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If you don't want to walk around town, a small motorized train runs past all the major sites. | There is a small train that runs between the major tourist sites. | Walking is the only way to get between the main sites. |
The postwar obsession with comfort, convenience, and the latest electronic gadgetry has led most Japanese to forsake the traditional, simple, and elegant house of wooden walls, heavy tiled roofs, tatami-mat floors, and sliding panels for a modern Western-style house designed to exchange the austerity of the past for the prosperity of the future. | Most Japanese have opted for more modern Western-style homes than traditional ones. | Most people in Japan live in traditional style homes because they don't like Western-style homes. |
Just minutes away from the heart of Kathmandu, life goes on as it has for centuries in the rural communities of the valley. | The rural communities of the valley are only minutes away from Kathmandu's center. | Kathmandu stretches out in all directions for hundreds of miles, it takes many days to get to the rural communities. |
To what extent the aggregate offset is due to the changes in interest rates, wealth, disposable personal income, expectations of future tax rates, or other reasons is ambiguous. | The reasons for how much the aggregate offset is ambiguous. | The aggregate offset is easy to determine. |
Look out on the Cour des Femmes, where husbands, lovers, wives, and mistresses were allowed one last tryst before the tumbrels arrived. | People were given one last tryst | Lovers were banned from meeting on the Cour des Femmes. |
It merely demands a certain and prompt conclusion to the exercise that is acceptable to the United States. | It requires a certain conclusion to the exercise that can be accepted to the United States. | It requires a certain conclusion to the exercise that can be accepted to Germany. |
It made Ca'daan's skin crawl just to hear it. | Ca'daan could not stand hearing it. | Ca'daan hates the noise "moist." |
What shall we do?" | What should we do? | We shouldn't do anything. |
Adjacent to the restaurant is a tiny chapel and small botanical garden. | There is a small garden next to the restaurant. | The garden is roughly twelve miles from the restaurant. |
We saw what happened up in New York and how much critical need there was to establish this, Rehfeld said. | It was critical that we establish this in New York. | It is clear to everyone that there was no need to establish this. |
We can polish them and put them into the sphere where they belong. | We can put them in the sphere after polishing them. | We can dirty them and keep them here. |
The sharp tips of the crags pierced through the clouds like the grasping chipped fingers of a skeletal hand. | The crags flew through the sky. | The crags lay motionless on the side of the mountain. |
This is the First-Class Mail either sent or received by all households and is subject to analysis by HDS. | First Class mail is subject to analysis by HDS. | No First lass mail is analyzed by HDS. |
A firm with a small share of total volume that competes with an incumbent in delivery only, will find its unit cost high relative to the incumbent, even if the competitor pays no wage premium and or is more efficient. | A postage firm that competes with an incumbent's delivery service will find its unit cost high. | Everyone should switch to email to make life easier. |
After leaving the church, rejoin the Via Doloroseand walk up the street to the Convent of the Flagellation, a Franciscan monastery. | Go from the church to a monastery called Convent of the Flagellation. | Go from the Convent of the Flagellation directly to the church. |
One of Italy's most important art museums, it offers the chance to see just how little Venice has changed over the centuries. | The art museum offers a chance to see little Venice has changed. | The museum, despite having an extensive collection, is not considered important. |
The Legal Aid Bureau has become a lead player in the justice community by building partnerships with other organizations, the courts and the mediaCoall critical components to make justice available to all in Maryland. | It took lots of work for Legal Aid Bureau to become a leader in the community. | The Legal Aid Bureau failed to make inroads in the justice community. |
A Report on Revised NMMAPS Morbidity by Analysts at Harvard University. | Analysts at Harvard University have submitted a report on Revised NMMAPS Morbidity. | Harvard University's analysts never managed to finish the report. |
They were lashing the hauling ropes around a twelve-foot block of stone; the rollers were already in place, with the crudely plaited ropes dangling loosely. | The ropes dangled off the twelve foot stone block. | The six foot stone was being smashed into even smaller pieces with hammers. |
