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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:38 am
A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.

(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

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by gmatblood » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:46 am
GmatKiss wrote:A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.

(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

OA after sometime. Please post explanation for your pick.
IMO: A
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by ColumbiaVC » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:16 am
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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:18 am
gmatblood wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.

(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

OA after sometime. Please post explanation for your pick.
IMO: A
Please reason why A!
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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:18 am
ColumbiaVC wrote:D
Please explain why D!
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by GmatKiss » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:42 am
Guys, pls help!
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by gunjan1208 » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:47 am
Hi GMAT Kiss,

This would be D.

The law changed but law enforcement happens afterwards. Are we sutre that the enforecment has happened fully.
That way, I shall prefer D.[ Present tense in the 2nd part]


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