Idioms demand in v/s demand for

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jeevan.Gk: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 163; Joined: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:54 pm; Thanked: 7 times

by jeevan.Gk » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:04 am

Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

a. Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.
b. Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.
c. Because of decreased availability and increased demand in scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
d. Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.
e. Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.

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mals24: Legendary Member; Posts: 683; Joined: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:58 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Location: Dubai; Thanked: 73 times

by mals24 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:45 am

Demand In vs Demand For

greater demand for scientific research - the demand refers to scientific research, which is incorrect since the demand should refer to platinum.
increased demand in scientific research - the demand refers to platinum or there is a demand IN scientific research for platinum, which is what the intended meaning is.

So A, B, D are out.

We are comparing gold with platinum. So no need for 'like that of gold'. What is that refering to in this case? This rules out option E.

So C

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by shulapa » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:34 am

For me, "like that of gold" referred to the high price.
However, we have to role out this answer, as well as A and B, because of the use of the adjectives "greater" and "less" which calls for a comparison (greater or less than what?). So in this case we are forced to chose C.

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marcusking: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 106; Joined: Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:09 am; Location: Louisville, KY; Thanked: 8 times

by marcusking » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:33 am

mals24 wrote:Demand In vs Demand For

greater demand for scientific research - the demand refers to scientific research, which is incorrect since the demand should refer to platinum.
increased demand in scientific research - the demand refers to platinum or there is a demand IN scientific research for platinum, which is what the intended meaning is.

So A, B, D are out.

We are comparing gold with platinum. So no need for 'like that of gold'. What is that refering to in this case? This rules out option E.

So C

Well said, I agree 100%

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