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yeah uh-huh yeah well we do to as a matter of fact | Yes, we do that as well. | No, we don't do that at all. |
Malaysia rose first as a trading point for Asia and Europe, with the ports of Melaka (Malacca in colonial times) and later Singapore, now sovereign and independent. | Malaysia's first two trading ports to attract Europeans were Melaka and Singapore. | Malaysia adopted the moniker, The Hermit Kingdom, for its enduring inward and isolationist policy that brooks no trade with the outside world. |
Said the army patrol went out after him." | The army patrol pursued him. | The army patrol decided to ignore him. |
Also on Clarendon Street is the Westbury Mall, with cafes and fine jewelry shops. | The Westbury Mall is found on Clarendon Street. | The Westbury Mall is not on Clarendon Street. |
Starting in 2008 for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides and in 2010 for mercury, the owner or operator of a facility that fails to hold allowances covering the annual emissions of its affected units is treated as having excess emissions. | If the owner or operator of a facility, starting in 2008 for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides and in 2010 for mercury, fails to hold allowances covering the annual emissions of its affected units, then he is treated as having excess emissions. | Starying in 2017 for mercury, the operator or owner of a facility that fails to hold allowances covering the annual emissions of its affected units is treated as having perfect emissions. |
But so far, conservatives have been silent, perhaps because Klayman has proved remarkably effective at abusing the people most right-wingers dislike. | Thus far, conservatives haven't been making much noise. | Conservatives have been loud in their protests against Klayman. |
oh oh yeah yeah i never really noticed how effective they were but um because that wasn't really i i bought them and i didn't really get to use them like oh there's mosquitoes let's turn them we just sort of lit them | I'm not sure if they worked but we use them. | They worked great on the mosquitoes. |
The gracious Piazza Vecchia is surrounded by Renaissance public edifices, notably the Palazzo della Ragione with a medieval Torre del Comune. | The Palazzo della Ragione is a Renaissance public edifice. | The defunct Piazza Vecchia now lies far from any Renaissance buildings. |
Everyone likes evening gowns. | Evening gowns are liked by all. | Evening gowns are liked by no one. |
Lately she's been seeing this oil magnate, Kluk. | She has been going out with Kluk. | She has never met Kluk. |
(Though here I'm tempted to respond that it's a mistake to generalize about human behavior on the basis of a few extraordinary individuals who probably--and quite atypically--love their work.) | I believe it's a mistake to represent the majority of the population's behavior off of a few extraordinary individuals. | A few extraordinary individuals represent the majority of the population. |
In short, in Japan today--and perhaps in the United States tomorrow--behind many of the arguments about why we can't monetize our way out of a recession lies the belief that pain is good, that it builds a stronger economy. | The current Japan has the underlying mentality that pain builds a stronger economy. | The belief in japan today is that we can modernize our way out of a recession. |
The composition of PM can vary considerably from one region to another depending on the sources of particulate emissions in each region. | The PM's composition may vary depending on the sources of emissions. | The composition of PM never varies, they are constant. |
As far as we know, she was quite alone during that halfhour. | There is no evidence that she was with anyone. | We know that she was with some people during that time. |
opinion do you have about what was what happened | Do you have an opinion on what happened. | I don't care about your opinion on what happened. |
A man bent over me, his face carved by age. | An old man's face bent over me. | A young man's face bent over me. |
He said, "No one's around. | No one is around, he said. | Somebody is here, she said. |
Pataki and his allies swallowed the plan hours after calling it laughable and absurd. | The plan was taken rather quickly after Pataki and his allies wished to have nothing to do with it, claiming it was laughable and absurd. | The plan was quickly dismissed and was never brought up again after Pataki and his allies ruled it to be useless and unneeded. |
There are those who argue passionately that life originated with a single replicated molecule. | Some people argue that life began with a single replicated molecule. | Everyone thinks life started with two or more molecules. |
These concerns are among the reasons that the pay gap has never been fully addressed. | The pay gap has not been fully addressed. | The pay gap has not been adequately addressed. |
The neighborhood isn't really dangerous, but it's all too easy for the unwary visitor to wander into a rip-off; if you plan to explore Kabuki-cho, do so with a knowledgeable local guide. | It's indicated that when you explore Kabuki-cho, you should have a local guide with you. | The neighborhood is considered dangerous because thieves live there. |
yeah a lot of kids kids and the cousins really get along with each other they're all young they're all i | The kids all get along. | Some of the cousins fight. |
It bore the inscription, "Mr. Edward Whittington." Below the name were the words "Esthonia Glassware Co.," and the address of a city office. | The inscription included a name and the address of a city office. | The inscription included the address of a city office but didn't include a name. |
