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They were denied my entree into the world of conservative journalism. | They did not allow me to report as a conservative. | They graciously accepted me into their world. |
Now these organizations that served what we used to think of as the West and the North are opening up to the developing and democratizing nations of the East and the South. | Those organizations are becoming more open to bringing democracy to nations East and South. | These organizations wish to spread communism to the West and North. |
Three kinds of theories of history have been prominent in recent discussion--ending theories, wave theories, and cycle theories. | There are three kinds of theories of history. | There are only four different theories on history. |
(Incidentally, the WJC page, which links to the Washington Times site, boasts some of the most intrusive music of any site on the Web.) | The WJC page has the most intrusive music. | The music listed on the WJC page is calming. |
Fira is beautiful, but it can get oppressive when visitors crowd the narrow streets. | Visitors are known to crowd the streets, which are narrow as well. | Fira isn't a beautiful place, but it is often empty so that can be nice. |
How is he named, senor ?" | What is his name, sir? | How old is he, senor? |
, magnesium or buffering agents) will reduce the amount of limestone needed. | Magnesuim will reduce the amount of limestone needed. | Magnesuim won't reduce the amount of limestone needed. |
Some might feel that healthy indifference to what politicians do in their private lives has gone too far when it covers allegations of rape. | There are allegations of rape against politicians. | There are no allegations of rape against politicians. |
Though Tutankhamun could have been among them, the Egyptian authorities made the decision to return him to the Valley of the Kings and he now rests once again in the inner sanctuary of his tomb in a stone sarcophagus. | Tutankhamun rests in the inner sanctuary of his tomb in a stone sarcophagus. | Tutankhamun's body has yet to have been retrieved. |
yeah it was bad yes it was a big change | It was a bad change. | Things stayed the same. |
But I guess I'd got the hump from standing so long in the rain, and anything seemed better than going on doing nothing. | I figured standing so long in the rain had given me the hump, and anything seemed better than the nothing I was doing. | It was a bright and sunny day and I was feeling great, but anything seemed better than going on doing nothing. |
The dollar and mark (and other currencies) don't go as far today as they once did, but foreign visitors and their Polish counterparts can only be pleased with the opening of trade and vastly improved selection of goods on the market. | Currencies in Poland have devalued. | The currencies of Poland increased in value after trade borders were opened. |
Working together, the members reflect the interests of not just information technology and management, but the user community and the projectas stakeholders, and provide a holistic blend of technical, project management, value management, budget, finance, and procurement skills and capabilities to meet mission needs. | When working together the members find interests in technology, management and the user community. | The members do not care about their user community. |
The hotel is now owned appropriately by one of the richest men in the world, the Sultan of Brunei, who restored it to its blatant grandeur for a whopping $100 million. | The Sultan of Brunei has a great deal of money. | The hotel was once very grand and then fell into disrepair, where it remains. |
Of the notable stories in this collection, A Coupla Scalped Indians, published in 1956 and possibly a fragment for a new novel, is the biggest disappointment, since it is the latest Ellison work here. | A Coupla Scalped Indians was published in 1956. | A Coupla Scalped Indians was published in 1902. |
why did they do it in the freezer | Why did it happen in the freezer? | I know why they did it in the freezer. |
Enclosures | Confinements. | Freedom from confinements. |
The collection, housed in the former palace of Ibrahim Pa?̡, the son-in-law of Seleyman the Magnificent, includes illuminated Korans, inlaid Koran boxes, antique carpets, ceramics, and Persian miniatures. | The former palace contains a collection with many treasures. | Seleyman the Magnificent had no son-in-laws, or in-laws of any type. |
At the present rate of exchange it amounts to considerably over two hundred and fifty thousand pounds. | The amount is greater than two hundred and fifty thousand pounds. | The amount is three pounds. |
They just chew you up and spit you out. | They treat you in a very harsh manner. | Their have a kind disposition and treat other accordingly. |
