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I will go with D.

Puilunchristin,

Can you please make sure that you underline the sentences?
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Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.

A. of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that
B. of their sales a year earlier having been as bad as because
C. of their sales a year earlier being as bad as because
D. their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because
E. their sales of a year earlier were as bad as that


is this sentence correct? if it is, should be D, which maintains the sequence of tense.
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D as well...

Waiting for OA, this one was a convuluted one!
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Agree with D. This is the most disgusting sentence I've seen yet.
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Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.

A. of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that
B. of their sales a year earlier having been as bad as because
C. of their sales a year earlier being as bad as because
D. their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because
E. their sales of a year earlier were as bad as that

is this sentence correct? if it is, should be D, which maintains the sequence of tense.


any experts for explanations?
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I think it should be E..

as much.... as

Is the right idiom I think....
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The OA is D....



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