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Under the Act of Union, Irish members of parliament now served in London. | Irish Parliament members were to serve from London under the Act of Union. | Irish Parliament members were expected to serve from Ireland under the Act of the Union. |
'I'll find out what the problem is,' I mumbled instead, leaving the cabin. | I walked out of the cabin and said I would find out what the issue is. | I decided to just stay in the cabin and leave someone else to figure out what the problem is. |
The hike to the summit of Blue Mountain itself is not for the inexperienced and will take a full day; if you want to see the sunrise, start out at 2am to reach the summit in time to greet another Jamaica day (see page 92). | You should avoid the summit of Blue Mountain if you are a beginner in hiking. | Hiking to the summit of Blue Mountain is a perfect adventure for beginners. |
What's more, the latter reads more like it slugs a story about the Amalgamated Interior Decorators and Salon Stylists. | To add to that, the latter reads more like it slugs a story about the Amalgamated Interior Decorators and Salon Stylists, | It tells a tale of the wolves pack in the winter. |
Since the train was mostly empty, White and I helped ourselves to one such cabin. | The train was almost empty. | The train was packed. |
A lovely eighth-century Birth of Buddha is curiously reminiscent of Christian nativity scenes. | The Birth of Buddha is oddly similar to Christian scenes of the birth of Jesus. | The Birth of Buddha and the Christian nativity scenes are nothing alike. |
This sort of ruling absolutely increases abused women's level of risk by seemingly encouraging their abusers, Ms. | That sort of ruling increases abused women's levels of risk. | That rule made it safer for abused women. |
So why apologize? | Is there a reason to apologize? | I think you should apologize |
Peter's of Ancient Egyptian religion) from the 11th Dynasty period, c.2134 b.c. | It was in the 11th Dynasty period. | The 11th Dynasty peroid was AD, not BC. |
Then she realized the absurdity of her thought. | She figured that her idea was absurd. | She was confident in her thinking. |
A large project may require mobilization of several hundred boilermakers to a site, which will frequently require pulling | Large projects can sometimes require both mobilization and frequent pulling by boilermakers on site. | A large project doesn't require boilermakers at this point in time. |
This time, they were looking for a candidate who knew how to speak the language of love. | They sought someone who understood what it meant to be in love. | The candidate they wanted would be someone who could speak the politics of fear and hate. |
At the foot of the colonnade is a big stone tethering-ring for an elephant whose job it was to crush capital criminals to death. | There is an elephant at the foot of the colonnade. | The criminals would be allowed to kill the elephant. |
it's usually the eighty basic eighty twenty | The typical one is eighty twenty. | Usually it is fifty fifty. |
No publication is safe from a trusted reporter who makes things up. | A trusted reporter who makes things up leaves no publication safe. | Reporters who create falsehoods are no threat to publications. |
what's going to stop them from you know other people to | What will prevent this from happening to someone else? | Don't worry about that. Everything will work out. |
Lessons Learned. | Lessons that were learned. | Nothing was learned. |
Nikko is best reached from Tokyo by train (by the Japan Railways Shinkansen line from Tokyo or Ueno stations, with a transfer at Utsunomiya, or by the private Tobu Line Limited Express from Asakusa). | The most effective way to get from Tokyo to Nikko is via train. | The worst way to get to Nikko from Tokyo is by travelling by train. |
Save for one Florida jury, whenever juries have been asked whether the tobacco industry is liable for a smoker's health problems, they've decided that the plaintiff knew what the risks were and chose to ignore them. | One jury in Florida sided with those who smoke over the tobacco industry. | Every single jury has decided that tobacco smokers were unaware of the potential health problems associated with smoking. |
well yeah i think that's a good idea although i don't i think if it's something that's forced on you | In my opinion it's a good idea unless it gets forced upon you. | The only time that's a good idea, in my view, is when it's force onto you. |
They see it as a lawyer's job. | They view it as a lawyer's job. | They see it as a scientists' job. |
Adapting the research case study to the evaluator's needs has entailed a number of changes. | The research needs to be adapted to the evaluators needs | The research doesn't need to be adapted |
