crazy4gmat wrote:The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.
A. as little risk as one in a million chances to cause
B. as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
C. as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
D. a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
E. a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause

OA B

Idiom says...chance of ~ and chance to do~. Or, we can use chance that~. I guess D and E are out. The 'it' in C does not tell us exact precedent and is not the correct one. A sounds like one chance out of 1 million chances...I'm not sure if we could use this expression when saying a risk of one out of 1 million. So, I went for B. Any other thoughts?

The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.

(A) as little risk as one in a million chances to cause

(B) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing

(C) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause

(D) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing

(E) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause

Is' nt "one in a million" the correct usage?/I chose A. Can somebody please elaborate this gprep question?

I picked "B" below was my approach.

Compare - as x as y - as little risk as one chance in a million.

Left with B and D I choosed B, In D that made the sentence akward and wordy.

Can some one explain the difference between

as little risk as
AND
a risk as little as

I thought both forms mean the same thing

I believe option D is wrong only because of

chance in a million for causing

Why is for causing wrong ?

Unidiomatic or some other reason ?

hk_4u wrote: I believe option D is wrong only because of

chance in a million for causing

Why is for causing wrong ?

Unidiomatic or some other reason ?

Yes, it is not idiomatic. The correct expression is "of causing"

He is guilty of causing anguish to the parents of the child

The other related idiom is"to cause":

He is known to cause a lot of trouble

Bumping this one because I still don't understand why B is right and not A. Can anyone help?

Thanks!

The answer could be rephrase as such:

A: The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present "any" chance to cause cancer.
B: The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present "any" chance of causing cancer.

uwhusky wrote:The answer could be rephrase as such:

A: The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present "any" chance to cause cancer.
B: The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present "any" chance of causing cancer.

damn, can't believe I missed on something as basic as that! the "any" of course becomes a non-issue then. Awesome observation, uwhusky - thanks!

no problem. sentence structure is your friend, something I learned recently.