Sentence 1: Two classic aims of inquiry are to understand the nature of events and to understand their causes.

Sentence 2: The inquiry wants to understand what happened to the organization and why it happened.
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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: Information technology effectively integrated into strategic plans and performance management practices can lead to increased customer satisfaction, government productivity gains, and significant cost reductions- increasingly important attributes to a government with a declining employee base.

Sentence 2: Government gains a great deal when information technology is used right.
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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Sentence 1: Consequently, their cost to the Postal Service is far less than for full-time employees.

Sentence 2: The postal cost is more for full time employees
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Answer:
no