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49. 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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So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of 13 Feb 2008, 09:44
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A as varied as [this only compares between countries but require to reference back positive effect – eliminate it]
B as varied as are [this only compares between countries but require to reference back positive effect – eliminate it]
C as varied as those of [hold it]
D that are as varied as [that – cannot refer complete action of prior sentence – eliminate it]
E that are varied as are [same as d]

Answer: C
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So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of 13 Feb 2008, 11:31
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I think it is A

A as varied as -> compares the environmental and natural resources base of countries
B as varied as are -> "are" usage is wrong
C as varied as those of ->those of refers to natural resources and...
D that are as varied as -> that usage is improper
E that are varied as are -> that improper usage

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So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of 13 Feb 2008, 12:22
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Agree with A. It's just idiomatic that way.
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I would go with D on this one.

I know it sounds wordy, but i have a feeling the sentence needs "that" before the idiom.
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I would go with D on this one.

I know it sounds wordy, but i have a feeling the sentence needs "that" before the idiom.
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D changes the meaning of the sentence; "that are varied as are" means the same think as "like" where as "as varied as" means the same thing as "such as". If we go with D, then China, Hungary etc. as no longer individual countries but rather are categories of countries.

author says that the taxes are affecting such diverse countries as china etc., he is not saying that the taxes are affecting countries like china..



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