According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice in socioeconomically deprived areas.
A. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than are other graduates in planning to practice
B. minority graduates are nearly four times more likely than other graduates who plan on practicing
C. minority graduates are nearly four times as likely as other graduates to plan on practicing
D. it is nearly four times more likely that minority graduates rather than other graduates will plan to practice
E. it is nearly four times as likely for minority graduates than other graduates to plan to practice
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同意A中的are多余。 A are nearly four times more likely than are B in blah blah... 很明显是主语A在和B比,比较的是in blah blah(做某事,在某方面)的likely。 不会是A in blah blah 的likely与B比较。 所以are省略也不会引起歧义,则简洁为上,去掉are。