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At CNN, the Stretching Technique Is Called Yip-Yap: How slow a news week was it? | It was a slow news week at CNN. | CNN had important news to deal with. |
You bet." | You bet. | No bet. |
Her history degree had been downloaded straight from the internet, through a jack cable and into her skull. | She got her degree from online. | Her degree had been earned from a university. |
How did you 'persuade' | How did you convince? | Why did you fail to convince? |
Also called Alternative Cost or Economic Cost. | Referred to as economic or alternative cost. | Alternative cost is different from economic cost. |
163 "Undoubtedly, Mr. Hersheimmer, since she was able to give her real name. | Certainly, Mr Hersheimmer, since she did not refuse to give her real name. | She gave a fake name. |
I also think this looks good for Decatur County. | This seems to me to work well for Decatur County. | This definitely does not work for Decatur County. |
Visit the still active quarries of Fantiscritti and Colonnata. | In Fantiscritti and Colonnata there are still active quarries. | In Fantiscritti and Colonnata the quarries have closed down. |
His pace quickened into a trot but slackened again as he neared the Four Jacks and remembered all the precautions he must take in Tubacca. | He walked faster. | He continued to run as fast as he could. |
On the second floor is a Verrocchio David (c.1471), for which his 19-year-old pupil Leonardo da Vinci is believed to have been the model. | It's thought that he used his pupil, Leonardo da Vinci, as a model for Verrocchio David. | Verrocchio used himself as a model, using a mirror, in creation his statue of David. |
'Is he still here?' | I wonder if he's still around? | It's certain that he's not here. |
The movement developed out of refugee Koranic schools in Pakistan. | Refugee schools in Pakistan were the root the movement. | The movement originated in India at schools. |
yeah yeah property taxes and yeah well Colorado | Colorado has high property taxes. | Colorado does not have property taxes. |
In any case, these precautions were totally unnecessary. | The precautions taken were out of line. | They were not cautious enough and would pay heavily for it. |
Since there was neither a proposed rule nor the receipt of public comments, HCFA has properly invoked the exception found at 5 U.S.C. | There was a lack of a proposed rule and public comment. | There were proposed rules and much public commentary. |
well good luck in your house hunting | Best of luck finding a house. | Hope you enjoy the house you just got. |
I've got very sharp ears. | I have excellent hearing. | I'm deaf. |
or at least not enough you know to fill a tank up so i always almost always use my credit card on that on that and then it's nice you do tend to pay more for gas but other than that it's it's a good deal i think | You tend to pay more for gas on a credit card. | You pay the same amount for gas if you use a credit card. |
okay okay well New England is kind of kind of like uh pretty close sits right on the Atlantic Ocean and we get you know a lot of a lot of the weather is driven by the winds coming in off the ocean the northeast winds bring in | New England's location right next to the Atlantic Ocean influences its weather. | The Atlantic Ocean doesn't influence New England's weather. |
yeah well that was uh that was a short stroke engine it could really wind up | The short stroke engine worked really well. | The long stroke engine didn't work very well. |
(If you doubt this, read Matt Ridley's excellent new book, The Origins of Virtue .) That's one reason the ever expanding scope of economic activity is essentially a force of nature--it can be guided, it can be slowed, but it can't, realistically, be stopped. | Economics has a very wide read and can never be stopped. | Economics can be stopped by the government. |
Golf in Madeira is a year-round sport; the island has 45 holes of championship golf divided between two courses, both esteemed for their scenic beauty. | Golf can be played at any time of the year in Madeira. | Golf is a seasonal sport in Madeira. |
That's not the secret. | That isn't a secret. | That is a secret. |
Traditional Goods | Goods that are part of a tradition. | Nontraditional Goods. |
Thank you for William Saletan's brilliant analysis () of the war. | There was an excellent analysis of the war provided by William Saletan. | William Saletan analysis of the war was unfounded and lacking in rigor. |
well they talk about it and there are a few in some of the more like in i live in a big metroplex and some of the the better parts of the metroplex the the suburbs that are richer have those kind of target schools but uh you know | Some suburbs in the metroplex have those kind of target schools. | All the schools in the metroplex are poor public schools. |
yeah that's true you know a lot of people uh uh i think the that it ends up the people that uh vote every time uh elections come around are more the the polly uh the party type followers the guys that uh you know follow the party lines you know and they you know just go in and if they're Republican they vote Republican vote Republican every year you know and uh the people that are independent | There are a lot of people that go out to vote during the elections. | The Republicans voted for the Democrats by mistake. |
is that because they're just not uh you just don't have any women that are there or no one has | Is that a result of not having any women? | Is it because there's not enough men there or what? |
