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by sirisha.g » Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:34 pm
Hello,

could somebody explain the following question?

Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone.
(A) on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone
(B) on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone
(C) solely in that duplicated facilities should be avoided
(D) while the duplication of facilities should be avoided
(E) if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided
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by smartmundu » Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:05 am
sirisha.g wrote:Hello,

could somebody explain the following question?

Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone.
(A) on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone
(B) on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone
(C) solely in that duplicated facilities should be avoided
(D) while the duplication of facilities should be avoided
(E) if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided
I go with answer choice D

whats the OA ???
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by tomada » Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:59 am
IMO E.
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by FightWithGMAT » Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:33 pm
sirisha.g wrote:Hello,

could somebody explain the following question?

Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone.
(A) on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone
(B) on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone
(C) solely in that duplicated facilities should be avoided
(D) while the duplication of facilities should be avoided
(E) if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided
if only because = unless
now see which choice fits the intended meaning and fulfills the purpose.
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by tomada » Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:46 pm
"If only because" <> "unless"

FightWithGMAT wrote:
sirisha.g wrote:Hello,

could somebody explain the following question?

Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone.
(A) on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone
(B) on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone
(C) solely in that duplicated facilities should be avoided
(D) while the duplication of facilities should be avoided
(E) if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided
if only because = unless
now see which choice fits the intended meaning and fulfills the purpose.
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