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by supique » Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:19 am
718. The complex tax dispute between the Covered Bridge Mall and Harris Township is not likely to be adjudicated for several years, and, in the meantime, both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other.
(A) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other
(B) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for each other
(C) each side is intent on creating difficulties for the other
(D) each side is intent on creating difficulties for one another
(E) the sides are both intent on creating difficulties for each other

OA is C.

Can anyone help to explain why B is wrong?
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by camitava » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:53 am
supique,
Look carefully at the options provided here. If you make a close look, u will find that the problem is trying to make u confused with number and idioms.
718. The complex tax dispute between the Covered Bridge Mall and Harris Township is not likely to be adjudicated for several years, and, in the meantime, both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other.
(A) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other
(B) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for each other
(C) each side is intent on creating difficulties for the other
(D) each side is intent on creating difficulties for one another
(E) the sides are both intent on creating difficulties for each other
I will suggest u to cut down A and B as they are making a comparison between plural and singular object. E is not having the correct construction of sentence and wrong meaning to intend. Now come C and D. In D, it is meant that each side is creating difficulties for each other. But that is not true. So the best answer is C. So what do say guys? Am I in the correct track?

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by luck76 » Mon May 17, 2010 6:23 am
i thought it's C, but according to Gmat idiom "one another" rather than "the other", D is correct.
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by samyak » Sun May 30, 2010 10:37 am
I'm not sure I've understood why B is wrong. According to me, you can use 'each other' while talking about two subjects. "one onother' becomes mandatory when more than two subjects are present. I'm not even sure how can I discard anyone between B & C.
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by SmarpanGamt » Sun May 30, 2010 12:24 pm
camitava wrote:supique,
Look carefully at the options provided here. If you make a close look, u will find that the problem is trying to make u confused with number and idioms.
718. The complex tax dispute between the Covered Bridge Mall and Harris Township is not likely to be adjudicated for several years, and, in the meantime, both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other.
(A) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for the other
(B) both sides are intent on creating difficulties for each other
(C) each side is intent on creating difficulties for the other
(D) each side is intent on creating difficulties for one another
(E) the sides are both intent on creating difficulties for each other
I will suggest u to cut down A and B as they are making a comparison between plural and singular object. E is not having the correct construction of sentence and wrong meaning to intend. Now come C and D. In D, it is meant that each side is creating difficulties for each other. But that is not true. So the best answer is C. So what do say guys? Am I in the correct track?

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Please explain " A and B as they are making a comparison between plural and singular object " - how it is wrong comparision. Thanks
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by concept » Mon May 31, 2010 10:07 am
A would craete diffculty for B and B would do for A. But both A and B would not do for 'other'. It doesn't make sense. Whom do you think the other refers to A or B? If there had been a C in picture then it would have made sense.
Each A and B would do for the other - aka A would do for B and B would do for B. Here other has clear referent because each is a distributor i.e it talks for both A and B separately. It is like repeating the same sentence for A and B separately.
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by samyak » Mon May 31, 2010 11:37 am
@ concept: So do you mean that the usage "both X & Y are trying to help each other" is wrong?
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