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Based on the information present in the given passage, you need to write a correct answer to the given question. A correct answer is one that correctly and completely answers the question. Do not write answers that address the question partially or incorrectly. The correct answer must be contained in the given paragraph.
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Paragraph- Sent 1: In remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony here on Wednesday, Gov. George E. Pataki said he expected the facility to generate thousands more jobs in the Hudson Valley area for contractors and suppliers catering to the factory.
Sent 2: He praised IBM for being "a critical partner in our economic development efforts" in New York state.
Sent 3: In a brief speech, Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM's chief executive, emphasized that it was important to make long-term investments despite the current slump in the technology business.
Sent 4: "To play to win in technology, you innovate and you lead," he said.
Sent 5: But manufacturing technology products is a costly and cyclical business.
Sent 6: In June, IBM announced that it was taking a charge of more than $2 billion against earnings.
Sent 7: The largest single reasons for the charge were the cost of getting out of the business of manufacturing hard disks for storage, which it sold to Hitachi, and closing down some of its older semiconductor operations.
Sent 8: But Kelly said the demand for advanced chips, like those produced at IBM's facility in Burlington, Vt., is strong.
Sent 9: "I need more capacity in that end of the market," he said, "and this is factory is critical to meeting that growing demand."Sent 10: If IBM has miscalculated the demand, it will suffer badly as both the high operating costs and depreciation on the huge capital investment for the East Fishkill factory drag down earnings.
Sent 11: But industry analysts said the plant should be insulated from a falloff in one or a few segments of the semiconductor market. 
Question: What company did George Pataki praise for being a critical partner in economic development in New York?.
answer:
IBM.


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Paragraph- Sent 1: The world can be divided into three climate zones.
Sent 2: The first climate zone is the polar zone.
Sent 3: As it sounds, the polar zone is near earths poles.
Sent 4: The polar zone has very long and cold winters.
Sent 5: Brrr!!!!
Sent 6: Near the equator is the tropical zone.
Sent 7: The tropical zone is known for being hot and wet.
Sent 8: Between these two zones is the temperate zone.
Sent 9: Temperatures there tend to be mild.
Sent 10: Its not too hot and not too cold.
Sent 11: You might expect places near the equator to be hot and wet.
Sent 12: Thats not always the case.
Sent 13: Sometimes there are other factors at work.
Sent 14: These factors can affect the local climate type or a region.
Sent 15: Oceans and mountain ranges can have a major impact.
Sent 16: They can greatly influence the climate of an area.
Sent 17: Many factors influence an areas climate. 
Question: What is the tropical zone?.
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Near the Equator.


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Paragraph- Sent 1: First of America Bank Corp. said it completed its acquisition of Midwest Financial Group Inc. for about $250 million.
Sent 2: First of America, which now has 45 banks and $12.5 billion in assets, announced an agreement to acquire the Peoria, Ill., bank holding company in January.
Sent 3: Midwest Financial has $2.3 billion in assets and eight banks.
Sent 4: The Midwest Financial subsidiary banks will continue to operate under their current names until early 1990, when each will adopt the First of America name.
Sent 5: Kalamazoo, Mich.-based First of America said it will eliminate the 13 management positions of the former Midwest Financial parent company.
Sent 6: First of America said some of the managers will take other jobs with First of America.
Sent 7: But it said that severance payments to those executives not staying with the company will reduce First of America's operating results for 1989 by $3 million to $4 million, or 15 cents to 20 cents a share. 
Question: Which Bank Group acquired two separate bank entities?.
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First of America Bank Corp.


