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A very good SC... a lot parameters being tested!

by [email protected] » Wed May 16, 2012 11:09 pm
Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

A] Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

B] Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.

C] Because of decreased availability and increased demand in scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.

D] Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.

E] Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.



The OA is C.


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by patanjali.purpose » Wed May 16, 2012 11:29 pm
Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

A] Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

B] Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.

C] Because of decreased availability and increased demand in scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.

D] Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.

E] Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.
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by ihatemaths » Thu May 17, 2012 2:20 am
@pathanjali.purpose what if instead of "scientific research" if they had given "researchers" forget the sense the sentence would make . would we still go with C: that uses "demand in" or D:that uses "demand for"


IMO C for the Official question
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by dario.brignone » Thu May 17, 2012 2:27 am
Could someone please clarify why "...demand in..." is better than "...demand for..." ?

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by GMATGuruNY » Thu May 17, 2012 2:44 am
[email protected] wrote:Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

A] Because of less availability and greater demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like gold.

B] Because of less availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains consistently expensive, like that of gold.

C] Because of decreased availability and increased demand in scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.

D] Because of decreased availability and increased demand for scientific research, platinum remains expensive, like gold.

E] Because of decreased availability and greater demand in scientific research, platinum remains at a consistently high price, like that of gold.



The OA is C.
Look for easy reasons to eliminate answers.

In A, B and E, remains and consistently are redundant. Eliminate A, B and E.

In D, demand FOR scientific research incorrectly implies that SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH itself is being demanded. The intended meaning of the sentence is that PLATINUM is being demanded -- that there is a demand for PLATINUM. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is C.

To clarify:
A demand for X means that people want X.
A demand in X means that X is an area in which people want something.
X is in demand means that X is popular.
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