input question: M: Well, When... W: I'm going to take some night courses and maybe, within a couple of years. I'll have a ...uh... Associate Degree in Business. M: Well, when are you going to get started? W: I'm going to start this fall. M: Now are you sure you can get enough money? W: I've talked to my parents and it's uh...It's green light from them. M: Well, that's great. I hope you follow through with it. I've heard about this kind of thing before...you've been talking about it for years. W: Well, it took me a while to put it together, but I've finally made up my mind where I'm going to go and this fall, it's "go" time. M: Well, I just hope you follow through with it this time. W: I will. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: W: I've really given it some thought, and I'm going to go back to school. I'm going to...
M: Yeah, it is. Actually, the only thing I didn't like was when the small town was destroyed. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: That's a good TV show, isn't it?
Q: M: It did, but not as much as experts have predicted. It seems to have had a beneficial effect as well. W: Really? But were crop losses great? M: Yes, However, since the weather following the eruption was unexpectedly good, some crop yields remained steady or even increased beyond normal expectancy levels. W: I'm glad to hear that. But what was the beneficial effect you mentioned? M: A mass destruction of various insect populations. W: How could the ash kill insects without effecting people too? M: It's highly abrasive and quickly wears away the outer wax layer, protecting insects bodies. Removal of that layer causes the insects to lose body moisture by evaporation, the result is usually lethal. W: How about that? Sounds like an effective yet natural insecticide. What was said before this conversation?
A: W: The volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Saint Helens certainly caused a lot of damage, didn't it?
Question: W: It's two hours earlier in Houston, sir. I know without looking it up because my sister lives there. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: M: Miss Smith, I told Dr. Brown that I would call him in the Houston office at ten o'clock by their time. Please find out the time difference for me so that I'll know when to place the call.
[Q]: W: Why don't you compromise? Try to make it a win-win situation for you both. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: The biological project is now in trouble. You know my colleague and I have completely different ideas about how to proceed.
Problem: Given the question: M: Well, you go down this street for two more blocks, then turn left onto Main and go four blocks, then turn right onto Washington Avenue for two blocks, oh, no, not two blocks but one block: it's right there on the coiner, you can't miss it. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
W: How far is it to the courthouse?