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The inability of one of the worlds largest silicon producers [#permalink]
 14 Mar 2006, 10:24
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The inability of one of the world’s largest silicon producers to cut production by fifty percent will probably lead to a sharp increase in the cost of most electronic goods and tripling the demand for those goods as manufacturers cut costs by reducing output.
(A) tripling the demand
(B) to triple the demand
(C) the demand being tripled
(D) the tripling of the demand
(E) a tripling of the demand
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I see nothing wrong with the sentence.
I will go for "A"
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sorry for the earlier post .. I rushed towards it ...
we will need "of" in front of demand.
I will go for "D"
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I choose E
For: a sharp increase in the cost..... a tripling of the demand
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Re: SC: Silicon Producers [#permalink]
14 Mar 2006, 12:30
E. a sharp increase AND a tripling of the demand is ||.
vivek123 wrote: The inability of one of the world’s largest silicon producers to cut production by fifty percent will probably lead to a sharp increase in the cost of most electronic goods and tripling the demand for those goods as manufacturers cut costs by reducing output.
(A) tripling the demand
(B) to triple the demand
(C) the demand being tripled
(D) the tripling of the demand
(E) a tripling of the demand
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^ E ^
The inability of one of the world’s largest silicon producers to cut production by fifty percent will probably lead to a sharp increase in the cost of most electronic goods and a tripling of the demand for those goods as manufacturers cut costs by reducing output.
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By the way, Vivek
As far as I can understand from earlier posts, the baby on your avatar is your own son. He is very very lovely. I and my sister are already fans of him. Tell our loves pls 
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One more for E.
Agreed with explanations of SimaQ, lhotseface and selene.
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E is the best choice. Parallel ('a sharp increase ... a tripling...')
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Absolutely, the OA is "E"
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selene wrote: By the way, Vivek As far as I can understand from earlier posts, the baby on your avatar is your own son. He is very very lovely. I and my sister are already fans of him. Tell our loves pls Thanks a lot selene  , I will convey your love. She is my daughter!
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vivek123 wrote: selene wrote: By the way, Vivek As far as I can understand from earlier posts, the baby on your avatar is your own son. He is very very lovely. I and my sister are already fans of him. Tell our loves pls Thanks a lot selene , I will convey your love. She is my daughter! Oh sorry for my mistake. I thought you recently had a daughter apart from a boy.. Ok, she is very very lovely..
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Late, but (E).
a sharp increase for the....a tripling in the demand for those...
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