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Proper Idiom for for comparison -- "Used more for..than

by kris610 » Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:19 pm
The manager at the office supply store believes that the new CLP-300 laserjet printer will be used more as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries rather than for high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because its noise emission, only 43 decibels, is far less than most other laserjet printers, which make about 50 decibels of noise each.


(A) more as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries rather than for high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because its noise emission, only 43 decibels, is far less than

(B) more as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries than high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because it emits only 43 decibels of noise, far quieter than

(C) as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries more than for high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because it emits only 43 decibels of noise, far less than

(D) as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries more than high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because its noise emission of only 43 decibels is far quieter than it is for

(E) as a replacement more for printers in small offices and libraries rather than for high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because its noise emission, only 43 decibels, is far less than it is for

B

Could you share your thoughts on the correct usage of the idiom "Use more for...than" as it applies to this sentence.
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by force5 » Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:34 pm
The correct idiom is more x ... than y

A) more as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries rather than for high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because its noise emission, only 43 decibels, is far less than (incorrect idiom)

(B) more as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries than high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because it emits only 43 decibels of noise, far quieter than ( correct)

(C) as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries more than for high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because it emits only 43 decibels of noise, far less than (used as different meaning)

(D) as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries more than high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because its noise emission of only 43 decibels is far quieter than it is for (same as C)

(E) as a replacement more for printers in small offices and libraries rather than for high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings because its noise emission, only 43 decibels, is far less than it is for (more for ...rather than.. incorrect)
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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:00 am
You can have ellipsis (the leaving out of words) when the context is clear.

He uses his dictionary more for keeping his door open than for reading.
He uses his dictionary more for keeping his door open than reading.

but

He uses his dictionary more for learning words than his boss
could be
He uses his dictionary more for learning words than for his boss.
or
He uses his dictionary more for learning words than his boss does.
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by aspirant2011 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:46 am
Hi Jim,

why is the usage of "rather than" wrong in the sentence?????? can you please help me in getting that concept............
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by navami » Wed May 04, 2011 12:14 am
The usage of rather than is unidiomatic here. Idioms donot follow any rules, they are just universally accepted usage of the laguage.
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by anukrati » Sun May 05, 2013 9:19 pm
I have one more doubt on the same.
In the official explanation from Knewton, while comparing option B and C, it says that "more" is misplaced in Option C. Also in their discussion they says that the comparison is not correct in C for the following sentence :

printer will be used as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries more than for high quality and feature-packed machines.

In option B , the sentence is as below:

printer will be used more as a replacement for printers in small offices and libraries than high quality and feature-packed machines in large company settings.


But while solving the question I somehow felt that both the comparisons are same.

Could any one help me explain how both the comparisons are different.

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