The graceful crescent-shaped Piazza del Duomo is the perfect place for breakfast surrounded by 17th- and 18th-century palazzi and the monumental facade of the cathedral. | The best place to have breakfast is the Piazza del Duomo due to its incredible surroundings. | There are no good places to stop and have breakfast. |
You have the right -- and I think judges respect that. | You have the right, and judges honor that. | You have the right, and judges do not observe that. |
Despite the renowned management methods and worker efficiency that drove the country's spectacular postwar recovery, many wonder whether traditional Japan's collectivist values can appeal to new generations seeking greater individualism and a more prominent role in the running of family, company, and society. | Traditional Japanese values have declined since the end of the war, but may still have a place. | The Japanese traditional values have made a full recovery in the years after the end of the war. |
Therefore, readers should not rely on the validity of the data in the sample reports. | Readers shouldn't count on the data being valid in the sample reports. | Readers can count on the data being valid in the sample reports. |
'It came from the back of the train.' | The back of the train is where it came from. | Nothing happened at the back of the train. |
An increase in deciview is a decrease in visibility. | Changes in the amount of haze are reflected as changes in visibility. | An increase in deciview is the same as an increase in how far you can see. |
The Oregon Law Center is one of a few legal groups that cater to farmworkers. | The law center caters to farmeworkers, one of the few that does. | There are many legal groups specializing in assisting farmworkers. |
did it wrote wrote the uh the or translation that so much was lost in the translation uh particularly since most of the translations most of the translations were from Greek | The majority of text was translated from Greek. | The entirety of the work was translated successfully and completely. |
EXCHANGE REVENUE - Inflows of resources to a governmental entity that the entity has earned. | Exchange revenue is the inflow of resources the government has earned | Exchange revenue isn't anything earned |
i don't like it when there's mosquitoes so bad | I don't like when the mosquitoes are bad. | I really like it when there's mosquitoes. |
It is no place for a young and inexperienced girl. | This is not the place for a young girl with no experience. | It's a perfectly fine place for a young girl. |
what one would be an example like should i say postal service or not i mean are they going to screw up on mail | Are they going to mess up the mail? | The mail will continue well. |
But as soon as the miniskirt became part of the adult erotic arsenal, little girls' dresses sank below the knee, right where they had been in mid-Victorian times and where they still are, guarding traditional female decorum as their elders' skirts no longer do. | Little girls' dresses have a traditional and tame style to them. | Little girls' dresses never cross past the knee. |
A seesaw to make a man dizzy, or maybe the vertigo he felt was the product of too much sun, dust, and riding. | He may have had vertigo caused by too much sun, dust, and riding. | He did not feel any vertigo. |
In general, employees may not approve their own T&A data. | Employees don't approve their own data | Employees review their own data |
and uh there wasn't a thing they could do you know they'd take her down to the juvenile hall and then they'd have to let her go and she'd be back doing it | They would have to let her go from juvenile hall and then she would go right back to doing it. | They would have to let her go from juvenile hall and then she would learn her lesson. |
Rule a 7525(h)) requires the Administrator of the EPA to review and revise the regulations regarding the testing of motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines to insure that vehicles are tested under circumstances which reflect the actual driving conditions under which motor vehicles are used, including conditions relating to fuel, temperature, acceleration and altitude. | Rule a 7525(h) requires the Administration of the EPA. | Conditions relating to fuel, temperature and altitude are not even glanced upon in rule a 7525(h) |
oh man i'm telling you everybody's and i think it's really the weather it will it will get warm one day and then not real cold but pretty cool the next day and then warm the next day | The weather varies a lot from day to day; cold one day, warm the next. | It's been cold every single day lately. |
Do we know if it still rages or will the bandits now be on the move?I don't know. | I don't know what is happening now. | I know exactly what is happening. |
requiring concerted action and sustained top-level attention if they are to be addressed. | If attention is brought to them, there must be concerted action and consistent top-level attention. | It is encouraged to skip days on maintaining action and attention if addressing them. |
Both the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) have prepared a cost analysis of the impact on their budgets of the interim rule. | The INS and EOIR prepared a cost analysis for their budgets. | Only the INS analyzed their budget, the EOIR didn't care. |
What moves us in Keats is precisely this checkered metaphysics--the haunting apprehension that the seed planted in the wide arable land of events might be the seed of death, not life. | They were moved by the negative actions. | They were farmers by trade and had and excellent crop this year. |
