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Housing policy analysts have rightly criticized the maze of permits, i
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Housing policy analysts have rightly criticized the maze of permits, inspections, and approvals that currently governs everything from foundation depth to window placement, a system whose sheer administrative weight has driven construction costs to record highs. Yet the minister's proposed remedy overcorrects badly: the complete (i) _______ of regulatory oversight that would necessarily accompany the outright (ii) ________ of the sector would trade one set of problems for an equally troubling absence of any public accountability at all.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. restitution | D. codification |
| B. curtailment | E. consolidation |
| C.abolition | F. privatization |
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Re: Housing policy analysts have rightly criticized the maze of permits, i
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The passage first criticizes excessive government regulation, but then says the minister's solution "overcorrects badly."
"...the complete (i) _______ of regulatory oversight..."
The phrase "complete abolition of regulatory oversight" is the most natural and strongest fit.
A. restitution = restoration (opposite meaning)
B. curtailment = reduction, possible, but "complete curtailment" is awkward, and the passage emphasizes no public accountability at all, implying total elimination.
C. abolition = complete elimination
For Blank (ii):
"...the outright (ii) ________ of the sector..."
The clue is:
"...absence of any public accountability at all."
That would result from privatization, where a government-controlled sector is transferred to private ownership.
D. codification = organizing laws into a code
E. consolidation = merging organizations
F. privatization = transfer to private ownership
Answer: C,F
The passage first criticizes excessive government regulation, but then says the minister's solution "overcorrects badly."
"...the complete (i) _______ of regulatory oversight..."
The phrase "complete abolition of regulatory oversight" is the most natural and strongest fit.
A. restitution = restoration (opposite meaning)
B. curtailment = reduction, possible, but "complete curtailment" is awkward, and the passage emphasizes no public accountability at all, implying total elimination.
C. abolition = complete elimination
For Blank (ii):
"...the outright (ii) ________ of the sector..."
The clue is:
"...absence of any public accountability at all."
That would result from privatization, where a government-controlled sector is transferred to private ownership.
D. codification = organizing laws into a code
E. consolidation = merging organizations
F. privatization = transfer to private ownership
Answer: C,F
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