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by GmatKiss » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:01 am
Because of the enormous research and development expenditures required to survive in the electronics industry,
an industry marked by rapid innovation and volatile demand, such firms tend to be very large.
A. to survive
B. of firms to survive
C. for surviving
D. for survival
E. for firms' survival

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by crick » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:31 am
I will go with B here.

This is a very good question which reiterates the need to read the complete Sentence before looking at the choices.The last part of the sentence

[spoiler]such firms tend to be very large => indicates that there should be a direct reference to firms. required of <Noun> to is an awkward sounding but correct idiom. [/spoiler]
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by force5 » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:30 am
+1 for B. need a referent for "such firms"
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by GmatKiss » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:50 pm
Why A is incorrect?
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by crackinggmat » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:56 am
crick wrote:I will go with B here.

This is a very good question which reiterates the need to read the complete Sentence before looking at the choices.The last part of the sentence

[spoiler]such firms tend to be very large => indicates that there should be a direct reference to firms. required of <Noun> to is an awkward sounding but correct idiom. [/spoiler]
i choose B on the same lines
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by HSPA » Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:02 am
1) Because of the high amount of investment that is required to survive, firms depend on public's money.

2) becuase of the high amount of investment that is required for a firm to survive, such firms shall depend on public's money.
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by arashyazdiha » Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:12 am
Thanks for the explanation the idiom required of NOUN to ... was really helpful
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