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by gmat_perfect » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:06 am
According to Henry David Thoreau, the reason a majority is allowed to rule is not that it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger.

(A) the reason a majority is allowed to rule is not that it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger
(B) a majority is allowed to rule not because it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger
(C) the reason for majority rule is not because they are more likely to be right, they are stronger
(D) the majority is allowed to rule because of its strength, not because it is more likely to be right
(E) the reason why the majority rules is that it is strong, not because it is likely to be right
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by outreach » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:14 am
B
correctly uses 'not X but Y' construction
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by neha.patni » Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:31 am
gmat_perfect wrote:According to Henry David Thoreau, the reason a majority is allowed to rule is not that it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger.

(A) the reason a majority is allowed to rule is not that it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger
(B) a majority is allowed to rule not because it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger
(C) the reason for majority rule is not because they are more likely to be right, they are stronger
(D) the majority is allowed to rule because of its strength, not because it is more likely to be right
(E) the reason why the majority rules is that it is strong, not because it is likely to be right
IMO B

Correct not because... but because. Concise, eliminates unnecessary usage of the reason. "a majority" is correctly used here...
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by indiantiger » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:16 pm
IMO : B

not x but y correct idiom + I dont think the reason + because can go together.
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by reply2spg » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:00 pm
B....not X but Y
gmat_perfect wrote:According to Henry David Thoreau, the reason a majority is allowed to rule is not that it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger.

(A) the reason a majority is allowed to rule is not that it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger
(B) a majority is allowed to rule not because it is more likely to be right, but because it is stronger
(C) the reason for majority rule is not because they are more likely to be right, they are stronger
(D) the majority is allowed to rule because of its strength, not because it is more likely to be right
(E) the reason why the majority rules is that it is strong, not because it is likely to be right
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by selango » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:17 pm
IMO B..
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