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1000 SC question

by nxanand » Sat May 22, 2010 1:20 am
The odds are about 4 to 1 against surviving a takeover offer, and many business consultants therefore advise that a company's first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse to take calls from likely corporate raiders.

(A) that a company's first line of defense in eluding offers like these be to even refuse
(B) that a company's first line of defense in eluding such offers be to refuse even
(C) a company defending itself against offers of this kind that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse
(D) companies which are defending themselves against such an offer that, as a first line of defense, they should even refuse
(E) that the first line of defense for a company who is eluding offers like these is the refusal even.

Ans: B

As per MGMAT SC, 'advise' takes infinitive and not 'that subjunctive'.. or may be I am getting confused.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sat May 22, 2010 4:17 am
advice need "that"
so C and D out.
E is too wordy

out of A and B refuse even is better than even refuse

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by jitendra_mulchandani » Sat May 22, 2010 4:43 am
IMO B..

Same reasoning as pradeep....[/b]

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