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yeah that's that's interesting uh i think it's interesting that parents think that their small children learn violence from TV people were just as violent before TV was invented maybe even more so | Violence in people was observed prior to the existence of the TV. | Any child who watches the TV will become violent. |
Leonardo's Last Supper, height of High Renaissance | Leonardo had his last meal. | Leonardo didn't exist. |
where am i | Where am I? | What am I? |
Vouchers, they argue, are simply a guise for the edu-welfare system to cast its net over several million more families and children. | They argue that vouchers are a way of foisting the edu-welfare system on millions of families and children. | They believe that vouchers will spell the end for the edu-welfare system. |
i mean i'm yeah i mean i'm an old science fiction buff from way back when i was a little boy and this is the kind of stuff that science fiction was made out of | I've loved science fiction since I was a little kid. | I can't stand reading or watching science fiction. |
Around 2,000 people in the region are employed crafting wicker furniture, hats, trays, decorative deer, and about anything you can imagine in wicker. | About 2000 people work in the wicker furniture industry. | No one is left in the wicker furniture industry. |
National saving would be inadequate to finance even the investment necessary to maintain the nation's capital stock. | National saving would be inadequate to finance in every case. | National saving would be adequate to finance in every case. |
He spoke of the other companions he had gathered. | He spoke of all the people he has become friends with. | He took her aside and told her about all the stupid people he use to be friends with. |
Dejima Pier has been reconnected to the mainland from what was once the Dutch island concession. | Dejima Pier has been reconnected to the mainland from what used to be the Dutch island concession. | Dejima Pier has been separated from the mainland. |
Empty platforms still show where temples once stood. | The temples once stood at these empty platforms. | The temples are still standing to this day. |
it uh you know i i bet it was | Well, I'm pretty sure about it. | I have serious doubts about it. |
So, why not just develop a convenient cat allergy? | Why don't you pretend to be allergic to cats? | Cat allergies are the most inconvenient things. |
Hungerford proposed that just as screening research should be carried out in the context of protocols that include interventions, those protocols should be integrated with the whole system of ED operations. | It was Hungerford who said that screening research should be done in context of intervention protocols. | These protocols should stay as separated from the whole system as they can, according to Hungerford. |
well well what seems to be the answer is to concentrate on uh you know the children | It seems that the answer is to concentrate on the children. | The answer is to not concentrate on the children. |
The official Maison de la France Web site (<www.franceguide.com>) is also a good starting place; the section called Discover the Regions of France directs you to local Web sites of tourist offices around France. | Local tourist websites are a good starting place for planning a trip. | The Maison de la France web site features many of Germany's tourist sites. |
You will remember that, in consequence of the War economics practiced at Styles, no waste paper was thrown away. | At Styles, war economics were often practiced. | Waste paper was often thrown away at Styles. |
In the United States, where inflation and the budget deficit have receded for the time being, vulgar Keynesianism has recently staged an impressive comeback. | Keynesianism has staged a comeback in the United States. | The is no Keynesianism to be found within the United States. |
Hard up, are you? | You're on hard times? | You're doing great? |
uh got a stepdaughter she's real sweet and uh | My stepdaughter is very polite. | My stepdaughter is a jerk. |
whether an LSC attorney's truncated representation had resulted in complete analysis of the case, full advice to the client, and proper presentation to the court; and the courts and the public would come to question the adequacy and fairness of professional representations when the attorney avoided all reference to statutory validity and constitutional authority questions. | The attorney avoided questions about constitutional authority. | The attorney spoke at length about constitutional authority. |
