Today, despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than it was at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Today, despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than it was at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers today, counterfeiting is more difficult than it was at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Today, despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit at the time of the Civil War.
Today, because of widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than it was at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
[spoiler]Source MGMAT test
OA: A. My answer (E)
As a non-native speaker, my understanding is that 'despite' is used as a counter-reasoning mechanism. eg. Despite our repeated efforts to save the tiger, extensive poaching has continued.
However, in the above sentence, I am confused about the use of 'despite'. To me it would have made more sense if the sentence sounded as:
Despite new methods, counterfeiting has become more prominent than it was previously. Please correct if my understanding is wrong.[/spoiler]
Today, despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than it was at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers today, counterfeiting is more difficult than it was at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Today, despite widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit at the time of the Civil War.
Today, because of widely available technology such as high-resolution scanners and printers, counterfeiting is more difficult than it was at the time of the Civil War, when it was estimated that one-third of all currency in circulation was counterfeit.
[spoiler]Source MGMAT test
OA: A. My answer (E)
As a non-native speaker, my understanding is that 'despite' is used as a counter-reasoning mechanism. eg. Despite our repeated efforts to save the tiger, extensive poaching has continued.
However, in the above sentence, I am confused about the use of 'despite'. To me it would have made more sense if the sentence sounded as:
Despite new methods, counterfeiting has become more prominent than it was previously. Please correct if my understanding is wrong.[/spoiler]
