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'Doesn't seem to be.'
Does not appear to be.
It appears to be exactly.
ooh i hate that that's horrible
I dislike that, that is terrible.
I love it.
I worked for the Applied Fundamentals Division of The Salmon Corporation.
They were part of the corporation.
They never got past the first interview for the company.
Conquering a flat landscape with serene, other-worldly harmony, this assembly of buildings in an emerald green square also known as the Piazza del Duomo celebrates the whole cycle of life, from baptistery, cathedral, and campanile (a.k.a. the Leaning Tower) to the monumental cemetery of the Campo Santo.
The Piazza del Duomo includes a cathedral and a large cemetery.
The Piazza del Duomo just comprises a small area with two small buildings.
Equally impressive crowd scenes occur below Umeda in a mammoth network of shops, bars, and cozy inexpensive restaurants whose scale boggles the mind.
There is an impressive retail area below Umeda.
Umeda doesn't have any shopping or bars.
I admire you for trying to do this on your own, he said.
I admire you for going at it solo, he commented.
I admire you for getting all the help you needed, he said.
The Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi) was the keystone in the colony's defences.
The central principle of the colony's defense was the Galata Tower.
The Galata Tower was built as a library for the population to learn and read.
um there was a crime here in McKinney uh a rather heinous murder there was no um remorse shown by uh
There was a terrible murder here in McKinney.
There was a rather terrible break-in here in McKinney.
'I want to help the investigation,' I told him.
I told him I wanted to help.
I didn't want to help at all.
not really the violent crimes then
So, not the type of crime involving violence.
Ah, so murder or something?
Although ancient Alexandria sank into the sea, the city continued to flourish as a trading port.
Alexandria, despite sinking into the sea, was a successful trading port.
The city lost its thriving trading port.
uh uh my hubby does not have uh too much control when it comes to using that card uh i know uh
My husband does not have that much control with the cards.
My husband has much more control than I do.
The war and the disastrous effects of the plague decimated the population of Poland, reducing it to just four million, roughly half its total in the early 17th century.
There was a terrible plague in Poland, which killed a lot of people.
There has never been a plague in Poland.
Broad participation creates early project endorsement or buyin, reducing the potential of later disagreement or need for changes.
Future disagreement and necessity for changes can be avoided with broad participation.
Broad participation will lead to later disagreement and changes will be required.
and uh we had a couple of lakes out there that we'd go and and go fishing and then camp out and uh seemed like it always rain or something you know something had to go wrong and uh we were never prepared for it
There's a couple lakes we'd go fishing at but when we'd camp something would always go wrong.
It always went smoothly when we camped.
Obviously, cross-ethnic adoption is dicey.
Inter ethnic adoption is dicey.
Adoption is illegal.
yeah you'll meet friends invite invite the boss over and and the friends at work
You should invite your coworkers over.
You shouldn't invite anyone over if you want to make friends.
In the recent presidential election, Hispanic voter turnout increased 60 percent in Texas, 40 percent in California, and 10 percent in Florida, with roughly three out of four of all Hispanic votes going to President Clinton (15 percentage points above his 1992 showing).
Most of the Hispanic votes in Texas went to Clinton.
There weren't any Hispanic voters voting for Clinton.
At the other end of Pengkalan Weld, opposite the Tourist Office, is the Jam Besar (Penang Clock Tower) built to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, and presented to the town in 1897.
Penang clock tower was built to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Jam Besar is located right next door to the Tourist Office.
It's not really surprising that when it finally did, its foes realized they could take a mile.
It was obvious that the foes could take a mile after they did it.
The foes did not realize anything after they did it.
We had a good program, Peck said.
Our program is not bad, Peck said.
We have an awful program, Peck said.
The agencies GAO reviewed developed an initial set of balanced expectations for senior executives to address in their individual performance plans.
GAO suggested performance plans for senior staff now had to follow guidelines.
The GAO asked all top executives to jump off a 4 story building as part of their annual review.
But in spite of it and all its precise analogy to the universe around him, the sky was still falling in shattered bits!
In spite of it and its precise analogy the sky was falling around him in shattered bits still.
The analogy about the universe around him was too inaccurate.
Bradley, who has belittled Gore's microproposals (sprawl, traffic, etc.), will see his own self-proclaimed questioned.
They man who questioned the other is about to get questioned himself.
They never questioned him.
They would soon lose their ground.
They will lose their ground shortly.
They are gaining ground.
Negotiations began, and in 1984 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, in which Britain confirmed the transfer of the New Territories and all of Hong Kong to China in 1997.
