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Stock levels for domestic crude oil

by ska7945 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:05 pm
Stock levels for domestic crude oil are far lower than in past years, leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly prompted by colder-than-normal temperatures.

(A) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly
(B) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be
(C) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly
(D) resulting in the fact that domestic oil prices are vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly
(E) resulting in the fact of domestic oil prices that are vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be

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by Mani_mba » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:21 pm
IMO B.

"vulnerable to X or Y". X and Y are parallel here.
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Re: Stock levels for domestic crude oil

by mastbombay » Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:21 pm
unexpected growth in consumer demand is better than unexpected consumer demand growth..

Hence B C and E are left.....

In c was possible is awkward.....hence out.....

its a cause and effect sentecne.......so leaving ......is a better consturction than.........resulting in .......and moreover.......if not leaving......we need a noun after comman to represent the idea....and e fails to do so.....

Hence B

ska7945 wrote:Stock levels for domestic crude oil are far lower than in past years, leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly prompted by colder-than-normal temperatures.

(A) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly
(B) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be
(C) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly
(D) resulting in the fact that domestic oil prices are vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly
(E) resulting in the fact of domestic oil prices that are vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be

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by aj5105 » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:10 am
yup B..
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by bhumika.k.shah » Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:44 am
Hi can u tell me more as to why C is wrong???
mastbombay wrote:unexpected growth in consumer demand is better than unexpected consumer demand growth..

Hence B C and E are left.....

In c was possible is awkward.....hence out.....

its a cause and effect sentecne.......so leaving ......is a better consturction than.........resulting in .......and moreover.......if not leaving......we need a noun after comman to represent the idea....and e fails to do so.....

Hence B

ska7945 wrote:Stock levels for domestic crude oil are far lower than in past years, leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly prompted by colder-than-normal temperatures.

(A) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly
(B) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be
(C) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly
(D) resulting in the fact that domestic oil prices are vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly
(E) resulting in the fact of domestic oil prices that are vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be

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by ramsharma » Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:54 am
bhumika.k.shah wrote:Hi can u tell me more as to why C is wrong???

Use of past tense later part of sentence.

(C) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly
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by viidyasagar » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:45 am
Stock levels for domestic crude oil are far lower than in past years, leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly prompted by colder-than-normal temperatures.

(A) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly

(B) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be

(C) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly

(D) resulting in the fact that domestic oil prices are vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly

(E) resulting in the fact of domestic oil prices that are vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be

Concepts tested: Common idioms and parallelism

(A) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly - Being is rarely used correctly on the GMAT

B - leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be Hold

C - leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly - ugly and not parallel.... compare B and C

Idiom- leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to X or Y, not to X or to Y,

D and E are easy to eliminate ( resulting in the fact that...being and resulting in the fact of)
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by tarina » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:59 pm
viidyasagar wrote: Concepts tested: Common idioms and parallelism

(A) leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies being disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected consumer demand growth possibly - Being is rarely used correctly on the GMAT

B - leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supply disruptions in the Middle East or any unexpected growth in consumer demand that might be Hold

C - leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly - ugly and not parallel.... compare B and C

Idiom- leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to X or Y, not to X or to Y,

D and E are easy to eliminate ( resulting in the fact that...being and resulting in the fact of)
In C
leaving domestic oil prices vulnerable to any hints of oil supplies that are disrupted in the Middle East or to any unexpected growth in consumer demand as was possibly

Is there a problem?

P.S any hints..any unexpected growth... parallel
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by gmatguy81 » Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:28 am
I feel in C


Oil supplies That are disrupted

Is wordy as well!J
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