It exalts states' rights while ignoring the doctrine's ugly racial legacy, and rants against the federal government while conveniently forgetting Washington's role in salvaging the region's economy with military spending and other aid. | It rants against the federal government. | It doesn't rant against the federal government. |
Then I set to work to prove the impossible possible. | I began working to confirm that the seemingly unattainable is attainable | I had no desire to prove the impossible possible |
Sit down in that armchair, and tell me the whole story with as few fancy turns of speech as possible." Mr. Hersheimmer obeyed. | Mr. Hersheimmer obeyed the command to, "Sit down in that arm chair, and tell the story to me straight, no frills." | Mr. Hersheimmer, when asked, refused to seat himself in the armchair or divulge any information. |
Ca'daan saw Adrin tip his hat. | Adrin tipped his hat. | Adrin threw his hat up into the air. |
As sick as it sounds, he says, they would even be a good investment (though not as good as Marilyn Monroe's nipples--rumored to have been snipped off during her autopsy, along with some locks of hair--which White estimates could bring well over $25,000). | It's rumoured that locks of Monroe's hair were removed during her autopsy. | An autopsy was not conducted on Marilyn Monroe. |
Another and another and large chunks of wood fell spinning to the ground. | Several big pieces of wood were falling. | Hail was falling from the sky during the thunderstorm. |
Because Pashupati is the patron deity of Nepal, Pashupatinath, located on the banks of the Bagmati River near the airport, is one of Nepal's most sacred sites. | There is a sacred site in Nepal called Pashupatinath. | Nepal does not have its own patron deity. |
uh it really does sound like it was a self defense kind of thing | it sounds like it was self defense. | It sounds like she was really aggressive. |
In this territory, even in Sonora, there are none to compare with the horses of this hacienda. | The mares of this hacienda cannot be compared to any in this territory. | These horses can be compared to every horse in the universe. |
that's that's a pretty short career on average | That is a short career on average. | That is a long career, fact. |
Sir James arrived punctually at eight o'clock, and Julius introduced Tommy. | Sir James was on time when he arrived at eight. | Julius did not introduce Tommy to Sir James. |
Some of These reforms may be self-initiated, others may have been mandated by legislation, still others may be the result of administration initiatives such as the National Performance Review. | Some of the reforms are required due to legislation. | No reforms are required by legislation. |
Visitors can choose to stay in cosmopolitan Strasbourg, picturesque Colmar, or hillside villages, and can eat in cozy winstubs (wine bars) or stylish restaurants (Alsace has more Michelin stars than any other province in France). | Strasbourg and Colmar are two of the cities where visitors can stay. | Alsace has the least Michelin stars out of the other provinces in France. |
At the end of the century, when Catholic king James II came to the throne, the Irish felt they had no choice but to back him. | When Catholic King James II came to the throne at the end of the century, the Irish backed him. | None of the Irish backed King James II. |
Announcement of the terms sent Galoob's stock plummeting, so that Lucasfilm's options are now out of the money. | Lucasfilm's options don't have money right now. | Lucasfilm's options have lots of money right now. |
Danvers, he murmured. | Danvers, he whispered. | Danvers, he yelled. |
Sadly, all 32 major TV networks rejected my pitch for America Loses Its Innocence Again for the Very First Time , the story of a surprisingly corrupt game-show contestant (whose suburban life is not nearly as sans souci as the brochure would have you believe) who is exiled from his own personal Eden when 60 Minutes refuses to broadcast an interview that proves--proves! | The television pitch about the corrupt game-show contestant was rejected by 32 TV networks. | A majority of the TV networks were interested in the pitch for the story. |
Most honor either Shinto deities and shrines or major Buddhist temples. | Either Shinto Deities or Buddhist temples are most honored. | Most of them are Christian shrines. |
inside their mouths. | On the inside of the mouth. | On the outside of their mouth. |
yeah i could be | I could be. | I'm not. |
Mr. Hastings ”you are always so kind, and you know such a lot. It struck me at this moment that Cynthia was really a very charming girl! | I was flattered when Cynthia complimented me on my kindness and vast knowledge. | Cynthia was trying to wrap me around her little finger with cheap flattery, but I was having none of it. |
