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505-555 Level|   Idioms/Diction/Redundancy|   Meaning/Logical Predication|                     
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The treasury market dropped in response to a decrease in the value of 09 May 2022, 01:16
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Why B over D?

Although D is lengthy compared to B, both the options show intention of economy to accelerate inflation and drive interest rates higher. So meaning is similar.
Can you please share alternate reason to reject D?
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'Concern' is used is different ways:

I am concerned that he will deny. (I am worried that a bad/unfortunate thing will happen)
I am concerned with (or 'for' or 'about') my accuracy/his safety etc. (I am interested in this)
So these are two different meanings. Since the treasury market dropped, people were worried that the growth will lead to inflation etc.

Also "so as to" gives us the intent. I am hurrying so as to reach on time.
The economy is not growing so as to increase inflation. Inflation will be an effect of the growth.
'fast enough' just means that its rate of growth is such that it will lead to inflation.

Hence (D) is worse on both counts and (B) is better.
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Hello experts,
Can we say "with" is the deciding factor here. meaning is hard to distinguish.
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The treasury market dropped in response to a decrease in the value of the dollar and to continued concern that the economy might be growing as fast as to accelerate inflation and drive interest rates higher.

A. that the economy might be growing as fast as -- as fast as to accelerate denotes deliberate intention by the economy, a wrong intent per se

B. that the economy might be growing fast enough -- the best choice
C. with the economy’s possibly growing so fast as --- economy' possibly growing is bad grammar. The noun after the possessive adjective is missing.
D. with the possibility of the economy growing fast enough so as ----fast enough so as denotes intention
E. with the possibility of the economy possibly growing fast enough-- possibility of the economy possibly growing is awkwardly redundant
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Need some clarification. Is this correct?
So as = conveys intention
as X as = conveys comparison between 2 nouns

What does "so as to" mean?
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Need some clarification. Is this correct?
So as = conveys intention

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Yes, "so as to" indicates "in order to". Since economy did not grow with the intent of accelerating the inflation, "so as to" is not a great fit here.

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses "so as to", its application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.
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The treasury market dropped in response to a decrease in the value of the dollar and to continued concern that the economy might be growing as fast as to accelerate inflation and drive interest rates higher.

A. that the economy might be growing as fast as -- as fast as to accelerate denotes deliberate intention by the economy, a wrong intent per se

B. that the economy might be growing fast enough -- the best choice
C. with the economy’s possibly growing so fast as --- economy' possibly growing is bad grammar. The noun after the possessive adjective is missing.
D. with the possibility of the economy growing fast enough so as ----fast enough so as denotes intention
E. with the possibility of the economy possibly growing fast enough-- possibility of the economy possibly growing is awkwardly redundant

Need some clarification. Is this correct?
So as = conveys intention
as X as = conveys comparison between 2 nouns

What does "so as to" mean?
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Hello deetsbeast,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, "so as to" is synonymous with "in order to", however, its usage in this contxt on the GMAT is rare, as it is needlessly wordy.

A more common usage is the idiomatic construction "so + cause + as to + effect", which is used to convey cause-effect relationships.

To understand the concept of "So As To" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):



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