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 09 Jun 2005, 05:55
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24. The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.
(A) The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.
(B) The United States petroleum industry ‘s cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
(C) By the end of the decade, the United States petroleum industry ‘s cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
(D) To meet environmental regulations, the cost to the United States petroleum industry is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.
(E) It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
-- Please post why you eliminated the wrong choices.
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By the end of the decade, cost is estimated not projected.
Thus A & C are out.
B) The United States petroleum industry ‘s cost by the end of the decade, sounds wrong. The sentence does not try to tell about industry's cost but about cost to industry.
D) To meet environmental regulations, the cost , seems the 1st part is describing the cost. Also estimated at is not correct. estimated to be is right.
E) Is the best.
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In A, B, and C, The United States petroleum industry’s cost is not a correct expression. In D, the cost doesnot modify the pharse "To meet environmental regulations,". the cost to the ..... in E is proper expression. so E wins.
(E) It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
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HIMALAYA wrote:
In A, B, and C, The United States petroleum industry’s cost is not a correct expression.
Why is that expression wrong? I am not getting it. 
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I think this question is all about the place of phrase, "by the end of quarter" and idiom usage.
A is wrong, misplaced modifier.
B Moreover estimated should be accompanied by "to be" or estimated that. by the end of decade is also misplaced.
C is also wrong. It should be cost to meet instead of cost of meeting
D is wrong, misplaced modifier. and missing to be or that.
E sounds logical.
I would have picked C is the sentence was to say
By the end of the decade, the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.
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industry's is the wrong expression so A/B/C out
and E does not seem to be the right structure
so my answer is "D"
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I would pick C.
(industry's cost being wrong - How would one refer to the "company's profits", I think that a possessive case can be applied to lifeless objects)
HMTG.
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