Question
The creation of a single European market in financial
services was a hard row to crack , but it has been a resounding success. In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part contains an idiom/phrasal verb that may be correct or erroneous. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which is the correct idiom that should replace the error in bold, if there is any, and which makes the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No improvement required’, mark (E) as the answer.Solution
The idiom ‘hard/tough nut to crack’ means ‘a problem that is very difficult to solve or a person who is very difficult to understand’. It is correct. There is another idiom ‘a hard/tough row to hoe’ means ‘a difficult situation to deal with’. The creation of a single European market in financial services was a hard nut to crack , but it has been a resounding success.
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Conclusions:Â
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II. S % AÂ
III. C © Q
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Conclusions: I. Z > H II. I > Z
Statements:
Few Platforms are Trains.
All Platforms are Stations.
Some Stations are not Passengers.
Conclusion:
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Statements: D = B ≤ I < L ≥ M = R; T = U ≥ L
Conclusion: I. D < U II. B = T
If A = B, C ≥ D, A < D and  E > B , then which of the following conclusion is true?
Statements: I > J = K ≥ M; D ≥ F ≤ E = I
Conclusions:
I. M < E
II. D ≥ MWhich of the following expressions will be true if the expression Q ≥ M = R > F = E ≤ X is definitely true?
Statement: W ≥ V > U < G ≥ S; V ≥ I = P
Conclusion: I. W > IÂ Â Â Â Â Â II. W = P
In the following question the relationship between different elements is given in the statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. Read the ...
Statement: L ≥ M ≤ R = S; M > N ≥ P
Conclusions:
I. P ≤ M
II. L > N
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