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Executives and federal officials say that the use of crack [#permalink] New post 25 Jun 2006, 05:36
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Executives and federal officials say that the use of crack and cocaine is growing rapidly among workers, significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already are a cost to business of more than $100 billion a year.
(A) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already are a cost to business of
(B) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already cost business
(C) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, already with business costs of
(D) significant in compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, and already costing business
(E) significant in compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, and already costs business

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B. guess "cost" here is used in past form otherwise makes no sense.
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 [#permalink] New post 25 Jun 2006, 07:23
adverb significantly is required and D & E is ruled out. B is more clear and concise out of A, B C.

Hence B.
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 [#permalink] New post 25 Jun 2006, 11:51
OA is B
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