Kazimierz's death in 1370 left the crown to his nephew, Louis of Anjou, the King of Hungary. | Louis of Anjou, King of Hungary, received the crown after Kazimierz died. | Kazimierz outlived his nephew, Louis of Anjou, King of Hungary. |
i just feel like it's an invasion invasion of my privacy you know i you know there's a lot alcohol for example i can go out and drink on the weekends and come in hung over and do a lot worse job than if i go out on Friday and i don't know say take take a hit of Ecstasy and dance all night not saying that i do but i'm just | Even if I come into work hung over, I think it's an invasion of my privacy to test me--besides, alcohol isn't as dangerous as Ecstasy or something. | I think that all employees should be tested for substances that could negatively affect their performance. |
Brief intervention after alcohol-related injuries. | Short intervention after alcohol related injuries | Lengthy intervention from alcohol injuries |
If the facility fires high sulfur coal and is equipped with FGD, then the estimated sorbent rate is between 6.1 lb/MMacf to 2.0 lb/MMacf, without and with a PJFF, respectively. | The estimated sorbent rate with a PJFF is 2.0 lb/MMacf. | The estimated sorbent rate without a PJFF is 2.0 lb/MMacf |
Since Yugoslavia's disintegration, Franjo Tudjman, a right-wing dictator, has exploited Croatian nationalist sentiments. | Franjo Tudjman is considered a right-wing dictator. | Franjo Tudjman, a left-wing king, did not abuse Croatian nationalist sentiments. |
At the start of the October 1929 market slide, when investors were dumping shares as fast as possible, Thomas Lamont of Morgan assembled a consortium of investment bankers who committed themselves to putting $20 million into the market. | The market started to slide. | Investors all hung on to their shares. |
You say nothing, just listen, and began a monolog which lasted until 9AM the following morning. | A monolog began which ended before 1PM the following morning. | A monolog began, which ended at 8AM the next morning. |
you know these parents didn't know this the the kid was gone until the kid is knocking on the door screaming let me in you know can you imagine | The parents didn't know their kid was gone until they were at the door screaming. | The parents were aware their child was missing the whole time. |
A fort stood here until 1812, when British and Spanish troops blew it up while dislodging the French during Spain's War of Independence, leaving only ruins. | There used to be a fort until 1812 but the troops blew it up. | There used to be a fort until 1800 but the troops tore it down. |
Now that the Communist totalitarians have been replaced by nominal democrats, murderous hatreds and regional conflicts have re-emerged. | The Communist totalitarians were swapped out with nominal democrats. | The Communist totalitarians were swapped out with nominal Republicans. |
FULL-ABSORPTION COSTING - A method of costing that assigns (absorbs) all labor, material, and service/manufacturing facilities and support costs to products or other cost objects. | Full absorption costing is a method that assigns labor material, services and support costs to products. | Full cost absorption does not assign any services or cost to products |
Most of the development missiles were built in specialty shops rather than in a manufacturing environment. | Nearly all the missiles were built in placing specializing in missile technology. | The missiles were built out in the wild. |
Whole blocks of the city seem to disappear overnight, replaced in the blink of an eye by new office buildings, condominiums, cultural complexes, and shopping centers. | Whole blocks are often rapidly replaced by new office buildings or shopping centres. | There is very little change happening in this city. |
now as long as i keep going it's it's not that difficult to do and i can see where you know different muscles and things are in better shape | It's not too hard as I keep going. | The more I go, the harder it gets. |
Norm Scharf lured me to Florida with promises of sunshine, warm temperatures and the chance to follow Gene Del Polito on a panel. | A person was convinced to go to Florida by Norm Scharf. | Norm Scharf could not convince them to go to Florida. |
Snitcher! You promised you wouldn't tell. | You promised you wouldn't say anything. | You promised you loved me. |
and we keep thinking about that you know because she they get less alert and they don't care and i've seen some of these elderly people on TV you know the ones from Florida that just run into people and they don't even understand what happened you know | We realize that she is getting less alert and I worry based on what I have seen on TV about the elderly. | Though she is getting older she is still quite alert. |
