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The Wall Street Journal declared it the latest sign of an American moral apocalypse littered with condoms, fear of school prayer, hysteria over Gen. | According to the Wall Street Journal, casual sex and lack of school prayer are omens of a dystopian future. | The Wall Street Journal is a publication with a liberal bias. |
It's an eternal controversy, and not even the pope can resolve it. | Not even the pope can resolve this eternal controversy. | The pope can easily resolve this controversy. |
She felt, and rightly, that before the strain of attempting further intercourse with Albert, it would be as well to fortify herself with a good supply of local colour. | She felt that she should prepare more before continuing intercourse with Albert. | She had never had any intercourse with Albert and did not plan to continue. |
The Committee supports LSC's efforts to streamline its service area configurations through the State planning process. | The committee supports the efforts to simplify the LSC services. | The committee warned the LSC not to simplify. |
What have we got that others envy? | What do we have that makes other people jealous? | What don't we have that makes others envy? |
so anyway i guess you have to have a sense a humor too | I suppose you have a sense of humor as well. | I see that you don't have a sense of humor. |
Its natural harbor, surrounded by green hills, is one of the most attractive in the world. | The natural harbour is one of the prettiest in the world. | This natural harbour is ugly and abandoned. |
you oh how neat | That's really cool. | That's really not all that great. |
get anywhere you need to go anytime you need to get there | You're able to get to anywhere you need. | You hardly ever go anywhere. |
Identity , by Milan Kundera, translated by Linda Asher (Harper Flamingo). | Harper Flamingo translated Identity, by MIlan Kundera. | Milan Kundera did not write the book, Identity. |
so uh tell me about changes from say twenty years ago since you were an adult twenty years ago | Tell me about the differences twenty years ago when you were still an adult. | Could you please tell me the discrepancies from ten years ago when you were still a child. |
Thus, it is clear that Congress crafted the certification provision as a carefully balanced compromise that ensures the President can protect the confidentiality of highly sensitive information, the disclosure of which would substantially impair the operations of government, while affording the Comptroller General the access to information he needs to fulfill his responsibilities under the law. | Congress adopted a certification provision. | Congress failed to adopt the provision. |
P.S.--I Won't Be Attending Your Funeral, During a rambling discussion of oncology and longevity on This Week , Kristol shares the happy fact that his wife has a centenarian grandmother and a great-grandmother who lived past 100 too. | Kristol says his wife has old relatives. | Kristol said his wife is guaranteed to live past 100. |
The problem, Keynes wrote, was that people desire the moon--a perfectly safe place to store their wealth. | Keynes wrote that people desider a safe place they can be wealthy in. | Marx wrote that people desider a safe place they can be wealthy in. |
Recent economic research estimated that increasing saving as a share of GDP by one percentage point above the 1999 rate would boost GDP enough to cover 95 percent of the increase in elderly costs between now and 2050. | Only one percent above the 1999 savings rate needs to be saved to cover most of the increase in elderly costs until 2050. | Recent research has shown that saving more GDP would have no effect. |
Unlike the universities, the military has none of the notorious statistics about dropouts and racial separatism and it has many success stories, such as Colin Powell's. | The military does not have racial separation or dropouts, unlike universities. | So many people drop out of the military and they are racist. |
As did many of you in this room, I started my legal aid journey fresh out of law school in 1975. | Just like a lot of you did here, I began my legal aid journey right out of law school. | It took me 25 years after law school to begin my legal aid journey. |
So what if all the negatives are lost? | It's not a big deal if all the negatives are lost. | It is a huge problem if all the negatives are lost. |
yeah the the lease can work uh work two ways it can work to your benefit too where uh they can't increase your your rent uh if something goes wrong with with a written lease but with an oral lease they can so it works both ways | The lease can work to your advantage in that they cannot increase your rent. | The lease only comes in oral form; you cannot have a written lease. |
Section 609: Participation by small entities | Section 609 deals with participation of small entities. | Section 609 deals with participation of large entities. |
