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by AIM GMAT » Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:36 am
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More and more in recent years, cities are stressing the arts as a means to greater economic development and investing millions of dollars in cultural activities, despite strained municipal budgets and fading federal support.


(A) to greater economic development and investing
(B) to greater development economically
(C) of greater economic development and invest
(D) of greater development economically and invest
(E) for greater economic development and the investment of
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by gmat_perfect » Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:29 am
AIM GMAT wrote:Opened for discussion .

More and more in recent years, cities are stressing the arts as a means to greater economic development and investing millions of dollars in cultural activities, despite strained municipal budgets and fading federal support.


(A) to greater economic development and investing
(B) to greater development economically
(C) of greater economic development and invest
(D) of greater development economically and invest
(E) for greater economic development and the investment of
First: PARALLELISM:

Stressing and investing

Second: "Economic development" Vs "development economically"

"Economic development" is better than "development economically".

Only choice A does this correctly.

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