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by prachi18oct » Sat Aug 01, 2015 5:42 pm
The company's efforts to seek advance orders for its computers will set off an intense new phase with its chief rival, one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by their visions.

a one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by their visions.
b which will determine more how efficiently each company can produce computers than their visions
c which will determine more how efficiently each company can produce computers than by its visions
d one that will be determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than its visions.
e one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers as by its vision.
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by OptimusPrep » Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:47 pm
a) one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by their visions.
Correct
Correclty uses the idiom more by X than by Y
b) which will determine more how efficiently each company can produce computers than their visions
which modifies the touching noun, hence incorrect. Chief rival will determine more ... This is not logically correct
c) which will determine more how efficiently each company can produce computers than by its visions
which modifies the touching noun, hence incorrect. Chief rival will determine more ... This is not logically correct
d) one that will be determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than its visions.
should be than by its visions, parallelism error
e) one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers as by its vision.
more by X as by Y is idiomatically wrong,
it should be more by X than by Y
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:32 am
prachi18oct wrote:The company's efforts to seek advance orders for its computers will set off an intense new phase with its chief rival, one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by their visions.

a one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by their visions.
b which will determine more how efficiently each company can produce computers than their visions
c which will determine more how efficiently each company can produce computers than by its visions
d one that will be determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than its visions.
e one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers as by its vision.
In A and B, their (plural) is intended to refer to each company (singular).
A plural pronoun cannot serve to refer to a singular antecedent.
Eliminate A and B.

In C, which seems to refer to rival, implying that THE CHIEF RIVAL will determine how efficiently each company can produce computers.
Eliminate C.

more X than Y must serve to compare PARALLEL FORMS.
D: more BY HOW EFFICIENTLY...than ITS VISIONS
Here, by how efficiently (modifier) and its visions (noun phrase) are not parallel forms.
Eliminate D.

In E, more...as is unidiomatic.
Eliminate E.

None of the answer choices is viable.
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by aji12 » Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:25 pm
Hi Mitch,

In A, can "their" refer to plural antecedent - computers?

Although I am skeptical what "computer vision" will mean - company's vision of computer or computer's vision.

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GMATGuruNY wrote:
prachi18oct wrote:The company's efforts to seek advance orders for its computers will set off an intense new phase with its chief rival, one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by their visions.

a one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by their visions.
b which will determine more how efficiently each company can produce computers than their visions
c which will determine more how efficiently each company can produce computers than by its visions
d one that will be determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than its visions.
e one determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers as by its vision.
In A and B, their (plural) is intended to refer to each company (singular).
A plural pronoun cannot serve to refer to a singular antecedent.
Eliminate A and B.

In C, which seems to refer to rival, implying that THE CHIEF RIVAL will determine how efficiently each company can produce computers.
Eliminate C.

more X than Y must serve to compare PARALLEL FORMS.
D: more BY HOW EFFICIENTLY...than ITS VISIONS
Here, by how efficiently (modifier) and its visions (noun phrase) are not parallel forms.
Eliminate D.

In E, more...as is unidiomatic.
Eliminate E.

None of the answer choices is viable.
I would ignore this SC.
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:37 am
aji12 wrote:Hi Mitch,

In A, can "their" refer to plural antecedent - computers?

Although I am skeptical what "computer vision" will mean - company's vision of computer or computer's vision.

Regards,
Ajitesh
A: determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by their visions
Here, visions = expectations for the future.
If their serves to refer to computers, we get:
determined more by how efficiently each company can produce computers than by the computers' expectations for the future.
This meaning is nonsensical:
Computers cannot have expectations.
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