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Which sentence is more formal?

• If the original building design is too expensive, it is time to go back to the drawing

• If the original building is too expensive, it is time to review the plans

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• Venice, Italy, is a city that is built on a lotta small islands and connected by a bunch of real cool bridges

• The city of Venice, Italy, is built on over one hundred small islands that are connected by roughly 400 bridges

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• The mayor had a blast cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the new theater

• The mayor felt honored to cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the new theater

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• Maxwell Electronics has a reputation for responding quickly to all customer concerns and questions

• Maxwell Electronics has a reputation for responding real quick to customer concerns and questions

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• The shipping company should provide the estimated time of arrival of the new equipment

• The shipping company should provide the ETA of the new equipment

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• It takes guts to stand up to people who are being bullied

• It takes courage to stand up for people who are being bullied

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• Convincing patients to make lifestyle changes that will improve their health can be like pulling teeth

• It can be difficult to convince patients to make lifestyle changes that will improve their health

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• An aqueduct is something that takes water from somewhere, like a lake, into a city

• An aqueduct is a channel that transports water from a source, like a lake, into a city

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• Most of the apartments in New York City's Upper West Side cost an arm and a leg

• Most of the apartments in New York City's Upper West Side are extremely expensive

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• After spending a day exploring Niagra Falls, visitors may want to travel east

• After spending a day checking out Niagra Falls, visitors can hit the road