Identify the correct statement with respect to normalization?

(A) Normalization is a formal technique that can be used only at the starting phase of the database design
(B) Normalization can be used as a top-down standalone database design technique
(C) The process of normalization through decomposition must achieve the lossless join property at any cost whereas the dependency reservation property is sometimes sacrificed
(D) The process of normalization through decomposition must achieve the dependency reservation property at any cost whereas the lossless join property is sometimes sacrificed