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The agencies planned to increase operating efficiencies and improve services by automating paper-based personnel processes. | The agencies wanted to increase operating efficiency.. | The agencies thought the paper-based personnel processes were already efficient. |
Growth in output per worker also depends on total factor productivity growth. | Factor productivity growth leads to growth in output per worker. | Factor productivity growth has nothing to do with output per worker. |
isn't that the truth it's funny in fact it's interesting to me that so many of the songs now i grew up in the late fifties and early sixties and so much of the music that was popular at that time has come back | I love that music from my childhood has returned to popularity! | Only music from the 80s and 90s has returned. |
This summer, the government and the PUK raided KDPI hideouts in northern Iraq. | KDPI hideouts in northern Iraq were raided this summer. | The northern Iraqi hideouts were raided last fall. |
Others Other organizations and users of the data may be sources of relevant information. | Potential sources of information would include other organizations. | Other organizations are unlikely to be viable information sources. |
Station I (Condemnation): Jesus was condemned in Herod's Antonia fortress, the site of which is now covered by modern buildings. | The site where Jesus was condemned is now covered in buildings. | The site where Jesus was condemned is today a pristine park. |
Using a more sophisticated version of the same techniques, De Long and Lang concluded that some of the 78 confirmed hypotheses might be true, but probably not more than about a third of them. | De Long and Lang said there were a lot of hypotheses that might be accurate. | De Long and Lang said none of the hypotheses that might be accurate. |
Autumn brings the finest hues to the landscape, when the leaves turn shades of apricot and copper, the bracken changes to a burnt umber, and the hillsides glow in the low sunlight, reflecting perfectly in the glassy stillness of the lakes. | Autumn brings many changes all throughout the landscape. | The landscape is full of evergreen flora and remains consistent year-round. |
It is familiar to battle and strong enough to survive when its wielder does not. | It knows battle, and can force survival when its wielder is weakened. | It has never been wielded in battle before. |
Want to find out how many times and in what context the aspect ratio of envelopes was mentioned in the current rate case? | Do you want to know how often envelope aspect ratios were mentioned? | Would you to know how many envelopes we have left in the office? |
Do not thank him, said Jon without looking. | Jon said not to thank him. | Thank him, said Jon. |
Don't miss the graceful, 19th-century statue of Leda and the Swan in the inner courtyard. | The inner courtyard has a 19th century statue situated in it. | The inner courtyard has a 17th century statue of Leda and the Swan. |
And for those who enjoy inspecting ancient instruments of terror and torture, there's a medieval chamber of horrors in the Tour des Voleurs (Thieves' Tower). | The Thieve's Tower offers an exhibition of ancient instruments of torture. | There are no torture instruments in the Tour des Voleurs. |
Suddenly, in a lull in the clatter of the room, he got one phrase entire. | Suddenly, in a smooth voice in the noisy room, he said something. | The room was quiet, and his sudden shout shocked people. |
it's pretty remarkable because growing up we've always had a beautiful lush green lawn and we never there was no such thing as watering your lawns in Missouri i mean it just happened | Growing up there was always a gorgeous green lawn and there wasn't a need to water your lawn in Missouri, it just happened. | We had to carefully nurture our lawn in Missouri to make it green. |
Because, despite its monopoly power, Microsoft remains subject to the laws of the marketplace. | Microsoft is not exempt from behaving like any other corporation. | Microsoft has special exceptions to the laws that affect other corporations. |
'Right,' I mumbled. | 'Correct', I said. | 'Wrong', I said. |
Thanks dad. | Dad received thanks. | Thanks Obama. |
which is good | Which is great | I don't think that's great |
Their breath came in clouds in the cool night air. | Their breath was visible in the cool air. | Their breath was invisible in the hot air. |
Hindus and Buddhists still bathe where he bathed. | Hindus and Buddhists bathe in the same location. | Hindus and Buddhists cannot agree on who should bathe there. |
well what what do you mean if they can prove it there there's already | Can you explain more about what you meant when you said that? | You don't need to say anymore about the matter, I stopped caring. |
