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Indicate a text span in the passage about which an inquisitive question is asked. (note, don't answer the question).
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Sentence: The oil industry ' s middling profits could persist through the rest of the year .<sep>Question: why the rest of yeatr?
answer:
the rest of the year


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Sentence: The partnership runs the risk that it may not get the approvals for development , but in return , it can buy land at wholesale rather than retail prices , which can result in sizable savings , said Bruce Karatz , president and chief executive officer of Kaufman & Broad .<sep>Question: Why is the partnership running the risk of not getting approvals? 
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runs the risk that it may not get the approvals


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Sentence: Merieux said the government ' s minister of industry , science and technology told it that he wasn ' t convinced that the purchase is likely to be of " net benefit " to Canada .<sep>Question: Why isnt it a net benefit to canada?
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" net benefit " to Canada


