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by ILULA08 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:42 am
Q. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a company’s performance.

A ) management decisions have at least as great an impact

B) decisions by management have a great impact

C) manager decisions impact greatly

D) decisions by a company’s management impact greatly

E) what a company’s management decides has a greater impact
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Re: SC Manhattan -1

by shahdevine » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:00 am
ILULA08 wrote:Q. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a company’s performance.

A ) management decisions have at least as great an impact

B) decisions by management have a great impact

C) manager decisions impact greatly

D) decisions by a company’s management impact greatly

E) what a company’s management decides has a greater impact
I would go A...here's reasoning:

"although" is a trigger word for a subsequent clause which will contrast point made in first clause. second, "at least as" is has a very specific meaning. the author is saying that "management decisions"
has the same level of impact as "government policy" or more. This meaning is not represented in the other answer choices( b through d) and e is wordy and says only "greater." "Greater" does not equal "at least as."

oa please
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by madhur_ahuja » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:19 am
Yes its A
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by joyseychow » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:49 am
I was considering between A or C.
C: manager decisions... sounds awkward
I'm left with A but "at least as great an impact" sounds weird too.
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by ILULA08 » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:55 pm
Yes A is the answer.
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by DigvijaySingh » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:20 pm
ILULA08 wrote:Q. One study found that although government policy and the industrial sector in which a company operates can influence its productivity and financial strength, management decisions have at least as great an impact on a company’s performance.

A ) management decisions have at least as great an impact

Correct, Contrast comes out well..

B) decisions by management have a great impact

Contrast does not comes out well

C) manager decisions impact greatly

Awkward.

D) decisions by a company’s management impact greatly

Passive voice not preferred.

E) what a company’s management decides has a greater impact

Greater word is wrong here. its used only when numbers are compared.
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Over the same seas, on the same winds;
A Ship sails in one direction, another in opposite....
It is not the wind that decides which direction the ship goes;
Its the sails; how they are tied and how they are maneuvered....

Similarly it is not your fate that decides where your life is going;
It is all about how you take your life and where you take it to....
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