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by Vemuri » Thu May 21, 2009 10:09 am
Denying that one of its many irregularities had been the long-term mismanaging of company funds, the AD & M company produced clear evidence to back its claim.

A. its many irregularities had been the long-term
B. its many irregularities has been the long-term
C. its many irregularities is the long-term
D. their many irregularities is the long-term
E. their many irregularities had been the long-term

Source: Another GMAT forum. Do not have OA
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by kc_raj » Thu May 21, 2009 10:34 am
IMO A

A correctly captures the past perfect continous tense "had been" for past actions continuing. E has "their" incorrectly to refer to the company.
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by bharatv » Thu May 21, 2009 10:40 am
IMO A. Need a past perfect for already completed action. OA?
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by Vemuri » Thu May 21, 2009 10:44 am
bharatv wrote:IMO A. Need a past perfect for already completed action. OA?
I don't have the OA, but believe the answer should be A.

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by 4score20 » Thu May 21, 2009 3:27 pm
Answer A is correct, I believe.
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by satish.nagdev » Thu May 21, 2009 9:42 pm
IMO B,
mismanaging--indicates continuing act while for past i think it should be..

its many irregularities had been the long-term [mismanagement of funds..]
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