Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:

.... fewer strikes since the profit-sharing schemes were introduced.

  • A There have been
  • B There are
  • C There were
  • D There are going to be
  • E There was
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The correct answer is A. There have been

The present perfect verb tense "have been" indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance in the present.

Introducing the profit-sharing schemes was a past action whose impact is still being seen.

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