JAMB - English Language (2014 - No. 1)
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The minister considered the ministry's budget to be a drop in the ocean in view of the number of projects in the pipeline.
The pipeline project across the ocean will be abandoned unless budgetary allocation improves
The amount available may be inadequate for projected expenditure
The minister may be dropped for failing to complete a number of projects
The money approved cannont complete the pipeline project acorss the ocean
Explicació
A drop in the ocean; a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected.