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Environment protection agency - a tricky SC

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by papumba2011 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:38 am
The Environment Protection agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in million chances to cause cancer.

a) same
b) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
c) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
d) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
e) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause.
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by aspirant2010 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:41 am
I am on D...........wats the OA?
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by loveusonu » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:16 pm
+1 for D
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by outreach » Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:54 pm
Compare - as x as y is correct usage in B and D
D is wordy
"of causing" is correct expression

hence B
papumba2011 wrote:The Environment Protection agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in million chances to cause cancer.

a) same
b) as little risk as one chance in a million of causing
c) as little risk as one chance in a million that it will cause
d) a risk as little as one chance in a million for causing
e) a risk as little as one chance in a million for it to cause.
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by xyztroy » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:55 pm
Correct Idiom is Chance in a million of causing...so the correct answer is B.
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by frank1 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:56 pm
Initially ,the tense of C and E were ok for me
but i think the use of "it" will refer to control measures rather than cause
so down to B and D
use of as ....as
I thinks its B
(It is valid use,as little risk as..)
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by FightWithGMAT » Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:14 pm
Correct Idiom is "risk of"
risk for is wrong.
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