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I think it is C. While it is true that "their" can conceivably refer to Republicans or conservative Christians, we know that Republicans yielded, and people don't yield to "their" own demands. With choice D, there is no single noun at all to be replaced by "it."

led to the Australian authorities to grant is correct http://www.www.urch.com/forums/../images/smilies/thumbs-up-nomi.gif Is, in fact, wrong. D is the only answer that works.

I believe that D is the answer: A and B should say "Australian governments' granting of a concession" C and E are wrong for the idiom reason that Spring2009 states The decline in tourism "led to" the Australian government doing something, i.e., granting the bauxite concession, which is choice D. I think people go for C rather than D because (i) it's a trap answer to get us to skip over the "led to" in the question stem, and (ii) the last half of the sentence -- about the subsequent name of the company -- is more concise in choice C.

I am inclined towards C. All the other four choices lack the necessary definite articles.

You don't need to apply the subjunctive rues to solve these: For (1): A. concise B. "forbid...from" -- idiom error (correct idiom is "forbid someone to do x") C. "there be a strike by the transportation union" -- wordy, awkward D. will -- verb tense error E. will -- verb tense error For (2): A. "to even refuse" -- split infinitive B. concise C. no "that" -- correct idiom is "advise that" D. no "that" -- correct idiom is "advise that" E. "the first line of defense for a company for a company eluding offers like these" - wordy

Simple27 nailed it perfectly. The answer is D.

The correct idiom is "connection between X and Y." Conversely, "eating of" is wordy and non-idiomatic. Hence, choice D.

I believe the correct answer is D. "Despite having" is idiomatic, and E is both non-idiomatic and wordy.