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D. May I know the source please?
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D. May I know the source please?
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It's from a GMAT institute.
Even i thought of D. but the OA is different.
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Why did you think of D? I think its B. But than what is OA if it's not D?
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If the OA is not D. why did you mark it as D?
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I chose D because it admits that the company is huge.
In B does acquiring patents mean growth? Can we really infer that?

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i still think D is better than B...
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If the OA is not D. why did you mark it as D?
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Ooops sorry, my mistake. THE OA IS B
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stupid question
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None of the answer choices make any sense.



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