After discussions ended in 1984, Britain gave land to China.
China decided not to accept Britain's offer.
Miss Aldonka was still doubtful and Czarek doubled his efforts:
Miss Aldonka has doubts about Czarek.
Miss Aldonka has complete trust in Czarek.
That ought to impress Ellen Barkin.
Ellen Barkin is to be impressed.
Ellen Baker is to be impressed.
Did I not see him, with my own eyes, kill a foal, tear flesh from the flanks of its dam when she tried to drop out of the run?
Didn't I see him kill a foal?
She didn't try to drop out of the run.
(JFMIP, Project on Standardization of Basic Financial Information Requirements of Central Agencies, dated October 1991, hereafter cited as JFMIP Standardization Project)
The JFMIP Standardized Project report came out in 1991.
The JFMIP Standardized Project report came out in 1948.
Mandating Collaboration Through Federal YEDPA and the CETA-School Linkage.
There is a linkage between CETA and Schools.
There is no linkage between CETA and Schools.
Without their knowing, I listened.
She was unaware that I was listening.
She was completely aware that I was listening.
This dry-land rainforest is what you will see most frequently from just above sea level up to an altitude of 900 m (3,000 ft).
There is dry-land rainforest just above sea level.
Dry-land rainforest is not found below 900 m.
Just a hint, he said.
Simply a clue, he mentioned.
You don't need any help so I will not mention if it was a hint.
Based on the fragment, Fink speculates that the original flute contained at least six holes and was close to 16 inches long.
The flute is no longer in one piece.
The flute has less than five holes.
This sucks.
Think stinks.
This is so awesome!
One possibility would be to allow a portion of any profit to be used for performance bonuses to management, but there would be reason for concern if high and persistent profits resulted.
One option is to use a part of the profits as bonuses to management.
None of the profits should be used as bonuses.
White houses shrouded in mist dot the slopes.
White houses covered in mist are along the slopes.
Blue houses are located around the slopes.
Several other attractions are nearby, all in Griffith Park, including train, pony, and stagecoach rides, a carousel, and the Griffith Observatory.
There is some fun to be had in Griffith Park.
Griffith Park is just for hiking.
okay well uh how do you feel about uh drug testing
What is your stance on testing for drugs?
I already know what you think.
The benefits of export-led economic growth to the mass of people in the newly industrializing economies are not a matter of conjecture.
Export led economic growth benefits the mass of people in industrial economies.
There is no people in the newly industrializing economy to benefit.
it'd be really difficult to have that one person perfect person that believed exactly what you believed
It wouldn't be easy to have someone who is perfect.
That one perfect person would be easy to have.
That is surely irrelevant, since it leaves the welfare recipient in no worse condition than he would have been in had the LSC program never been enacted.
That is definitely irrelevant, there are no negative effects on the welfare recipient.
It is important as the welfare recipient is negatively affected.
yeah Thursday
Yes, Thursday.
No, Friday.
Victor Hugo used to live at number 6, which is now a museum of his manuscripts, artifacts, and drawings.
Hugo lived there before it was a museum.
Hugo lived in number 10.
His successors built a power base at Thebes, and started a cultural renaissance with wide-reaching effects on Egyptian art and archaeology.
They built a power base at Thebes.
They built a power base at Thebes that soon fell apart.
To the west of Chios Town is a graphic reminder of the bloodbath of 1822.
Many lives were lost near Chios Town in 1822.
The Chios Town area experienced recurrent peace during the 19th century.
Penn and the DLC have been peddling the theory that Clinton did better than congressional Democrats in 1996 because he was less liberal.
In 1996, Clinton did better than congressional Democrats.
Penn and the DLC have not made any theories about Clinton.
Time likens her to Clinton's own once secret consultant, Dick Morris and suggests that Gore may have been keeping her under deep cover.
Time makes the statement that Gore was using her as a spy.
Time believes that Gore's consultant wildly contrasted the dark arts type role of Clinton's secret consultant.
I put $75 on the New England Patriots as a 2.5-point underdog and $50 on a Boston Red Sox playoff game against the Cleveland Indians.
I bet a total of $125 dollars on the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox.
I never bet on the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox in any game.
right there was a lot of uh controversy about that too i'm not a i'm not a smoker myself
There was plenty of controversy regarding that and I don't smoke.
I enjoy smoking often and there was never any argument about it.
The main French newspapers focused on the enforced Arabization of Algeria, where, on Sunday, classical Arabic became the sole official language of the country, with the use of Algerian Arabic, Berber Arabic, and French being prohibited.
