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05 Oct 2009, 14:47
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No less an authority than Walter Cronkite has reported that half of all Americans never read a book.
(A) No less an authority than
(B) Nonetheless an authority
(C) Nevertheless authoritarian
(D) Not less an authority than
(E) An authority not less than
(A) No less an authority than
(B) Nonetheless an authority
(C) Nevertheless authoritarian
(D) Not less an authority than
(E) An authority not less than
29 Jun 2019, 16:42
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Jones105 (above, posting in 2009!) covered this quite well. The trick here is that if you don't know this idiom, you're going to be confused. "No less a (blank) than (person/entity)" means that (person/entity) is the subject of the sentence, and is (a blank) to a very high degree.
No less an authority than the author himself said that the book is not a religious allegory. Translation: The author himself said that the book is not a religious allegory, and the author is of course a great authority on his own book.
No less an athlete than Carl Lewis has excelled through the adoption of a vegan diet. Translation: Carl Lewis, a great athlete, has excelled through the adoption of a vegan diet.
No less an authority than the author himself said that the book is not a religious allegory. Translation: The author himself said that the book is not a religious allegory, and the author is of course a great authority on his own book.
No less an athlete than Carl Lewis has excelled through the adoption of a vegan diet. Translation: Carl Lewis, a great athlete, has excelled through the adoption of a vegan diet.
07 Oct 2009, 06:19
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A - is the best answer. It introduces the value of the person and is an accepted, yet somewhat awkward way to say it. (IMO)
B - nonetheless means "in spite of" and would indicate Americans haven't read a book even though Cronkite reported on the issue
C - authoritarian is an adjective that's completely unrelated to the sentence
D - Not is typically used to negate something. In this case, the sentence is just using a correct, but awkward way to introduce him.
E - using "an authority" would indicate someone other than Walter Cronkite, who was at least his equal. (Since we use indefinite articles to introduce previously unreferenced nouns into conversation)
I hope that helps
