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47. So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of polluting or nonrenewable fuels, are having a positive effect on the environmental and natural resource base of countries as varied as China, the Netherlands, and Hungary.
A as varied as
B as varied as are
C as varied as those of
D that are as varied as
E that are varied as are

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Re: So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of [#permalink] New post   19 May 2008, 00:45
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47. So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of polluting or nonrenewable fuels, are having a positive effect on the environmental and natural resource base of countries as varied as China, the Netherlands, and Hungary.
A as varied as
B as varied as are
C as varied as those of
D that are as varied as
E that are varied as are


This is confusing... Let's start eliminating.
A.. Leave it as of now.
B. "are" modifies the meaning of the sentence in an awkward manner - Eliminate
C. "those of" makes no sense - Eliminate
D. Let's come back to it.
E. As...as is the correct usage - Eliminate.

Now we are left with A and D. Let's go back to the meaning of the sentence. China, Netherlands and Hungary are shown as an example to display the different kinds of countries. The underlined phrase modifies countries. A is pretty straightforward.

I think it should be A.
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Re: So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of [#permalink] New post   19 May 2008, 01:22
thanks JackOfAllTrades,

Btw: if:
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B. "are" modifies the meaning of the sentence in an awkward manner - Eliminate


What choice following do you think is correct?

43. Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould has argued that many biological traits are not the products of natural selection, favored due to their enhancement of reproduction or survival, but that they are simply random by-products of other evolutionary developments.
A due to their enhancement of reproduction or survival, but that they are
B due to the reproduction or survival they enhance, but they are
C because they enhance reproduction or survival, but
D because they enhance reproduction or survival, but are
E because of enhancing reproduction or survival, but are
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Re: So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of [#permalink] New post   19 May 2008, 02:55
I agree with you.

In this last question, you need ARE, so the correct answer is D.

Nevertheless, I don't understand why in the first question in this post we don't need ARE.
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Re: So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of [#permalink] New post   19 May 2008, 19:04
JackOfAllTrades, where are you? :roll:
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Re: So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of [#permalink] New post   19 May 2008, 19:35
Sondenso,
This should help you a little help
https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=406493#406493
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Re: So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of [#permalink] New post   19 May 2008, 21:04
so OA is A, hehe i picked D. i guess "that are as varied as" is not as concise as "as varied as".

I just used 6 as's in one sentence. :oops:
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Re: So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of [#permalink] New post   19 May 2008, 22:35
sondenso wrote:
thanks JackOfAllTrades,

Btw: if:
JackOfAllTrades wrote:
B. "are" modifies the meaning of the sentence in an awkward manner - Eliminate


What choice following do you think is correct?

43. Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould has argued that many biological traits are not the products of natural selection, favored due to their enhancement of reproduction or survival, but that they are simply random by-products of other evolutionary developments.
A due to their enhancement of reproduction or survival, but that they are
B due to the reproduction or survival they enhance, but they are
C because they enhance reproduction or survival, but
D because they enhance reproduction or survival, but are
E because of enhancing reproduction or survival, but are


sodenso,

I meant the presence of "are" in that particular sentence. It didn't fit well there.
In the above example, "they" is implicit in the seconds part, so it should be "but are". Choice E.

I might be wrong here. It looks a bit tricky. :roll:



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