I feel dizzy. | I feel unwell. | I feel focused. |
36These public-private partnerships were a catalyst in 1995 for forming the American Savings Education Council. | The catalyst in forming the American Savings Education Council were the public private partnerships. | In 2005 the public private partnerships were not a catalyst. |
You mentioned yesterday that today you were going to take on his concluding section. | You are going to take on his concluding section today. | You never mentioned that you were going to take on his concluding section |
The religion, in which Mahavira is seen as the manifestation of 24 Tirthankaras (teachers), attributes souls to all living creatures, as well as other natural objects. | The religion attributes souls to natural objects and living creatures. | The religion attributes souls to machines and non-living creatures. |
Larger is not always better, but sometimes it can be. | Sometimes large can be better but not always. | Smaller is always better. |
A swarm of government enforcers peering over a company's shoulder is a strong incentive for it to behave. | A company will behave when there's multiple government enforces watching them closely. | Government enforces watching over businesses don't typically pressure those companies to act legally. |
Unless emergency medicine staff with an interest in integrating alcohol treatment services into emergency care assume greater prominence and leadership in their field, effecting change within this specialty will be slow and uneven. | It will be hard to change how the ED deals with alcohol treatment services. | Changing how the ED operates will be easy. |
Auditors also may find it necessary to use the work of legal counsel when an audit requires testing compliance with provisions of contracts or grant agreements. | Legal counsel may be required by auditors when their audits call for selective compliance assurance tests. | Auditors don't use legal personnel in the execution of compliance tests, ever. |
The money would be raised via taxes on the wealthiest 40 percent of the population and, eventually, the estates of deceased beneficiaries. | The wealthiest 40 percent of the population would pay the taxes to raise the money. | The poorest 50 percent of the population would take the largest hit from the tax. |
then i'm willing to give you know personally i can't speak for others but for myself i'm willing to say okay you know if i see this is a right to if to privacy i'm willing to give up that right because i can see that it's uh public good is at stake and the company good is at stake and you know if they can get this thing under control you know it it's going to save us all money as far as benefits and everything else you know insurance and and and everything else in this country | If the company or public's well-fare is at stake, I am willing to give up. | I would never be willing to give up under any circumstances. |
In commemoration of the 600 th anniversary of the great battle, in 1989 Lazar's bones were taken for a tour around Serbia and Bosnia, from monastery to monastery. | Lazar's bones were presented to monasteries of Serbia in 1989. | Lazar's bones were never recovered to be shown publicly. |
Lefkes village occupies high ground in the interior, and its narrow streets are perfect places to explore. | The village of Lefkes is a nice location for exploration. | Lefkes has very wide streets. |
okay well i guess we should get on with this um did you get the message about what it was right yeah okay go great let me just hit the button | I will go ahead and just hit the button. | We cannot start at the moment; we'll have to wait a while. |
The Ceracz-Pisak wave had been rolling through the department's vast interior for the past few months, and that resulted in a total abandonment of the professor by the very people who should have never turned their backs to display their well-worn pants, style Z.O Odra Wodzislaw 1951, to the world. | The professor was abandoned by everyone. | The professor was not abandoned. |
You don't really want to ”and I don't either." | Neither of us really wants to. | We both really want to! |
Strolling along the waterfront promenades and through the narrow streets and taking boat trips on the lake are the main attractions in summer. | You take take boats out on the lake. | Boats aren't alloewd in the water. |
The best book review section in an American paper at the moment--the Los Angeles Times Book Review --is much closer to this variety model. | The Los Angeles Times has a book review section. | The Los Angeles times has never published book reviews. |
