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As Europe awakened from the Dark Ages, Toledo provided a key link in transmitting vital knowledge of Arabic science and Greek philosophy to the Western world. | Toledo transmitted vital knowledge to Europe after the Dark Ages. | Toledo did not help bring Europe out of the Dark Ages. |
The benefits, however, may still be worth this downside. | Considering the benefits, it still may be worth it. | The benefits are not worth the downsides. |
a drinking water business uh yeah yeah | Business of drinking water. | Soda business. |
In 1962 Soviet president Nikita Khrushchev installed 42 medium-range nuclear missiles in Cuba. | Medium ranged nuclear missiles were installed in Cuba. | The Soviet president hated their long time enemies: the Cubans. |
yeah yeah they have a state income tax in Maryland but i noticed when i was in the in the in Texas they didn't have a state income tax but they sure nailed you on those darn county taxes and school taxes and property taxes | There is state income tax in Maryland. | We have really high state income tax in Texas. |
The technology sessions at the Access to Justice Conferences have focused on how technology can be used to link advocates across the state and across program lines, and how it can be used to directly benefit clients by providing information and tools for pro se litigants. | Technology sessions have focused on how technology can be used to link advocates across the state. | Technology sessions have not focused on how technology can be used to link advocates across the state. |
My own body, my real body. | A body of my own. | Not my body. |
The British Raj, though, was firmly entrenched in clubs, and remained resolutely separate. | The Raj was still separate, though it was entrenched in clubs. | The Raj soon lost its separation. |
The next stop is Tarbena (10 km/6 miles farther along the C-3318), an invigorating mountain village famed for its delicious sausages. | Tarbena is well known for its tasty sausages. | There are no sausages produced in Tarbena. |
yeah yeah i kind of watch you know see what's happening | You do know that I watch from time to time to see what's happening. | Surely you would know that I don't really care for what's happening and so don't watch anything. |
A piece questions a new approach to cracking down on school In California, Florida, and Michigan, prosecutors are imprisoning the parents of chronic truants for up to 90 days. | The parents of chronic truants are being imprisoned. | The parents of chronic truants are being rewarded. |
And while I don't think I've received a single response to today's question that seeks to trivialize Louima's suffering, I still feel uneasy, and so I've omitted those replies. | There are no responses to the question about Louima's suffering. | There are many responses to the question about Louima's suffering. |
i guess so well it's been nice talking with you uh-huh bye-bye | I suppose, well it's been a pleasure chatting with you. | It was a displeasure talking to you, hope you die in a fire. |
La Cetellana and Paseo de Recoletos are continuations north of the Prado boulevard of the Bourbons. | The Prado boulevard of the Bourbons continues north into La Cetellana and Paseo de Recoletos. | La Cetellana is a restaurant. |
However, if neither the Allowance Tracking System regulations nor the allocation regulations are timely promulgated, then the second default applies under which each affected EGU is required for the year involved to meet an emission rate limit of 0.14 lb/mmBtu for units in Zone 1 or 0.25 lb/mmBtu for units in Zone 2. | There were emission rate limits that the regulations allowed. | They did not regulate the emissions in any of the Zones. |
You have me, I protested. | I said "you have me" | I never said the words "you have me" |
The audit steps and questions provided are directed toward assessing whether an agency has sufficiently addressed critical factors, including support from managers and users, adequate project staff, and controls over the acquisition's scope before and after a contract is awarded. | The audit steps that are provided are directed towards assessing if an agency addressed the critical factors. | The audit steps that are provided are directed towards assessing if an agency addressed the inconsequential factors. |
It doesn't operate all year round, however, and it is open to the public only in April. | It is only open to the public in April. | It is open year round and always open to the public. |
But I will always deeply treasure the mementos of our friendship he left with me. | I will always appreciate the moments together. | I can not appreciate the moments together, because he left me. |
uh-huh wow i've i've never heard of that before | I have never heard of that prior. | I heard that yesterday. |
right that's really good i guess | Right, that really great I think. | I think that is really terrible. |
