.in wrote:
    Q11:

    Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.


    A. of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that

    B. of their sales a year earlier having been as bad as because

    C. of their sales a year earlier being as bad as because

    D. their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because

    E. their sales of a year earlier were as bad as that

    Can anyone explain the answer too
    Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.

    Is that the correct underlined portion of the text?

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    Post Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:00 pm
    Yes buddy

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    Post Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:34 am
    I believe the answer is D

    as much X as Y

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    Post Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:04 am
    I also agree with D.

    Correct idiom in this sentance is "As much X.. as Y"

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    Post Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:33 am
    Correct .
    OA is D

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