You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

Q: John was sad the robber snatched away his bag even though he failed with his watch because the _ is strong.

A: watch
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Q: The team at the company had to be restructured completely for the next month because the _ was lazy.

A: team
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Q: They gave out grades instead of doing ratings because the _ would be too harsh.

A:
ratings
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