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by jangojess » Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:53 pm
It takes a deft balance between savings discipline, investment knowledge, risk taking, luck, and time to raise a million dollars through investments.

(A) It takes a deft balance between
(B) Deft balancing is needed between
(C) Deftly balanced, it takes
(D) It takes a deft balance of
(E) A deft balance is what one needs among

OA - D
My Choice - E
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by [email protected] » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:28 pm
between is always between two things.
As here there are more than two things to be balanced we can neglect all the sentences with between.
E is wordy.
D is simple and clear
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by [email protected] » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:36 am
It takes a deft balance between savings discipline, investment knowledge, risk taking, luck, and time to raise a million dollars through investments.

(A) It takes a deft balance between
(B) Deft balancing is needed between
(C) Deftly balanced, it takes
(D) It takes a deft balance of
(E) A deft balance is what one needs among

Could any of the experts please help me understand that why E is wrong.....
I think the answer E is more correct....
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by [email protected] » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:36 am
It takes a deft balance between savings discipline, investment knowledge, risk taking, luck, and time to raise a million dollars through investments.

(A) It takes a deft balance between
(B) Deft balancing is needed between
(C) Deftly balanced, it takes
(D) It takes a deft balance of
(E) A deft balance is what one needs among

Could any of the experts please help me understand that why E is wrong.....
I think the answer E is more correct....
IT IS TIME TO BEAT THE GMAT

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by GMAT_2010_2707 » Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:12 am
'Balance of' or 'Balance among' - which is idiomatically more correct?
Experts please through some light.

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