For 300 years, until forcibly united in the late 18th century, they were separate kingdoms with related, but not always friendly, Malla rulers. | They were separate kingdoms for 300 years. | They were always a single, united kingdom. |
they break it out it's just it's just ridiculous | It's laughable when they break it out. | It's harrowing when they break it out. |
I'm not a Mother Teresa. | Mother Teresa is a separate person from me. | I am Mother Teresa. |
The Hackathletes may not make up quotations (sorry, guys). | The Hackathletes have not been performing up to par. | The Hackathletes are responsible for drafting quotations. |
In a.d. 711 a great Muslim invasion fleet from North Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar. | Muslims from North Africa went over the Strait of Gibraltar. | In a.d. 711, a Muslim invasion came from Saudi Arabia. |
MLAN includes four components | There are four parts. | There are two components to MLAN |
Many of the contract rights that were mandated by Congress in IRCA -- such as reimbursement for return transportation, workers compensation, the 3/4 guarantee, and claims that a grower failed to mail the worker's final paycheck -- often do not arise until after the worker has returned home. | Quite a few of the contract rights don't come up until after the worker returns home. | The contract rights always come up before the worker returns home. |
While service standards differ (many countries offer two mail deliveries each weekday, for example), even at 33 cents, U.S. prices compare favorably with first-class rates overseas--Japan charges 74 cents, Germany 59 cents, France 48 cents, and Great Britain 37 cents. | The prices of the US are better than many other countries, though services differ between them. | Japan has the best prices, more so than Germany, France, Great Britain and the U.S.. |
If they had made him a mandrake-man, then by what little he could remember and guess, they could make him obey them. | They could control him if they had made him a mandrake-man. | Even if they'd tried to make him a mandrake-man, he knew they couldn't make him obey them. |
This decision point used the knowledge captured as exit criteria for moving to the next phase of development. | Knowledge from the decision point helped the move to the next phase of development. | An exit criteria had not been created for moving to the next phase of development. |
Many of the country houses also hold special events, such as antiques or crafts fairs or fun days with fair rides, throughout the summer months. | Craft fairs take place in the country houses during the summer. | During the summer there are no special events that take place in the country homes. |
the larger macroeconomic system, the model can then generate key outputs including projected electricity sales and net generation, resulting emissions for each of the four pollutants under consideration, and the set of energy and permit prices associated with the resulting production levels. | It is possible to track emissions for each, individual pollutant. | It is impossible to predict production levels without hard canvassing. |
so in those instances uh that's uh i think that there is some leeway there what was is interesting in this regard is the recent case in New Hampshire | I think in those particular situations, there is wiggle room. | In those instances, there is very little room for variance. |
Simmons works most directly with residents of the approximately 55,700 mobile homes in Iowa. | This person focuses on people in the state of Iowa who live in manufactured homes. | This person works exclusively with Saudi millionaires. |
Look for two smaller figures on the pedestal, one of which is holding a bowl for alms or offerings they represent the rich merchants who financed the cave's construction. | One of the small statues on the pedestal is holding a bowl for donations. | There is one figure, holding a sword, on the pedestal. |
The model is helpful for exploring the long-term implications of national saving and fiscal policy and for comparing alternative paths within a common economic framework. | National saving implications are aided with this model. | Fiscal policy is not shown to have an effect in this model. |
An organization's people define its culture, drive its performance, embody its knowledge base, and are the key to successful merger and transformation efforts. | People are the key to successful merger and transformation efforts. | People are irrelevant in the merger efforts. |