The image was established early, and the cash registers have been ringing ever since. | They have been selling a lot. | They haven't sold anything. |
On the south side of the street in the open ground below the castle and on the site of the formerly marshy Nor' Loch are Princes Street Gardens, a welcome place to relax in a sunny day. | A nice place to unwind in a sunny day would be in the Princes Street Gardens, located on the south side of the street. | The Princes Street Gardens is a poor choice if you want relaxation as it is too noisy there. |
On average, the IOLTA fund repays 5 percent of all its earnings to those banks that charge for these accounts. | The IOLTA fund usually pays back 5 percent of the total earnings to those banks. | The IOLTA fund usually pays back 10 percent of the total earnings to those banks. |
Phase I Sulfur Dioxide Requirements | The Phase I regards Sulfur Dioxide Requirements | The Phase I regards Zinc Dioxide Requirements |
have you had any uh major uh car repairs done recently | I have not seen you getting car fixes recently. | I saw you repairing your car yesterday. |
yeah but they put some kind of | Yes but they put something on it. | No, they didn't put something on them. |
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the costs of implementing the new department would be about $3 billion over the next five years with an annual estimate of $150 million in FY2003 and $225 million thereafter. | The costs would be about $3 billion. | The annual estimate is under $10 million dollars. |
for you and now all you have to do is go in and put in a number and you got it you know so uh just put people in pick a number and put people in it and it's a work group so you know i think uh it's really a lot simpler than the old one | This new system is a lot simpler; you just have to enter a number and you got it. | I'm sorry about the new system; it's not quite as easy to use as the old one. |
fitness and exercise | Working out and getting into shape. | Sitting around and doing nothing all day every day. |
You'll find prices begin to drop at the end of the day, after the tour groups leave, especially out of season. | Towards the end of the day the prices are lower. | The prices go up towards the end of the day. |
not really i think i mean it's kind of unwritten but i think we're supposed to wear hose and and shoes you know most of the people do anyway | there's not a formal dress code, but i think we're supposed to wear hose and shoes; most people here do | there's a formal dress code that requires us to wear hose and shoes |
Therefore, an SCR retrofit project may require relocation of equipment in the boiler area. | The equipment needs to be relocated in the boiler area. | The SCR will not have relocation of equipment. |
Through the enactment of the framework and its efforts to foster the framework's implementation, Congress has, in effect, served as an institutional champion for improving the management of the federal government, providing a consistent focus for oversight and reinforcement of important policies. | The focus of Congress on implementing and enacting the framework has turned it into an advocate for improving federal government management. | Congress has been indifferent to the implementation of the new framework. |
LSC is very concerned about the law school debt burden that graduates carry. | LSC is worried about law school debt | LSC isn't worried at all about debts |
oh yeah they are um-hum um-hum um-hum | Yes, they are. | They aren't. |
and then there's one uh sitting on the right uh facing the house on the right hand side in the middle of that whole section and then i have this whole section over there that has nothing in it at all but just just the grass so that may be an idea to do is uh because i've got that concentration of trees right there is to uh you know just do something like what you said was to put some kind of um uh little plants that does well in shade uh the shaded area and forget about you know trying to plant grass and stuff underneath that | Instead of planting grass under the tree, I could just throw some little plants there. | I think I have to plant some grass seeds under all those trees. |
we've got a couple of Live Oaks in the front yard and of course they're they weren't native to this particular spot but they seem to have done pretty good and | The live Oaks are not native to this area but they've done good in our front yard. | We've got a couple parasites that are hindering our live Oaks from doing well here. |
Where is Mrs. Inglethorp? | Have you seen Mrs. Inglethorp? | We all know where Mrs. Inglethorp is. |
Montgomerie had a five-foot putt. | Montgomerie's put was over four foot. | Montgomerie could not reach three foot on putting. |
There is no time to be lost. | We can't wait any longer. | We have all the time in the world. |
Industrious CW-armed terrorists could kill thousands of New York subway riders in a day. | Terrorists armed with CW could possibly kill thousands of people within one day. | An attack on the quiet New York subway would result in minimal casualties. |
yeah who can afford twenty thousand | Yes, who can pay twenty thousand? | Anyone can pay twenty thousand. |
but they weren't | They were not. | They are the ones that were mentioned. |
and a lot of my sewing i kind of do out of necessity you know for you know i've got two kids to put clothes on | I have two kids and clothes are expensive, I sew out of necessity. | I don't sew my kid's clothes, I don't need to. |
