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by limestone » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:02 pm
In metalwork, one advantage of adhesive-bonding over spot-welding is that the contact, and hence the bonding, is effected continuously over a broad surface instead of a series of regularly spaced points with no bonding in between.

B. as opposed to
C. in contrast with
D. rather than at
E. as against being a

[spoiler]OA: D[/spoiler] Really, really confuse with those prepositions. Some one helps explain them clearly pls. Thanks.
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by puneetdua » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:36 pm
Hi,

IMO its D , because it about 'advantage of adhesive-bonding over spot-welding is that the CONTACT'

So we have to use at -> contact at

and 'rather than' is fine to compare two thing , So 'rather that at' is correct choice.

Others expert please.
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by frank1 » Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:24 am
between A and D
action in place rather at ...another place(...regularly spaced points....)

so D wins
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by niksworth » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:31 am
The trick is in the preposition after the comparator, which is necessary to maintain parallelism.

A - Contact is effected continuously over a broad surface instead of a series of regularly spaced points.

B - Contact is effected continuously over a broad surface as opposed to a series of regularly spaced points.

C - Contact is effected continuously over a broad surface in contrast with a series of regularly spaced points.

D - Contact is effected continuously over a broad surface rather than at a series of regularly spaced points.

E - Contact is effected continuously over a broad surface as against being a series of regularly spaced points.

Only D maintains the proper parallelism, and is thus right.
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