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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:06 am
Like in 2004, car sales to first-time buyers as often, if not more often than, to return customers buoyed the economy this January.



Like in 2004, car sales to first-time buyers as often, if not more often than, to return customers buoyed
Like in 2004, first-time buyers bought cars as often, if not more often than, return customers and that buoyed
As in 2004, car sales to first-time buyers as often as, if not more often than, to return customers and it buoyed
As in 2004, first-time buyers bought cars as often as, if not more often than, return customers, buoying
As in 2004, car sales to first-time buyers as often, if not more often than, to return customers buoyed
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by debmalya_dutta » Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:37 am
My pick is D

The intent is to compare the first time buyers to return buyers... that keeps only B & D in contention.
Then , we get down to "AS" vs "LIKE".. Here AS makes sense ... because what happened in 2004? ...First time buyers buying atleast as often as return customers... apart from the "AS" thingy in B ....the rest of the sentence looks ok
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by navami » Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:20 am
Definitely D because

1. "Like" is used to refer only nouns and "as" is used for sentences/phrases/clauses with verb.

2. as often as is preferred over as often.

3. "first time buyers" should be compared to "return customers" and not "the sales of first time buyers" with return customers"

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by Gurpinder » Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:35 am
(D).
"Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress."
- Alfred A. Montapert, Philosopher.

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