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Where does he come in?" | I do not know his role in the situation. | I know exactly what he will do. |
i'm not sure i have | I am not certain if I possess. | I am absolutely sure that I possess. |
So it was bitterly ironic when Elizabeth died without an heir and James, Mary's Catholic son, inherited the English throne. | Elizabeth had trouble conceiving children and this was the end of her royal bloodline. | Elizabeth abdicated her throne and gave it to James. |
He said the way to accomplish this is to find and work with agency staff interested in the topic. | He stated that a person needed to have an interest for it to be done. | She wanted someone that had no prior knowledge. |
i mean that's what you your going to have to expect that to happen people are just totally unfeeling like uh | I don't have a high opinion of people and think they're apathetic. | People can be really sympathetic and sentimental, I think. |
On August 6, 1993, HUD conducted a public hearing, which produced testimony and documents from 36 interested parties; in addition, HUD received 1,526 comments on the matters at issue. | There were 36 interested parties at the HUD public hearing. | HUD conducted a public hearing in December 7, 2001. |
maybe we'll get across we'll cross paths again good night | Perhaps we shall cross paths again. | May our paths never cross again. |
$20,171 to support overtime costs of two additional officers to serve PFAs during nonscheduled work hours, ensuring more expedient and immediate delivery and service of PFA orders. | There will be money to support the overtime costs for additional officers. | There will be no money to support overtime costs. |
We found in our earlier report complied with the requirements of the act. | Our earlier report was compiled per the statute's direction. | Our report was compiled voluntarily, not because of statue or governmental impulsion. |
uh-huh yeah i like him | I don't hate him. | I don't care for him. |
As Commissioner Rossotti has stated, IRS' current cumbersome organizational structure and inadequate technology are the principal obstacles to delivering dramatic improvements in customer service and productivity. | The inadequate technology of the IRS gets in the way of improving customer service. | The IRS' current level of technology is adequate for serving customers. |
The one to the joint venture? | The one to the partnership? | The one to the solo operation? |
that is used in most medicines. | That is mostly used in medicines. | That is never used in medicines of any kind. |
In the fall Blackpool comes alive with thousands of colored lights that create fanciful pictures and patterns on the sea front. | The sea front is painted by the colored lights. | The pictures of Blackpool in fall are horrible. |
The President's Clear Skies Initiative is designed to help us meet our national air quality goals. | The Clear Skies Initiative was designed to help meet the nation's air quality goals. | The Clear Skies Initiative was initially developed as a political ploy, and was not expected to be effective. |
no it's just as boring | It's equally dull. | It is fascinating. |
Look for the elaborate oriental lines of the Mosque of Abu El Abbas on your right. | On the right you may see the Mosque of Abu El Abbas. | The lines of the Mosque of Abu El Abbas lie to your left-hand side. |
I do not look forward to saying, 'I'm sorry. | They aren't looking forward to apologizing. | They are excited to apologize. |
Many of them are quite elite in their own right. | Many of them are elite. | All of them are elite. |
I suggest that you should represent yourself to be what you are, a former V.A.D., who has chosen domestic service as a profession. | You should present yourself as a former V.A.D. who has chosen to be a domestic servant. | You should hide your past as a former V.A.D. and try to change the subject if it comes up. |
The nation first became a net debtor in | The nation became in debt | The nation has no debt |
But what it isn't is a rational way to run an industry. | This cannot run an industry. | This idea has a rational basis for running industry. |
Beaches in the main resorts have well-organized watersports facilities with jet-skis and water rides, kayaking and parasailing behind speed boats. | The main resorts offer several options for aquatic entertainment. | There is little offered by the main resorts here. |
and i thought yeah no kidding | I thought yeah of course. | I thought no way |
This is an area where we have seen an increase in a need for help. | More help is needed in this area. | This area does not need any more help. |
people, results driven, business acumen, and building coalitions and communications. | People, driven by results, a sense of business, and developing alliances and open communication patterns. | People, ideology driven, no business acumen, done alone and operating by assumptions. |
Executive Improving Mission Performance Through Strategic Information Management and Technology (GAO/AIMD-94-115, May 1994) | Mission performance can be improved through strategic information management and technology. | Mission performance can't be affected by information management. |
Two magnificent state rooms follow, both designed by Sir William Bruce as part of the extensions and refurbishment in the 1660s. | The extensions of the 1660s comprised two additional formal state rooms. | Although refurbishments were completed in the 1660s, no additional rooms were added. |