Killed by a blow to the head, she was perhaps L.A.'s first murder victim. | The first woman murdered in L.A. died from head trauma. | The first murder victim in L.A. was a man named Bill. |
They were a little riper than he liked, but some of them were edible enough. | They were ripe but edible enough for him. | The fruit was spoiled but he ate it anyway. |
How, under the surface, behind that psychic shield, is a tender creature who's hiding his humanity. | His humanity is not readily apparent because he hides it. | He is a forthright person about his emotions and tenderness. |
The organization has received a $25,000 grant from the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, a nonprofit group that funds programs designed to increase access to legal information and assistance, to help pay for the effort. | The Equal Justice Foundation provides funding to programs that make legal help more accessible. | The Equal Justice Foundation provided a $15,000 grant to the organization. |
, First-Class Mail used by non-households to send bills to households). | Bills are sent by non-households. | The bills are sent to non-households. |
That partial-birth abortion is rare and inessential makes it easier, no doubt, for the AMA and pro-choice politicians like Republican Sen. | Since it is such a rare occurrence, the fact that it does sometimes happen will help the opposition with their cause. | It was so widely used that they could not argue against it. |
Proudly emblazoned with the Lion of St. Mark, the ports and fortifications of Iraklion (called Candia under Venetian rule, as was the whole of Crete), Chania, and Rethymnon bear witness to the Venetians' ambitious public building program. | Under Venetian rule, Iraklion was referred as Candia. | Under Venetian rule, Iraklion wasn't never called Candia. |
It would be more entertaining to consider mixed motives, mitigating circumstances, conflicting social pressures, complicated histories, and then find that in this unique situation you really should shoot the guy. | Mixed motives would be more entertaining to consider. | This is not a unique situation. |
The amount of cash flow equal to book value is an exchange of one asset for another of equal recorded value and therefore is not recognized as a gain, a revenue, or an other financing source. | Book value cash flow equality is an exchange of one asset to another of equal value. | Book value is when you exchange an item for something of greater value. |
Applicants for permanent residence status as a rule are more restricted in their travel outside of the United States and must seek permission from the INS to travel or risk abandoning their application. | People applying for permanent residence in the US are more restricted on international travel. | International travel is actually much easier when one is in the process of applying for permanent residency. |
Ain't the Internet grand?) | Isn't the Internet nice? | Isn't the Internet so terrible? |
Congress designated a specific set of rights and guarantees for H-2A workers, including workers compensation, housing, and other benefits to ensure that these statutory goals were met. | Specific rights and guarantees are set for H-2A workers. | Congress eliminated all of the rights and guarantees for H-2A workers. |
Occasionally a sodden leaf drifted silently down, startling them with its cold touch on their cheek. | Every so often a leaf would drift quietly down. | All the leaves had already fallen from the trees months ago. |
This brief period may have been the most fertile of his career. | Never in his career had he been so productive. | He accomplished more in a brief period than anyone has done in their entire career. |
yeah oh that's really that's really too bad i had um one place that i enjoyed going to but my my girlfriend didn't like it and then i had asked her about it and she said um | There's one place I loved going to, that my girlfriend didn't fancy. | There is a place I enjoyed going to that my girlfriend loved. |
The significant expansion in scientific research in recent years has enhanced our understanding of the effects of particles on health. | Scientific research has improved our understanding of affects on health. | The scientific research has degraded in recent years. |
Elderly people often require legal assistance because of their special health, income and social needs, especially in coping with the government administered benefits on which many depend for income and health care. | The social needs of the elderly one of the reasons why older individuals are often in need of legal help. | Elderly people are even less likely to need legal assistance than most. |
Fertility frontiers : 1) The Sunday Times of London reported that a Belgian scientist had cloned a human. | According to the Sunday Ties of London, a Belgian scientist has cloned a human. | According to the Daily Mail, a Belgian scientist has cloned a human. |
