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by finance » Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:14 am
Unlike those in the James Bond movies,
the British Secret Service is made up
chiefly of men and women with
advanced degrees in mathematics.
A. Unlike those in the James Bond
movies,
B. Unlike the James Bond movies,
C. Unlike the organization in the
James Bond movies,
D. Different from those in the James
Bond movies,
E. Different than the one in the James
Bond movies,

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by vineeshp » Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:22 am
OA C? Right comparison?
Vineesh,
Just telling you what I know and think. I am not the expert. :)

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by aspirant2011 » Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:32 am
finance wrote:Unlike those in the James Bond movies, the British Secret Service is made up chiefly of men and women with advanced degrees in mathematics.

A. Unlike those in the James Bond movies,
B. Unlike the James Bond movies,
C. Unlike the organization in the James Bond movies,
D. Different from those in the James Bond movies,
E. Different than the one in the James Bond movies,

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by Brian@VeritasPrep » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:54 am
Nice job, guys - and as a strategic point, I knew exactly what this question was testing just based on the title of this thread without even clicking through to the question itself. If you see a word like "unlike" or "like" starting a sentence, there's an extremely high likelihood that you'll be asked to determine whether the noun that follows that modifier could logically be "like" or "unlike" that statement.

There's another thread close to this one today that asks about improving SC timing - noticing items like this is a huge step toward that. If you saw "unlike" as the first word and recognized that you'd need an item to match "the British Secret Service" (an organization/agency) in the answer choice, you should pick C within 15-20 seconds. Look for these clues!
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