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USA Today and the New York Times certified her as the newest celebrity in sports but worried that she'll end up warped or burned out like other recent teen prodigies in gymnastics, skating, and tennis. | Recent teen stars in gymnastics, skating, and tennis have burned out, and popular newspapers worried that she would end up this way as well even as they declared her to be the newest celebrity in sports. | All of the major news outlets were covering her swift downward spiral as a sports celebrity. |
Other candidates could have something unfavorable in their past. | The other potential candidates potentially did something bad in their past. | The other potential candidates all did something illegal in their past. |
This served to reinforce the message that high levels of improper payments are unacceptable in the United Kingdom. | Having a lot of improper payments is not acceptable in the UK. | Having a lot of improper payments is acceptable in the UK. |
The best way to visit the Mount of Olives is to start at the top and work your way down. | The most superior method to traverse Mount of Olives is to go down to the bottom from the top. | Going up from the bottom to the very top is the best way to travel through the Mount of Olives. |
But I've learned to open a path--a difficult path for one in this world--and to draw from it, as you have been drawn. | I know how to draw from a hard path. | I have learned nothing about opening a difficult path |
what you call its | You know. | Those. |
Four haiku translated and only 16 more to go for my Japanese final. | I have to translate twenty haiku for my Japanese final. | Just finished my Japanese final. |
Edokko quarrel in a language all their own, an earthy local dialect as profane and expressive as Brooklynese. | Disputes among the Edokko are settled in their own language. | Edokko argue in English so the world can hear and understand. |
In response to inquiries from the legal services community and Members of Congress, the LSC Board of Directors on June 30, 2001, established the LSC Task Force to Study and Report on Configuration of Service Areas. | The Board of Directors established the task force. | The community had no help from the government. |
Like U.S. citizens, aliens seek legal assistance on a variety of matters. | Aliens seek legal assistance for many things | Aliens never seen legal assistance |
but uh i grew up with country and western but uh just about any kind of music i even like classical music | Growing up I listened to country and western, but I like any music, even classical. | I grew up with rap and jazz, but now I like only country and western. |
Still farther south is the Tsukiji Central Wholesale Market the largest fish market in Asia. | Tsukiji Central Wholesale Market is in the southern part. | The Tsukiji Central Wholesale Market is one of the smallest fish market in Asia |
We're only one season into The Sopranos , so it's a bit too early to say if this particular manifestation of mob art is influencing mob life, but I think it's fair to say that no one in actual organized crime would ever want to be hooked up with Tony Soprano's crew. | Although it's too early to say if The Sopranos is influencing mob life, I don't think any member of organized crime would ever want to be linked to Tony Soprano's crew. | All mob life is being influenced by The Sopranos, and any member of organized crime would love to be a part of Tony Soprano's crew. |
But Russia was itching for an excuse to attack. | Russia was ready to pounce on the chance to attack. | Russia agreed that they would not pursue an attack. |
The system in place today is the result of the processes begun with that grant. | The process used today was started with a grant. | The system in place today has never used grant money. |
Newsweek 's 21 page Frank Sinatra cover package routs Time 's. | Both Time and Newsweek ran cover packages on Frank Sinatra. | Time's Frank Sinatra cover package was better than Newsweek's. |
There was no room to retrieve the final error. | It was not possible to get the final error. | There were no errors to retrieve. |
hi uh my name's Nicole | Hello, this is Nicole. | Hi my name is Pharrell Williams. |
For a close-up view of a glacier and formidable ice caves, take the cable car and rack railway up the Montenvers to the dazzling Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice). | The cable car and railway lead up to a close-up look of a glacier. | The ice caves and glacier are closed off to all public viewing. |
Japan's 120 million inhabitants have to crowd the coastal plains and the narrow river valleys despite a total land area greater than Germany's. | Japan is larger than Germany. | The coastal plains of Japan are uninhabitable. |
