Both threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced the firm to adjust their expected earnings for the third time since the beginning of the fiscal year.
(A) Both threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced
(B) Both the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and the increasing protests by grass-roots organizations threatened the agriculture firm's projected net profits, falling for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced
(C) Both because it was threatened by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, the agriculture firm's projected net profits fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, forcing
(D) The agriculture firm's projected net profits, threatened both by the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and by increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, forcing
(E) The agriculture firm's projected net profits, threatened by both the possibility of legislation restricting acceptable language in advertisements and increasing protests by grass-roots organizations, fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, which forced