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Old 09-01-2003, 12:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Darwin's method did not really _______ the idea of race as an important conceptual category; even the much more central idea of species was little more than a theoretical ________.

(A) require..convenience
(B) apply..measurement
(C) exclude..practice
(D) subsume..validation
(E) reject..fact
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Old 09-01-2003, 12:57 PM   #2 (permalink)
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hi wood,

it is D. i think. let me offer an explaination

"was little more than a theoretical" indicates that central idea fo species in fact was a theoretical idea. thus all other choices except C) and E)
are eliminated.

E is not correct b'cos theoretical fact does not fit well.

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Old 09-01-2003, 01:00 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Sorry crackit. D is not the answer.
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Old 09-01-2003, 03:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Quote:
Originally posted by wood

Sorry crackit. D is not the answer.
This one's already been discussed fairly recently, I'll try to find it. It's A.
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Old 09-01-2003, 03:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Right... Sorry for the repeated post.

Please, refer to: http://www.TestMagic.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4139
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