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The bridge player's frequent errors, although frustrating for his part
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29 Dec 2024, 06:56
29 Dec 2024, 06:56
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The bridge player's frequent errors, although frustrating for his partner, were $\(\qquad\)$ his defeat, since none of the competing players could determine, from the cards he played, what cards he likely held-a necessary prerequisite to figuring out how to block his plays.
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| A. an insurance against |
| B. the reason for |
| C. an indication of | D. an obstacle to | E. a hurdle for |
| F. the guarantee of |
Re: The bridge player's frequent errors, although frustrating for his part
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03 Feb 2025, 06:17
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
An obstacle to, a hurdle for.
The blank in this sentence is describing the bridge player's errors and the effect that they had on his defeat. These errors are "frustrating for his partner," but his competitors were unable to determine "what cards he likely held" or "how to block his plays." These two clues suggest that the bridge player was doing something helpful for himself or his team, thereby preventing defeat. The best pair of words, then, is "an obstacle to" and "a hurdle for," suggesting that the errors prevented his (immediate) defeat. The other four options all give opposite meaning to this sentence, though in different degrees of certainty. "An insurance against" and "the guarantee of" would indicate that defeat was imminent, while "the reason for" and "an indication of" would suggest it was likely.
An obstacle to, a hurdle for.
The blank in this sentence is describing the bridge player's errors and the effect that they had on his defeat. These errors are "frustrating for his partner," but his competitors were unable to determine "what cards he likely held" or "how to block his plays." These two clues suggest that the bridge player was doing something helpful for himself or his team, thereby preventing defeat. The best pair of words, then, is "an obstacle to" and "a hurdle for," suggesting that the errors prevented his (immediate) defeat. The other four options all give opposite meaning to this sentence, though in different degrees of certainty. "An insurance against" and "the guarantee of" would indicate that defeat was imminent, while "the reason for" and "an indication of" would suggest it was likely.
Re: The bridge player's frequent errors, although frustrating for his part
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23 Apr 2025, 01:37
23 Apr 2025, 01:37
but why a hurdle too would be the answer since it is his loss that we are talking about
