the place of adjectives or adverbs can be changed?

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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.

In answer choices, when i see a choice in which the place of adjective or adverb is changed, i imidiately eliminate it. Because to me, these modifiers in original sentence are used to emphasize a noun or verb which must be same in answer choices, otherwise the meaning of sentence will be changed.. Right?
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by maiahoji » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:58 am
IMO B! This is the subjunctive and such is better than like (in A)

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by Yusufulbright » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:32 am
yes maiahoji.. i know "such" sounds better.. but check the place of adverb "even" in your answer.. it is changed.. i think it should not be changed..
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by sadullaevd » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:46 am
Ill go with B,

IMO, "such" and "to refuse even to" are better/more grammatical in this context.
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by loveusonu » Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:16 pm
Yusufulbright wrote:yes maiahoji.. i know "such" sounds better.. but check the place of adverb "even" in your answer.. it is changed.. i think it should not be changed..
the position of even in A is wrong. its rectified in B. Checkout the meaning difference in both options, u ll get it..
I to go with B
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