Commitment to a course of action

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Commitment to a course of action

by sam2304 » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:43 pm
Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

A.Heavy commitment by an executive to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes it likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.
B.An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that worked well in the past, makes missing signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting ones likely when they do appear.
C.An executive who is heavily committed to a course of action is likely to miss or misinterpret signs of incipient trouble when they do appear, especially if it has worked well in the past.
D.Executives' being heavily committed to a course of action, especially if it has worked well in the past, makes them likely to miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpreting them when they do appear.
E.Being heavily committed to a course of action, especially one that has worked well in the past, is likely to make an executive miss signs of incipient trouble or misinterpret them when they do appear.

OA after some explanations.
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by gmatblood » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:54 pm
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by parul9 » Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:23 pm
Is it E?

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by sam2304 » Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:47 pm
[spoiler]OA:E[/spoiler]

@parul9 - can you explain the usage of being in this question. Generally we don't prefer options with being in gmat :( But if you read the sentence as a whole it makes perfect sense compared to other options.
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