dzyubam on March 16, 2010
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Practice idioms that are frequently used in GMAT Sentence Correction questions.
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as ... as | Will Ferrell's cameo scenes are __ funny __ anything he's ever done. |
is lacking in | What these scores tell us is that rigor __ __ __ some schools. |
demanded that | The city industrialists have __ __ the state government meet the promises made by chief minister Ashok Chavan. |
between ... and | Tensions have flared in some parts of the country __ blacks __ Hispanics. |
for | This report has been issued by the association since 1931, except __ a four-year interruption during World War II. |
a means to | "I believe that wealth is __ __ __ an end, not an end in itself". |
by | Our economic well-being is generally determined __ the amount of goods and services that we consume. |
with | She is credited __ solving numerous cases. |
mandated that ... be | Why hasn't Congress __ __ the total premium cost __ shown as wages on every pay stub but not taxed? |
have mistaken ... for | A 13-year-old girl was mistakenly abducted in March 2008 by traffickers who were believed to __ __ her __ the niece of a suspected drug dealer. |
proposed that ... be | The drug maker __ __ the litigation __ centralized in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. |
rather than | The astronauts would probably best use their remaining time living and working on Mars __ __ dying at home. |
in | A rise __ electricity prices fuelled the 18 percent year-on-year jump in the company's revenues to 3.6 billion zlotys. |
of | Cuban poverty is a result __ the American trade embargo. |
to | Sweet potatoes are native __ Central America and Peru. |
as | Sponsors increasingly use the Internet __ a direct media channel to customers. |
that | The market has confidence __ the firm will add back leverage to increase profits. |
from | Its gross margin rose from 22% to 25%, but its operating margin fell __ 7% to 4%. |
between | The ancient Chinese Taoists distinguished __ intercourse and orgasm. |
as if | It seems __ __ the company is slowly running out of new features to add. |