Section 3, Question 1
Because economists have yet to identify a pattern of economic indicators that consistently ______ a rise or fall in employment, they have not been able to furnish governments with a method for predicting unemployment rates.
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| (A) withstand | 
| (B) result from | 
| (C) amplifiy | 
| (D) precede | 
| (E) factor out |