Among Kaahumanu's many reforms was the banning of prostitution, a ruling which led to pitched battles in whaling ports such as Lahaina. | After prostitution was prohibited, many people fought in places like Lahaina. | Kahumanu allowed prostitution to continue, which led to celebrations in the streets of Lahaina. |
Elaborately decorated arms are also on display. | Viewers can also see great decorations of the bodies. | The decorations on bodies are considered to be poorly done, almost trivial. |
um are no good anymore and that's how bad it was everything is just down everywhere you know we had three hundred thousand people without power | The conditions were poor because there were around three hundred thousand people without power. | Not having a working refrigerator isn't an issue. |
so i think that's what uh i i'm going to have to get next time around i keep i keep holding holding off i mean i could i could upgrade now if i wanted to but i just i it's just such a huge expense and | I could get a better one but it is so expensive. | It is cheap to upgrade so I will. |
According to the Star , Mia Farrow is adopting yet another baby, and she plans to name this one after her late former husband. | Mia Farrow is said to be in the process of adopting another baby | Mia Farrow only has biological children and one husband to whom she is still married. |
First, the earthquake of 1923 and subsequent fire razed nearly all vestiges of old Edo, killing some 140,000 people in the process. | Old Edo was almost destroyed in the earthquake of 1923. | Edo was never affected by an earthquake throughout its history. |
With his tenderness for "a woman's happiness," I felt glad that the decision had been taken out of his hands. | Because he cared so much for keeping women happy, I was glad he would not be making the decision. | I was unhappy that he would not be making the decision. |
Chinese whispers aside, the creatures now constitute the city's foremost pest control issue. | The city has a problem with pests. | The creatures did not need pest control. |
During the Austrian occupation, the enemy frequented Quadri on the north side, while Italian patriots met only at Florian, opposite. | The two opposing side met on opposite sides during the occupation. | The enemy and Italian patriots regularly met to discuss the occupation. |
everything was visible oh yeah | Everything could be seen yes. | Couldn't see a thing. |
Other individuals and organizations that we contacted, including a public interest group, a business group, and an academician, also cited concerns about a onesizefitsall approach being applied to agencies with vastly different missions. | A business group pointed out issues with the onesizefitsall tactic being used by different agencies. | We decided not to contact any organizations about a onesizefitsall approach because we didn't value their input. |
He answers with an academic distinction. | He answered with a professional and scholarly confidence. | He answered nervously and seemed to lack any confidence whatsoever. |
All but Collins are running for re-election in 2000, and all represent states where the removal of Clinton is anathema. | All of them are trying to be re-elected except for Collins. | All of them are running for re-election regardless of the Clinton situation. |
In using such a number, however, several factors need to be kept in mind. | several factors need to be kept in mind. | no factors need to be kept in mind. |
I said, 'I suppose it's about lunch time.' I said, 'We got to be getting back to the house.' And he said, 'Yes.' And I just went on and then when I was about at the creek I looked around and--" | I said we should go back to the house because it's almost lunch time. | I said we should go to the barn to sleep for the night. |
In addition to the quarterly meetings, informal meetings and teleconferences are held among members on an ad hoc basis to discuss issues as they arise, such as assisting entities under attack. | Informal meetings and teleconferences were held on an as need be basis when important issues arise, such as assisting entities under attack, as well as the scheduled quarterly meetings. | The company only allowed its employees to discuss important matters during the scheduled quarterly meetings. |
Readers may vote once in each of the four events. | There will be four events to vote in. | Readers are unable to vote in any events. |
Or, maybe higher savings wouldn't really increase growth. | Or, maybe growth wouldn't really increase due to higher savings. | Certainly, higher savings would really increase growth. |
Known as the queen of beaches and the beach of kings, the town was made fashionable by Napoleon III and Empress Eug??nie and became known as the site of elaborate ' even wild ' parties. | Royalty often enjoyed spending time on the beautiful beach. | The parties were known for being sedate and decorous. |