Coincidentally, this is also the state of our schools, according to News Quiz participants. | News Quiz participants think that this is also the state of our schools. | No one participated in the News Quiz. |
Indeed, as the capital ages, its history is increasingly becoming whatever associative past you can conjure up as ornament, reward, or weapon. | The capital is aging. | The capital's history is steadfast. |
They may cut you down just to appease their bad luck. | They might hurt you to benefit themselves. | They always treat everyone fairly and nicely. |
Many of the men who benefited were absentee landlords who needed people to manage the land for them. | Many of the men needed help managing the land. | The landlords did not need people to manage the land for them. |
Did the ALA logo help? | A question about whether the ALA logo helped. | The ALA has no logo. |
The powerhouse of the modern economy, it is the city's role as a venue for peace talks, a focus for the Arab countries of the near east, and home of the Arab Council that is invaluable in these diplomatically uncertain times. | The central power of the modern economy is focused on the Arab countries. | The powerhouse of the modern economy is mitochondria. |
The insurance and gambling industries are based on these proclivities. | These tendencies allow industries like insurance and gambling. | These tendencies don't allow for any industry to flourish. |
okay i'm on a cordless phone and i was picking up uh some background noise so i just switched the channel up on it i didn't want to interfere with whatever they're trying to record so anyway | I had to switch the channel due to background noise from the phone. | There was no problem with interference. |
The local Theban god Amon became intertwined with Ra creating the deity Amon Ra and around 1800 b.c. , the female Osiris cult developed into a main deity. | The female Osiris cult developed into a main deity around 1800 b.c. , as the local Theban god Amon became interwined with Ra, creating the deity Amon Ra. | Amon Ra was created around 2000 b.c. |
On the upper floors are the royal collections of furniture, ceramics, and carved ivories. | Royal collections of furniture, ceramics, and carved ivories are found on the upper floors. | You must go to the bottom floor if you want to see royal collections of furniture, ceramics, and carved ivories. |
but you know we're supposed to have moon colonies by now but uh yeah cold fusion would have been great | Cold fusion would be great but we were supposed to colonizing the moon at this point. | We've already colonized the moon, so cold fusion is clearly the next thing to be discovered. |
I have been blaming myself ever since I heard this other news." Something in his tone attracted Tommy's attention. | "I always blamed myself," he said, alerting Tommy. | Tommy paid no attention to the man's ramblings. |
One of the few surviving palace apartments is the principal harem, Rang Mahal (Palace of Color). | The name, Rang Mahal, means Palace of Color. | The principal harem, Rang Mahal, is no longer standing today. |
People who speculate on the odds can be either upbeat or quite discouraging depending on what ax they have to grind. | Sometimes people who calculate and consider odds can be motivational or discouraging. | Everyone who speculates on the odds is a real drag. |
Well, it won't bear thinking of that brave little girl! | That girls shouldn't be thought about. | We should think about that girl. |
It is simple, dog-like gratitude for a reason to declare the presidential race more interesting. | It was easy to see it made the race more enjoyable. | It was so complex it made the election boring. |
uh i'm in McKinney | I am located within McKinney. | I'm in the basement of your mom's house. |
Dark oiled leather wrapped the handle. | The handle was wrapped with leather. | The blade was wrapped with leather. |
He bent to the floor, searching until he found a ball of the sky material that had been pinched off when the little opening was sealed. | The ball of sky material that he found had been pinched off when the small opening was sealed. | He stood up and failed to find any bit of sky material. |
But few would discard laws against organ selling. | Few would get rid of laws that are against selling organs. | Everyone gets rid of penis enlargement laws. |
It charts the history of Scotland, bringing under one roof a number of important collections of artifacts. | The history of Scotland is covered in the museum. | The location does not house anything from Scotland. |
Bathala's breath! said the dark man. | The dark man was speaking. | The dark man remained silent. |
