I believe that "like a slackened drum" is the implied metaphor.
Answer:
Agricultural economists are concerned with the study of efficiency in farm production, with the returns that will result from employing various quantities and combinations of inputs in farming, and with determining the best farm production alternatives under given physical and economic conditions.
Explanation:
The answer is c because it says in my engish book that the sentence will start with: AS , WHILE , AS LONG , ALTHOUGH , UNLESS , WHEN , AFTER , AS , IF , EVENTHOUGH
1. Power can drive a man mad.
2. Power can make a man do crazy things
Answer:
A. It looks like he has "put on a few extra pounds."