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schistosomiasis - SO X AS TO Y

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by mmslf75 » Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:13 am
Although schistosomiasis is not often fatal, it is so debilitating that it has become an economic drain on many developing countries.

A. it is so debilitating that it has become an economic
B. it is of such debilitation ,it has become an economical
C. so debilitating is it as to become an economic
D. such is its debilitation , it becomes an economical
E. there is so much debilitation that it has become an economical


SOurce OG 12
OA is A

Query

OG 12 says, So X as to Y not correct idiom ! huh ?!?

MGMAT says So X as to Y is correct


What am I missing here ?
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by zonda12 » Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:49 pm
So as to is never correct in gmat.

According to spidey's notes, the correct idiom is so ... as to ...
Example: so extreme as to threaten.
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by mmslf75 » Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:12 pm
zonda12 wrote:So as to is never correct in gmat.

According to spidey's notes, the correct idiom is so ... as to ...
Example: so extreme as to threaten.

Zonda,

Agreed, my query is SO X as TO Y !!
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