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The company hired Brian but not Neil for the accounting job because 
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ANS: Brian was great with numbers.


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Stepping on the thumbtack caused more pain that stepping on the nail because the 
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ANS: thumbtack was sharper.


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The mall was closer to Lawrence than Dennis, so 
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ANS: Lawrence always went shopping and eating out there.


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The children were afraid to go in the kitchen, but loved the basement, as the 
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kitchen was a foreboding place.