One SC question.Not JJ

bzbz

The decison by one of the nation's largest banks to admit to $3 billion in potencial losses on foreign loans could mean less lending by commercial banks to developing countries and [U]increasing the pressure [/U]on mutigovernment lenders to supply the founds.

A;in creasing the pressure
B;the increasing pressure
C;increased pressure
D;the pressure increased
E;the pressure increasing

tongxun

lending 名词，与pressure 平行。

bzbz

Thank you.

vin0410

这提我也头痛过
a. less须与increased对应, 表达程度上的变化
b. pressure在前文中未曾提过, 故不用the