Question:
The seamstress tried to duplicate the pattern with the machine but the 

Answer:
Continue the sentence -- machine was too old.


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Getting the materials for the building, the company could only get the steel and not the copper because the 

Answer:
Continue the sentence -- steel was affordable.


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The ring was stuck on the woman's finger while the bracelet slipped off her wrist because the 

Answer:
Continue the sentence -- ring was too tight.


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The math department at the school excelled, while the history department floundered, as the district put miniscule funds into the 

Answer:
Continue the sentence -- history department.