In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. ______ the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the government had purchased assets of struggling banks with a view ______ ensuring that they did not collapse taking ______ them the rest of the financial system. These assets ______ later at a profit by the government! The U.S. government had acted smartly, while in the Indian case the banks now find themselves ______ with loans made by them to an individual with negative net worth. Fill in the blank: (TARP), the government had purchased assets of struggling banks with a view _______________
- Ato
- Bof
- Cfor
- Dso
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The idiomatic expression used to describe a purpose or intention is "with a view to".It is always followed by a gerund (verb+ing), which perfectly aligns with the word "ensuring" that follows the blank in the sentence.Thus, 'to' is the correct preposition.