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(You can download a trial version of IE4 now, if you want.) | You can get a trial version of the software. | You cannot get a trial version of the software. |
yeah i like the planting and and watering is okay | I enjoy planting and watering is alright. | I like the plowing and weeding is okay. |
and uh and of course this year it never really died out that much i mean this year here it is only April and it's looking good yeah we had we had a mild winter we you know everybody in my neighborhood hires their yard work done and i think i think the fun of owning a house is doing the yard work | IT's looking good already so early in the spring. | It looks terrible so far! |
The process of confirming that a system or component complies with its specified requirements and is acceptable for operational use. | Systems are inspected prior to entering operational use. | Systems operations are loosely monitored. |
The titan battled the eight other old gods in the days before even a tree took root in the earth. | There were nine gods total. | The titan worked with the eight other gods. |
From the eastern end of Princes Street, the eye is drawn to a hill topped with a series of interesting albeit disparate buildings. | There are interesting yet different buildings atop of the hill. | There is nothing built on the hill. |
The decline in prices to their fundamental level may be gradual, and even a crash may not turn into a larger economic disaster. | There may be a gradual decline in prices to their fundamental level. | There must be a quick decline in prices to their fundamental level. |
And that's why I wanted to talk to you today about life insurance. | That's why I wanted to discuss life insurance with you. | I don't ever want to bring up the subject of life insurance. |
The queen of Italian winter-sports resorts has elegant hotels, smart boutiques, and a bouncing nightlife. | There is a nightlife at one of Italy's main winter sports resorts. | There are no hotels at any Italian sports resorts. |
In May 2000, the Bureau of National Affairs reported the results of a 1999 survey of about 1,800 companies on their business travel policies. | The Bureau of National Affairs took a survey of 1,800 companies. | Only about 1,700 companies were surveyed by the Bureau of National Affairs. |
uh then the big you know my big problem would be is what if you were in a in a state that absolutely did not allow it | For me, the major factor would be, if you were in a state where it was illegal. | I wouldn't have any problems, as it's legal in all states. |
i mean you could travel from one coast to the other here in the US and find tremendous differences between the peoples they have their own ideas how things should be run | There is a lot of diversity in different areas of the US. | The people of the US are homogeneous in their views. |
isn't that funny i bet they're going to do a lot of research on that | Don't you think that's hilarious? | I think that was the most unfunny thing I've heard. |
For part of a second, it hovered over the empty camp. | It hovered over the camp for a short time. | it did not hover over the camp at any time. |
Nonsense, insisted the Industrialist. | The industrialist said it was nonsense. | The industrialist said it was true. |
This is called total factor productivity. | There is something called total factor productivity. | There's no such thing as total factor productivity. |
In the years after World War I, the business of America was business. | After the world they focused on business. | They focused on family instead of business. |
It is understandably a favorite spot for wedding photos. | It's one of the favourite spots for wedding photos. | It's not a very good spot for wedding photos. |
A little further north you'll find the impressive 18th-century Aguas Livres Aqueduct, which still carries water along its 18-km (11-mile) length to a point near the modern Amoreiras Shopping Center. | An impressive aqueduct from the 18th century can be found. | The aqueduct no longer carries water across 11 miles. |
The most popular response (the one all the cool kids are writing) plays with the malathion (yeah, right) the city is spraying throughout New York to kill mosquitoes (wink, wink) that transmit encephalitis (go pull the other one). | New York uses sprays melathion to kill mosquitoes within the city. | Mosquitoes are of no concern to city officials in New York. |
oh well that's interesting too i had never seen that yeah you know you look at most of the you know like the bank clocks and stuff like that it tells you you know fahrenheit and centigrade and it's going take those kinds of things you know switching you know getting us all accustomed to seeing both you know but most people don't pay any attention you know it's going to take some education right along with it most people don't know what that means you know so | It's going to take some time to educate people on Fahrenheit and centigrade. | Most people can calculate the difference in Fahrenheit and centigrade in their head. |
I'll write out a list of the things I want to know when I've had time to think. | I will make a list of what I want to know after I have taken some time to think. | I am not going to write a list of the things I want to know. |
and sore throats and colds and whatever | Sore throats happen. | No colds or sore throats, or anything like that. |
he went the other route i think uh i think the advise i'd give to parents would be to start when they're like four years old today | He decided to take an alternative route. | He chose the original path right away. |
