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21 Jul 2007, 01:40

Legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario requires of both public and private employers that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are usually held by men.

(A) that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are
(B) that pay for jobs historically held by women should be the same as for a job requiring comparable skills
(C) to pay the same in jobs historically held by women as in jobs of comparable skill that are
(D) to pay the same regardless of whether a job was historically held by women or is one demanding comparable skills
(E) to pay as much for jobs historically held by women as for a job demanding comparable skills

Since the correct idiom is "require noun to, the correct ans should be the one which starts with to

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21 Jul 2007, 02:37

GMAT loves to test different versions of idioms that are correct. Only one correct idiom will fit into the context of the sentence.
For example:
combine A and B
combine A with B
The only way to see which one is correct is to see whether you are comparing similar or unlike items.

However, this question is not really about idioms. It is about the subjunctive mood.

directive verb + "that" + subject + base verb

requires (of both public and private employers) that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are usually held by men.

i solved this one a few weeks ago.
http://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic ... n+province

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21 Jul 2007, 04:22

bmwhype2 wrote:

Thanks bmwhype2. had almost forgotten that concept.

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21 Jul 2007, 07:47

Hi Amit,before posting a question search it on the forum...This will save valuable time and plus u can get all kinds of explanations that are easy to comprehend.

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vineetgupta wrote:

Hi Amit,before posting a question search it on the forum...This will save valuable time and plus u can get all kinds of explanations that are easy to comprehend.

Hi Vineet,
You are right and I tried doing the same but scouring through 100's of post is no mean task. The search option would be handy but again none of us follow a standard method for subject line to make searching through keyword simpler. If you search for posts using any specific method, please do share it with us which will help us avoid posting similar posts again.

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21 Jul 2007, 09:04

Nice question .Thanks

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