It was to steal some food, if I recall correctly. | I think it was to steal a meal. | I don't think he was going to steal anything. |
Your grinch sounds like Scrooge with a mood disorder. | Scrooge with a mood disorder sounds like your grinch. | Your grinch does not sound like Scrooge in any way. |
A crosebetween a motorbike and a small tractor, these fun vehicles are available from the Ostrich Farm at Eilat. | These vehicles are like a hybrid of a tiny tractor and a motorbike. | The Ostrich Farm does not provide vehicles for hire. |
The shift to a competitive bidding process, coupled with sizeable reductions in Legal Services Corporation's annual budget, compelled the LSC Board of Directors to adopt a new approach to allocating Congress' annual investment in civil equal justice for the poor. | LSC has had big reductions to their annual budget. | LSC has had big increases to their budget. |
If it were racist, for example. | An example would be if it were racist. | If it was written in Japanese, for example. |
sure i know | I know, of course. | I don't know. |
Jacob wailed. | Jacob cried uncontrollably. | Joseph laughed happily. |
i know me too but uh well what was that show um | What is the name of the show? | I did not feel the same way. |
Some time, some place, in the distant future- when things were right and normal again- I could come back. | I would come back in the distant future. | I would never return. |
I'm not saying Davis should stop complaining and suck it up, but this decade has seen the birth of new fantasies, and he fails to take them on. | Davis does not take on the new fantasies. | Davis kept up with the newest fantasies of the decade. |
By the beginning of the 18th century, life in the city of Edinburgh (today's Old Town) was overcrowded and unsanitary. | Life in Edinburgh was unsanitary in the early 18th century. | Edinburgh was sparsely populated by the 18th century. |
As discussed earlier, EPA's Science Advisory Board, while acknowledging the uncertainties in estimation of a PM-mortality relationship, has repeatedly recommended the use of a study that | The EPA has a Science Advisory Board. | The EPA does not have a Science Advisory Board. |
Jealousy? I queried. | I asked whether jealousy was the answer. | I asked whether gluttony was the answer. |
that's true i was i was discussing with someone before um this uh someone before actually one of these calls | I was having a conversation with someone before this. | I did not talk to anyone before this. |
In Tokyo, the place to go for every electronic and computer item imaginable and plenty that you didn't even know existed is Akihabara, an entire district devoted to specialty stores selling mountains of electronic equipment often at very low prices. | The Akihabara district is dedicated to selling interesting electronics. | The prices in the Akihabara district are very high. |
These time periods were chosen to show that even under short periods of time, no significant impact to U.S. steel supply is expected. | It is predicted that the U.S. steel supply won't be affected. | The U.S. steel supply will be negatively impacted. |
they could of had a lottery they don't want a lottery why not i would rather pay for a lottery a dollar two three dollars whatever i'm paying you know a week or whatever | A lottery system is what we could focus on. I would rather pay a few dollars a week. | A lottery system is not a concrete platform. |
It is of note that, based on recent preliminary findings from the Health Effects Institute, the magnitude of mortality from short-tern exposure (Alternative Estimate) and hospital/ER admissions estimates (both estimates) may be under or overestimated. | Based on findings, the amount of people who die at the hospital is inaccurate. | Preliminary findings found the estimates of deaths from short-term exposure is exactly 23%. |
manager's responsibility and accountability are defined. | The manager has clear responsibility and accountability. | The manager's responsibilities were not clearly defined. |
you know the hype were just unbelievable it's just you know the last oh i guess probably since about eighty four about eighty five was when they started kind of going downhill really but you know i'm just used to always growing up and hearing Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys and you know Super Bowl and all this other stuff so i can't you know i'm not going to decide i don't like them just because they're having a few bad years i mean i think they'll pull out of it and you know they'll they'll wind up being good again they've got some lot of really good young players that are going to that are going to uh do pretty good i think but they're raising prices on their tickets so they're banking on doing good next season | They have young players that they hope will up the overall team performance. | Ticket prices have decreased. |
Implants, body-shopping, augmentation, that sort of stuff. | Implants, body-shopping, augmentation, and other things exist. | Cybernetic implants and the like do not exist. |
no but i mean it's like it's like they they have like this different policy i don't know my dad works for them but it's like IBM like never in their commercials they never put down any other company you know it's like | It's as though they have a different policy | It's as though they have the same policy |
yeah definitely i think the biggest problem uh the biggest change that needs to be made is the way that women are paid | I think what ought to change is women's salaries and income in regards to payment. | Yeah I think the biggest issue is how we aren't allowed to drive cars or wear anything outside. |
