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Mary was prone to depression while Monica was not, because 
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ANS: Mary was a naturally optimistic person.


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The wood wasn't holding up, so to prevent leakage we replaced it with ceramic. The 
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ANS: ceramic was new.


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The pasta of Katrina was more bland than Rachel's due to the fact that 
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ANS: Rachel uses chives.


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Brett studied hard for the exam and Ian did not. 
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Brett passed the exam with flying colors.