On July 18, 2001, the Comptroller General issued a letter to the Vice President in his capacity as Chair of the NEPDG, under 31 U.S.C. | The Comptroller General was Chair of the NEPDG in 2001. | 31 USC states that no one may issue letters to the Vice President except the President. |
In September 1939, the Nazis invaded Poland. | Poland was invaded in 1939. | The Nazis retreated from Poland in 1939. |
Pass through Albaida, known for its candle-making, and Onteniente, an industrial town, to picturesque Bocairente. | Albaida is known for its candle-making and Onteniente is an industrial town. | Bocairente is a run-down old ghost town. |
If you're on a coach tour, you will probably stop at the excellent Ein Gedi Spa and get your chance to float on the Dead Sea. | Coach tours usually stop at the Ein Gedi Spa so visitors can float on the Dead Sea. | If you take a coach tour, you probably won't stop for long enough to be able to float on the Dead Sea. |
They may choose the bridge at first but there is no reason they can't cross the stream later if they wish. | Even if they go across the bridge initially, they can choose to cross the stream later. | If the bridge is used now, it must also be used later. |
If you choose to walk, be prepared to get lost, often, and to be an object of friendly curiosity. | Walking will get you lost | You will be ignored if you become lost |
yes one time one time but we found him innocent so uh | He was found innocent the one time. | He was found guilty. |
The roguish image of the city's present might make it easy to forget the city's glorious past. | It may be easy to forget the city's celebrated history because of the current day shady image. | The city has always maintained its glorious image from the past up until today. |
'What do you mean, you lost everything?' Derry demanded. | Derry demanded to know how everything was lost. | Derry asked "what is the weather like?" |
The FCC's Report and Order amending Parts 2 and 15 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, deregulates the equipment authorization requirements for personal computers and peripherals. | The FCC's report affects personal computers and their accessories. | The FCC does not impact the use of personal computer and their accessories. |
It was artistically corded. | It was delicately bound. | There was no trace of an artistic touch to the corded rope. |
My mother's always been awfully good to us, I must say. | My mother has always been very kind to us. | My mother has been awful to us, I must admit. |
Patients could certainly get annoyed by having to take even a five-minute computer test every time they see a doctor. | It could definitely become a hassle for patients that must take a five minute computer exam every doctor visit. | Patients would love to take a one hour computer test every doctor visit. |
This is because the NOx SIP call itself, and the state implementation plans approved under the NOx SIP call, already include provisions concerning the matters addressed in these general provisions in Part A, such as tracking and transferring of allowances, permitting, monitoring and reporting, and compliance. | The NOx SIP call includes provisions concerning the tracking and transferring of allowances. | Provisions in Part A do not include the topics of permitting, monitoring and reporting, or compliance. |
Said Ken Bode ( Washington Week in Review ): We're going to skip [this week on WWIR ] the possibility of Monica Lewinsky testifying at Linda Tripp's trial and--blah, blah, blah--for this week, and I think our viewers probably will be happy to hear that we are going to skip it. | Ken Bode made WWIR skip Monica Lewinsky's testification. | Linda Tripp is testifying this week. |
Apply the skills of the lawyer. | This requires the application of a lawyers skills. | Do not apply any of the skills used by a lawyer. |
He rubbed his hands together, and raised his eyebrows as I stared at him. | I stared at him while he rubbed his hands together. | He lowered his eyebrows while rubbing his hands together. |
Think for a moment, said San'doro. | San'doro gave an instruction. | San'doro remained silent the whole time. |
Combining outbound and inbound mail, and including incremental costs would result in an overall cost coverage of 119. | The coverage covers many forms of mail. | Outbound mail would not be covered. |
At the end of the Via Rizzoli, the two leaning towers are all that remain of a whole forest of more than 200 medieval status-symbols like those of San Gimignano in Tuscany . | There were originally hundreds of statues in the the Via Rizzoli. | There are three leaning towers at the end of the Via Rizzoli. |
