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However much lobbyists are able to increase support for the proposed bill to lower the tax-rate ceiling among legislators, it is unlikely that such legislation would result in a decreased overall tax burden for the majority of the middle class in the next few years.
A However much lobbyists are able to increase support for the proposed bill
B Although many lobbyists will be able to increase support for the proposed bill
C Even though lobbyists can increase support for the proposed bill
D Even if many lobbyists will be to increase support for the bill that is proposed
E No matter if lobbyists succeed in increasing the amount of support for the proposed bill
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A However much lobbyists are able to increase support for the proposed bill
B Although many lobbyists will be able to increase support for the proposed bill
C Even though lobbyists can increase support for the proposed bill
D Even if many lobbyists will be to increase support for the bill that is proposed
E No matter if lobbyists succeed in increasing the amount of support for the proposed bill
This is how I thought.
B & D - Redundant words - many , increase.
Left with A, C & E
A - Not a good construction. "However much ..."
Compare C & E
E - Eliminate - too wordy when compared to C.
Hence C is the answer.
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However much lobbyists are able to increase support for the proposed bill to lower the tax-rate ceiling among legislators, it is unlikely that such legislation would result in a decreased overall tax burden for the majority of the middle class in the next few years.
A However much lobbyists are able to increase support for the proposed bill
B Although many lobbyists will be able to increase support for the proposed bill
C Even though lobbyists can increase support for the proposed bill
D Even if many lobbyists will be to increase support for the bill that is proposed => wordy
E No matter if lobbyists succeed in increasing the amount of support for the proposed bill
My Answer : B
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B & D - Redundant words - many , increase.
Can you please elaborate why the two words are redundant ??
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OA is A
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i dont have OE but i think this is a conditional statment
"it is unlikely that such legislation [color=red]would result [/color]in a decreased overall "
so we can not use future tense - B &D out.
E looks too wordy
C- is changing the meaning by using "can"
i am poor at SC, if someone can come up with better explanation.
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It HAS to be A . Everything else changes the meaning.
'However much' is not the same as 'Although', 'Even though' etc.
There is a good section on spideys notes about However much and a similar problem.
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However much ios quite idiomatic. Nothing wrong with it.
I had doubts only about "are able to increase". Indeed we can say"can increase" and it will cound better.
BUT B,C,D change the meaning of the original sentence.
E is wrong because of "the amount of support"
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