GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Because there are provisions of the new maritime code that

chetan has already explained itwell.

Because andeven though are almostcontradictory in meaning. The following example shouldhelp:

Even though James worked hard, he failed .
- Correctsentence

Because James worked hard, he failed .
- Illogical sentence

Now if you understand the meaning of the sentence under consideration, hopefully you will realize thateven though does not make sense.
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