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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shahdevine
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I would go A...here's reasoning: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
"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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joyseychow
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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.
C: manager decisions... sounds awkward
I'm left with A but "at least as great an impact" sounds weird too.
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DigvijaySingh
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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....
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....
