Flashcards: GMAT Club Sentence Correction - Idioms
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Created by:
dzyubam on March 16, 2010
Subjects:
gmat, sentence correction, idiom, idioms, gmat verbal, gmat club
Description:
Practice idioms that are frequently used in GMAT Sentence Correction questions.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 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. |