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Some Surveys on the use of graphics in business presentations indicate that proposals incorporating graphics stand a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals without graphics.

A.) a twenty percent better chance of being approved than proposals
B.) a twenty percent better chance of approval in comparison with those
C.) a likelihood they will be approved twenty percent greater than those
D.) a twenty percent greater likelihood of approval as compared to proposals
E.) twenty percent more likelihood of being approved than do those

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I didn't understand why D is incorrect. I was infact stuck in between B and D. The answer turned out to be A :?
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I didn't understand why D is incorrect. I was infact stuck in between B and D. The answer turned out to be A :?

Hey prateek176 ,

This question is using the idiom "better ... than ". . So, wherever we have incorrect idiom that option will be incorrect.

Hence, option B is out.

Now, similarly, the correct idiom is greater than or smaller than. Hence, option D is also using incorrect idiom.

Does that make sense?
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Hi, I am confused why the likelihood in option D in incorrect in the question. While solving the question, I felt that likelihood of getting approved sounds better than chance. I would also know what are the different ways to eliminate options B to E. Thanks!
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Can someone please explain why option E is incorrect? I was able to eliminate options B and D because of absence of "than". And was able to eliminate C because of improper sentence construction. But, I don't understand why option E is incorrect or a better choice than option A.
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Can someone please explain why option E is incorrect? I was able to eliminate options B and D because of absence of "than". And was able to eliminate C because of improper sentence construction. But, I don't understand why option E is incorrect or a better choice than option A.

{Think you mean why A is a better choice than option E}

"stand twenty percent more likelihood" is unidiomatic. A likelihood is something that *is*, not something one *stands*.
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Is it good to say that " 20% better chance" or "20% greater chance".
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Is it good to say that " 20% better chance" or "20% greater chance".

Hello thakurarun85,

We hope this finds you well.

To resolve your query, both "better" and "greater" are entirely acceptable adjectives to use alongside the noun "chance".

We hope this helps.
All the best!
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Is it good to say that " 20% better chance" or "20% greater chance".

Hello thakurarun85,

We hope this finds you well.

To resolve your query, both "better" and "greater" are entirely acceptable adjectives to use alongside the noun "chance".

We hope this helps.
All the best!
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Thanks for a response. Much appreciate.
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I have the following thought process.

(c) 'stand a likelihood' is incorrect.
(d) 'greater likelihood of approval' too complicated and wordy
(e) same as c

Now we are left with options A and B.
I selected A because 'stand a chance of being approved' sounds better than 'stand a chance of approval'. In fact B would sounds better as 'have a chance of approval'.

This is pure instinctual thinking!
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