(A) do not represent a new principle; it
(B) represent not a new principle, but one that
(C) are not a new principle; the same one
(D) are not a new principle, but one that
(E) are not new in principle; it
Solution:
Idioms
In B, ...not X but Y... is idiomatic and hence, B is the best choice.
A, C, and E, are unidiomatic and hence, these choices are unidiomatic.
In C and D, proposed urban development zones are (not) a new principle is incorrect because zones represent a princilple.
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