Membership in this group would be defined in a possession-neutral way. | The group defines its membership in a certain way. | The group offers membership to anyone who wants to join. |
One of the prettiest, Dyo Chorio, has fresh spring water fountains which are still used by hill farmers to collect water for their homes. | The fountains in Dyo Chorio are fresh. | There's no easy way to get water in Dyo Chorio. |
The purpose of the former is to learn whether all elements of a newly merged program are functioning cohesively, and to identify areas where technical assistance may help achieve a unified operation. | Technical assistance can help the cohesive functioning of a newly merged program. | There is certainty that all elements of a newly merged program are functioning cohesively |
Contact GAO's Director for Publications and Dissemination, at (202) 512-7055, for specific information about how to electronically transmit agency comments to GAO. | Comments can be sent electronically. | Comments must be submitted via postal mail. |
If that is the goal, he thought we should be examining how to accomplish screening. | We probably should be examining how to accomplish screening based on the goal. | If that is the goal, we should be focused on participation. |
Additional restrictions prevented our grantees from doing much of the work they had previously handled-representing prisoners in civil litigation, representing certain groups of immigrants, representing clients in class action lawsuits. | Our grantees had additional restrictions that prevented them from doing much work. | The grantees were not restricted to perform their tasks at work in any way. |
oh and and what is that | I've noticed this new element and am curious about it. | I know what this is in full and have no query. |
and uh or i will just let the phone ring three or four times and know that it will forward to uh to the office | The phone will forward to the office after ringing. | I won't let the phone ring, I don't know if it will forward to the office. |
Go straight to Sir James Peel Edgerton. | Go directly to Sir James Peel Edgerton. | Go first to the guard, then to the maid, before you meet Sir Edgerton. |
and we do a lot of recycling out there now we recycle all our computer paper and our cardboard but that's just now come on board | "We have just recently started recycling our computer paper." | "We have just recently stopped recycling our computer paper." |
Others argue that a competitive news environment is to blame. | Other people argue that the news environment is the reason for it. | Other people argue that the lack of news options is the reason for it. |
but they have one under you know my first name James they have one under my first name and initial middle initial then they have a a third one under my just my two initials | They have three separate reports of my information. | They only have one record of my information on file. |
'Over half my men...' White muttered. | Not less than half of his men. | He yelled that not one of his men had fallen. |
Examples of condition information include, among others, (1) averages of standardized condition rating codes; (2) percentage of assets above, at, or below acceptable condition; or (3) narrative information. | An example of condition information is the percentage of assets that is above, at, or below acceptable conditions. | Condition information may be the quantitative information. |
to go to Home Depot and that's a problem | To travel to Home Depot which is an issue. | Going to Home Depot isn't a problem. |
He put her through some searching tests, and exposed her loss of memory to be fraudulent; but she had taken a note of his methods and reproduced them on me. | She underwent some searching test, and he pointed out she was faking memory loss. | He confirmed that her memory loss was genuine. |
There's no one else. | No other person is there. | Now I have to go grocery shopping today. |
Controls should also be aimed at validating the propriety and integrity of both organizational and individual performance measures and indicators. | Controls should be aimed at validating the propriety | Controls shouldn't be aimed at validating the propriety |
yeah because so is it like for example you test a chip | That's because, for example, if you test a chip, is it like | I don't know what to ask you. |
From the footnote-to-history department comes a WP story about the Richard Nixon estate's campaign to be compensated for papers taken by the government after Nixon resigned. | Nixon tried to be compensated for papers that the government took. | Nixon served out his entire term as president. |
that's right uh-hum that's right it's really nice uh-huh yeah i'll have to admit i don't i do my own yard i i really don't enjoy doing that i enjoy having a nice looking yard i just don't enjoy the work that it takes to get it done | I like having a pretty garden but I don't like to put the work in for it. | I love doing my own yard, and I spend all my free time working on it. |
