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by gmat_perfect » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:35 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.

(A) as little risk as one in a million chances to cause
(B) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
(C) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
(E) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause

[spoiler]OA: B[/spoiler]
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by paes » Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:31 pm
Idiom is : risk of

only B is meeting this criteria.
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by sumanr84 » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:45 am
gmat_perfect wrote:The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.

(A) as little risk as one in a million chances to cause
(B) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
(C) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
(E) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause

[spoiler]OA: B[/spoiler][/quote
If D would have been,

(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million of causing

then which one is better B or D. ?
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by brijesh » Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:05 am
gmat_perfect wrote:The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.

(A) as little risk as one in a million chances to cause
(B) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
(C) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
(E) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause (the use of IT leaves no ambiguity for subject-the toxic substances)

I think E is the best choice

Toxic sub. present a risk of cancer.

[spoiler]OA: B[/spoiler]
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by kvcpk » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:24 am
sumanr84 wrote:
gmat_perfect wrote:The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.

(A) as little risk as one in a million chances to cause
(B) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
(C) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
(E) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause

[spoiler]OA: B[/spoiler][/quote
If D would have been,

(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million of causing

then which one is better B or D. ?
Hi Suman,

I think in that case both B and D would be correct. But B would be preferre because of its conciseness.

What you say?
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