Franciscan monks have been retracing Jesus's steps and caring for the holy sites along the Via Dolorosesince the 15th century. | Jesus's steps have been retraced by Franciscan monks. | There are no holy sites along the Via Dolorsesince. |
uh-huh yeah i'd like to be able to wear those here today it's eighty eight degrees so needless to say my sweaters have been hung in the closet for quite a while now | It's 88 degrees here today. | It was cold today so I wore a sweater. |
Nye stepped back and let him pass. | Nye did not stand in his way, but moved aside. | Nye refused to let him get past. |
Federal employee unions, Democratic members, and the White House strongly opposed a provision that would limit certain kinds of overtime pay for customs officers. | A lot of people do not like limitations when it comes to overtime pay for officers. | Government bodies and politicians fully support a provision that would limit overtime pay. |
The issue's 1997 investment guide does not quite predict a bear market, but does suggest that investors redeploy out of stocks (in other words, Sell! | The main idea to be taken from the guide is to sell. | The guide explicitly calls it a bear market. |
Programs were to evaluate whether all programs were working cohesively to assure that urgent clients needs were being addressed | Programs to evaluate whether programs worked together to assure clients needs are addressed | The program does not do any sort of evaluations. |
Thorn pulled him against the strong wall against which he held his position and cleaved deep into the Stick's skull. | Thorn injured Stick's skull. | Thorn ran away before he touched Stick. |
The world is not now in depression, nor is a full-scale replay of the 1930s likely. | The world is nothing like the 1930s depression. | There is certainly a grave depression right now. |
He hungered, thirsted and suffered like anyone else. | He starved and was in pain like all the others. | He had plenty to eat and drink, just like everyone else. |
Their hands went upwards, fingers spread and curled into an unnatural position. | They raised their hands up, curling and widening their fingers. | Their hands remained firmly rooted to their sides. |
The Washington Post 's media critic milks the Monica moment, rushing his insider account of White House spinmeisters to press months ahead of schedule. | The Monica moment was milked by The Washington Post's media critic. | The New York Times has a critic who milked the Monica moment. |
is it is it hard to make it come down where you want to | It is hard to control. | It is easy to make it do anything you want. |
Congress recognized that in some cases not all of the performance data will be available in time for the March 31 reporting date. | Not all the data will be available by March 31. | All the data will be available on time. |
I can have your first model ready to go in two weeks. | In two weeks I can have your first model ready to go. | It'll take three weeks for me to have your first model ready to go. |
Nature's Supremacy | Natural Dominance | Artifice over nature |
From the colorfully painted houses clustered around the postage stamp-sized harbor, avoid the crowds of day-trippers by setting out on a paved cliff walk. | A paved cliff walk will help you avoid crowds. | The harbor remains mostly empty. |
Occasionally, I have a nightmarish vision in which the Santa Fe Institute, that temple of complexity theory (whose heavy hitters include Bak, biologist Stuart Kauffman and, yes, economist Brian Arthur) actually starts having direct input into major policy decisions. | Sometimes he has a scary vision of the Santa Fe institute. | He has good dreams about the institute. |
Deceased had already made a will in his favour before her marriage, but ”and Mr. Philips wagged an expressive forefinger ”the prisoner was not aware of that. | The dead person had written a will leaving him her estate. | She never wrote a will or had a husband. |
so i was reading an article in uh National Geographic and i don't know i don't think they have any more money than any of the other countries they don't have oil or anything and they don't have big tourism | They don't have any resources to draw from. | They do very well for themselves. |
Many others exist, too. | A lot of others exist as well. | There are no others who exist. |
A big crowd of solicitors will get busy, and they'll get some high-brow doctors on the job, and the end of it all will be that they'll say my brain was unhinged. | They will mention after getting top notch medical professionals that my brain is deranged. | After employing the best doctors they will tell me that my brain is in perfect condition. |
