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GRE 1: Q165 V161
The flood of innovation that has engendered many
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28 Jun 2016, 03:20
28 Jun 2016, 03:20
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The flood of innovation that has engendered many of last decade’s technological breakthroughs has also claimed some victims in its wake: companies once at the (i) ___________________ of such innovation have now become (ii) ___________________.
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| Blank i | Blank ii |
| a) brink | d) remarkably pioneering |
| b) forefront | e) mostly obsolete |
| c) periphery | f) increasingly relevant |
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B,E
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Re: The flood of innovation that has engendered many
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07 Jun 2017, 09:35
07 Jun 2017, 09:35
Hi, Please help me understand the OA. How can companies in the forefront become obsolete, wouldn't Periphery suit the first blank better?
Re: The flood of innovation that has engendered many
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08 Jun 2017, 05:42
08 Jun 2017, 05:42
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Hi, Please help me understand the OA. How can companies in the forefront become obsolete, wouldn't Periphery suit the first blank better?
No.
We need something that exemplifies "victims".
"once" ... "have now become" clearly indicates a concession.