Sages developed the strict disciplines of yoga and profound metaphysical speculations of Vedanta. | Yoga disciplines were developed by sages. | Sages made yoga a very loose and undisciplined form of exercise. |
He insists he was not trying to help Wall Street. | He insists he wasn't trying to assist wall street. | He was helping wall street, he insists. |
There is another side to this paradox. | This paradox has another side. | This paradox has one side. |
They merely provide a mechanism to reduce clerical costs and expedite processing while continuing to meet prompt payment requirements and maintain effective internal control. | They enable a way to keep costs down, speed up processing, and still meet their requirements. | They don't do anything to lower costs or expedite processing. |
exactly but you know uh i wonder by the time they get through paying out for all the day care center and everything else is it really worth all that | Is it really worth it to pay so much for the day care and everything? | They don't pay the day care centers to take care of their kids. |
Slim wasn't his real name, but the new friend he had met the day before had needed only one look at his slight figure to say, "You're Slim." | He had been nicknamed Slim, but that wasn't his actual name. | Slim was his real name. |
yeah i mean for somebody who is you know for most of their life has has uh not just merely had a farm but had ten children had a farm ran everything because her husband was away in the coal mines and you know facing that situation it it's quite a dilemma i think | for someone who had so much responsibility in her life--raising ten children alone and tending a farm--it's quite a dilemma | she didn't have a lot of responsibility, and i think that made the decision easier |
St. Patrick first came to Ireland as a prisoner, captured in an Irish raid on a Roman settlement in Britain. | St. Patrick was brought to Ireland against his will as a prisoner. | St. Patrick managed to never get captured during his time in Britain. |
If you want to be a really big Fish, you can become a cohost of this event by committing to raise $5,000, which will get you into a special VIP reception with the governor, the e-mail said. | If you raise $5,000, you will get to meet the governor. | No matter how much money you raise, you cannot meet the governor. |
Look for the Galerie des Rois across the top of the three doorways. | Across the top of the three doorways you should be able to see the Galerie des Rois. | The Galerie des Rois spans a single doorway. |
i guess i have the most trouble with chipping how about you | I am awful at chipping. | I am a very talented chipper. |
Simon, a notorious perfectionist, at first couldn't cede control of the production. | Simon is a perfectionist. | Simon easily gave up control of the production. |
and he was uh talking to his friend Michael telling | He was having a conversation with his friend Michael. | He had just met Michael, and he did not like him. |
Meanwhile, Paula Jones sues the president for sexual harassment, and it seems clear that before long, Clinton will have to testify under oath. | Clinton might have to testify under oath, against Paula Jones' sexual harassment claims. | Clinton is suing Paula Jones for sexual harassment. |
We estimate total benefits of $44 billion in these 39 states in 2010, and $95 billion in 2020. | We predict total benefits of $44 billion in the 39 states in 2010 and $95 billion in 2020. | Benefits for the 51 States exceed 125$ |
It's also a good starting point for barge cruises on the Canal de Bourgogne . | It's also an excellent starting point for barge cruises. | It's the worst starting point for barge cruises. |
In 1936, well before No Depression was launched, the Carter Family recorded a song called No Depression in Heaven. | There are two songs that incorporate the phrase 'No Depression'. | The song No Depression in Heaven was recorded in the 1920s. |
( Slate 's Explainer examines the bill of attainder at greater length here.) | the bill of attainder is examined at greater length. | the bill of attainder is not further examined. |
Naturally it was very annoying for the Cavendishes. | The Cavendishes found that it was extremely annoying. | The Cavendishes weren't annoyed at all. |
(The wife doesn't want to go out or come to our house.) | The wife doesn't desire to leave or go to our house. | The wife greatly desires to leave or go to our house. |
The Illinois Technology Center for Law and the Public Interest launched two new Web sites Tuesday that will allow the state's legal services agencies to swap training information, to maintain individual listings of services and volunteer opportunities and to schedule events on an electronic calendar. | Two new websites were launched by the Illinois Technology Center for Law and the Public Interest. | The Illinois Technology Center for Law and the Public Interest hasn't launched the web sites and has no intention of doing so. |