well i think that that there's more you know there is definitely more women in public office uh i think it's going to be a long time before we see a woman president uh i don't think that's going to happen in the next ten years i don't | I've noticed that there are more women in the political arena. | There's no women at all in public office but I think we will have a woman president within the next year. |
again what are they going up to thirty bucks or something | They're going up to like 30 bucks I think. | They're going down to like 15 dollars a piece. |
Be sure to visit the Shoko Shuseikan Museum, housed in an old factory established here by the forward-looking leader for arms manufacture and other new industries. | An old factory was established at the Shoko Shuseikan Museum. | There's little impressive about old industries. |
A person's psychological and emotional stance, not external events, is what mainly determines his possibility of enjoying a golden day. | A man's psychological stance has a lot to do with how he enjoys a wonderful day. | External events are the main determining factor of whether a man will enjoy his day. |
Their withdrawal will not result in the termination of a product if significant resources have been expended and/or the product is in the public interest. | Termination will not happen if the product is in the public's interest, | Their withdrawal will cause the termination of the product. |
Therefore, you're the real jewel thief! | Jewels were recently stolen. | So, your hands are clean. |
Two seemed intent on cutting down Thorn, slashing wildly at his thighs. | The two of them were slashing at Thorn's thighs. | The two were hesitant but ended up resolving their issue and becoming allies with Thorn. |
He found Albert discharging his professional duties, and introduced himself without more ado as a friend of Tuppence's. | Albert wasn't doing his job. | Albert was doing a great job. |
Among the venues for classical music are churches, museums, the Givat Ram University campus, the Jerusalem Theatre, and the Henry Crown Auditorium. | You can hear classical music at the Givat Ram University campus. | There are no places to listen to classical music. |
Table I.1: Map to the Audit Guide | Refer to Table I.1 for Map to the Audit Guide. | There is not Table I.1 |
The Greek Theater in Griffith Park is a favorite venue for rock and pop concerts. | The Greek Theater is located in Griffith Park. | The Greek Theater doesn't offer any rock concerts. |
The man smiled. | He grinned. | A woman was smiling. |
yeah i i remember the one that i sat in on we had quite a problem coming to a conclusion and and we came back with so many people this way and so many that way and the judge told us we couldn't leave until we came to a decision and we just could not we were split and he kept us there one evening until seven uh and everyone wanted to go home and so they were willing some of them were willing to change their uh decision just to get out of uh out of the jury room | With decisions so split, we had difficulty coming to a conclusion. | We all reached an agreement fairly quickly. |
In the colonial days, the sound of a cricket bat's willow would have been heard as the afternoon's sun-rays stretched across the field. | The sound of a cricket bat could be heard here in colonial days. | They never played cricket during colonial days. |
So you can go right ahead and tell us the whole story. | Please proceed with the story in it's entirety. | I do not have time to hear the full story, just tell me the gist of it. |
But that's the title of the book. | That is what the book is titled. | That's not what the book is called. |
um-hum um-hum yeah that's true living in an apartment complex though you know you can't um you can't really stop those people from coming around even though they put up signs out front that says no solicitations uh but they still come up to the front door and uh you know walk around so usually what i do is i'll call the apartment manager and tell him hey there's people coming around you know and they're trying to sell something or or they're from a religious organization and i really hate that i really really do i had somebody come to the door about two weeks ago and um gosh it was about nine o'clock at night too it wasn't even what i would consider you know a family hour it's time to you know start going to bed and uh and it was somebody from um oh what was it the uh Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and uh i've read a lot about uh that particular sect and i don't particularly care for it so i especially don't like for them to come up to my door and try and talk to me | They put signs saying 'no solicitations' but they still come to the front door, walk around, so what I do is call the apartment manager and make him take them away. | I love everyone that comes up to my door to talk to me. |