yeah i i think so too i think that's a bit dramatic but but other than that i think it it's a good idea to get them involved in the city and community activities and you know like the uh shelters and | It's generally a plus if people can be convinced to take part in city activities. | I don't think that they should be working at shelters or anything like that. |
What's likely is a bitter battle between Perot and Ventura, conducted through proxies, their respective stand-ins for the Reform Party presidential nominee. | Perot and Ventura are likely to have a bitter battle. | Perot and Ventura are fighting for the Republican nomination. |
I'm considering it--being so tired of dealing with his tantrums and childish attitudes. | He is childish and throws tantrums often. | He is a mature person who handles rejection and conflict well. |
The Pont Alexandre III is undoubtedly the most romantic with its Belle Epoque lanterns and melodramatic statues of Fame and Pegasus. | The Pont Alexandre III has beautiful lanterns. | The Pont Alexandre III is closed for visitors. |
On the northern coast, the village of Kokari has a picturesque harbor, and is a magnet for visitors. | Kokari is a magnet for visitors. | Kokari is full of trash and has unfortunate smells, making it unavailable for visitors. |
Perhaps because we are nearing the end of a millennium, there seems to be a renewal of interest in theories of history. | We are nearing the end of the millennium and it's causing retrospection. | We are in the middle of a millennium and there is an interest in futurism. |
We like to think of ourselves as content providers, I heard a cleric say recently about his line of work, a comment that I took to be knowingly ironic but which could also have been a sincere and pathetic attempt to be with it. | I heard a cleric say he provides content. | I heard a cleric say he provides feelings. |
Horse-racing is popular, with races such as the Calcutta Derby, St. Leger, and the Oaks in Mumbai. | Horse racing is heavily favored in India with races such as Calcutta Derby, and the Oaks in Mumbai. | Horse racing is not interesting for the people of Mumbai. |
But if the story was about the bonanza to the fan, the first number is accurate. | The first number is accurate if the story was about the bonanza. | The first number is accurate if the store was not about the bonanza to the fan. |
so that's it gets expensive around here to do a lawn because you're always you know buying the fertilizer and the you know the bug killers and weed killers yeah | The supplies to do are lawn are very expensive. | It is very inexpensive to do a lawn. |
Instead of requiring a date stamp, the Report and Order required that new telephones be stamped with the letters HAC. | The report and order required the new phones to be stamped with hac | They wanted phones marked with numbers |
okay Dee are you familiar with the Latin American policies of late | Dee, are you aware of the recent policies in Lain America? | Dee, do you know about the policy changes in South America? |
I phrased it that I wanted you well and true. | I said it like I want you pure and happy. | I didn't put any thought into how I said it. |
what do you think could be done about it | What can we do about it? | You don't have any opinion in this. |
(Indeed, they point out, over 20-year periods, bond returns actually vary more widely than stock returns.) | They pointed out that bonds vary more widely than stock returns. | Stocks tend to vary more widely than stock returns over 20 year periods. |
John F. Walvoord, a major pretrib writer, recently wrote that two out of three Israelites will perish during the Tribulation. | Someone wrote something about Israelites. | No article has been written about people from Israel. |
What did he expect us to do next? | What was he expecting us to do next? | What did he expect us to do back then? |
I feel so excited. | I can't wait to do it. | I'm not looking forward to doing it at all. |
Plausible chronicling, laced with a dose of mythology, begins with the arrival of Korean scribes at the Japanese court around a.d. 400, at a time when Japan also had a military foothold in southern Korea. | In 400 a.d., Japan's military controlled southern Korea. | The Korean scribes arrived at the Japanese court in 600 a.d. |
Other centers for concerts, plays, and entertainment are Sha Tin Town Hall and Tsuen Wan Town Hall in the New Territories. | There are multiple centers for entertainment in the New Territories. | Sha Tin Town Hall is only a place for government meetings. |
To Marguerite. | For Marguerite | From Marguerite |
Some trace their ancestry to the influence of Spain. | Some people can follow their ancestry back to Spain. | Nobody can trace their ancestry to Spain. |
yeah it's kind of like the inside dual on a truck you know when one of them breaks it's not the outside one it's it's the it's usually that power steering belt or something that's way back in there everything's got to come off | Just like in a truck it's typically the power steering belt or something else way in the back. | It's nothing like a truck, it's never the power steering belt that's the issue. |