i had to do something to just elevate myself a little bit off their level i mean you want to be friends with the students but you don't quite want to be their equal | You can be friendly with the students, but must be above their level. | It's OK to be just like the students. |
Also here is the Hongkong Heritage Museum (call Tel. 2180 8188 for open hours). | You can call the telephone number to find out when the Museum is open. | The Museum is closed and the telephone number is disconnected. |
uh so we see uh the ones that have been out for a while i was trying to think what the last movie that we went to see was probably Russia House with uh Sean Connery and uh | The last movie we saw in a theater was probably Russia House. | The last movie we went out to see was probably Frozen. |
but hasn't it changed a lot over the years | Over a period of time, it's stayed the same. | it is radically different than it used to be |
But making sense of his active, prolific career as a therapist and thinker was difficult, as Winnicott pointed out, even before his career as a liar was uncovered. | His career was very prolific. | It is easy to be a thinker and therapist. |
You'd live there--but you'd always be drowning and you'd find it slightly unpleasant for the next few thousand years! | You would spend the next few thousand years constantly drowning and not enjoying yourself. | You would not be able to live there, since you'd drown. |
Its two lower stories have a remarkable carved frieze representing scenes from the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics. | There are scenes from the Mahabharata depicted in the remarkable frieze. | The Ramayana is not included in the beautifully carved frieze. |
oh well it sounds like you need to move back there | Maybe you should move back there? | You should not move back there. |
we'll we'll have a couple of months to come up with some new ideas | We have a few months to think up new ideas. | We have a few days to come up with several ideas. |
uh-huh yeah um i'm in college and i'm i'm only twenty one but we had a speech i had a speech class last semester and there was a girl in my class who did a speech on home care of the elderly | I'm 21 and in college and there is a girl in my speech class, who gave a speech on elder home care. | The girl gave a speech on how to paint finger nails in my speech class. |
From exile in the United States he argued for Cuban independence. | He spoke about Cuban independence when in the United States. | From exile in the USSR he argued for Cuba to continue as a colony. |
However, the estimates indicate that there is ample steel and general construction labor to support the installation of these technologies over these time periods. | Construction labor and steel are abundant resources. | There are a low amount of steel and general construction labor. |
Conrad had taken the key of the door, so he could expect little more assistance from Annette. | Conrad took the key of the door. | Annette had taken the key of the door. |
Fred Hanna's in Nassau Street sells new and secondhand books, posters and old postcards, and has a good children's section. | Fred Hanna's, which deals with new and used goods, is located in Nassau Street. | Fred Hanna's is a popular child apparel store. |
It was only in 1913, under the leadership of Eleftherios Venizelos, a native Cretan, that the longed-for enosis (union) was achieved. | It was not until 1913 that a union was established. | A union was established under Eleftherios Venizelos in 1598. |
The intersection of Via Vittorio Emanuele and Via Maqueda is the town's historic center, Quattro Canti (Four Corners), in a characteristic setting of two great Baroque churches (San Giuseppe dei Teatini and Santa Caterina), the monumental 16th-century Pretoria Fountain by a Florentine sculptor, and the piazza of the same name. | The Pretoria Fountain was created in the 16th century. | Quattro Canti means Five Corners. |
To address these risks, many of which did not exist prior to extensive use of networks, electronic mail, and the Internet, the organizations had begun placing | Many risks didn't exist before networks were used a lot. | Many risks existed long before networks did. |
but it's just a scary thought every time i certainly don't want to be like that someday | I dread becoming like that in the future. | I aspire to be exactly like that at some point in the future. |
In 1863, Brooke retired to Britain, handing Sarawak over to his nephew Charles. | Charles received Sarawak from Brooke when he retired in 1863. | Charles refused the transfer of Sarawak from his uncle. |
Further evaluation should be performed of lower cut points for TWEAK, CAGE, and AUDIT. | TWEAK, CAGE, and AUDIT have already been evaluated to some extent. | The evaluation conducted thus far at lower cut points is sufficient. |
Time 's O.J. cover goes inside the Brown/Goldman camp, revealing evidence that the plaintiffs didn't use, including a witness who saw O.J. demonstrate how to kill someone with a knife. | Time featured OJ on the cover. | Time featured Nicole Brown Simpson on the cover. |
