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The possibility of expropriation was believed to be unlikely

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The possibility of expropriation was believed to be unlikely [#permalink] New post   24 Dec 2003, 11:34
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The possibility of expropriation was believed to be unlikely in the near future due to the lack of mining technology and capital available in this small South American country.

A) due to the lack of mining technology and
B) because of the lack of mining technology and
C) because there was no mining technology and
D) because of the lack of mining technology and there was no
E) due to the lack of mining technology and there was no



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Re: The possibility of expropriation was believed to be unlikely [#permalink] New post   24 Dec 2003, 12:08
B??

D is fragmented.break it in two sentences. because of the lack of mining tech and because there was no capital.

B. b/c of the lack of mining tech and capital available
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Re: The possibility of expropriation was believed to be unlikely [#permalink] New post   24 Dec 2003, 12:15
dj wrote:
B??

D is fragmented.break it in two sentences. because of the lack of mining tech and because there was no capital.

B. b/c of the lack of mining tech and capital available


Does the 'lack of' is applicable to both mining tech and capital ?
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Re: The possibility of expropriation was believed to be unlikely [#permalink] New post   24 Dec 2003, 12:22
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dj wrote:
B??

D is fragmented.break it in two sentences. because of the lack of mining tech and because there was no capital.

B. b/c of the lack of mining tech and capital available


Does the 'lack of' is applicable to both mining tech and capital ?


yes, I think so.

both "lack of tech" and "capital" clearly refers to south americans. but this is not the case in D
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Re: The possibility of expropriation was believed to be unlikely [#permalink] New post   24 Dec 2003, 12:56
Official answer: B

Due to should not be used in place of the compound preposition because of. Choice (C) has an error in agreement between the singular verb (was) and the compound subject (technology and capital). Choice (D) is wordy and awkward.
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Re: The possibility of expropriation was believed to be unlikely [#permalink] New post   24 Dec 2003, 16:18
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