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Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

“They always seem to be on the move,” said Rodrigo Soberanes, a stringer for AP in Veracruz.
Mexican Journalists Speak Out on Reporter Murders|Jason McGahan|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The wall directly opposite the entrance was covered in colorful glass and bead mosaics.
A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma|Katya Cengel|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Howard Stringer was appointed president of CBS News in October 1986, the occasion was sufficiently bizarre—really?
A Well-Spoken Invasion:The Brits Taking Over American Media|Lloyd Grove|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The real goal was going from this stringer service to become a network cameraman.
How ‘Transcendence’ Director Wally Pfister Became Christopher Nolan’s Secret Weapon|Andrew Romano|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The British-born Stringer likened Letterman to the satirical tradition of comedy in his home country.
David Letterman Surprises CBS and Announces His Retirement|Lloyd Grove|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He seemed to have abandoned himself to a reverie, and to be seeing pleasing visions in the amber bead.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
When the doctor arrived in the country, Butifer drew a bead on him, in a corner of the forest.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
They are very timid, and will not look a stranger in the face, their bead-like eyes constantly shifting.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Before he could draw a bead, the rabbit vanished behind a distant scrub oak.
Restricted Tool|Malcolm B. Morehart
This projects some inches from the side of the boat, and the effect of this small bead in throwing off seas is most remarkable.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.