Time Series Analysis Organization of information within each site by time of occurrence, coupled with a systematic analysis of contextual influences on events, permits a | Time of occurence and contextual influences are involved in Time Series Analysis Organization. | Only the order of events is necessary to perform any analysis. |
Some Republicans are content to delay big legislation till George W. Bush's presidential inauguration. | Some of the Republicans are willing to delay certain legislation until George W. Bush is inaugurated as president. | All Republicans want to push legislation through before George W Bush's inauguration. |
I saw two spearmen kill a horned and tusked war brill called Dunelord. | Dunelord was a horned war brill but is no longer a live. | I saw the tusked brill kill the two spearmen. |
Yes, we shall see. We had reached Leastways Cottage, and Poirot ushered me upstairs to his own room. | We reached the cottage. | We never found the cottage. |
yeah and he hasn't really shown the the talent uh or the promise that they saw when he was at Oklahoma State | He hasn't really played as well as he did when he was at Oklahoma State. | He's been performing better than he did when he was at Oklahoma State. |
Programs offer a broader range of services to the community based on an expanded definition of advocacy, moving beyond litigation and conventional lawyering. | There are more services being offered to the community. | The range of services available has recently decreased. |
The shogunate founded great numbers of Zen temples in Kamakura. | In Kamakura, there are a large number of Zen temples. | The emperor of Japan ordered many Zen temples built in Kamakura. |
oh you know they drink up a gallon | You know, they consume a gallon. | They drink a whole pint. |
i don't know we have a seven year old it's pretty funny like stay out | We have a seven year old. | It's never funny. |
but i i don't know how much of a deterrent it really is | But I am not sure how effective it is as a deterrent. | I know that it will be the best deterrent ever. |
But they didn't make that case, at least to me. | They didn't make that case to me. | They presented and definitely made their case to me. |
After touring the dusty hot archaeological sites of the Nile Valley, or tramping the noisy streets of Cairo, the Red Sea coast makes a welcome contrast. | The Red Sea coast is very different to the hot archaeological sites of the Nile Valley. | The Nile Valley doesn't contain any archaeological sites. |
Information Technology, if leveraged properly, can be an effective tool for highquality, costeffective government services. | Information Technology can help the quality and cost of government services. | More computers would lower the quality of government services. |
Case Studies in Science Education | Case studies in science education | No studies in science education |
That would be good, but how is it to be done? | I like that but how can we do it? | I know how we can do it but why would we want to? |
A Post news analysis asks whether Clinton can use his talent for political positioning to actually implement policy. | An analysis wonders whether Clinton can use his talent for politics or policy. | A New York Times new analysis asks about Clinton. |
The mills in North Carolina exist because textile capital migrated from the Northeast in pursuit of low wages, no unions, and cheaper materials. | The mills of North Carolina are related to the mills in the Northeast. | The mills stayed in the Northeast because going to North Carolina was too expensive |
A move from offering no presort program to offering a discount greater than 4.5a, then, is not Pareto optimal. | It is not optimal to move from that program. | They should move from the presort program. |
yeah there are there's uh big military constituency | Correct and there's a lot of people who support the military. | There's a whole foods here and everyone here opposes the military. |
Kanazawa is still considered an archetypal castle town, even though the university now occupies the spot once dominated by the long-destroyed castle. | Kanazawa is a castle town. | Kanazawa's castle still stands in all its glory. |
ACTIVITY - The actual work task or step performed in producing and delivering products and services. | The task for the delivery of the product or service. | The process as a whole for product delivery. |
She's in no immediate danger, because if we tumble on to anything, she'd be damned useful to them. | She is useful so she will not be harmed. | She tumbled along caused danger to anyone in her path. |
The Roman basilica's long colonnaded nave leading to an apse gave way to the Greek cross with a central space surrounded by arches and topped by a dome. | The Roman basilica features a Greek cross. | There is no cross in the Roman basilica. |