Testers are as vain about finding bugs as I am about squashing them, hence the excessive pride of my tester who uncovered the year 4500 bug. | My tester was proud of uncovering the year 4500 bug. | My tester was proud of being handsome. |
Nothing about the application of the is present language to the alien categories was altered. | The present language to alien categories was not altered. | The language in the alien categories was changed extensively. |
I'd like to see how much Pa pushed into m' thick head. | I want to know how much Pa has put into my head. | I have no interest in seeing how much I remember of what Pa thought me. |
What'd you see? | He saw something. | He did not see anything. |
The rumor of a Senate run seems dead, but a local satirical revue proposes that Clinton capitalize on his legendary press-the-flesh skill by working as a Wal-Mart greeter. | The Senate run rumor is over, but satirists suggest that Clinton works at Wal-Mart. | The rumor of Clinton's Senate run is still on-going. |
On this basis, attorney Charles (Rick) Rule, who has been retained to represent Microsoft, accuses DOJ of suing a company with a smaller share of sales in order to protect the ability of its dominant competitor to secure an exclusive. | They were accused of suing to help a competitor. | They were sued for helping the competition. |
If Chernomyrdin succeeds in convincing Milosevic to accept enough of NATO's demands to guarantee some sort of deal, he will go down in domestic political history as the man who sold out Serbia. | Chernomyrdin convinced Milosevic to take the agreement. | Chernomyrdin convinced Milosevic to refuse the agreement. |
There's a Tourist Information Centre in the main car park (open summer only). | In the main car park a Tourist Information centre can be found. | Next to the main car park there is a Tourist Information Centre. |
yeah i uh i just you know it's it's you know weapons weapons obviously do not kill it's the people that operate them and | Weapons are not responsible for the death of people. | Weapons are solely responsible for killing people. |
yeah i don't yeah i don't think it would crush steel cans it's pretty tough | I think it would fail at crushing steel cans. | It is fully capable of crushing the cans. |
yeah i usually go to Callaway's or Wolfe | I usually go to Callaway or Wolfe | I never go to Callaway's or Wolfe |
Oro was creeping up once more, inch by hard-won inch. | Oro was gaining once again, inch by inch. | Oro was falling behind, further and further. |
These attributes include, but are not limited to, relatively little flexibility in financial reward systems and highly distributed organizational structures in a number of federal agencies. | These attributes include, but are not limited to, relatively little flexibility in financial reward systems | These attributes don't, and are limited to, relatively little flexibility in financial reward systems |
okay now um what do you think about about the death penalty itself do you think that we should have a death penalty | Do you believe there should be a death penalty? | Do you like rainbows and unicorns? |
The Reagan administration cut back funding by a third in 1982, and then the Contract with America cut funds again, he said. | During the year of 1982, under Reagan's time in office, funding was cut back by a third. | The Reagan administration was known to have increased funding in 1982. |
I wish we could get hold of Tuppence. | We haven't been able to reach Tuppence. | We were able to get a hold of Tuppence. |
For purposes of this product, any reference to the Social Security trust fund refers to the combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) trust funds. | OSADI refers to the combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance trust funds. | OSADI refers to the combined Olive, Syrup, and Date Insurance trust funds. |
What do you mean by you 'suppose'? | What do you mean when you say you 'suppose'? | What is your mother's first and last name? |
uh-huh and then you might have more control over uh the the morals that they would be taught rather than in like a classroom or a day care center | You have more say in the morality they learn as opposed to what would happen with a day care center. | You'll have more moral influence with a classroom than if you took another option. |
I wish Life Is Beautiful had fallen into the same black hole. | I wanted Life is Beautiful had gone away. | I thought Life is Beautiful was amazing. |
The peak can be reached by an hour-long walk from Achada do Teixeira in the north, or the classic but strenuous, 4-hour roundtrip hike from Pico do Arieiro . | It's possible to reach the peak in an hour of walking. | The only way to reach the peak is to take a 4 hour roundtrip hike. |
The new contest How much Turtle Wax comprises a year's supply of Turtle Wax? | The new contest is How much Turtle Wax exactly is a year's supply? | The new contest is how fast can we kill this turtle and then cook it in wax? |
