420. In the United States, trade unions encountered far more intense opposition against their struggle for social legitimacy than the organized labor movements of most other democratic nations.

(A) against their struggle for social legitimacy than
(B) in their struggle for social legitimacy than did
(C) against their struggle for social legitimacy as
(D) in their struggle for social legitimacy as did
(E) when they struggled for social legitimacy than has

Solution:

Redundancy + Idioms

A and C: “against” is redundant with “opposition”.
D: “more…as” is not idiomatic.
E: “encountered far more than has” is incorrect as “has” can’t replace “encountered”.
B: “did” correctly replaces “encountered”. Best choice.

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