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by GmatKiss » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:56 pm
Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

(A) Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.
(B) Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.
(C) Because of decreased availability and increased demand in scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(D) Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(E) Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.
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by gmatblood » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:59 pm
IMO: A
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by rijul007 » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:32 am
Option B
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by krishnakumar.ks » Sat Oct 29, 2011 2:36 am
"like that of gold" is not correct since Platinum is compared directly with Gold and not with any particular characteristic of the metal. B and E are eliminated

"demand in" is preferred here because "demand for" shifts the subject being discussed to Scientific research. Hence C is the answer.
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by saketk » Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:57 am
GmatKiss wrote:Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

(A) Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.
(B) Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.
(C) Because of decreased availability and increased demand in scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(D) Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(E) Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.
First of all we don't need greater here. Greater than what?
The intended meaning of the sentence is -- the availability of platinum has decreased [as compared to earlier availability of platinum]

and the demand of platinum has increased in scientific research.

The second point is -- the demand of platinum has increased and not of scientific research.

So, we need "DEMAND IN" and NOT "DEMAND FOR"

Choose C, the best answer
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by cyrill001 » Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:22 am
IMO D

"Demand for" sounds better than "Demand in"

Please explain
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by saketk » Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:36 am
cyrill001 wrote:IMO D

"Demand for" sounds better than "Demand in"

Please explain
No, we need 'Demand in'. Read the explanation I provided
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by CaptainHaddock » Sat Oct 29, 2011 6:43 am
IMO 'C'.
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:08 am
GmatKiss wrote:Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

(A) Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.
(B) Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.
(C) Because of decreased availability and increased demand in scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(D) Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(E) Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.
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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:47 am
GmatKiss wrote:Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

(A) Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.
(B) Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.
(C) Because of decreased availability and increased demand in scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(D) Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(E) Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.
OA is C
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:03 am
GmatKiss wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

(A) Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.
(B) Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.
(C) Because of decreased availability and increased demandin scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(D) Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
(E) Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.
OA is C
I agree with you........now I remember the rule

demand for ----- it means something new is being asked for

demand in ----- it means the thing already exist and u require that thing to be put in

Only C & E uses demand in......
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