it made national um | It went national. | It was only local. |
The Commission staff advised us that there are no such rules. | We were advised by the staff at the Commission that there were no such rules. | The Commission staff advised us that there were such rules. |
The first feature visitors see is the immense Plaza de la Armera, which overlooks the valley west of Madrid. | Plaza de la Armera is the first thing visitors will view when entering. | The last feature visitors see is the tiny Plaza de la Armer. |
** We now agree that we should not have reported that Philip Morris and Reynolds [which had also sued] add significant amounts of nicotine from outside sources. | Reporting Philip Morris and Reynolds added significant amounts of nicotine was a mistake. | Philip Morris and Reynolds were the only party to sue. |
but yeah that's what always amazes me actually is that um is that you know my my wife and i always sort of bring this up about she her her being Syrian you know and my being Jewish and all we look alike we act alike we sound alike well not totally alike but you know | My wife and I always talk about our backgrounds. | My wife and I never bring up our origins and heritage. |
The constitutional question remains. | There's a question of the constitution that's gone unanswered. | There are no more questions concerning the constitution. |
Within these disciplines, researchers have defined the case study and discussed its critical elements in a variety of ways. | Researchers have analyzed the case study within those fields. | Researchers in entirely unrelated fields were the ones that critically discussed the case study from all angles. |
The burden hours are not higher because, with the varied compliance dates for the labeling, many manufacturers will be able to change the labels as part of the usual and customary business practice of redesigning the labels and therefore no additional burden is incurred. | Since the manufactures will be able to change the labels, no additional burden will be incurred. | The burden hours will be higher. |
Every single person who comes up here says that. | People who come here always give the same feedback. | There were a few visitors who came by without saying anything. |
big paper files are disappearing | Files are starting to disappear. | The files are all right there on the counter. |
But if she's willing to sacrifice more of her time, she'll sacrifice more of her money. | She'll give her time and money. | She won't give them anything. |
Ethnographic | Ethnographic. | Ethnographic, I think not! |
Soho, along with the Lan Kwai Fong area, is popular with chuppies (Hong Kong yuppies) and has a lively bar scene. | Soho and the Lan Kwai Fong area are popular with chuppies (Hong Kong yuppies). | Younger bar-goers don't have many options. |
It is well settled that a history of practice under a statute can aid in its interpretation, particularly when Congress has amended the statute without disapproving of the administrative practice. | History of practice can aid in a statute's interpretation. | You cannot use a history of practice to interpret a statute. |
An example of an investment with a split purpose is a grant issued to a teaching hospital to perform both medical education and medical research. | Investments with a split purpose might allow for education and research. | A split purpose investment would only focus on aspect of the program. |
sadistic (Alex Ross, The New Yorker ). A few critics take the audience's boos as evidence of New York opera-goers' conservatism. | This serves as evidence of the conservatism that the New York opera-goers have. | The New York Opera-goers have no signs of appearing conservative. |
MCCJ drew together a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations involved in the support and delivery of legal services in the state, including legal services providers, community and bar leaders, legislators, and clients. | A variety of legal services were influenced by MCCJ. | Legal services were unaffected by MCCJ. |
but you have one at work okay and now because um see i'm doing my uh Master's in Computer Science and Computer Engineering | I am studying to receive a master's degree in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. | You don't have one at work anymore and I'll be completing my PhD in Biology soon. |
Good places to buy include the Azulejo Museum in Lisbon (see page 31) and the shops along route EN-125 along the Algarve coast, which sell more ceramics and pottery than anywhere else in Portugal. | Local pottery can be purchased in a number of places. | The Azulejo Museum in Lisbon does not have a shop. |