Blue-and-white agapanthus cling to the top of the promontory, and pine and eucalyptus creep right to the edge, but an even greater degree of daring can be seen hundreds of feet below, where farmers have managed to salvage tiny plots of arable land, terracing them into little green postage stamps stuck onto the sides and base of the cliff. | The plots of farmers who have found small plots of arable land are situated hundreds of feet below. | There are no farmers with tiny plots of arable land hundreds of feet below. |
The best places are local parks or bike-friendly spots beyond city limits. | Beyond city limits, you'll find the best local parks and bike friendly spots. | You can find the best parks and bike friendly spots within the city limits. |
I speak! | I talk! | I silence myself! |
The analysis also discusses the regulatory alternatives FDA considered in drafting the proposed rule. | The regulatory alternatives FDA considered in drafting the proposed rule are also discussed in the analysis. | The analysis does not discuss the regulatory alternatives FDA considered in drafting the proposed rule. |
Now it serves as a minipark for habaneros (as Havana's citizens are called), from coupling lovers and children playing on homemade skateboards to parading prostitutes. | It is now a miinipark for locals, lovers, and prostitutes. | Now it serves as a massive park where nly tourists are allowed to enter. |
oh i don't know i guess my husband got a letter at the office i i presume and they must have been asking does your husband work with TI | I think they sent a letter to my husband to find out if your husband works for TI. | My husband checked his mail at the office but there was nothing. |
yeah it's crowded i know that | I am aware that it is crowded. | Nobody goes there. |
The government uses the October 1997 through September 1998 review results as a baseline against which the results of subsequent reviews are measured. | Subsequent reviews are examined relative to October 1997 to September 1998. | Baseline reviews increment annually; next year it will be October 1998 to September 1999. |
and uh so now it'd be really to their benefit to to really play uh some bad ball and and hopefully get a lucky uh lottery pick | It would be good for them to play terribly and hope for a lottery pick. | Tanking isn't to their benefit since there are no good draft prospects. |
In the '60s and '70s, rumors of Sinatra's Mob ties were family entertainment. | People were interested in rumors of Frank Sinatra's mob ties. | Frank Sinatra spent the 60s and 70s in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. |
Only thus could the enlightenment of Nirvana be achieved. | Reaching Nirvana is not instant. | Nirvana is unattainable. |
The light looked about like what he was used to, where the sky was still whole. | The light was pretty much what he was used to. | The light was very strange. |
it just it just went crazy this last year everything sold absolutely everything i mean we had someone come knock on our door the other day and offer us a price which i thought was absolutely ridiculous for our home the problem is there's nothing else to buy | Last year, everything sold, and someone wanted to buy our home. | There are still a lot of homes on sales, and no one is buying. |
Be nice to Wall Street, and perhaps you can be a money god, too. | Maybe you can become a money god by being nice to Wall Street. | Don't get involved in Wall Street, you won't make money off of it. |
It could easily be seen by ships in the Firth of Forth and was a useful safeguard if prevailing winds carried the sound of the gunfire the wrong way. | It is possible for winds to carry the sound of gunfire in the wrong direction. | Ships could never see it in the Firth of Forth. |
Still, the tip of political e-commerce is beginning to poke up through the Web's surface. | It is just beginning to make a presence for itself online. | They had to shut down the website. |
it's getting it's shrinking down it's getting small but it uh it's still grass it's it's dried up grass and it it just stays there it doesn't turn into dirt | It's still grass. | The grass is live and vibrant. |
There are no wheat rolls anymore, because they're banned, and that newspaper which you still have on your side table, is no longer published, and all other paper ones are gone too. | Wheat rolls have been banned. | Wheat rolls are easy to find and eat. |
The mangrove's distinctive companion is the low, trunkless nipa palm, whose curtain of fronds has traditionally provided roofing material for coastal huts. | Huts on the coast were traditionally roofed with material from palms. | The fronds of the trunkless nipa palm are unsuitable for roofing. |
but uh that that was interesting i i have always wanted to do some white water rafting and so your canoeing kind of made me think of that | I've always wanted to do white water rafting. | I don't like water so I'm not really into rafting or canoeing |
