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Difference between acceptable and considerable



 
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Difference between acceptable and considerable #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 15, 2005 16:43 pm   Difference between acceptable and considerable
 

Test No. incompl/inter-70 "How to criticize", question 7

I'm afraid to tell you that your standard of work has fallen well below what we think is ..........

(a) considerable
(b) believable
(c) acceptable
(d) available

Test No. incompl/inter-70 "How to criticize", answer 7

I'm afraid to tell you that your standard of work has fallen well below what we think is acceptable.

Correct answer: (c) acceptable
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both a & c might be correct answers
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Acceptable #2 (permalink) Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:50 am   Acceptable
 

No, only acceptable is correct here. Considerable doesn't work because it means sizeable or substantial.
In all of our tests only answer option is correct.

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