Most tour boats provide a choice of open-air and glassed-in seating. | There's a choice of open-air and glassed-in seating for most tour boats. | All tour boats only offer open-air seating. |
hi how you doing | Hello, how are you? | Don't tell me anything about how you are. |
He forced his way into country properties and submitted the owners of the motors to a searching cross-examination. | He submitted the owners of the motors to a searching cross-examination, after he forced his way into the country properties. | He did not submit the owners of the motors to any examinations. |
The Merchant grimaced. | The Merchant squeezed his face tight. | The Merchant smiled broadly. |
Businesses that produce computers, software, semiconductors, and communications equipment have accounted for over a third of the growth in the U.S. economy since 1992. | A large portion of US economic growth has come from computer related industries. | The US economy has shrunk over the past decade. |
He cemented a peace treaty with England by marrying Margaret Tudor, the daughter of Henry VII the so-called Marriage of the Thistle and the Rose but this did not prevent him from making a raid into England in 1513. | There existed a peace treaty with England at some point in history. | There were no raid attempts into England in 1513. |
And David Plotz has dismally failed to change my mind. | David Plotz failed to change my mind. | My mind was changed by David Plotz. |
Crowned by a chhattra (umbrella) made of stone, the stupa was erected on a terrace with a fence to enclose the path. | The path near the stupa has a fence surrounding it. | The chhattra was made out of a crude metal. |
Eyes of sadness and suspicion met Jon when he entered the main chamber of the mine. | The people in the mine were sad. | The mine was empty. |
yes prepare your well that's great can now can she leave um on a day by herself | Get ready, it's so wonderful, is she able to independently leave for a day? | She has always been very independent, traveling everywhere by herself. |
Epidemic increases in concaine and opiate use by trauma center patients. | There has been an increase in opiate use by patients. | Trauma center patients are using less cocaine. |
the um some buildings do it depends on the location the area i live in right now is is real good as far as crime rate is concerned and we don't have anything at all no burglar alarms no guards some some places do have guard gates that you have to get through or electronic access gates and things like that | The crime rate around here is pretty low, so we don't have much need for security systems. | We've had so many burglaries lately that our neighborhood has begun to install high tech home security systems. |
Although recognizing the difficulties, assumptions and inherent uncertainties in the overall enterprise, these analyses are based on peer-reviewed scientific literature and up-to-date assessment tools, and we believe the results are highly useful in assessing this proposal. | We believe that the results of these analyses will be useful in assessing this proposal. | We find the results of these analyses totally worthless and not useful in assessing this proposal. |
But instead of finding his behavior humiliating, as she now tells the Star was the case, the friend says she laughed it off. | The friend says that she laughed off his behavior. | She has not spoken to the Star about his behavior. |
In the fall of 1995, none other than Henry Kissinger--the author of the secret incursion into Cambodia that prompted the War Powers Act--asserted that Clinton must obtain clear and unambiguous congressional backing before sending troops to Bosnia. | Fall of 1985, Henry Kissinger--the author of the secret incursion into Cambodia that prompted the War Powers Act--asserted that Clinton must obtain clear and unambiguous congressional backing before sending troops to Bosnia, | In the summer of 1997, someone other than Henry Kissinger asserted that Clinton doesn't have to obtain clear congressional backing before sending troops to Bosnia. |
However, some economists are concerned that the acceleration may be concentrated in durable manufacturing rather than widely disseminated throughout the economy. | Some economists are concerned about the concentration in the economy. | No economists were concerned with the concentration of acceleration. |
If auditors obtain sufficient evidence of the effectiveness of these controls, they can reduce the extent of their tests of compliance. | Auditors have the ability to reduce the extent of their tests of compliance. | Auditors have not the ability to reduce the extent of their tests of compliance. |
Most of the drinking reduction occurred among the patients with mild to moderate alcohol problems and not in the heaviest drinking subgroup. | Most of the reduction in drinking was in the patients who didn't drink the most. | Most of the reduction in drinking was in the patients who drank the most in the group. |