In Michael Lewis' Losers, about Silicon Valley's culture of forgiving failures, he makes reference to a friend of | The Silicon Valley has a culture of forgiving failures. | The Silicon Valley has a very unforgiving nature. |
Assuming the train didn't break itself apart before then. | The train might fall apart before then. | THe train is totally safe. |
yeah so it will be interesting to see you know i think and make him progress and uh get him on board | It will be interesting to see him grow. | He probably won't progress, and he won't join up. |
Just as Kwanzaa, created in 1966, has returned many black Americans to their African heritage, so Hanukkah has helped tether Jews to their heritage and in some cases has brought them back to the fold. | Kwanzaa was created to bring people back to their heritage. | Kwanzaa was invented to destabilize African heritage. |
Historically the stronghold of merchants and royalty, today it remains the home of commerce and government. | Now the home of commerce and government which used to be of mercantile people and royalty. | The city has lost all their businesses. |
The new Jewish state of Israel founded on land so recently Islamic Palestine sent shock waves through the Arab world and Egypt found itself at the center of a bloody defeat in 1948 when it stood up against its new neighbor. | The new Jewish state of Israel was founded. | There was no state for Israel. |
yeah six fifty yeah hm out here i it's i think out here they are still about five fifty about a dollar less | They cost five fifty over here, making them a dollar cheaper. | They are about five fifty here, making them a dollar more expensive. |
As attitudes change, cross-ethnic adoption will get easier; and as cross-ethnic adoption gets more common, attitudes will change. | Cross-ethnic adoption being more common would make attitudes change. | Attitudes changing regarding cross-ethnic adoption would do nothing to make it easier or harder. |
In the end, it seems, Mother Nature is just another welfare mom, ruining homes and taking billions of tax dollars to do it. | Mother Nature takes a lot of tax money. | Mother Nature gives a lot of tax money. |
uh is the same type of deal as what occurred with the Kurdish people it's the same type of situation where | It's similar to what happened with the Kurdish people. | It's not at all like happened with the Kurdish people. |
you did you actually live in Saint Louis | It is true that you lived in Saint Louis. | So you don't even know where Saint Louis is. |
After years of neglect and discrimination, the cultural significance of the tiny though historically significant Ainu community is finally being recognized. | The Ainu were not seen as important for quite some time. | The Ainu have been recognized globally for their significance. |
Why not convert imagination into reality? | Why don't you change what's in your head into something real? | Why don't you just sit there and daydream some more. |
and then last year that's when they really had that cold spell | There was a period of unusually low temperatures last year. | Temperatures were higher than usual last year, with no cold spells observed. |
It also becomes a focus at national training events. | It also becomes one of the target areas at the national training events. | It does not ever find itself a focus at national training events. |
I never noticed it when I took the tray up, but when I came to take it into the mistress's room I saw it at once, and I suppose I ought to have taken it down again, and asked Cook to make some fresh. | I didn't notice it until I went to go into the mistress's room. | I never noticed anything wrong with the tray. |
there was one here recently that comes to mind that's about a woman that uh this is ridiculous i mean it's almost uh it'd be funny if it wasn't so so sad i mean this woman this woman went out and hired somebody to uh | This woman here went and hired someone recently to do it. | Nobody here has ever done that. |
There was a long road ahead, but still. | It would take a long time. | It was going to be quick and easy. |
Evans, once a writer and the kind of editor who'd stand up to Rupert Murdoch and get fired for his trouble, is now a man for whom announcing to the world that you were fired is unthinkable. | Evans' mentality has changed over time. | Evans still maintains integrity over a paycheck. |
Beneath the church, the Museum of Sacred Art houses a collection of sacramental objects. | The Museum of Sacred Art housed a number of sacramental objects. | All that's left of the Museum of Sacred Art is ruins. |
