单项选择题

Quick answers to key business questions   The information contained in this business reference book is directly useful to you and your  business.(29) ______ there is a lot of statistical material currently available, it tends to be about(30) ______ industry or group of industries in particular.(31) ______ is not terribly helpful to know what is(32) ______ on in the pet-food industry if you(33) ______ a chain of travel agencies. And knowing(34) ______businesses in the UK spend on training in total tells you very(35) ____ about your own training budget.
The information provided in the book is based entirely on British data, and is relevant to businesses throughout the UK. Companies abroad do(36) ______ things very differently, and if overseas research information were built into the data, this could(37) ______ in inaccuracies in the figures.
This book will (38) ______ you with business data that is useful for all types of businesses,(39) ______ it will apply to you whichever business you are(40) _____. It starts with the questions you might be expected to ask and then tries to answer them.

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A.Although
B.Despite
C.Unless