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security will be one of the largest reorganizations ever undertaken and the difficulty of this task should not be underestimated. | Reorganizing due to the creation of the Department of Homeland National Security will be difficult. | The creation of the Department of Homeland National Security should be a straightforward reorganization for everyone involved. |
In addition to the fine paintings found elsewhere in the escorial, the new museums have been created to display the great works commissioned or collected by the Spanish monarchs. | The new museums were created to display great works collected by Spanish monarchs. | The new museums were created but works from Spanish monarchs are not allowed. |
Drew had an impression of bright, almost gaudy uniforms. | Drew thought of bright uniforms. | Drew thought of dull shirts. |
The farm workers in the western Colorado community said they left the lettuce field when sprayed, but a foreman ordered them to continue working, saying the crop-duster had released a harmless solution of soap and water. | The farm workers said the foreman forced them to work. | The farm workers said the foreman said they could go home. |
Only some jasper had such a good idea as to that what an' where, he an' some amigos was squattin' back of rocks jus' waitin' for th' Coronel to ride into their little pocket of fire." | Jasper and a bandit were hiding to ambush the Coronel. | Jasper had set up a surprise party for the Coronel. |
oh yeah that's that's enough | Yeah, that's enough. | That's not enough. |
(Heston's softness on gun rights was an issue in his NRA election, but he has quieted critics by backing off his earlier statements and hewing to the NRA's official line. | Heston backed off his gun rights statements. | Heston stuck to his earlier statements on gun rights. |
the thing that i i then again i i tried pulling the trailer one year and i went everywhere with the trailer like to beaches and to stuff but that got to be a hassle you know breaking down and setting up and breaking down so i decided that | I pulled the trailer one year and took it all over the place. | Unfortunately the trailer burned to the ground before I could pull it anywhere. |
It wasn't just the inexorable working of the law of diminishing disciples. | There was more to it then this. | It was a simple as it is. |
right and it could end at anytime | Correct and it's a fact that it can be over at any point. | It will end exactly at midnight of next week. |
like credit cards oh no never thought of it that way either he's you know he's addicted to it at times | I think he might be addicted to using the credit cards. | He refused to charge for anything and only paid with cash. |
well she shot him and she went to prison she you know she killed him but she lost her baby and then they sent her to jail so that's not right | After losing her baby, she shot and killed him, so she is now in jail. | She didn't shoot him and is not in prison. |
That we'll need to work on, said Jon. | Jon thinks they need to work on that. | Jon thinks everything is perfect. |
i guess they wouldn't be called dialects but they're pretty close sometimes | They aren't exactly dialects but they're very close sometimes. | They are dialects. |
Avoid putting your mettle to the peddle on the city's busier streets; bike paths are few and courteous drivers even fewer. | Try to slow down in the busier streets in this city. | There's no reason to slow down in the busier streets since there are plenty of bike paths. |
The SUM06 is the sum of the ozone concentrations for every hour that exceeds 0.06 parts per million (ppm) within a 12-hour period from 8 am to 8 pm in the months of May to September. | The SUM06 is the sum of the ozone concentrations for every hour that exceeds 0.06 parts per million. | The SUM06 is the sum of the ozone concentrations for every hour that exceeds 0.78 parts per million. |
In general, look for good prices at hypermarkets outside the major towns. | Generally, look for good prices at the markets that aren't in major towns. | In general, the best prices are found within the major cities. |
So if the unconceived have rights, we should massively subsidize population growth; and if they don't have rights, we should feel free to destroy Earth. | We should pay for the increasing number of people if those who are not yet made have rights. | If fetuses do not have rights, then we should not think about population growth. |
HKTA also has trail maps and sponsors the Guided Nature Walks, led by rangers, that include hikes in all the different regions of Hong Kong. | HKTA has ranger led Guided Nature Walks that include maps and hikes throughout the regions of Hong Kong. | Honk kong no longer has trails for hiking |
About four, I should say, sir. | About four. | About twenty. |
It's even mildly rich and becoming richer in mineral salts. | Modestly wealthy, it's becoming wealthier thanks to mineral salts. | Desperately poor, mineral salts have not helped it become any wealthier. |
