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by tanviet » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:10 pm
Although the coordination of monetary policy can help facilitate the orderly financing of existing imbalances, it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant in the absence of an appropriate fiscal adjustment.
(A) it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant
(B) it is unlikely that the size of their effect would be significant
(C) affecting their sizes are not likely to be significant
(D) the significance of their effect on its size is unlikely
(E) its effect on their size is not likely to be significant

which is correct,
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Re: how to use "unlikely", pls,help

by dongkim2 » Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:28 pm
[quote="duongthang"]Although the coordination of monetary policy can help facilitate the orderly financing of existing imbalances, it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant in the absence of an appropriate fiscal adjustment.
(A) it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant
(B) it is unlikely that the size of their effect would be significant
(C) affecting their sizes are not likely to be significant
(D) the significance of their effect on its size is unlikely
(E) its effect on their size is not likely to be significant

which is correct,[/quote]

I think it is B because the the matter important herein is size, not effect so using the size of their effect would be significant appears more appropriate.
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Re: how to use "unlikely", pls,help

by piyush_nitt » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:02 am
duongthang wrote:Although the coordination of monetary policy can help facilitate the orderly financing of existing imbalances, it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant in the absence of an appropriate fiscal adjustment.
(A) it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant
(B) it is unlikely that the size of their effect would be significant
(C) affecting their sizes are not likely to be significant
(D) the significance of their effect on its size is unlikely
(E) its effect on their size is not likely to be significant

which is correct,
IMO A

Unlikely preferred over not likely

C and E out.

I think 'its' refer to policy and 'their' refer to Imbalances.

therefore , policy's effect on imbalances size is significant...

B and D changes the meaning of sentence
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by tanviet » Sat May 23, 2009 5:55 am
A is right?
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by gmat_dest » Sat May 23, 2009 9:02 am
(E) looks the best and the most concise to me.
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Re: how to use "unlikely", pls,help

by success1111 » Sat May 23, 2009 9:55 am
duongthang wrote:Although the coordination of monetary policy can help facilitate the orderly financing of existing imbalances, it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant in the absence of an appropriate fiscal adjustment.
(A) it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant
(B) it is unlikely that the size of their effect would be significant
(C) affecting their sizes are not likely to be significant
(D) the significance of their effect on its size is unlikely
(E) its effect on their size is not likely to be significant

which is correct,
E is the best.

When you see CAN in a main clause of a sentence,always read very well to understand the intent of the sentence. "CAN" here indicates future posibility,that is what makes E better than A or B. B indicates "would" the past tence of will.
By the way, E is succinct and laconic.
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by tanviet » Sat May 23, 2009 7:47 pm
A is right because

you can not say that "something is likely/possible". the idiom is that " it is possible/likely that"
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Re: how to use "unlikely", pls,help

by marshmallow » Sat May 23, 2009 11:11 pm
success1111 wrote:
duongthang wrote:Although the coordination of monetary policy can help facilitate the orderly financing of existing imbalances, it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant in the absence of an appropriate fiscal adjustment.
(A) it is unlikely that its effect on their size is significant
(B) it is unlikely that the size of their effect would be significant
(C) affecting their sizes are not likely to be significant
(D) the significance of their effect on its size is unlikely
(E) its effect on their size is not likely to be significant

which is correct,
E is the best.

When you see CAN in a main clause of a sentence,always read very well to understand the intent of the sentence. "CAN" here indicates future posibility,that is what makes E better than A or B. B indicates "would" the past tence of will.
By the way, E is succinct and laconic.
I think E is flawed because the word "its" doesn't refer to any word clearly.
Compared to B, A is more correct because you can say "effect is significant", not "size is significant"
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