Finally reaching a decision on an issue that has long been politicallycharged in the Pacific Northwest, politiciansdecided to postpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wildsalmon and other endangered fish, instead of which they proposed a series ofsmaller steps, by which they intend to protect the fish.

A.      politicians decided topostpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon andother endangered fish, instead of which they proposed a series of smallersteps, by which they intend

B.     
politicians decided topostpone by at least five years an ambitious plan to protect wild salmon andother endangered fish, proposing instead a series of smaller steps intended

C.      politicians decided topostpone by at least five years an ambitious plan for protecting wild salmonand other endangered fish, and instead they proposed a series of smaller steps,intending.

D.      an ambitious plan toprotect wild salmon and other endangered fish was postponed by politicians, whoinstead proposed a series of smaller steps, intending.

E.       an ambitious plan toprotect wild salmon and other endangered fish has been postponed bypoliticians, proposing instead a series of smaller steps intended.

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