eighty nine | It's the year prior to 1990. | It's a 1988. |
Gauve paused for a moment. | For a moment, Gauve paused. | Gauve kept going. |
The point is not simply to wander aimlessly through Neil Simon country but also to establish that not so long ago to participate in an American election you needed to own property, pass a literacy test, and be a male relative. | Passing a literacy test is needed to participate in an American election. | Passing a literacy test is needed to participate in an Austrian election. |
Such large-scale fund raising has confirmed Hong Kong's unique status as the Wall Street of China. | Honk Kong has been concreted as the Wall Street of China. | Honk Kong is nowhere near being thought of as the Wall Street of China. |
Conservatively dressed businessmen escort impeccably coiffed women, while retired gentlemen in cardigans, jackets and ties play chess or petanca (a game resembling marbles, but played with heavy shot-puts) in the park. | In the park, you can watch elderly men play chess. | The park is overrun with teenage skinhead biker gangs. |
For example, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has issued professional standards that apply in financial audits and attestation engagements. | The professional standards issued by AICPA are used for financial auditing. | AICPA's issued standards don't apply for attestation engagements. |
uh accept for the private ones of course we're talking about public | We can ignore the private ones because we're discussing public. | That includes both private and public ones. |
'I don't even know where to start.' | I'm not sure where to begin. | I already know how I'm going to start it. |
The ferry from Eminene passes the K??z Kulesi (Maiden's Tower), perched on a tiny island about 200 metres (600 feet) offshore. | There is a tiny island about five hundred feet offshore that has the Maiden's Tower. | The ferry from Eminene passes the Eiffel Tower, perched on a large island. |
While Hong Kong remained a relative backwater in early days, nearby Guangzhou (Canton) was developing into a great trading city with connections in India and the Middle East. | Guangzhou was a strong trade port near or within Asia. | Guangzhou is a small town that achieves little to no trade annually. |
If some form of government proves necessary, they prefer the local town hall to the parliament in Rome. | local town halls are chosen over parliament in Rome if governance is needed. | Parliaments are always chosen over any other form when government is required. |
Furthermore, Social Security and health spending alone would exceed total federal revenue. | Social Security and health spending alone would exceed total federal revenue. | Social security and health spending would not exceed the federal revenue. |
What's ironic about this revisionism is that it's easy to dismiss the 1980s vogue for Japanese strategy and techniques only because so many of those techniques have become part of the fabric of everyday life at many, perhaps most, U.S. industrial companies. | US industrial companies use a lot of Japanese techniques. | US companies don't benefit from japenese theory. |
(Seven percent higher if retail service costs are eliminated from rural.) | If retail service costs are eliminated from rural, it will be seven percent higher. | Two hundred percent higher if retail service costs are removed from rural. |
The Commission's analyses use both quantifiable and general descriptions of the effects of the rule and alternatives on small entities. | There is a general description that the entities have to follow. | The analysis effects only rules for large entities. |
well then they sure they won't turn you down because they've got your money | They have your money so they wont turn you down. | They don't have your money so might turn you down. |
Davis, ironically, has accepted a history appointment 3,000 miles away--at Long Island's State University of New York at Stony Brook. | Davis works in academia in the department of history. | Davis has never considered working in the state of New York. |
T he crowded Kowloon peninsula and the booming New Territories on the mainland call for some serious sightseeing; but we begin acroseVictoria Harbor on Hong Kong Island, where the city was first founded and which remains the center of government, business, and commerce. | Hong Kong island is where the city was founded and is still the center of business and commerce. | The Kowloon peninsula is sparsely populated with very little sightseeing to offer. |
Indians are mostly cheerful, responding much more readily to a smile than a scowl. | If you smile, Indians are generally inclined to help you. | Indians can be very rude even if you smile. |
Romans infused Greek refinement with their own energy to create a unique mixture of elegance and realism, delicacy and strength, which have remained the essence of Italian life and art. | The Romans adopted parts of the Greek culture. | The Romans did not believe in strength. |
she got that scholarship | She was awarded that scholarship. | She could not get that scholarship. |
Nurse, you seem to have gotten younger since yesterday? No Longer Sleeping remarked. | No Longer Sleeping decided to give Nurse a compliment. | No Longer Sleeping was a mute patient in the hospital. |
During World War II, though bombs from German planes fell twice on Dublin, the country remained neutral. | Dublin was bombed at least twice during World War Two. | Dublin and Germany were allies during World War II. |