Essays on pop culture, literature, tennis, and Middle America from the author of the epic and epically hyped Infinite Jest (1996). | The author of Infinite Jest also wrote essays, some of which were about Middle America. | Infinite Jest was written in 2000. |
Republicans in Congress, by contrast, generally favored constructive engagement with China, while liberal and protectionist Democrats usually opposed it. | Liberal and protectionist Democrats in Congress generally opposed engagement with China, but the Republicans were mostly in favor of it. | Republicans and Democrats of all stripes were unanimously in favor of war with China. |
The National Guard is called out to do whatever it does (guard?) | The National Guard gets called out to fulfill its duty. | The National Guard no longer has a purpose. |
i think we should have because because we're going if we don't do it now we're going to have to do it shortly | We are going to do it one way or the other. | We can always decide not to do it at all. |
Daringly mixing erotic fantasies and apocalyptic nightmares, it portrays the terrors and superstitions of the medieval peasant mind. | The painting portrays both erotic and apocalyptic themes as seen by peasants. | Mixing boring boring themes with angelic visions from a royal perspective. |
The funny thing about the Sumitomo affair is that if you ignore the exotic trimmings--the Japanese names, the Chinese connection--it's a story right out of the robber-baron era, the days of Jay Gould and Jim Fisk. | Jay Gould and Jim Fisk were robber-barons. | There were no Japanese names associated with the Sumitomo affair. |
yeah auto repair tends to be a a topic that a lot of people don't uh don't like i guess because it's usually expensive and uh people end up not pleased with the job sometimes or not pleased with what they had to pay for it so uh i guess it's kind of a sour grapes type topic i just recently had um | Many people don't like auto repair. | Auto repair is never expensive. |
i uh last weekend went home to visit my parents my dad's in the hospital and uh | I went to visit my father in the hospital last weekend. | Both of my parents have been in good health. Why do you ask? |
Begun in 1060, the Duomo San Martino, has a Pisan-style three-storied facade with a Descent from the Crosecarved by Nicola Pisano over the north door. | The Duomo San Martino's construction began in the year AD 1060 | The Duomo San Martino was destroyed only one year after its construction. |
yeah yeah i'm i'm thinking myself | I personally am thinking | I do not have this on my mind. |
The Hong Kong Tourist Association runs a Come Horseracing Tour, which includes entry to the Hong Kong Jockey Club visitors' box and members' enclosure, and a buffet-style meal. | You can visit the Hong Kong Jockey Club as part of the Come Horseracing Tour. | As part of the Come Horseracing Tour, you can put on a jockey outfit and take part in a daily horse race among tourists. |
Inevitably, come now the Webby Awards, given by something we are asked to believe is the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences . For a medium that prides itself on its insurgent spirit, this is a comically egregious exercise in faux-establishmentarianism. | The Webby Awards are given by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. | The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has no association with the Webby Awards. |
USA Today 's modular layout and bold type anticipated the typical multidimensional Web page, almost inviting the finger to point and click, to follow Christine Royal through the process of her cosmetic surgery, to jump to the daily profiles of Olympic athletes, to explore the depths of the Bosnia power struggle. | Before the advent of the modern Web page, USA Today's layout seemed to portend web design trends. | USA Today's dated and bloated layout marked a sharp contrast to the clean, modular style of the multidimensional web page. |
prices plus i was going through that TI fleet discount program | I was also participating in that TI fleet discount program. | I was never accepted into the TI fleet discount program. |
He had to improvise, but he got through a rough version of it, until he came to the end: "I who created you name you--" What the deuce did he name it? | Though he had to make up some parts, he reached the end of a tentative version of it. | He'd memorized all the necessary words, so he didn't have to make anything up. |
Look for silver filigree earrings and brooches, often in the form of flowers or butterflies. | There are some earrings that are shaped like butterflies. | Brooches are not designed in the shape of butterflies. |
