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question from sc 1000

by thegmatbeater » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:06 pm
42.According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.

(A) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
(B) minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
(C) minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
(D) it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
(E) it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice

OA is C

anybody can explain?
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by NSNguyen » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:18 am
more than as...as testing
as as prefered in this situation,
4 times as likely as...
never have 4 times more than...
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by ajmoney09 » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:29 pm
as stated above the as....as idiomatic expression is the best used compared to the others....

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