When you find something you want to buy, ask the shopkeeper how much it costs, and then offer around half of what you're prepared to pay. | A beginning negotiating strategy is to start by offering 50% of your expected price. | You should only offer exactly the amount you wish to pay for an item. |
"Good work, Nema," he said wearily. | Tiredly, he said, "Well done, Nema." | "You could have done better, Nema," he said with irritation. |
To make such a trip you will need either a Chinese visa or a special group-tour permit for Tibet. | A special group-tour permit from Tibet may be used in lieu of a visa from China. | You will not need any documentation of any kind to make such a trip. |
Something like in haste or gotta run, but I got your message. | I received your message but I am in a hurry. | I never received your message. |
I want to know what happens next with the mob--in real life--if, as you say, the smarter ones realize that the Bada-Bing lifestyle is dead. | The mob's future... I wish to know more about it. The smart ones always realize that the mafia life isn't alive and well anymore. | The mafia life is a booming industry. |
She had caught sight of the picture he had laid against the wall the night before. | The girl noticed a picture. | The girl didn't see the picture. |
uh-huh yeah that makes it hard | Yes, that makes it difficult. | No, that makes it much easier. |
The light died out of Mrs. Vandemeyer's eyes. | Mrs. Vandemeyer's eyes looked lifeless. | Mrs. Vandemeyer's eyes looked vibrant. |
Barcelos holds the country's largest weekly market. | The weekly market in Barcelos is large. | The Barcelos market convenes monthly. |
The universe was stable again. | The universe had stabilised once more. | The universe has always been stable until now. |
Its white gables are clothed in Carrara marble, the outer faaades with a combination of grey marble and glass; the inside walls are covered with aluminum. | The outer facades have a combination of glass and grey marble. | The outside is covered in aluminum while the inside walls are nothing but black marble. |
yes that's i agree with that completely i know we don't have enough prisons but there has got to be some kind of punishment for these people | There aren't enough jails but these kinds of people need to be punished. | No we have enough of prisons to hold all of these kinds of people. |
Try the House of Ireland (see above), or the Irish Crystal Store on Wicklow Street. | The Irish Crystal Store is on Wicklow Street. | The Irish Crystal Store is on Dublin Street. |
as well as Saddam Hussein i i mean i think their big problem up there is you know unfortunately not only are they there there's more than one group fighting for the same place where they all want you know whereas the Baltics are saying well we want our own we just want this little tiny piece of land | Their biggest challenge is that there are several groups fighting for the same place. | They only have one group fighting for the place. |
These studies suggest that the short-term risk can double when the single-day effects are combined with the cumulative impact of exposures over multiple days to weeks prior to a mortality event. | There were studies done to investigate the short-term risks. | There were no conclusive results from the short-term studies. |
right i hear that's like one of the major uh the major costs to companies to corporations nowadays | It's my understanding that that is a big expense for corporations. | That is a relatively small expense on the balance sheets of companies today. |
yeah your name is Lynn Linda okay | Lynn Linda is your name. | What is your name? |
There may not be much fun left in the world. | There is not much too have fun with in the world today. | There is a lot of fun to be had in the world. |
The liveliest meeting place is around the monumental Renaissance Fontaine des Innocents (once part of a cemetery). | Renaissance Fontaine des Innocents was once part of a cemetery. | Renaissance Fontaine des Innocents was once the site of a pottery factory. |
But what separates documentary from fiction is that real people are often more complicated, and more conflicted, than finished characters--as Brenda proved to be more (or, at least, other) than the sum of her parts. | Real people tell to be more complicated than finished characters. | Finished characters are a lot more complicated than real people. |
(For instance, if you're a presidential candidate and are asked if you have ever smoked marijuana, and you have, but only in England, you might reply that you have broken no state laws.) | The president could be asked tough questions. | The presidential candidates have all broken state laws. |
Ask permission to visit the spreading baroque cloisters, magnificent staircase, and beautifully tiled refectory. | There is a magnificent staircase that is worth visiting. | There is a magnificent window that is worth visiting. |
gosh they don't kill them they just molest | They don't kill, they just molest. | They kill and molest them. |
but um but basically all over here everywhere everybody wears jeans and if not what the what the thing is that they're wear ing now is sometimes you wear like shorts with biker pants underneath it which is | Often people wear shorts and biker pants unless they're wearing jeans. | Around here everyone wears shorts because jeans would be too hot. |
So I come whippin' a mighty tired hoss outta Texas, an' I ain't plannin' on goin' back to any Fifth Military District!" | He doesn't plan on going back to any Fifth Military District. | He plans on going back to any Fifth Military District. |
