（1）     GWD-11-Q30:

Socially and environmentally responsible investing is on the rise:  last year in the United States, over $2 trillion was invested in funds that screen companies according to a variety of criteria such as adherence to labor standards, protection of the environment, and observance of human rights.

A.      according to a variety of criteria such as

B.      according to a variety of such criteria, as by

C.     according to such a variety of criteria as by

D.     in accordance with such a variety of criteria as

E.      in accordance with a variety of criteria, such as by

I cannot figure it out which one is better. A or E?

I think the Answer is D

After I wrote the above words, I got the following discussion.  You can read it.

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应该是A，

according to 是根据，按照的意思；

in accordance with是符合，一致的意思。

这句话后面是这个fund 审查公司，根据……，即根据什么什么来审查公司，而不是公司是否符合这些什么什么的情况。