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There are hopeful signs that we are shifting away from our [#permalink]
 28 Nov 2008, 23:35
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There are hopeful signs that we are shifting away from our heavy reliance on fosil fuels;
more than ten times as much energy is generated through wind power now than it was
in 1990.
A. generated through wind power now than it was
B. generated through wind power now as it was
C. generated through wind power now as was the case
D. now generated through wind power as it was
E. now generated through wind power than was the case
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Re: SC - Wind power [#permalink]
29 Nov 2008, 01:46
I guess B.
"as much as" is correct idiom. Although "it" seems to be ambiguous, to keep the //ism "it" is necessary. So B is superior C.
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Re: SC - Wind power [#permalink]
29 Nov 2008, 03:13
correct idiom is 'as much... as', so A, E - Out
in B and D it isn't clear to what 'it' refers
so, C is the best answer choice
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Re: SC - Wind power
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