Finally, payment mail is all First-Class single-piece non-presorted letters, while bill mail is mostly presorted letters. | Most bill mail is presorted letters and all payment mail is non-presorted letters. | None of the bill mail is presorted letters while all payment mail is presorted letters. |
and now if you've served in Desert Storm you probably would be a a good candidate | You could be a good option if you served in Desert Storm. | People who served in Desert Storm would make bad candidates. |
Shows 7 and 10pm, no late show Sunday Tuesday; dark Thursday; $38 or less (special rate for children 4 12). | There is no late show on Sunday. | There is a midnight show on Sunday. |
uh-huh yeah that's the hard thing out that way but uh i liked Riverside though the weather in Riverside was pretty good in California was it was i have a son lives in Riverside and one lives in Corona so | I have two children who live in different places. | I have only one son that lives in Corona, and that's it |
There were counter-magical methods against nearly all magic, and the book he had read had been only an elementary one. | There were defenses for nearly all magic. | He had read an avdanced book on magic. |
In Spring 2002, LSC will publish these guidelines. | Guidelines from LSC will be published in the spring of 2002. | LSC will not publish any guidelines at any time in 2002. |
But if so, this was self-delusion on a really impressive scale. | The person was very delusional. | The person had low self-esteem. |
Back then, his jaw had tensed, and the male half of the poultry producers association had stopped developing an eyelid tick. | The male half of the poultry producers association had stopped developing an eyelid tick back then, when his jaw had tensed. | He went to the meeting without his suit, because he forgot to pick it up at the cleaners. |
We must think. | We have to think. | We don't have to worry about it. |
Since a number of offices have been closed in the last 20 years, this estimate of 12,000 may not be current. | Many offices were closed over the past 20 years. | No offices have been closed in the past 20 years. |
But for Brady himself, war never quite lost its theatricality. | Brady finds war theatrical. | For Brady, war lost it's theatricality. |
Farther south at the fishing village of Port Louis you can drive right to one of the island's best beaches, Anse du Souffleur. | Port Louis is a fishing village located near the Anse du Souffleur. | Port Louis is a landlocked mining town. |
There was silence between them for some time, then Mrs. Vandemeyer looked up. | After some moments of silence, Mrs. Vandemeyer looked up. | Mrs. Vandemeyer never opened her eyes. |
TNR does have a fact checking department. | There are fact-checkers at TNR. | TNR has no department to check facts. |
From its terminal situated on 3rd and Hill Streets, the Angel's Flight inclined railway carried downtowners up and down Bunker Hill beginning in 1901. | People were carried by the Angel's Flight inclined railway. | There aren't any railways in that town, are there? |
It wouldn't do for an Explorer to be too easily impressed. | Explorer's were not supposed to be easily impressed. | Explorer's were not good because they loved everything. |
Herod also completely rebuilt the Temple, making it one of the most important religious centers in the Roman Empire. | The Temple was built once again by Herod. | The Temple was never rebuilt by Herod although he did set aside funds for the task. |
well uh i used to watch Sixty Minutes as a matter of fact and uh and i used to like the show very much | I used to watch Sixty Minutes all the time. | I never have watched an episode of Sixty Minutes. |
This is the approach that was taken on the retrofit of PSNH Merrimack Unit 2, the first retrofit of a coal-fired boiler in the United States. | The PSNH Merrimack Unit 2 was the first coal-fired boiler retrofit in the U.S. | The PSNH Merrimack Unit 2 was never introduced to the United States. |
GAO is required to follow the rules of the Senate and the | It's necessary for GAO to follow the Senate's rules. | GAO is not required to follow Senate rules. |
And the curious part of it is, she ended, "that I really did invent the name of Jane Finn! | She said that she had invented the name of Jane Finn herself. | She acknowledged that she had stolen the name of her character, Jane Finn, from another author. |
Nelson's 214 th album. | The album was Nelson's two hundred fourteenth. | It was Nelson's 5th album. |
La Repubblica of Rome reported Wednesday that the singer Michael Jackson has been fined 4 million lire (around $2,200) for plagiarism. | Michael Jackson was fined for plagiarism. | Michael Jackson was never fined. |
This makes me feel bigger and better, no matter how I'm actually doing. | It makes me feel better, no matter what. | It doesn't help me much. |
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