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by crazy4gmat » Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:07 am
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
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Re: Environmental Protection Agency

by duke » Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:48 am
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?
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by uptowngirl92 » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:36 pm
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?
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by gmater29 » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:51 pm
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.
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by hk_4u » Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:42 am
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 ?
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by sars72 » Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:58 am
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
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by jube » Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:53 am
Bumping this one because I still don't understand why B is right and not A. Can anyone help?

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by uwhusky » Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:57 am
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.
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by jube » Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:00 am
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!
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by uwhusky » Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:02 am
no problem. sentence structure is your friend, something I learned recently.
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