The stubborn aristocracy and high clergy were anxious to protect their ancient privileges; a burgeoning bourgeoisie longed for reforms that would give them greater opportunity; the peasantry was no longer prepared to bear the burden of feudal extortion; and a growing urban populace of artisans groaned under intolerable hardships. | Due to the unfairness to lower people, people with power worried about their privileges. | Most people in the area were very wealthy. |
(2) outlays for the defense, Social Security, Medicare, and net interest functions; (3) allother receipts and outlays; and (4) the deficit or surplus. | There are outlays for the defense. | There are no outlays for the defense. |
We might as well go over it." Going over the deserted house seemed to Tommy to partake of the character of a dream. | The house was deserted but they were going over to it. | The house was crowded but they were still heading over. |
'Think about what you're doing,' I implored. | I told him to think about his actions. | I told him to go ahead. |
I advised him to apply to you for a copy of the original wire. | The original wire can be copied. | I told him not to bother you and proceed as he was. |
While EPA determined that the rule will not significantly or uniquely affect any state, local or tribal governments, EPA consulted with state and local air and water pollution control officials primarily regarding implementation issues. | The EPA consulted with state officials regarding implementation even though they determined that the rule will not really affect them. | The EPA determined that the rule will severly affect at least 20 states. |
I think invention should be the prerogative of all men and in priority or not. And...' | Somebody things that all men should be inventors. | Inventions are bad things that people should avoid. |
Really good ones are now increasingly rare and quite expensive, and their length, 2 m (over 6 ft), makes them difficult to carry around. | Really good ones are becoming scarce and pricy. | The really good ones are becoming scarce because of their size and weight. |
Have you ever heard that name?" | Is this the first time you're hearing that name? | Have you ever seen this person? |
To have a more precise view of unit costs (and to have a better level of comparison with U.S. costs which are by route instead of by geographic area), the costs are then divided into two groups per area. | U.S. costs are measured by route and not by geographic area. | U.S. cost are determined by geographic area and no longer by route. |
it's so relaxing to just sit and but once i get started i can't put it down i just | Sitting is something that is relaxing for me. | Once I get started, I make sure to take breaks often. |
Once they were all at his compound he had them massacred their influence had come to a sudden, bloody end. | He had them all killed. | He spared them all. |
You are likely to see everything from the deep gloom of the densest forest to the sudden brilliant burst of sun in a clearing, playing endless variations on the textures and myriad shades of green in the surrounding vegetation. | The surrounding vegetation has many shades of green. | This forest has long since been cut down and used for timber. |
yeah yeah well the the book was just ever so much better | Yes, the book was way better. | The book was not in any way better. |
Nehru got his Independence and Jinnah his Partition a Pakistan whose eastern Bengali portion was to break away 24 years later to become Bangladesh. | Part of Bengal became Bangladesh. | Part of Bengal became Iran. |
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Evaluation | Evaluation methods used were qualitative and quantitative. | Only qualitatively evaluation methods were used. |
a real big issue | A truly great problem. | A petty challenge. |
they actually mentioned a little on the fact that he's started to instigate a program where he's actually uh not necessary they say he's getting around the rules somewhat but it's actually sounds like a pretty good idea where he goes out and recruits other students who don't meet the minimum academic requirements to get into the college and and then qualify for a student athlete position and he takes them and signs some contract or something with them but sends them then then to junior college | They say he is able to bend the rules and goes out to recruit other students to try to get them accepted by the college. | He was a strict man that always followed the rules. |
Jon had lived around slavery his whole life but seeing a town as beautiful as this one perverted by such inhumanity chilled his heart. | The town used to be beautiful, but is now filled with inhumanity. | Inhumanity made Jon feel good about himself. |
you see what i'm saying um-hum | Do you get my point? | You don't get what I am saying. |
Appropriate emphasis is placed on the balanced scorecard and the executive's performance against the balanced scorecard targets. | The emphasize the balanced scorecard. | They don't pay attention to the scorecard. |
so and i like that because you can find out the good schools in your area | You can find good schools in your area with it. | You wont be able to find new schools with it. |
This story will be around for the remainder of the Clinton presidency, claims Shields. | The story will remain for Clinton's presidency, Shield claims. | The story will never be mentioned again while Clinton is president. |
Traditionally served by the Spanish at Christmas time, the flat bars of turren are very hard. | Flat bars of Turren are traditionally served at Christmas. | The Spanish serve flat bars of wheat toast at Christmas. |
It was not a good time for my ego; I felt my sense of self getting smaller and smaller. | I felt insecure. | I was really confident. |
uh to uh uh have uh uh games and uh work on crafts and work on projects and and refreshments and you take Indian names and wear headbands and act like in and uh learn a little about Indian | Work on games and crafts, also act and learn about Indians. | There was nothing to do there. |