Kofi Annan ruins Newsweek 's unleash-the-dogs-of-war cover package. | Kofi Annan is bad news for Newsweek's cover package. | Kofi Annan is the star promoter of Newsweek's cover package. |
yeah yeah hm i i think um you know we're able to read each other pretty well because uh she knows when i'm upset and i know when she's not feeling good too so i know like when she has an accident i know she's not doing it on purpose | I think we know each other well. | She doesn't understand what people want. |
According to the comment from Representative Berman provided to the Commission, Congress was aware of the presence requirement and intended that the requirement be consistent with the provision of meaningful representation to the H-2A workers under | Berman's comment points out that Congress must have known about the presence requirement. | The Commission received a comment from Berman which makes it clear that Congress had no idea about the presence requirement. |
well that yeah if the guys got some incentive if he's got uh you know if if he if he can raise enough uh coffee and bananas to uh where he's got something to protect other you know whether he can export or at least uh set up trade and all then democracy of a considerable interest to him | If he has enough coffee and bananas he might be able to export them | Even if he can get a hold of enough coffee and bananas it still won't have any effect |
uh-huh do you like uh do you like Cheers | Do you like the show Cheers? | Do you hate Cheers? |
The Archaeological Museum (Arkeoloji Mezesi) has been expanded to include galleries devoted to Cyprus, Syria and Palestine, the Phrygians, Troy, and Anatolia, from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age. | The Archaeological Museum includes galleries that are about the Iron Age. | The museum has downsized and excludes ancient galleries. |
yeah maybe a little bit in that perspective but uh i know a lot of people that have gone in the military i mean in you know when they're in the college sometimes it's to support help support college you know the money | Some people join the military in college to support their college. | Students in college are not allowed to join the military. |
On the south side of the station is Market Street, which was one of the principle market sites during the Victorian era. | Market Street was one of the main market places during the Victorian era. | There are no streets named Market Street on the south side. |
when i was in Houston there was one station of just uh it was uh the University of Houston station | There is a University of Houston station in Houston. | There was one at Boston University when I was in Houston. |
An even older Stone Age site was discovered on Lamma Island in 1996. | There is a Stone Age site on Lamma Island. | There is a Stone Age site on Maui. |
Postal Service witness Bradley in Docket No. | Postal service witnessed Bradley | Postal Service did not see Bradley. |
For the view over Marigot Bay, it's worth the four-minute climb up to deserted old Fort Saint-Louis. | There is a great view of Marigot Bay from Fort Saint-Louis. | You cannot see Marigot Bay from Fort Saint-Louis. |
Nor is it possible for a newspaper writer now to be as blunt as Royko was. | Royko was the last blunt newspaper writer. | There a plenty newspaper writers now more blunt than Royko was. |
Jamus stepped from his cottage as Ca'daan passed. | Jamus left his cottage. | Jamus was on his own. |
Therefore, sufficient supply of construction equipment is expected to be available for installing air pollution control equipment. | The installation of air pollution control equipment expects a sufficient supply. | Installing air pollution equipment requires a minimal supply of equipment. |
We received and considered more than 200 comments, the majority of which we addressed. | Over 200 comments were both received and considered. | There were less than 100 comments received. |
The only fly in the ointment of my peaceful days was Mrs. Cavendish's extraordinary, and, for my part, unaccountable preference for the society of Dr. | The only thing maaring the peace was Mrs. Cavendish's desire for company. | Everything was peaceful without exception . |
They are interns from the local alternative rock radio station, sent to make trouble. | The radio station has interns. | The radio station can't afford to hire interns. |
Limestone is used for a wide range of purposes in the United States. | Limestone is a versatile material. | The United States exports much of its limestone. |
oh definitely well another thing now they they keep the decontrolling different things first it was the airlines then it was banks and and uh um savings association and what not | They keep decontrolling everything. | They keep control on everything. |
