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OA is B. Why is choice A not correct?

Few people realize that the chance of accidental injury or death may be as great or greater in the "safety" of their own homes than in a plane or on the road.
(A) may be as great or greater in the "safety" of their own homes than
(B) is at least as great or greater in the "safety" of their own homes than
(C) might be so great or greater in the "safety" of their own home as
(D) may be at least as great in the "safety" of their own homes as
(E) can be at least so great in the "safety" of their own home as
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In future can you mark the answer with a spoiler please?
crack_attack_gmat wrote:OA is B. Why is choice A not correct?

Few people realize that the chance of accidental injury or death may be as great or greater in the "safety" of their own homes than in a plane or on the road.
(A) may be as great or greater in the "safety" of their own homes than
(B) is at least as great or greater in the "safety" of their own homes than
(C) might be so great or greater in the "safety" of their own home as
(D) may be at least as great in the "safety" of their own homes as
(E) can be at least so great in the "safety" of their own home as

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by mehravikas » Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:47 pm
IMO - answer should be 'D'

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by crackgmat007 » Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:54 pm
D for me too.

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by Dhananjay85 » Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:04 am
Only D has the correct idiom usage. ...As X as Y.
Hence we can rule out other options.

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by rishijhawar » Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:48 am
Also, "at least" is economical to "as great or greater", thereby ruling out A and B. In C and E, "so great or greater... as" are not idiomatic. So this leaves us with D.

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