They appeared to be in an argument. | They were fighting. | They were all smiling and hugging. |
But what is the argument against putting the Supreme Court in a glass-walled, street-level studio, cranking up the theme music, hiring a second-tier comic to warm up the gallery, and... | There is an argument against the Supreme Court being in a modern building. | There is no argument against the Supreme Court being in a modern building. |
this uh photinia the red tipped photinia | This is the red tipped photinia. | This uh photinia the blue tipped spruce. |
right and they are controlled or pretty much do what they want to do | They are not free to act on their own will. | No one is able to control them, and they do as they please. |
Otherwise, you're overpaying. | Or, you're over paying. | Otherwise, you are robbing them. |
And doesn't that money get added to the $16,000 to help feed her three children? | Does that money also help take care of her kids? | Does that money help her feed her pets? |
5% of pieces delivered 1992 versus 39% of pieces delivered in 1996 | In 1996, 39% of pieces were delivered. | 0% of pieces were delivered in 1996. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statement for the reporting of condition of Heritage Assets. | For the reporting of condition on Heritage Assets, please check the accompanying notes of the financial statement. | See accompanying notes to the property statement for the reporting of condition of government assets. |
has to be uh just uh beat your head against the wall of frustration you know | Beat your head against the wall in frustration. | You weep from happiness. |
Huge men with golden skin stood next to smaller darker men of thinner build. | The larger men had light skin. | The larger men were very dark. |
no kidding now that's good | Really? That's great. | That's really bad. |
For a traditional pub where you can sit among the locals, try the Guildford Arms, on West Register Street one block north of the east end of Princes Street. | You can find a traditional pub on the north east. | There are only modern pubs with foreigners. |
Tommy retired to the inn and waited for Albert's return. | Albert would find Tommy back at the inn waiting for him. | Tommy returned to the inn to sleep and didn't care if Albert returned. |
yeah and it it it had about spent all it's energy but you could see there was splintered wood from all the places that it hit going around the room | It used all of its energy up and splintered the wood. | It had more energy and went through the whole house. |
Last call at pubs is at 11 sharp, to ensure that guests don't linger much beyond 11:15. | Guests require some early warning so that they leave on time. | Last call is at 10 sharp at pubs, and guests are immediately required to leave. |
uh-huh yeah um-hum um-hum | Yes, uh-huh. | No, uhn-uh. |
uh for convenience sakes but i usually just pay them off at the end of the month | I pay them before the first of the next month. | I never get them paid before the month's end |
i um have accounting background so then i also have done tax returns in the past and for other people when i worked for accounting firm | I know how to do tax returns from my accounting background. | I don't know to do tax returns. |
The lawyers, many of whom could be earning considerably more in the private sector, are uniformly devoted to the principle of providing legal assistance to those who otherwise might be denied their day in court. | The laywers might earn more privately. | The lawyers earn more than they would privately. |
he found him one last weekend that he really liked but we haven't gotten it yet so | He found one he liked, but didn't get it yet. | We got it for him right away. |
But none of these revelations improves the case that Hollywood Communism was a significant threat to democracy. | A big threat to democracy was Hollywood Communism. | The revelations improved the case that Hollywood Communism was never a threat to democracy. |
Researchers must continue to analyze the performance of structured questionnaires and try computer-based screening tools in the ED. | Researchers must try computer-based screening tools in the ED. | The performance of structured questionnaires is something that researchers do not have to do. |
The Enquirer is probably the only publication in the world to go with this Lucy Mercer hypothesis. | The Lucy Mercer theory is only reported by The Enquirer. | Most publications are talking about the Lucy Mercer assumption. |
Also, the figures exhibit the rapid change in unit delivery costs as either volume or density increase. | The change in delivery costs were shown to be either volume or density increases. | Increases in volume or density have no effect on the cost of delivery. |
Sin, It's kegger time! | It's time to open the keg of beer. | None of us are going to drink beer tonight. |
Julius understood. | Julius comprehended | Julius did not understand. |
not not toward you know winning in Las Vegas for example | People can play in Las Vegas. | Winning in Las Vegas is not a good example. |
The Supreme Court has held that the First Amendment also protects independent expenditures . Individuals and organizations can spend as much as they want on a candidate's behalf as long as they don't coordinate their spending with the candidate. | The First Amendment says individuals can donate as much as they want to a candidate. | The First Amendment bans donations by individuals. |