Perfectly good Uzbek cotton that had real value--it could be sold on the world market--was made into shirts so ugly and poorly cut that not even Soviet consumers would buy them. | Uzbek cotton is worth a lot. | Uzbek cotton is worthless. |
The pictures' precariousness, their de Kooningness, has unmistakably begun to leak away. | The pictures precariousness has begun leaking away. | The pictures paint has leaked away. |
French painters represented include Delacroix and Francois Clouet, as well as Gricault, who was born in Rouen. | Gricault is a painter who was born in Rouen. | Rouen is not the birth place of Gricault. |
There will always be localized Italian-American gangs, but a wide network of criminals who have their hooks into organized labor and adhere to a code of silence? | Will there always be big, organized groups of criminals who follow certain rules? | Will there always be astronauts going to the moon in a space ship? |
These other professional standards are not incorporated into GAGAS, but can be used in conjunction with GAGAS. | These other professional standards can be used in conjunction with GAGAS. | These other professional standards are incorporated into GAGAS. |
Well, Texas sure is a great big piece o' country, so maybe you don't know 'bout them river tricks. | Texas is a rather large area, so perhaps you don't know some things. | Greenland is a nice time to visit in the summer, so maybe you know about the travel plans. |
During the Spanish Civil War, it was a stronghold of the pro-Franco forces, who held out during a 72-day siege that all but destroyed it. | It was a stronghold of pro-franco forces but it was nearly destroyed. | The stronghold help up perfectly for the pro-Franco forces. |
I've heard that a girl always refuses you once a sort of convention." Tommy caught his arm. | Tommy grabbed his arm. | Tommy didn't touch him. |
Figure 2 illustrates the six principles and their relationship with the three critical success factors and their respective organizational foci. | Figure 2 shows the 6 principles and their relationship with 3 success factors. Figure 2 also shows each principle's focal point. | Figure 2 does not present the relationships necessary to fathom any correlation. |
A typical Turkish meal begins with a spread of meze (starters), washed down with rakia, followed by grilled meat, fish, or kebabs, and rounded off with fresh fruit or milk puddings, and cups of the famous strong black Turkish coffee. | Strong black coffee is often a part of Turkish meals. | The majority of Turkish meals feature a single course of food. |
The site links to his speeches and the petition that helped set him free, as well as to his June 4 statement on the ninth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. | He made a statement on June 4 that can be found on the site. | His speeches cannot be found on the site. |
With best wishes, | The best of wishes are included. | With the worst wishes. |
Food shortages. | Lack of food. | Food abundances. |
Eszterhas is a self-promoter but not a cynic. | Eszterhas is a self-promoter but not a cynic. | Eszterhas is not a self-promoter. |
Ca'daan and the woman walked back to the others. | Ca'daan and the lady returned to the group. | Ca'daan ran away from the others. |
Th' boys he nodded at Drew and Anse "were sittin' at that table, mindin' their own business. | He denied that the boys were interfering in anyone else's business. | He said that the boys were running around and causing trouble. |
i think eventually it's going get to the point where there's going to be a majority of the American people that have had enough of what it's finally come to we're you getting so far down to where you're being taxed so far down where you can't even afford to change your mind | I think that a majority of the American people are going to get tired of being taxed so much. | I don't think the majority of the American people mind paying so much money in taxes. |
i got rid of a lot of them especially the ones where i paid fees | I got rid of many of them, including the ones that charged me fees. | I kept the ones with fees unfortunately. |
Finally, in 1936, a large section of the army under General Francisco Franco rose in revolt against the government. | In 1936 a big portion of General Francisco Franco's army came up against the government. | In 1948 there was a minor revolution against the city officials. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements for the reporting of condition of these items. | The condition of items can be found in the accompanying notes. | The financial statements were sufficient, so no extraneous notes have been included. |
They are not land-hungry. | They do not want lots of land. | They want all of the land. |
Goodness and purity maketh not much of a column. | Purity doesn't make for an especially strong column. | Goodness and purity maketh much of a column. |
The Commission determined to retain its prior year practice of mitigating the impact of the fees by establishing maximum annual fees for two categories of small entities. | The Commission had a practice the prior year, for mitigating fees' impact. | The Commission is not considering any of its prior year practices. |
Red stared at him sidelong. | Red stared at him. | Red looked away. |
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