The question of whether to divest themselves of stock i

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The question of whether to divest themselves of stock in companies that do business in South Africa is particularly troublesome for the nation's 116 private Black colleges because their economic bases are often more fragile than most predominantly White colleges.
(A) than
(B) than those of
(C) than is so of
(D) compared to
(E) compared to those of
If we want to use the word compared to how should we rewrite the snetence please explain.
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by JJJooe » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:12 pm
in a comparative sentence where the comparative degree is used,the 'than' cannot be replaced by terms such as 'compared with' in formal written English

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by siddharth rastogi » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:46 pm
IMO B
OA PLEASE?

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