We walk downstairs and out through the hall to where my car's waiting. | My car is waiting outside for the both of us. | We walk upstairs and out onto the roof where a helicopter is waiting. |
Candia blossomed with the riches of Venetian trade, and when Turkish forces stormed the island, the town held out for several months before falling into the Moslem hands. | Turkish forces invaded the island and later captured the town after several months. | When the Turks invaded Candia, the town held them off and finally vanquished them. |
Whittington was there right enough. | Whittington was there all right. | Whittington never showed up |
And slowly, as the distance increased, the sun's pyre sank further and further over the horizon. | As the distance grew, the sun's burning pile sank over the horizon. | The sun's burning pile rose of the horizon as the distance grew. |
Although stripped of any funding mechanism, the bill authorized the establishment the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation to receive and distribute any money appropriated by the legislature. | The Illinois Equal Justice Foundation does not have a funding mechanism. | Since the bill was introduced, the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation has used its funding mechanisms to increase its budget by 20%. |
The rest of his head was shaved. | He did not have much hair. | He had a full head of hair. |
The other, largely neglected Imply that the competition, as currently configured, is improbably upscale. | The competition is awesome according to Imply. | The competition is not worth a grain of sand according to Imply. |
From viewing stations alongside other pits, you can watch on-going excavations and view the amalgamated bones of the unfortunate prehistoric beasts that perished here. | Excavations at the tar pits are ongoing, | You can wade directly into the tar pits. |
They also said that standardization would require substantial resources and that those resources might be better used in other endeavors. | According to them, standardization would cost a lot and other ventures could use the resources instead. | They will go ahead with the standardization. |
They grinned and closed in. | The grinned while closing in. | They frowned while closing in. |
Opposite is the extensive Lake Gardens. | Over there is the Lake Gardens. | The lake Gardens are not here. |
For years Lisbon has enjoyed a reputation as a relatively quiet town, without the hustle, bustle, and general hassle of other major European cities. | Some cities have a reputation for being louder than Lisbon. | Lisbon has always had a reputation as the loudest city in Europe. |
Self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous, Women for Sobriety, or Rational Recovery; outpatient treatments; and guided self-change45 may also be appropriate for a wide range of drinking problems. | Alcoholics Anonymous falls within the category of self-help group. | Alcoholics Anonymous falls outside the category of a self-help group. |
An interview with Unabomber Ted Kaczynski finds him good-humored and sincere. | Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, has been interviewed. | Ted Kaczynski seems like a morose person with no sense of humor to the interviewer. |
Many respondents conflated feeling free and feeling fresh. | A lot of people confuse the concepts of being free and fresh. | Respondents knock what it means to be free, and do not confuse it with anything else. |
This immense hoard of art works, ranging from the 12th to the 19th century, was collected and donated by Spain's Hapsburg and Bourbon kings, private patrons of the arts, and convents and monasteries around the country. | Ranging from the 12th to the 19th century, this immense hoard of art works was collected and donated by Spain's Hapsburg and Bourbon kings, private patrons of the arts. | This immense hoard of art works was collected by force by one tyrant in the 7th century. |
What do you make of her attitude?" | Do you have any thoughts about her behavior? | Is it really of any importance to think about her? |
yeah yeah my mom's in the same position late sixties and and it got to the got to the point where i mean me and my brother both were were gone and she couldn't maintain the house without large expenditures of money you know it finally got to a point where she just had to sell it and move into an apartment | My mom is in her late 60's and lives in an apartment. | My mom is in her late 60's and lives on a big estate so she has a lot of help. |
The villa, with its classical portico to catch the summer breezes, was the Renaissance architect's visiting card for scores of commissions, copied worldwide, especially on the cotton plantations of America's Deep South, where elegant porch-living became an article of faith. | Summer breezes are meant to be caught by the portico. | There are no porches in the American Deep South. |