The latest audio guides have gone Hollywood and Art authorities electronically beamed up by recent museum-goers include Leonard Nimoy, Steve Martin, Charlton Heston, and Morgan Freeman. | Morgan Freeman is one of the artists in the audio guides. | Morgan Freeman is not a Hollywood artist. |
In January 2000, the LSC Board of Directors adopted a strategic planning document entitled Strategic Directions 2000-2005. | The LSC Board of Directors adopted a planning document. | The LSC Board of Directors only focused on the past, not planning for the future. |
i don't i don't think they should be forced but i think they should be encouraged i guess encouraged to to do some kind of public work i guess just to get them i guess involved with community maybe you know just community activity if nothing else see how the city works stuff like that | They shouldn't be forced to do it. | They shouldn't be forced or encouraged to do these sorts of things. |
But it is too late. | It's too late. | It isn't too late. |
uh-huh well you see now that's what i do and um but that that's just about enough and uh uh i mean not that i wouldn't like to walk more but uh um i've | Oh no, not that because I'd prefer not to walk more. | The one thing I'd like to do is to walk more. |
There is the Miracle Mile for shopping, the Miracle on Ice for sports, Miracle-Gro for plants. | The Miracle Mile is the name of a shopping district. | The Miracle Mile is not known for shopping but rather manufacturing. |
It's been described as liquid salad and can be a rousing refresher. | Reviewers say it's like a watery form of vegetables. | It's been reviewed to be rock hard and impossible to consume without slicing. |
His was a very thin body, the ribs standing out beneath the skin almost as harshly as did the weal of the scar on his shoulder. | He was a thin man who had a scar on his shoulder. | He was a hugely fat man. |
It has been a long time since I had a meal like this," said Jon. | He said he did not eat a meal like that for awhile. | He was too tired to eat. |
oh yes and i believe we all do and it's it's just too easy to use | We all use it since it's very simple. | It's very complicated to use. |
Reconciling Averting Behavior and Contingent Valuation Benefit Estimates of Reducing Symptoms of Ozone Exposure (draft), as cited in Neumann, J.E., Dickie, M.T. | Averting behavior and contingent value benefits must be reconciled reconciliation is difficult because of the many obstacles that are in the way | Nobody is seeking reconciliation for anything at all in this scenario. |
to be i think very effective unless i have my head in the sand | Unless I'm being an ignorant, I'd say that it's very effective. | I'm certain that it's highly inefficient. |
The left cannot understand that ordinary Americans caused the Reagan-era shift toward anti-tax corporatism. | Anti-tax corporatism was caused by ordinary Americans. | The left cannot understand that ordinary Americans caused the Washington-era shift toward the end of taxation without representation. |
Meta-analysis of randomized control trials addressing brief interventions in heavy alcohol drinkers. | Brief interventions done with heavy drinkers of alcohol were being analyzed. | The control trials weren't randomized in the case of the heavy drinkers. |
The reputation of this area was guaranteed when the Victorian railway was built. | The building of the Victorian railway guaranteed the reputation of this area. | This area remains unknown despite the building of the Victorian railway. |
But overworked engineers and sleepy dispatchers aren't creative, they're simply destructive. | Overworked engineers can cause trouble. | Overworked engineers are still very safe. |
she's uh uh uh a poodle of a toy poodle a toy poodle and she's | She's a toy poodle. | She's a bloodhound. |
so i i predominantly wear flat shoes um you know in the winter i wear sweaters in the summer i you know i like one piece dresses short sleeves things like that | I wear sweaters in the winter. | I predominately wear high heeled shoes. |
Our Office received a copy of the full analysis. | A copy of the full analysis was forwarded to our Office. | We have yet to receive a copy of the analysis. |
You can step inside when the courts are in session. | The courts are not always in session. | It is only when the courts are resting and not in session that you can enter. |
These modest establishments are set up right on the sand. | There are some establishments that are located on the sand. | There are no establishments located on sand. |
This seems to me a wholly irrational distinction to make. | This hair-splitting doesn't make any sense. | Yes I think it's perfectly reasonable to parse it that way. |
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