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one more from 1000 SC

by pradeepsarathy » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:31 pm
664). Some historians of science have argued that science moves forward not so much because of the insights of great thinkers but because of more mundane developments, such as improved tools and technologies.

(A) because of the insights of great thinkers but because of

(B) because of the insights of great thinkers as the result of

(C) because of the insights of great thinkers as because of

(D) through the insights of great thinkers but through

(E) through the insights of great thinkers but result from

OA is C. Any reason why OA is not A.

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Re: one more from 1000 SC

by madhur_ahuja » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:40 pm
It is because of idiom. The correct idiom is not so much ... as