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It costed more to repair the car of Leslie than it did the car of Derrick because 
Here's how I want to continue it: Leslie had more services done.

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The dog could no longer sleep in the kennel and was moved to a temporary cage, because he had outgrown the 
Here's how I want to continue it: kennel .

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Running in a marathon suited Nelson but not Michael because 
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Nelson had practiced long distance running for years.