Generators respond by gradually reducing their emissions - reducing more than the cap requires early in the program in order to save allowances for use later in the program when the caps decline. | The generators' emissions are gradually reduced as a response. | When the caps decline, the generators increase their emissions. |
No, I've stuck here like a rock. | I cannot move from my place. | I'm free of this place. |
yes it did yes it did just as Rain Man uh with Dustin Hoffman | Dustin Hoffman featured in Rain Man. | I have never heard of Rain Man. |
Tommy and Julius watched it out of sight, and then turned to the narrow path. | Tommy and Julius watched it go away. | Tommy and Julius saw it approach. |
You will bring imagination and an open mind to the task. | You will bring outside-the-box thinking to the task. | You will make the task foggy and complex. |
you have to make yourself do it yeah | You have to force it. | You never have to make yourself do anything. |
yeah you ought to come down um you don't even have to go all the way to New Orleans you know if you want to really get some good food | You can get delicious food without having to go to New Orleans. | New Orleans is the only place to find good food around here. |
He'd have been helpless here, probably, but with me you have no chance. | You would have been better off with him. | You would have been far worse off with him than me. |
Eight huge medallions, bearing the Arabic names of Allah, Mohammed, two of his grandsons, and the first four caliphs, and a quotation from the Koran in the crown of the dome, are remnants of Haghia Sophia's 500 years of service as an imperial mosque, as are the elaborate mihrab and mimber in the apse. | Haghia Sophia was an imperial mosque for five hundred years. | The giant medallions use English script to denote the names upon them. |
Scheduled to reopen in 2002 or 2003, the Malibu site will house only the Getty holdings in Greek and Roman antiquities, some of which date as far back as 3000 b.c. | The Malibu site will house only the Getty holdings in Romand and Greek antiquities, and it is scheduled to reopen in 2003 or 2002. | Scheduled to open in 2012, the Malibu site will house not only the Getty holdings in Greek antiquities, some of which date as far back as 2011. |
Social breakdown plus anti-statism bred widespread conspiracism, as the King case shows. | The King case shows that social breakdown contributed to the rise of widespread conspiracism. | The King case does not show that anti-statism helped the rise of widespread conspiracism. |
National Heroes Park, at the north end of Duke Street, used to be a racetrack (you can still make out the shape of the circuit). | The shape of the racetrack is still visible within National Heroes Park. | National Heroes Park sits on the remains of a temple. |
They seem to have got some fool idea about Tuppence." | Their idea about Tuppence seems to be stupid. | Tuppence is exactly the person, who they think he is. |
so um but it it's interesting finding different recipes although my mother is the one that cooks um which | I seek out different recipes, while my mother does the cooking. | I take care of all the cooking while my mother finds me new and interesting recipes. |
(Reno didn't seem to receive any special treatment on Face the Nation , where she appeared Sunday.) | Reno appeared Sunday on Face the Nation. | On Friday, Reno went on Face the Nation. |
Specifically, under the GAO's new independence standards auditors must not violate two basic principles. | Auditors are not allowed to violate two basic principles. | The new independence standards allow auditors to violate two basic principles. |
And what does it mean? | What is its meaning? | Why does it have no meaning at all? |
The cannon on the ramparts were never fired in defense of the harbor and these days are put to better use as slides for the children's playground. | The cannons are used as slides for the children's playground. | The cannons are used as slides on the hillside. |
This, of course, is a drastic simplification of a complex book that tells its stories from several perspectives, each in its own chapter. | Each chapter has a different perspective. | This is a complex book told from one perspective. |
Elinor Walker commented that something about an intervention must be standardized in order to assess its cost-effectiveness. | Elinor Walker commented that an intervention needs to be assessed for how cost-effective it is. | Elinor Walker commented that interventions don't need to be cost effective. |
From this vantage point you can enjoy the charming sight of Shiva and his wife Parvati in painted wood looking amiably out of an upper window of the adjoining house-style temple. | From this spot you can view the visage of SHiva at the temple next door. | There are no windows in the temple. |
Say, Miss Tuppence, you're looking mighty pale!" | Miss Tuppence is looking scared or sick. | Miss Tuppence seems normal to them. |
6 billion for the years 2010 and 2020, respectively. | 6 billion for the two years. | 16 billion for the two years. |
Reports attribute his decision not to become a dean at Pepperdine University to angry objections from his staff and GOP leaders. | According to reports, he has received angry objections even from his own staff. | His decision to become a dean at Pepperdine University led to objections from his staff and GOP leaders. |
With the personal saving rate around zero or negative, economists have questioned the relevance of the NIPA personal saving measure. | Some economists are not sure the NIPA is relevant these days. | Economics are certain that NIPA is more relevant today than it has ever been. |
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