[I]t would be pornographic, if it weren't art (Walter Kendrick, the New York Times Book Review ). Others find that the novel's format--a combination of letters and rambling diatribes--makes the story repetitious and tedious. | The book, if it weren't an art, would be pornographic. | Walter thought the book was absolutely pornographic and should be burned. |
Mr. Beresford rang me up and told me, what I had already suspected, that the photograph of Miss Jane Finn had never really been out of Mr. Hersheimmer's possession " But the girl interrupted. | Mr. Beresford called me to say that Mr. Hersheimmer had always had Miss Finn's photo. | Mr. Beresford wrote to me about Mr. Hershimmer and Miss Finn's photo. |
would be mere waste of labour. | The work would go to waste. | The labor would be put to good use. |
yeah me either it's kind of like they they gave me the topic and i'm like football jeez it's been a long time | It's been a long time since they've engaged in football like matters. | They still play football. |
Nu-Wave Health Product introduced Cold-Rid sugar-free zinc lozenges. | A company called Nu-Wave Health Product created a lozenge that is sugar free and contains zinc called Cold-Rid. | Nu-Wave health has introduced a lozenge filled with Vitamin C but it contains a lot of sugar. |
Oil prices jumped this week, due to cold weather in the Northeast . That's certainly sensible. | It makes sense that oil prices increased this week due to cold weather in the Northeastern region. | Oil prices went down after the blast of cold weather hit the northeast this month. |
what in the world drugs are you know but | Drugs are you know, what in the world. | Drugs are awesome and we should all take them. |
Which just goes to show you how much power that has, let me tell you. | That has a lot of power. | There is not a lot of power involved in that. |
These were meant to be carried in the palm of the hand at the ball or the restaurant, and deployed in front of everybody, their gold interiors with their clever little hinges flashing while the nose was dusted, the mouth repainted, or a Sobranie selected. | The mouth was repainted and the nose was dusted. | There was no ball or restaurant involved in the use of these things. |
On the same day, another Albanian paper, iKoha Jonei , published some impressive statistics about corruption in the Albanian government. | iKoha Jonei wrote for an Albanian paper. | iKoha Jonei was a Brazillian singer. |
It was a cultured voice, and there was a refinement to his face that registered on Dave's mind even over the horror of the weapon. | Dave noticed his cultured voice and refined face along with the weapon. | The rough-spoken man accosted Dave, but he wasn't carrying a weapon. |
Theorysia frowned, her brow puckering. | Theorysia's brow puckered when she frowned. | Theorysia smiled widely, creating deep smile lines. |
Quite dead. | Not alive. | Quite alive. |
The beaches are a regular holiday retreat, offering swimming and other activities as well as jungle walks. | Jungle walks and swimming are possible at the beach. | There is no beach at this holiday retreat. |
There are several reputable people in the aeronautic industry who claim to have known Murphy, and it's a different Murphy in each case, Johnsen told Chatterbox regretfully. | Several reputable people in the areonautic industry claim to have known Murphy. | Several reputable people in the areonautic industry claim not to have known Murphy. |
Russert's guest, columnist Mike Barnicle, heaped praise and sympathy on Ted Kennedy for having borne so many family tragedies. | The Kennedys have experienced many tragedies in their family. | Mike Baricle was not invited by Russert. |
Ancient seismic activity forced the stratified rock towards the sky and the action of wind and frosehave fashioned it into bizarre shapes. | Earthquakes and wind fashioned the rocks into bizarre shapes. | The rocks were fashioned by the action of the waves. |
Individual income taxes, corporation income taxes, social insurance taxes and contributions,37 excise taxes, estate and gift taxes, and customs duties. | They noted various types of taxes. | They did not think of a single type of tax. |
Changing the federal frequent flyer policy-and changing it retroactively so that employees can take advantage of these unused miles--would boost federal employees' morale and strengthen the federal government's ability to compete with the private sector. | Changing the policy so employees can use unused miles would improve morale. | Changing the policy so employees cannot use unused miles would improve morale. |
It should be possible to complete a project in less than 4 months from receipt of order. | The project could possibly be completed in under 4 months. | The project couldn't be completed in less than 4 months. |
He's some head waiter, that. | He is the head waiter. | He doesn't work at the restaurant. |
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