Its Romanesque portal is a 19th-century restoration, but the Roman and Byzantine columns, and Roman mosaic floor, are authentic. | Some of the building is authentic. | The building features much Greek influence. |
that some of the Poles just didn't know what it meant to get up in the morning and you know be there and put in a few extra hours if it needed it or you know a little bit of work here and work there do what it takes instead of just stamp the clock stamp the clock and forget about it give me my paycheck | Some of the Polish people weren't aware of the meaning of getting up in the morning. | Polish people worked harder than anyone else in the universe. |
yeah that yeah | Yes, that. | No, not that. |
but but i really like working for their TI i think | I think that I like working for their TI. | I really don't like working for their TI. |
A story explains the success of Southwest quick flight turnarounds (they ready a plane in 20 minutes instead of the standard 45), less hectic airports (Providence and Baltimore, not Boston and D.C.), and the enthusiasm of its employees (they adore fun-loving president Herb Kelleher). | The story tells about an airline that was about to have a quick turnaround. | They wrote a case study about the airline's epic failures. |
The dohyo-iri (ring entry) ceremony opening the tournament is a fascinating spectacle. | A spectacle is made out of the ring entry ceremony. | There is no ring entry ceremony thus there is nothing to see. |
Any fiscal policy path in which some portion of the anticipated budget surpluses is saved ultimately leads to a stronger fiscal position than annually balancing the budget in each of the next 10 years. | Budget saved leads to a stronger fiscal position. | Budgets saved leads to weaker fiscal conditions. |
You've been on the spot ”and the Yard doesn't want to make any mistakes, you know." Poirot nodded gravely. | You've been here and you know the Yard wants to avoid errors. Poirot agreed. | You've just arrived and the Yard has already made several mistakes, you know. Poirot shook his head no. |
But few Internet service providers serve rural America, because the current number of consumers is too small for them to make money. | the current number of consumers is too small for them to make money. | There are enough consumers to make money. |
In New Jersey and Staten Island, candidates from the two major parties debated the relative merits of alternative free-lunch options. | There was a debate in New Jersey about alternative-free lunch options. | The candidates debated whether or not the school should be shut down. |
yeah they have better computer science up here than they than they do down there | Down there the computer science program is not as good as it is here | the best computer science is down there, but we make do with what we have here. |
In the Queen's bedroom, 19 royal children were born, the births often attended by members of the public, as was the custom. | 19 children were born in the room, and the births were viewed by the public. | No children were born in the bedroom. |
Yes, sir? The chauffeur turned his head. | The chauffeur swiveled his head to look at him. | The chauffeur refused to acknowledge him. |
Business Daily subcontracting leads, sales, surplus property, and foreign business opportunities. | Business Daily tracks a variety of economic categories. | Business Daily only follows domestic events. |
and then basically since then what i've done is is keep track of it through the checkbook so that based on whatever we've got coming in check coming in and how much i'm spending each half of the month and then trying to also spend and because our house payment is once a month that's our our biggest uh expense so i take half of that amount out of my checkbook each with each paycheck even though it's really still there | The speaker uses their checkbook to keep track of their expenses. | The speaker does not try to keep track of their expenses. |
He went to the window and stared upwards at the crazy patchwork of the sky. | He gazed out the window at the sky. | He had no interest in looking at the barren expanse of the sky. |
I somehow feel that in real life one will feel a bit of an ass standing in the street for hours with nothing to do. | Being idle can make one feel worthless. | You will feel great if you do nothing. |
I think they have been very helpful, she said. | The people have been most useful. | They have been useless. |
Greyfeather and Runnin' Fox were scoutin' for us." | Both Greyfeather and Runnin' Fox acted as our scouts. | Greyfeather and Runnin' Fox were asleep while we were traveling, they didn't help us. |
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