[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The gun lacked the power to penetrate the armor, as the

[A]: armor was strong against it.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The washer gave me less trouble than the drier because the

[A]: washer was much newer.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Every time Michael saw a spider in the apartment he asked Samuel to deal with it, because

[A]:
Samuel loved helping spiders.