SC: The globalization of financial-services companies has be

[Jessie_8112000]

The globalization of financial-services companies has been a boon to money launderers, because of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred to a branch in a more regulated one.

A. of allowing money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred
B. of allowing the transfer of money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
C. it allows that money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction is transferred
D. it allows the transfer of money having been placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction
E. it allows money placed in a bank in a less regulated jurisdiction to be transferred

the OA is E
C is wrong because 'it allows that...' is undiomatic??

[mschwrtz]

Please cite a source for this question, per forum rules.

[mschwrtz]

hey Jessie, checked it myself and it looks legit. It also looks as though we have quite good thread on it already.

the-globalization-of-financial-services-companies-t8357.html

In answer to your question, though.... "Allows that" does not mean "permits." It means "concedes that." I'd call that diction rather than idiom, but close enough.

By the way, if "allows that" did mean "permits," you'd have to change the "is transferred" to "to be transferred," so C would be wrong still.