At the end of the right nave is the fifth-century domed baptistery, one of the oldest buildings known in Christian Europe with some original mosaics still intact. | The baptistery is one of the oldest known buildings in Chrisitan Europe and some original mosaics remain whole. | The baptistery is from the 20th century and one of the newest buildings in Christian Europe. |
yeah a lot of cases daughters getting get real close to their dads too you know and uh | In lots of cases, daughters get real close to their dads. | In no case in history the daughters have been close to their dads. |
yeah uh-huh there is a big difference | Yes they vary greatly. | No they are the same. |
Listen, for instance, to the 33 minute Circle in the Round, in which Hancock plays celesta and the band is joined by guitarist Beck, and imagine it being played on FM radio. | Circle in the Round is 33 minutes long. | Circle in the Round is 11 minutes long. |
like uh uh recently i was reported as having JC Penney accounts and i don't so i called JC Penney and i said uh i just wanted to let you know that the credit agency you're using is incorrectly reporting the information that you're providing to them and they say uh-huh because they really don't want to pay for services that's not being done properly either so then they can call | It said I had a JCP account. | It said I had no accounts. |
just to argue and that type of thing you know | Arguing just for the sake of it happens. | No arguing for the sake of arguing. |
Such representation was intended to prevent the exploitation of foreign H-2A workers and to ensure that the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers would not be undermined. | Without representation H-2A workers might be exploited. | H-2A workers always enhance the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers. |
Over the past 6 years, federal agencies have spent a reported $145 billion on information technology with generally disappointing mission-related results. | Federal agencies spent $145 billion on information technology in 6 years. | Federal agencies didn't spend anything at all in 6 years on information technology. |
Clean coal technology regulatory incentives. | There are incentives linked to clean coal regulation. | Clean coal is totally unregulated. |
In the last few lines of his book, Siegel waxes strangely | The ending of Siegel book is strange. | The book is not actually written by Seigel. |
When Seleucid rulers outlawed Judaism, Jews led by Judah Maccabee and his brothers staged a revolution in 167 b.c. and, against all odds, restored the primacy of Jewish religious life in Jerusalem. | Judaism was outlaws by Seleucid rulers sometime before 167 bc. | Judaism was never outlawed by the Seleucid rulers at any point. |
Built in 1908 by the architects Greene and Greene, it is an internationally recognized masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts Movement that flourished at the turn of the century. | Greene and Greene built it in 1908. | Browne and Silvers built it in 1997. |
Tight immigrant networks (the personal kind) help publicize the most effective attorneys. | Immigrants tell each other about the best attorneys. | Attorneys are not allowed to help illegal immigrants. |
i don't think uh i don't think the the uh problem about drugs is going to be safe any time soon i mean you know it it i think it pretty much got sidetracked with uh with the Panama and and with the Central Central you know Middle East problems things that that are important take precedent precedence over the drugs i think i think i think the big thing is trying to stop here on the home front and before you know it it'll take a little bit of time before they'll realize that this is failing so they're going to have to go to the source | They got side tracked from the drug problems. | I think the problem with drugs will be over very soon. |
In early August the resorts on the lakeshore sponsor the dramatic Torii Matsuri festival, when a great wooden arch is set alight and a thousand burning lanterns are sent floating out across the water. | The dramatic Torii Matsuri festival takes place in August. | During the Torii Matsuri, a great wooden arch is dropped into the water to slowly sink. |
Legal services clients are as diverse as our nation, encompassing all races, ethnic groups and ages. | Legal service clients are incredibly diverse, and include members of all races, ethnicities, and age groups. | Legal service clients are a small group, composed mainly of white males. |
But the TV-Internet disclosure disparity is hard to justify in principle and points to potential abuses down the road. | The program may lead to abuse. | There were no foreseen risks. |
The axe brute stood too, green fire reflecting in the black orbs of his eyes. | The axe brute rose, the green fire reflected in his dark eyes. | The axe brute lay unconscious on the floor; the eldritch green flames lit the area around him. |
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