Classical Arabic became the only official language in Algeria.
All languages are openly accepted and will never be prohibited in Algeria.
Fleece's Achilles' heel is that, without a nylon coating, it lacks any wind resistance--a slight breeze that wool and cotton would turn back cuts right through fleece with a nasty bite.
Lacking wind resistance is one such weakness of the fleece material.
Fleece is a good material to keep you warm.
Wouldn't it give a mighty big bump to her subconscious self, or whatever the jargon is, and start it functioning again right away?"
Wouldn't it give a kick to her subconscious and have it running again?
Wouldn't it knock her out and stop her subconscious from functioning?
The original certification procedure required submission of a written application, test report and fee (and a device for testing in some cases) to the FCC laboratory.
The FCC laboratory charges fees for the original certification procedure.
Original certification never requires submitting a device for testing.
It is a rule of human nature that people often, when they add or subtract something from their lives, think everyone else should do the same.
People usually think that their way of life is the best.
People tend to not share about the changes in their lives.
Therefore, a letter weighing more than one ounce
The letter was heavier than an ounce.
The letter was less than a gram.
In addition to focusing on what accountants, regulators, and corporate management and boards of directors (the supply side) should do, boards need to focus more on what investors and other users of financial information (the demand side) want from corporate governance.
Boards have to focus on what investors want from their corporation.
Boards have to focus on what employees want from their corporation.
yeah that was good i liked uh i also liked uh Cujo did you read that one
I liked more than one book.
Of what I have read, Cujo was the only one I hated.
Evening shows are followed by Laserium light concerts.
Laserium light concerts follow evening shows.
Evening shows come after the Laserium light concerts.
oh really the whole length or uh
Oh the entire length?
Only half the length of the item was used.
Even within the new and frightening landscape of the post-Sept. 11 world, the familiar landmarks of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights can -- indeed, must -guide us.
The landmarks of the Constitution can guide us after 9/11.
The landmarks of the Constitution can provide little help to us after 9/11.
yeah oh yeah well i i i've i have a desk job i don't you know i don't have an opportunity to walk around all that much uh unless i take it uh and it's but it's gotten better i mean uh for many years i lived in the uh i lived in New Hampshire and i'd commute to Boston every day
I don't really walk around that much, because most of my work is done sitting in front of a desk
I've never been in Boston, but someone offered me a job there once
'Exactly what was wrong with the frosting?' I couldn't help asking.
I asked what was wrong with the frosting.
I couldn't ask what was wrong with the frosting.
At night the district is loaded with patrons tumble from restaurants, theaters, bars, and fado clubs.
The district is full of patrons tumbling from restaurants at night.
At night the place is completely and utterly deserted.
Luxor temple does not have a sound and light show but it is open late each evening, offering you a chance to enjoy the majestic remains under floodlights, a very romantic sight to behold.
The remains of Luxor temple can be seen under the floodlights.
Luxor temple is always closed in the evenings.
I felt that my friend was not what he had been as he rambled on disconnectedly: "There were no stamps in his desk, but there might have been, eh, mon ami?
My friend isn't acting like himself.
My friend doesn't know a single word of French.
right right well do you live like along uh Houston
You live near Houston.
You live on the other size of Texas from Houston.
Mieszko adopted Christianity most likely a savvy political move to place the new state on equal footing with nearby Christian states with ties to Rome and married a Czech princess, Dobrava, in 965.
Mieszko's adoption of Christianity was probably driven by his desire for the new state to be on an even keel with other Christian states nearby.
Mieszko tied the knot with Dobrava, a Czech princess, in 1965.
Legal Aid officials are particularly worried about impoverished areas of the state, such as eastern Kentucky, served by the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, or APPALRED.
Impoverished areas of the state have been a concern to legal aid officials.
Legal Aid officials have successfully made all areas of the state equal in privilege.
and and and you know the years that we were good we had Staubach and Morton
We had some great years when we had Staubach and Morton.
Staubach and Morton were some of the worst players we've ever had.
Then they don't suspect anything.
They don't suspect a thing.
They suspect everything.
just to check the validity of the lab yeah and uh so that's kind of an ongoing test process for the we do for Compucam and you know they don't know which ones are test samples
We conduct a test process for Compucam.
Compucam always knows which samples are test samples.
He's gittin' some biggety idear as how it's up t' him t' police this here town.
He's getting some big ideas that it's his job to police this town.
He's getting some big ideas that he should build some oil wells in this town.
of viruses going around i know i had strep throat here about a week ago week and a half ago
About a week ago or so, I had strep.