I stuck the two pages together round the edge with some gum off an envelope. | I used some envelope glue to stick the pages together. | I used Krazy Glue to stick the pages together. |
Vrenna winked at him. | Vrenna closed one eye as a nonverbal gesture. | Vrenna ignored him . |
A tip for visiting the big muse?ums in peak go at dinnertime on a late-closing day. | The best time to visit museums is at dinnertime. | The worst time to visit museums is after dinner. |
yeah well i'm a i'm a Texas Ranger fan | I am a Texas Ranger fan. | I hate the Rangers |
The free breakfast is a delight. | Breakfast is free and good. | The breakfast is not free or good. |
But it doesn't influence the sky." "It was never meant to," the old man said, surprise in his voice. | "It wasn't ever supposed to do that," the elderly man said with surprise. | "Of course it was supposed to do that," said the old man. |
And is a resistance to that fashion, a clinging to conventional spellings, just a class marker and a reactionary one at that?) | Spelling conventions may be indicative of class. | New spellings of common words are a natural process that the youth of each generation adopts easily. |
yeah too many trips around the yard with that thing huh for sure | Too many times went around the lawn with it. | Not enough trips around the lawn with it. |
The agency has 53 people on staff, including 27 attorneys, some of whom function as administrators and others who are part-time. | There are over 25 attorneys on staff at the agency. | The agency has 107 attorneys on staff and they all work full time. |
1Federal debt held by the public is also called publicly held debt but is not the same as public debt. | Federal debt can be held by the public. | The federal debt held by the public is also called locally held debt. |
yeah that's reminds me of uh i have a friend who was telling me about her brother who gets high all the time | My friend said her brother is a frequent drug user. | I do not think my friend knows anyone who gets high. |
i've i've heard i've heard that that is a really | I did hear. | I didn't hear about that at all. |
In the preamble to the final rule HCFA summarizes the comments received and its responses to the comments. | HCFA gives an overview of both comments and its responses to comments. | The HCFA only discusses logistics and existing case law in the preamble to the final rule. |
Unlike Howard Stern and Dave Letterman, Feldman sees to it that his foils have as much fun as he does. | Feldman ensures his foils have fun. | Feldman doesn't care if his foils have fun. |
uh yeah just a second going to pick them up excuse me for a moment right i'm fixing to get them right now excuse me i had to uh talk to my boss | Excuse me for a second I need to go fix something. | Sorry but my boss told me they will fix it for us. |
The best introduction to the Tuscan hill country is a tour of the famous vineyards that grace its southern-oriented slopes. | There is a very famous tour of the Tuscan Hill. | There is no way of visiting the Tucson hill. |
What happens then is an enchanting blend of old and new, as Finn is summoned to the manse of Nora Dinsmoor (Anne Bancroft), a filthy-rich ex-socialite driven mad by her abandonment, decades earlier, by a wayward fiance. | Nora Dinsmoor displays mental health problems due to being left by a lover. | Nora Dinsmoor is in perfect mental health after marrying her fiance. |
In short, this explanation suggests that inflation--or more precisely the promise of future inflation--is the medicine that will cure Japan's ills. | Inflation will help Japan. | Inflation will hurt Japan. |
An article profiles middle-class black homesteaders who are regenerating ghettos. | An article talks about homesteads who are revitalizing ghettos. | An article profiles how white people are regenerating ghettos. |
Scarcely a hundred Sumatran Rhino remain; the best place to see them is at the Sepilok sanctuary, where controlled breeding may combat the ravages of poaching. | Sumatran Rhinos are being bred at the Sepilok sanctuary. | Poachers are not a threat to the Sumatran Rhino. |
He had lain out in the brush for a long time that morning to watch the head groom of Red Springs put the horse through his paces in the training paddock. | The head groom of Red Springs trained the horse in the paddock. | The head groom of Red Springs did not train the horse in the paddock. |
The Congress is currently considering measures intended to address several of the practices and challenges we identified. | The Congress is currently considering measures intended to address several practices. | The Congress is not considering measures intended to address several practices. |
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