Like him they may, but have any of them written a tribute as passionate as Ann Powers' love letter to Hillary in this morning's Times ? (Some sentences omitted.) | Anne Powers wrote about Hillary Clinton in the New York Times. | Anne Powers wrote a hit-piece on Hillary Clinton. |
SPACE EXPLORATION EQUIPMENT -Items that are intended to operate above the atmosphere to explore space and any specially designed equipment to aid, service or operate other equipment engaged in exploring space. | The items were used for space exploration. | The space equipment floated towards the moon. |
This process has helped to integrate information management into overall business planning by aligning IT products and services with business functions and linking technology to the stateas overall strategic direction. | Information management integration with overall business planning has improved. | Information management integration with overall business planning has worsened. |
oh do you really | Oh do you for sure? | I know you don't. |
He sucked in on the air around him, and the breath burned in his lungs. | He breathed in and it hurt him. | He held his breath so that his lungs would not feel burned. |
Misspellings are commonplace. | Spelling errors are typical. | Spelling errors are rare. |
I have something so huge that they'll all be speechless, and especially my Miss Aldonka,' Czarek thought, exhausted but pleased with himself. | Czarek thought Miss Aldonka wouldn't be able to speak. | Czarek thought Miss Aldonka would have so much to say! |
During her lifetime, 69 30 b.c. , the infamous queen attempted to link her land to Rome through her liaison with Julius Caesar. | Julius Caesar had a liaison with the infamous queen. | The infamous queen never met Julius Caesar. |
Muller and most of the boys can be counted on not to cause any more than the normal pay-night disturbances. | Muller and the other boys will most likely not cause anymore trouble. | Muller will most likely cause more trouble. |
As long as the religious belief of the person governing does not promote or condone acts of violence against those governed, or in the repression of those who fail to share his/her religious convictions, then the beliefs that the governor holds are not a newsworthy event, or even the public's business. | It's really none of the public's business what religious beliefs a government official has if it's not impacting their job. | Regardless of someone's religion impacting their job or not, it's always the public's business and right to know. |
oh you can't go to a different one | You are not allowed to go to a different one. | You may go to any one that you like. |
i hope he got busted | I hope he was arrested | I hope he got away with his crime |
For simplicity, coverage-related load time ($1,232 million) is included in access time, and street support is piggybacked on all three functions. | The load time related to coverage is included in the access time. | Access time excludes coverage-related load time. |
A short walk from here to the left along the inner arterial road brings you to St. Catherine's Square (Plateaa Agaas Ekateranis) where the 19th-century Cathedral of eghios Minas dwarfs two older religious buildings. | It is only a short walk to St. Catherine's Square (Plateaa Agaas Ekateranis) where the 19th-century Cathedral of eghios Minas is located. | The Cathedral of eghios Minas is tiny and can easily be overlooked if you are not looking for it carefully. |
A survey was sent to all staff at the 33 nonprofit civil legal services asking them to describe how they could become (or maintain themselves as) energetic, affirmative advocates, as well as what support they might require and how collaborative efforts in the state could meet those needs. | The staff got a survey at each of the civil legal services locations. | The staff got a survey at each of the criminal legal services locations. |
Its wings were too small for the tiny apartment. | The apartment was very small. | The wings were too big for the apartment. |
so they call this program cars and they come with a new car warranty and it just seems to make sense to me to get the most car for your money to get something like that | They have a program that offers a new car warranty. | The new cars they have do not come with any warranty at all. |
and even grouper little bit of soy sauce and sesame sesame seed oil | Grouper with a dash of soy sauce and sesame seed oil. | I love to batter and deep fry grouper. |
Washingtonians complained. | People in Washington complained. | They did not complain and everything was fine. |
oh gosh well uh one that comes to mind is a lady i don't know what the heck she was doing in her dishwasher but she was in her dishwasher her head was in her dishwasher and her hair got caught | A lady was in her dishwasher and her hair got stuck. | A lady got out of her dishwasher. |
