Indicate a text span in the passage about which an inquisitive question is asked. (note, don't answer the question).

Q: Sentence: This contrasts with the year - ago quarter , when the company had net income of $ 11 . 7 million , or 45 cents a share , on revenue of $ 75 . 7 million .<sep>Question: What happened compared to a year-ago?

A: income
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Q: Sentence: Net was $ 24 million , or $ 1 . 15 a share , up from $ 19 million , or 90 cents a share , a year earlier .<sep>Question: What was done differently this year that was not done last year?

A: up from
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Q: Sentence: The former president of FirstSouth F . A . , a defunct Arkansas thrift , pleaded guilty to conspiring to inflate the institution ' s earnings by concealing worthless loan guarantees .<sep>Question: What are they?

A:
by concealing worthless loan guarantees
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