One accusation made after the BP oil spill in 2010 was that the appropriate regulatory agency had become too lax on enforcing the safety regulations on the drilling rigs because

A) it lacked the necessary funding.
B) the necessary legislation was stalled in Congress.
C) it favored the oil companies.
D) there were no OSHA standards for the oil industry.
E) offshore drilling was too important to the economy.

C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. ?a single ISP with a national monopoly. B. a great deal of competition in the broadband market. C. ?ISPs with local monopolies. D. ?a single ISP with a national monopoly. E. ?None of these choices is true.

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