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by rs2010 » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:11 pm
662.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


Can anyone give me correct answer with explanation ?
OA C
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by amitansu » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:03 pm
My pick is 'A' here as it gives a parallel structure.

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by sudhir3127 » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:22 am
My Answer C ..

Maintains parallelism and idiom "so much .....as"
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by mutuslick » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:27 am
Parallel structure
and idiom so......as...

not so much because of ....as because of .....
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by thompson » Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:52 am
IMO C!

Maintain parallel structure and uses the correct idiom "so much .... as"
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by GmatKiss » Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:58 am
IMO: A what is OA?
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by gmatblood » Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:08 pm
A
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by crick » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:44 pm
C for correct idiom.

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