It won't take a genius competitor to come up with this plan. | This plan will be thought up by a competitor. | Nobody will realize this plan. |
The peace plan achieved at Chuenpi was short-lived. | The peace plan didn't last very long. | The peace plan achieved at Chuenpi was long-lived. |
I hadn't seen a single enemy soul; I thought I'd lost them. | I haven't seen anyone. | I see lots of people |
Given half a chance, Hollywood movies and British pop songs and Mercedes limos and all the glitzy glamour of rumbustious capitalism were exactly what people wanted. | People wanted the glitz and the glamor that rumbustious capitalism provides. | People don't want anything to do with Mercedes limos and glamour. |
Most critics use the occasion as another opportunity to bash him for his blatant bias and outrageous exaggerations (Robert Bianco, USA Today ). Others regret that Drudge is less than telegenic and fails to deliver the dish his promos promised. | Some critics wish Drudge delivered the dish his promos promised. | Most critics praise Drudge for being telegenic and blatantly biased. |
For motorized thrills, Las Vegas has at least one grand prix go-cart course. | Vegas has a grand prix go-cart course. | Vegas banned go-cart racing. |
Larger or smaller volumes of modified GP2 can be prepared by using proportionately larger or smaller amounts of salts and dilution water. | Volumes of GP2 can be prepared by using varied amounts of salts and dilution. | Volumes of GP2 can be prepared by using set amounts of salts and dilution. |
yeah that's typical bureaucracy though that's that's i think it's going to be any where you go it's just worse in the bigger cities than it is in the smaller ones i don't know sometimes the smaller ones are just as bad | The bureaucracy in the smaller cities is not as terrible as in the larger ones. | The small cities were much more corrupt than the large ones. |
thinking he could um work under those | I think he could work under those | He definitely cannot work under those. |
The mainstream media do not cut George W. any slack. | George isn't given any slack by the mainstream media. | The mainstream media was very casual when talking about George. |
The central groups often characterized these evaluative activities as services to the business units. | Business units receive evaluations from central groups. | The central groups are not allowed to conduct evaluations of business units. |
The sinister prison of the Conciergerie ' named after the royally appointed concierge in charge of common-law criminals ' welcomed Marie-Antoinette, Robespierre, Madame du Barry, Danton, and 2,500 others into its antechamber of the guillotine. | The prison was named after a concierge. | This prison was very small and only saw twenty prisoners during its lifetime. |
There's also the so-called Vinegar Bible, dating from 1716. | Additionally, there is the Vinegar Bible, which dates back to the 18th century. | There is the Vinegar Bible, a text which is thought to have been created in the 12th century. |
yeah because you kind of even even a cat you never know when they might bite or scratch or something there not as likely to as a dog might i guess but | Cats might bite and scratch. | Cats are always sweet animals. |
This mailer would clearly consider the value of the improved service along with the cost of the drop shipping. | The mailer took into account the cost as well as added benefits. | The person mailing was not considering the added costs or benefits. |
Mary Cavendish was there, shaking the girl, who must have been an unusually sound sleeper, and trying to wake her. | Mary Cavendish tried to awaken the girl. | Mary Cavendish refuses to wake the girl. |
Except the Jews, who have to sit inside and watch Davey and Goliath over and over and over again. | David and Goliath is a Jewish religious story. | David and Goliath is a tenet of Buddhism. |
If you opt for a coach tour, make sure a stop at Eira do Serrado is included (there's also great shopping and a newly built estalagem, or inn, here). | If you decide on a coach tour, ensure it stops at Eira do Serrado. | If you take a coach tour, make sure it doesn't include the Eira do Serrado because it's not worth seeing. |
Checkers masters stared down their Armageddon a few years ago, when a powerful computer program named Chinook forged a tie with the second-best checkers player in the world, Don Lafferty. | Chinook, a computer almost beat a world class player in checkers. | A computer has beaten the second best human player. |
They were not pleasant ones. | They were not very nice. | They were so pleasant and kind. |
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