and we have the things that are extras but it seems that by and large the extras just don't exist | We don't buy many extra things. | We have a lot of extras that sneak in. |
The ticket kiosks are right next to the wooden berths. | The wooden berths are positioned close to the ticket kiosks. | The ticket kiosks are very far away from the wooden berths. |
Yes. 147 "Ah, that's better," said Heavywether, with ferocious geniality. | Heavywether said with geniality, "That is better." | "This is worse," Heavywether lamented gravely. |
By the early 1900s the area had become a sort of bohemian quarter, beloved of the city's cliques of writers, artists, and intellectuals. | There were many writers, artists, and intellectuals in the area in 20th century. | By the 1900s, the area was full of peasants with no inclination to art. |
There are changing rooms and a small refreshment area. | There are changing rooms as well as a small refreshment area. | There are unfortunately no changing rooms or areas of refreshment available. |
In the early Middle Ages, Canton had a significant Muslim population as a result of its trade with the Middle East. | Canton's trade with the Middle East caused it to have a significant Muslim population. | Canton never traded with the Middle East and consequently never had much of a Muslim population. |
estimated system size and other project data provided for the model, the historical data from which the model was developed, and the fact that all estimates are projections of an inherently uncertain future. | All of the estimates are projections from an uncertain future. | You shouldn't trust the projections, they are completely useless. |
It's hard to find them these days. | They are a rarity. | They are abundant. |
oh well i'll get off the phone and let you watch it then and good luck on your recovery | I'll get off the phone so you can watch it. | I'll get off the phone so you can sleep. |
Poirot, I said, "I wish you would tell me why you wanted to know if Mrs. Inglethorp ate well last night? | I wish you'd tell me why you wanted to know if she ate last night. | Don't tell me if she ate. |
Many individual craftspeople work in the Lake District, and as you wander you'll find signs leading you to their studios in converted barns and other outbuildings. | The Lake District has barns that have been converted to studios. | Craftspeople avoid the Lake District and you won't find any of them working there. |
Mahfuz's secular liberalism so enraged Egypt's Islamists that one fanatic knifed the old man, paralyzing his writing hand. | A fanatic cut Mahfuz's writing hand, thereby paralyzing it. | Mahfuz was not liberal and never got cut. |
No, she'll have started from the hospital by now." | She has already left the hospital. | She is still at the hospital. |
Gambas are prawns, and langostinos the jumbo-sized version. | Langostinos are the jumbo-sized version of Gamba prawns. | Langostinos are microscopic versions of a prawn. |
golly because of the ice | On account of the ice? | How was the beach? |
The National Risk Management Research Laboratory is the Agency's center for investigation of technological and management approaches for reducing risks from threats to human health and the environment. | The National Risk Management lab is the center for the investigation of technological and management approaches to threat reduction. | The National Risk Management lab is involved in collecting taxes. |
In 1974, after a series of heated and embarrassingly public quarrels on the topic, the APA decided to resolve the question of whether or not homosexuality should be called a mental disorder by means of a ballot mailed out to its members. | Members of the APA were mailed a ballot to decide if homosexuality should be defined as a mental disorder. | The APA didn't make any action to resolve the issue of homosexuality being a mental disorder until the late 1980's. |
Primary responsibility for authorizing and approving Tand;A transactions rests with the employee's supervisor, who approves the employee's Tand;A reports. | Tand;A transactions are approved by the employee supervisor. | It is the responsibility of the employee to approve their own Tand;A transactions. |
The ballroom has a woven wall-covering that is a reproduction of an original by Philipe de la Salle, which he created for Marie Antoinette. | The ballroom features art reproduced by a renowned artist. | The ballroom is mostly a bare floor with no decorations. |
As we reported in 1998, potentially higher returns-albeit with greater risk-on the government's stock holdings could boost Social Security's financing and reduce the size of other revenue increases or benefit | More money from returns is beneficial to the Social Security program. | As we reported in 1888, potentially lower returns. |
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