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Identify the segment that contains an error: The authority's decision to delay the rollout (1)/ was linked partly to pressure from the industry (2)/ and partly because of legal uncertainty (3)/ related to the latest amendments. (4)

1. Part (1)
2. Part (2)
3. Part (3)
4. Part (4)

Correct answer: Part (3)

Solution

The error is in part (3) because the structure should be parallel: "partly due to pressure... and partly due to legal uncertainty" or similar. The phrase "partly because of" breaks the parallel construction.

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