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Monday, April 10, 2006

Qn:111

An inventory equal to 90 days sales is as much as even the strongest businesses carry, and then only as a way to anticipate higher prices or ensure against shortages.
(A) as much as even
(B) so much as even
(C) even so much as
(D) even as much that
(E) even so much that

Official Answer: A

posted by Ravanan at Monday, April 10, 2006

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Anonymous said...: Can some one explain this. This completely bowled me; November 30, 2006 6:24 PM
AR said...: 'as much as' is the correct idiomatic expression.; February 01, 2007 12:27 AM
Anonymous said...: As .... As is the correct idiom usage; March 25, 2007 11:00 PM
mahesh said...: even so much as, is idiomatic

but when refering to quantity, as much as is apt.

so much as, has two useages
but rather:
I'm not looking at her so much as I am studying her hat.
even:
From outside, no one could see so much as a light on in the house.; July 13, 2008 5:16 PM
Raju said...: Why not "B" ?; June 10, 2009 8:45 AM
Unknown said...: I got the answer right (i.e. A), but the question itself is so wordy and very poorly constructed.

In the following original sentence: An inventory equal to 90 days sales is as much as even the strongest businesses carry, and then only as a way to anticipate higher prices or ensure against shortages; "and then only as a way to anticipate higher prices or ensure against shortages", does not make any sense. It should be, "and the only way to anticipate higher prices or ensure against shortages"; July 22, 2009 9:32 AM
dd said...: The sentence depends on the correct use of the idiom as much as to indicate comparison: they like x as much as y. Not so much as is another idiom used only in the negative: not so much as a whisper was heard from the crowd. In this sentence, the adverb even modifies the strongest businesses and must come just before it.
A Correct. This sentence uses the correct idiom, as much as, and maintains the proper placement of the modifier even.
B So much as is not the correct idiom
C Even must be next to the strongest businesses, so much as is an incorrect idiom
D Even must be next to the strongest businesses; as much that is an incorrect idiom
E Even must be next to the strongest businesses, so much that is an incorrect idiom
The correct answer is A.; April 19, 2010 7:12 PM
www.muebles-en-valdemoro.com said...: This won't actually have success, I think so.; November 28, 2011 4:10 AM

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