As companies worldwide tighten their purse strings in their struggle

Question

As companies worldwide tighten their purse strings in their struggle for survival,  skilled and relatively less expensive service providers overseas are bound to attract their attention. 
 
A. skilled and relatively less expensive service providers overseas are bound to attract their attention.

B. they are bound to look overseas for skilled and relatively less expensive service providers.

C. skilled and relatively less expensive service providers overseas will draw attention.

D. they might probably look overseas for skilled and relatively less expensive service providers.

E. skilled and relatively less expensive service providers overseas will be eyed

Deepanshu30 · Answer

B. the use of "they" is most relevant.

ashu2526 · Answer

A: is very much jumbled and it was even hard for me to get the meaning in the first place
C:service providers overseas don't feet properly
E: Not any chance

D & B have a good chance but the word bound gets more attention as its also present in the question and D talks about probably where as question is working like certainly so,

Option B

mabhatia82 · Answer

Please share the explanation on this question. 
Is B a correct choice?

jrk23 · Answer

Is the usage of "service provider oversea" is correct in option -a,c &e. i think it would be "overseas service provider"..... ?

abhik1502 · Answer

Original question is more of a cause and effect scenario.
Its real intent is to show when "companies worldwide tighten their purse" , "they are BOUND to see outside".

In Option A bound looks to be misplaced in terms of meaning. Tightening of purse doesn't bound "service providers overseas".
Again pronoun "their" in option A is ambiguous as there are multiple antecedent.

Option B -- clearly conveys the meaning.

Option C -- doesn't clearly says whose attention these service provider will draw

Option D -- "might" changes the meaning from certainty to possibility.

Option E -- Close but option B is better with closer meaning.

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