I have been health all this time, even a week ago.
oh yeah oh boy you've really missed a
Oh boy, oh yeah, you've really missed.
Did you see that?
The deposit was returned.
Returned was the deposit.
There were no returned deposits.
and we ended up with these these like things on the cantaloupe vines that i mean were looked like round big huge round cucumbers
We ended up with huge round cucumbers on the cantaloupe vines.
The cantaloupes grew very nice on the vines next to the cucumbers.
A layabout would simply have written a true story.
A true story would be written by a layabout.
Layabouts only write stories that are untrue.
law law was a lot of fun until you get to law school and it doesn't become fun anymore
It's not easy finishing law school.
Law school is the place to have fun.
and i think most people make better parents when they're a little bit more mature i really do
I think better parents are older and more mature.
I think younger parents are better.
they just see that this guy prays differently and to someone else than i do so therefore he's wrong and he's bad and we have to wipe wipe him out
I feel that other people misguides another guy who prays differently and they want him to be exterminated.
I feel that everyone is accepting of everyone else who prays differently.
You can spend fascinating hours exploring the covered Hankyu Higashi-dori arcade near the Hankyu stations, less upmarket but no less fascinating than the more famous Shinsaibashi arcade (see below).
It's better to visit the Hankyu Higashi-dori arcade than the Shinsaibashi arcade if you want to spend less money.
The Shinsaibashi arcade has lost a lot of customers to the Hankyu Higashi-dori arcade.
The analogous leap today is from national to supranational regulation.
Today, the leaps are from national regulation to the supranational.
The leap today is not from the national to supranational regulation.
never got into those the old i'm talking about the old one when he was a psychologist
I never got into those old ones when he was a psychologist.
I liked the old ones, where he was a psychologist.
In the center of the terrace is Georgian House, owned by the National Trust and restored in period style to show the workings of a typical Georgian household.
If you want to see how a typical Georgian household looks like, go visit the Georgian House.
The house was remodeled to look modern.
so so i don't know i don't
The person says that they don't know.
The man says that he knows what to do.
(2) A method used to amortize the premium or discount of an investment in bonds, or, as used in SFFAS 2, to amortize the subsidy cost allowance of direct loans.
A way to gradually reduce the premium or discount of a bond investment.
A way to buy bonds or make direct loans.
But how, I asked Hatfield, could he see his source doing this in what he described as a telephone conversation?
Hatfield's source claimed to have done something improbably in a telephone conversation.
Hatfield insists that there was never any phone call.
And yet, while this oversaving is costly to any given generation, it enriches future generations.
Over-saving might be bad for the current generation, but it helps the future generations.
Over-saving hurts the present generation and also the future generations alike.
For a comprehensive listing of available hotels and motels, call the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (see Accommodations on page 109).
The Accommodations for hotels and motels is on page 109.
There are no hotels in Las Vegas.
Liebler on Thursday also helped Larry Bell keep his Columbus Avenue residence through the holidays and into the new year.
Liebler helped Larry Bell out with his residence.
Liebler helped Larry Bell on Wednesday.
You can't fuel real economic growth with indiscriminate credit.
You can't encourage growth if you have bad credit.
You can encourage growth if you have bad credit.
of uh not going to school he said in view of the fact that he was certain i had a hot line to his school because uh i uh well i i was in physical education then and i just kept getting pushed into administration wound up in administration
I was in PE at the time.
I have never been in PE.
It won't harm you."
It won't hurt you.
It is going to kill you.
The one Jon held now was not the same as the ones the dark rider had held.
Jon had something the dark ridershad once had.
Jon held the item he had stolen from the dark rider.
High praise for the latest effort from the 44-year-old Southern roots singer, dubbed album of the year by Spin . Her a craggy voice and unsentimental (sometimes gothic, sometimes macho) lyrics, refreshing in a world inundated by cookie-cutter Lilith-ready wimps (David Browne, Entertainment Weekly ). Critics predict that Williams will finally emerge from her long sojourn as a cult star to become a genuine pop star.
Williams has received praise for her latest album by Spin.
Williams has never released an album.
Starr, as noted, asked for the leak investigation to be put under seal, then publicly regretted his inability to discuss a matter under seal.
Starr asked the leak investigation to be put under seal, even though it hurt him later.
Starr did not regret having the leak investigation put under seal.
Any doctor would tell you the same.
No doctor would tell you differently.
Every doctor would tell you something different.
Our interest and curiosity about Egypt is, it seems, insatiable.
We are insatiably interested and curious about Egypt.
We don't care about Egypt or anything about it.