The prescription for the pills took a shorter time than the salve because the doctor's handwriting was too messy on the one for the 
OPTIONS:
- pills .
- salve .
salve .

Brian was overweight but Nick wasn't overweight because 
OPTIONS:
- Brian ate a small amount of calories.
- Nick ate a small amount of calories.
Nick ate a small amount of calories.

The wars were always more deadly than the conflicts, because the 
OPTIONS:
- wars were less serious.
- conflicts were less serious.
conflicts were less serious.