i know i know the feeling well it was okay and i sure will and bye-bye | I still remember the feeling and it was okay. | I don't remember the feeling at all. |
Great, here are the keys and the registration. | I'm being given the keys and the registration to something. | I'm not being given anything. |
Dating from the 17th century, it was a summerhouse for Ambleside Hall, a large mansion built a century earlier, which, sadly, no longer exists. | Ambleside Hall was built in the 16th century but it was destroyed later. | The large mansion built in the 13th century still lies on the same place. |
Mobile phone operators noticed a significant fall in earnings due to a drop in profits from SMS fees. | There was a drop in profits from SMS fees. | They had an increase in profits from SMS fees. |
But after listening to a rotten one like Julius's, I'm inclined to let you off." | I'm inclined to let you go after having listened to Julius. | I'm want to keep you near after having listened to Julius. |
yeah yeah i'll be yeah there you go that's | I'll be there for sure. | There's no way I'm going. |
Vividly decorated by Pinturicchio's action-packed frescoes of the life of Pope Pius II (the locally-born Piccolomini cardinal himself became pope, Pius III, but lasted only ten days). | The frescoes depict various scenes from Pope Pius II's life. | There were no frescoes made of Pope Pious II's life. |
i'm i'm noticing that too and and i notice the the a terming emerging called solo parents that i am very aware of | The term solo parents is increasingly being used. | The term solo parents is finally falling out of favor. |
In this country we expect trouble, from any direction including up and down! Rennie returned. | In this country, trouble is expected from all around! Rennie responded. | In this country, we expect peace from all our surrounding neighbors. |
When Pooh is on CD-ROM, you know he really has it made. | The CD-ROM is the standard of success. | When Pooh makes it to CD-ROM, then he is a failure. |
She tasted and almost vomited. | She tried some and then almost vomited. | She tried it and loved it. |
A narcotic taken with strychnine will delay the action of the poison for some hours." Poirot paused. | The presence of strychnine would pause the effect of the poison. | Strychnine would have no effect on the poison at all. |
The atmosphere is soul-deadening, the young are armed and bored, their elders are armed and feeble, and everyone is in a constant state of sexual arousal. | The young have guns, the old have guns and everyone is horny. | No one is armed nor are the horny. |
Against this, Cameron and his supporters argue that, according to their survey of obits, even if they don't have AIDS, homosexual males tend to die by their mid-40s (and lesbians by their late 40s). | Cameron and his supporters cite evidence that homosexual people tend to die in their 40's. | Cameron uses death statistics as an argument for reorientation therapy. |
Cynthia, called Mrs. Inglethorp, "do you think you could write a few notes for me?" | Mrs. Inglethorp wanted Cynthia to take down some notes. | Cynthia was not asked to help Mrs. Inglethorp in taking down notes. |
Museo Lizaro Galdiano (c/ Serrano, 122) is an astonishingly wide-ranging and priceless private collection. | The private collection is very valuable and covers many topics. | The collection is very limited and probably not worth much. |
well now was that expected though i mean employers expected people to not necessarily be there on time due to the delays or | Because of delays, employers didn't expect people to be on time. | Employers did not tolerate lateness, regardless of the reason. |
Participants stated that the accounting profession needs to candidly discuss what it is doing to improve the audit process to restore public trust. | It's believed that public trust can be improved by making changes to the audit process. | Participants believed that accountants's collective approach to auditing was sufficient for the public. |
Newgrange can get very crowded, so try to get there early or take a Bus ?‰ireann tour which secures you privileged access. | Newgrange is very busy. | Newgrange is always deserted. |
well i'm going to have to go check it out that's just something i hadn't heard of but it | I will have to go and look that up because I haven't heard of that before. | I've heard of that before. |
One is Amy Spindler of the New York Times , who seems to take clothes seriously without excess or apology, deploying a quick imagination and an interest in detail that give her writing a fine attentive sting. | Amy Spindler, of the New York Times, takes clothes seriously. | Amy Spindler, of the New York Times, doesn't take clothes seriously. |
What precautions were taken? | Which precautions were taken. | There was not a question asked. |
And I do agree,' I couldn't resist, 'Mr. White is very clever.' | Mr. White is irresistible and clever. | Mr. White was repulsive and not smart at all. |
that's right but you can't take this money with us though that's how i keep looking at it | You can't keep money when you die. | You can keep money when you die. |
Their religion included elements of Hinduism such as Shiva's phallic lingam and his sacred bull, Nandi, before the Brahmanic Indo-Aryans arrived. | Their religion included Shiva's sacred bull, Nandi. | Shiva was not included in their religion at all. |
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