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Victor and the Vanquished
After arduous months of fighting, the sight of the white flag being raised generated as much relief on the victor's side than it did on the vanquished. A. as much relief on the victor's side than it did on the vanquished. B. as much relief among the victors as among the vanquished. C. as much relief...
- by poonam197
Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:52 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Victor and the Vanquished
- Replies: 3
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French Impressionism
Art historians’ approach to French Impressionism has changed significantly in recent years. While a decade ago Rewald’s History of Impressionism, which emphasizes Impressionist painters’ stylistic innovations, was unchallenged, the literature on impressionism has now become a kind of ideological bat...
- by poonam197
Tue May 19, 2009 7:41 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: French Impressionism
- Replies: 0
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2 CR QUESTIONS
Working shorter workweeks causes managers to feel less stress than does working longer workweeks. In addition, greater perceived control over one’s work life reduces stress levels. It can be concluded, therefore, that shorter workweeks cause managers to feel they have more control over their work li...
- by poonam197
Tue May 19, 2009 7:36 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 2 CR QUESTIONS
- Replies: 6
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For the second question, I have a doubt:- The passage states:- has provided the opportunity for nations individually to manage larger ecosystems Whereas the answer options states:- the opportunity for some nations to manage large ocean ecosystems My concern is over the usage of 'some'. The passage s...
- by poonam197
Sun May 17, 2009 3:09 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: INTERNATIONAL BORDERS
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2591
INTERNATIONAL BORDERS
The extent of a nation’s power over its coastal ecosystems and the natural resources in its coastal waters has been defined by two international law doctrines: freedom of the seas and adjacent state sovereignty. Until the mid-twentieth century, most nations favored application of broad open-seas fre...
- by poonam197
Sat May 16, 2009 11:54 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: INTERNATIONAL BORDERS
- Replies: 3
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CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT
The Constitution of the United States does not explicitly define the extent of the President’s authority to involve United States troops in conflicts with other nations in the absence of a declaration of war. Instead, the question of the President’s authority in this matter falls in the hazy area of...
- by poonam197
Sat May 16, 2009 11:51 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2107
- by poonam197
Wed May 13, 2009 6:40 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: average salary in Kravonia
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10419
- by poonam197
Fri May 08, 2009 6:05 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 2 DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4347
PARALLEL REASONING & RESOLVE THE PARADOX QUESTIONS
If a mechanical aerator is installed in a fish pool, the water in the pool can be properly aerated. So, since John’s fish pool does not have a mechanical aerator, it must be that his pool is not properly aerated. Without properly aerated water, fish cannot thrive. Therefore, any fish in John’s fish ...
- by poonam197
Thu May 07, 2009 8:23 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: PARALLEL REASONING & RESOLVE THE PARADOX QUESTIONS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1550
Could you help me with below 2 questions too. Thanks ! Members of the Amazonian Akabe people commonly take an early-morning drink of a tea made from the leaves of a forest plant. Although they greatly enjoy this drink, at dawn they drink it only in small amounts. Anthropologists hypothesize that sin...
- by poonam197
Thu May 07, 2009 7:45 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 2 DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
- Replies: 9
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2 DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
Brownlea’s post office must be replaced with a larger one. The present one cannot be expanded. Land near the present location in the center of town is more expensive than land on the outskirts of town. Since the cost of acquiring a site is a significant part of the total construction cost, the post ...
- by poonam197
Fri May 01, 2009 3:41 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 2 DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4347
Use the Negation Technique for Option D. D) parts that satisfy our government standards are not as poorly constructed as cheap foreign-made parts When you negate the option parts that satisfy our government standards are as poorly constructed as cheap foreign-made parts. If Clarks parts are as poorl...
- by poonam197
Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:24 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: clark
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1489
Dear Stuart, I understood the explanation given by you. But in the examples below, the use of neither/nor is not there. Please explain logic behind the verb-agreement for each of the below sentences. Thanks ! 1) "For this receipe, apple or orange can be used, though neither is ideal" 2) &q...
- by poonam197
Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:28 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Neither
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3935
- by poonam197
Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:27 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Good way to practice RC
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8585
- by poonam197
Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:20 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Good way to practice RC
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8585