boring and they really don't help you a whole lot now see i went to ET and i took one course through TWU | I took one course through TWU when I went to ET. | I went to QR and took a course through LEN. |
right right well i bet you i bet i mean if it's in good condition and stuff you could probably get a pretty good blue book price | I think that if it's in good condition you could get a decent price. | If it's in good condition, I bet you'll get a low price for it. |
yeah you keep trading them yeah uh-huh uh-huh ours are going to be coming out now our cancer society sales daffodils right now they're they're big now so we we have daffodils for in the house because of the cut flowers but they're just beginning to come out the end bud | We sell a lot of daffodils right now. | We barely sell daffodils. |
To fill this void, many mailers measure the service their own mail receives. | Mailers receive mail which they measure to fill a void. | Mailers don't have to fill a void, so they don't examine their own mail's service. |
I'll ask the townsfolk as well. | I will talk to the townspeople. | I refuse to speak to the townspeople. |
She scooped up the broadsword, a fine blade of waved steel with an ivory skull on the base of the hilt. | Her broadsword was decorative. | She had no sword. |
English lessons were considered to be the most important and were held every day to allow for quick mastery of games not yet translated into Polish. | English lessons were the most important. | English lessons were considered the least important. |
The two men moved apart to opposite sides of the woman. | The men went to either side of the lady. | The lady walked far to the left of the men. |
1. Federal fiscal policy affects the federal surplus or deficit which, when measured on a NIPA basis, represents the amount of federal government saving or dissaving, which in turn directly affects national saving. | The federal surplus is affected by fiscal policy | Government saving does not impact national saving |
On other occasions, the company has seemed more like a postgraduate workshop for the promising and ill-prepared (Bernard Holland, the New York Times ). (Click here for a schedule.) | On a few instances they felt more like a space for postgraduates that were not prepared. | They held sessions for the community on a monthly basis. |
We also organized a conference on document assembly software in New York City. | A document assembly software conference has been held. | The document assembly software conference was held in Washington, DC. |
You can't keep calm. | You cannot stay calm. | You can stay calm. |
yeah i have not in not in a good while but | I haven't in a long time. | I did yesterday. |
The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce House of Representatives | Dingell is a member of the committee. | Dingell is no longer a member of the committee. |
My clothes are tight; britches and frills soggy with sweat. | The clothing is tight from the sweat. | The clothes were too big and bulky. |
The good Dorcas. | The kind Dorcas. | The evil Dorcas. |
You're right, Tommy, it is a bit of a poser. | You are correct about that, Tommy, it's slightly a poser. | You are wrong Tommy, it isn't what you say. |
The smell of burning metal filled his nostrils. | He smelled the smell of burning metal. | He smelled the smell of burning wood. |
America, and what America stands for, he replied. | He talked about America. | He spoke about China. |
64) have angered fans to the point of revolt. | Fans are getting really angry. | Fans love what they see. |
Hugues' reign on Guadeloupe didn't last long, but it was bloodthirsty enough to be recalled vividly even today. | The reign on Guadeloupe was terrible and brutal. | The reign on Guadeloupe lasted thousands of years. |
On the other side of the country, sports are available on the Sea of Galilee and the River Jordan. | Sports are available at the River Jordan. | One cannot take part in any sports on the River Jordan. |
For souvenirs of the innately Las Vegas kind, there is the Gamblers' General Store a centrally located supplier of slot machines, gaming tables, and other gaming accoutrements. | The Gamblers General Store has a lot of Vegas souveniers. | The Gamblers General Store shut down after 40 years of business. |
The EOIR states that the provisions of the interim rule will require additional immigration judges, Immigration Court presence at existing INS detention centers, and construction of new Immigration Courts at new detention facilities. | According to the EOIR, the provisions of the interim rule will require more immigration judges, immigration Court presence at existing INS detention centers, and more. | No more immigration judges will be needed according to the EOIR. |
There must be that between them, she thought. | There is something between them, she thought. | She did not consider that there might be something between them. |
A moment later he was glad that he had, for it was not Conrad who entered, but a girl. | A girl entered the room. | He was sad to see the girl enter the room. |
Dusk crept in, painting the Old One deep red. | The Old One looked red at dusk. | The Old One looked blue. |
The clinching argument on my side comes, you will be pleased to hear, from Ronald Reagan. | Ronald Reagan is making an argument that will make others happy. | Ronald Reagan was in agreement with everyone and had no arguments. |
Old Madrid's centerpiece is its splendid, porticoed and sun-glazed Plaza Mayor. | The centerpiece of Old Madrid is the Plaza Mayor. | The Plaza Mayor does not serve as the centerpiece of Old Madrid. |
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