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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:56 am
No less an authority than Walter Cronkite has reported that half of all Americans never read a book.

(A) No less an authority than
(B) Nonetheless an authority
(C) Nevertheless authoritarian
(D) Not less an authority than
(E) An authority not less than

OA after some discussion
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by gmatblood » Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:56 am
IMO:C
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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:01 am
gmatblood wrote:IMO:C
reason pls!
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by Nidhi4mba » Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:11 am
A for me. C is changing the intent in my opinion. A means that an authority(which is no less than William) has reported.......

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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:59 pm
I don't know that the new GMAT would test you this way, but "nonetheless" does not mean the same thing as "not less", and "authoritarian" does not mean the same thing as "authority."
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by ikaplan » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:16 pm
GmatKiss, thanks for the challenge; I wasn't able to solve this one. Luckily, the idioms are out of fashion:

https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-GMAT/
"Commitment is more than just wishing for the right conditions. Commitment is working with what you have."
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by tuscan.sun » Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:55 pm
E makes sense to me, but I am not sure!
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by GmatKiss » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:16 pm
ikaplan wrote:GmatKiss, thanks for the challenge; I wasn't able to solve this one. Luckily, the idioms are out of fashion:

https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-GMAT/
I don't think idioms are completely out of the test!

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by 1947 » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:25 pm
GmatKiss wrote:No less an authority than Walter Cronkite has reported that half of all Americans never read a book.

(A) No less an authority than
(B) Nonetheless an authority
(C) Nevertheless authoritarian
(D) Not less an authority than
(E) An authority not less than

OA after some discussion
BCD are defintely wrong.....between A and E I will go for E
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by gunjan1208 » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:20 am
OA please...
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by Nidhi4mba » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:37 am
1947 wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:No less an authority than Walter Cronkite has reported that half of all Americans never read a book.

(A) No less an authority than
(B) Nonetheless an authority
(C) Nevertheless authoritarian
(D) Not less an authority than
(E) An authority not less than

OA after some discussion
BCD are defintely wrong.....between A and E I will go for E
E seems to be changing the intent of the sentence. A seems to be taking proud that an authority which can not be said to be less than a great authoritarian Walter Cronkite has reported some thing. E just says that an authority which is equal to that of Walter has reported something. The meaning of both the sentences is different. I hope I was able to convey my reason :-)
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by GmatKiss » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:37 am
OA is A
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by Nidhi4mba » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:34 am
GmatKiss wrote:OA is A
I can't see the OA option you posted. Please post it again.
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by gunjan1208 » Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:14 am
let me offer help here. It's A
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