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For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster

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For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2006, 12:28
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For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or
Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three
countries.

A. Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
B. have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining
C. have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
D. the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
E. the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained



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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2006, 12:43
I go with D.

E- I think is incorrect 'coz "and the employment rate" of what?

Dutch Economy is being compared with econom of each country France, Ger and Britan. E, IMHO, sounds as though Freance, Brit, and Ger have several economies!
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2006, 13:02
E for || comparison.

Giddi, in E, its stated clearly that "the unemployment rate has remained well below that of the other three countries"
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2006, 21:14
E for me.

A. Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
Incorrect comparison
B. have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining
has ..have
C. have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
Incorrect comparison
D. the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
Had it been economies or Britain France or Germany, i would be happier
E. the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
CORRECT
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2006, 22:37
It's Between D and E. I will go with D.

In "E" - it appears the Dutch economy is being compared with multiple economies of each of the listed countries - does not seem right to me

In D, I must admit, the extra "that" in "....with the unemployment rate that has remained..." seems suspicious
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2006, 00:12
Britan, France, and Germany represent multiple countries, so economies should be the correct comparison.

(E)
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2006, 01:39
Its E.

correct comparison of Dutch economy and economies of X, Y and Z.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2006, 22:33
Will go with gang, Its E.

I think in D, unemployment rate that has

sounds passive to me. Can any one explain.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2006, 22:36
gmat_crack wrote:
Will go with gang, Its E.

I think in D, unemployment rate that has

sounds passive to me. Can any one explain.
D is wrong because the dutch economy is being compared to france and germany.
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2006, 23:01
my vote also for E

in D, we need a plural noun "economies" and E does that just fine.

hey vivek, heggidiya..yeno kaansode illa ?? :-D
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2006, 23:16
shahnandan wrote:
my vote also for E

in D, we need a plural noun "economies" and E does that just fine.

hey vivek, heggidiya..yeno kaansode illa ?? :-D


Hi Nandan,
Chennagi iddene, bahal kelasa ide, last 8 days yenu study madalilla.
Nee heggiddiyo?
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   08 Feb 2006, 23:22
vivek123 wrote:
shahnandan wrote:
my vote also for E

in D, we need a plural noun "economies" and E does that just fine.

hey vivek, heggidiya..yeno kaansode illa ?? :-D


Hi Nandan,
Chennagi iddene, bahal kelasa ide, last 8 days yenu study madalilla.
Nee heggiddiyo?


Yen swamy tavu kannada na?

Now I am convinced it is E!
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   09 Feb 2006, 02:10
giddi77 wrote:
vivek123 wrote:
shahnandan wrote:
my vote also for E

in D, we need a plural noun "economies" and E does that just fine.

hey vivek, heggidiya..yeno kaansode illa ?? :-D


Hi Nandan,
Chennagi iddene, bahal kelasa ide, last 8 days yenu study madalilla.
Nee heggiddiyo?


Yen swamy tavu kannada na?

Now I am convinced it is E!


Ayyo raama, neeve kuda? :panel

OA is "E"
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   09 Feb 2006, 08:39
E seems best

However it changes the original meaning

vivek123 wrote:
For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster than Britain, France, or
Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained well below that of the other three
countries.

A. Britain, France, or Germany, with the unemployment rate having remained
B. have those of Britain, France, or Germany, and the unemployment rate remaining
C. have Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
D. the economy of Britain, France, and Germany, with the unemployment rate that has remained
E. the economies of Britain, France, and Germany, and the unemployment rate has remained
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   09 Feb 2006, 23:33
GMATT73 wrote:
vivek123 wrote:
giddi77 wrote:
vivek123 wrote:
shahnandan wrote:
my vote also for E

in D, we need a plural noun "economies" and E does that just fine.

hey vivek, heggidiya..yeno kaansode illa ?? :-D


Hi Nandan,
Chennagi iddene, bahal kelasa ide, last 8 days yenu study madalilla.
Nee heggiddiyo?


Yen swamy tavu kannada na?

Now I am convinced it is E!


Ayyo raama, neeve kuda? :panel

OA is "E"


Hindi? Urdu? Punjabi? Sanskrit????


:-D Matt, This is "Kannad", language spoken in Karnataka State of India !
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   10 Feb 2006, 07:15
Vivek, is Kannad a mutually intelligible dialect with Hindi, Urdu, or Punjabi?
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Re: For the last five years the Dutch economy has grown faster [#permalink] New post   11 Feb 2006, 03:57
GMATT73 wrote:
Vivek, is Kannad a mutually intelligible dialect with Hindi, Urdu, or Punjabi?


Matt, good question :)
Kannad is not mutually intelligible with Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi. Kannad is totally different from these languages! By large, there is similarity (debatable ;)) among south Indian languages. Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam are other south Indian languages.
I appreciate your curiosity :-D, actually there are around 50 languages spoken in India & it's really interesting to know more than one language.



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