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[EX Q]: The initial programs have been very successful and the YMCA has been invited into more communities within Center Township. One program, which has experienced immediate results, is the Sista Friends program.
[EX A]: The initial programs have been very successful and the YMCA has been invited into more communities within Center Township.

[EX Q]: Prudie applauds your thoughtfulness, however, and is sure you are one of those considerate people who, when ending a hotel stay, leaves a tip for the maid.
[EX A]: Prudie applauds your thoughtfulness and is sure you are one of those people who leaves a tip when leaving a hotel

[EX Q]: In the first nine months, net was $306 million, compared with a loss of $195 million in the 1988 period. The year - ago results included a $415 million charge in the 1988 second quarter for underperforming real estate and mortgage loans.
[EX A]:
In the first nine months, net was 306 million, compared to the loss of 195 million in the 1988 period.