GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: State officials report that soaring rates of liability

State officials report that soaringrates of liability insurance have risen to force cutbacks in the operations of everything from local governments and school districts to day-care centers and recreational facilities.

(A) rates of liability insurance have risen to force - rates of is unidiomatic here ; have risen is redundant
(B) rates of liability insurance are a force for - rates of is unidiomatic here ; are a force for does not accurately convey the meaning that the soaring rates are actually
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