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It's silly that this is all such a guessing game.	Making this a guessing game is the right move.	contradiction
Loral denies that its report to the Chinese divulged sensitive information about rocket guidance systems, as a Defense Department report claims.	The Defense Department claims it had a lack of information that Loral gave China sensitive information in its report.	contradiction
When a black wanted to buy a franchise to establish a numbers bank, he went to Bumpy.	Bumpy was visited by blacks interested in establishing banks.	entailment
I wonder if we actually disagree, or if my solutions just didn't occur to you.	They care little about what the other person thinks.	contradiction
The brawny Neeson is a calamity as Wilde, says New York's John Simon.	Liam Neeson does a fantastic job as Oscar Wilde, according to John Simon.	contradiction
Like many NBA old-timers, Bird deplores the MTVification of the league.	The old timers put together a partition to stop the league's MTVification.	neutral
The ossified state of European telecom monopolies would stun American Webheads.	The European telecom monopolies have existed for decades.	neutral
The price of getting the story is often a promise of full anonymity.	Complete namelessness is frequently the cost of acquiring the tale.	entailment
This from a former chief clerk for a U.S.	The former chief clerk for the US said this.	neutral
Lovers of certain breeds readily acknowledge the positive genetic tendencies of their favorite dogs.	Dog lovers know each dog is unique regardless of their genetics, their positive traits are simply due to good training.	contradiction
Maybe you'd better take the motorcycle helmet off.	Motorcycle helmets are annoying to only a few.	neutral
If abortion is not wrong--irrespective of the circumstances--then the issue becomes a tradeoff among unpleasant alternatives.	Abortion is an issue of unpleasant alternatives.	entailment
But lately he has taken to cruising college campuses in his Miata, looking for recruits.	He likes to drive around in his Miata, while searching for recruits on college campuses.	entailment
Either way, Mother Teresa is a shoo-in.	Mother Teresa was being considered for a Nobel Peace Prize.	neutral
(And we have reached a degree of liberation that permits me to think of these potholes as Mayor Barry's potholes without feeling guilty of racism.)	Mayor Barry is pothole free.	contradiction
I almost wish she'd included more voice-over narration, more commentary on the things that, as a filmmaker, she hasn't learned to bring out.	As a singer, she needs more work in some areas.	contradiction
Also, the semiannual Home Design supplement insists that simplicity--incredibly expensive simplicity, that is--is chic.	The Home Design supplement was held once a year.	contradiction
I don't see any reason to postpone the vote.	It was thought that the vote should be delayed.	contradiction
They were pitiful even by microbial standards.	They were considered amazing and praiseworthy by many scientists.	contradiction
He didn't systematically vet things with her or even regularly delegate to her.	He hated having to work with her.	neutral
WordPerfect and Netscape work just fine on my Windows-based machine.	My machine has no problem operating WordPerfect and Netscape.	entailment
His career took the shape of a palindrome.	His career took a downturn because of his mistakes	neutral
The backdoor sniping has become so pernicious and prevalent that even retired Gen.	Backdoor sniping is being ousted by the military.	contradiction
Yeats wants to leave his traces/ On Munster grass and Connemara skies.	Yeats want to be remembered for his many deeds for years to come.	neutral
He can tell her of something bad that has happened without fearing that she will think he is complaining.	He complains to her all the time.	neutral
Is Lee Harvey Oswald in his grave or in Russia?	Lee Harvey Oswald could be dead.	neutral
That would cause a sensation, Mr. Saatchi!	It would cause a big problem.	contradiction
Halfway through the film, Tarzan, a Victorian-era Enkidu, lured by Jane, is prepared to follow her back to England.	Jane is forcing Tarzan to go back to an English city.	neutral
If you don't like reading on a computer screen, for example, there's a special version of SLATE that you can print out in its entirety, reformatted like a traditional print magazine.	Slate costs more in paper version rather than on digital one	neutral
U.S. law does not require the president to request congressional support before supporting a WTO bid.	The president need not get support from Congress if they want to support a WTO bid.	entailment
I am ready to redeem him!	I redeem people every week.	neutral
Scientists have learned how bacteria can build up in gaps in the gum, cause infection, weaken the jawbone, and eventually murder teeth.	Reducing the bacteria in your mouth will likely strengthen teeth.	entailment
America in the 1950s was a middle-class society in a way that America in the 1990s is not.	America's middle class had roughly the same percentage of people in the 50's and 90's.	neutral
The Nike and Reebok logos are now officially declared badges of shame.	The Nike and Reebok logos are admired by many people.	contradiction
Same-sex marriage would have no direct effect on the rights and obligations of parenthood.	Parenthood would remain unaffected with same-sex marriage.	entailment
But the real hope for ending the AIDS epidemic is not expensive drug therapies.	Expensive drug therapies are effective in ending AIDS.	neutral
on going to the cinema, you would be seeing American films sold for foreign consumption, Molotov argued.	Molotov believed that the films were produced for foreign audiences.	entailment
Her protagonist (Natasha Lyonne) spends her teen-age years being shuttled with her two brothers from one cheap dive to another in the 90210 ZIP code, all because her egregiously unsuccessful father (Alan Arkin) wants them to be educated in the best schools.	The father's good interests ironically lead to an unideal childhood for the protagonist.	entailment
Blum masterfully explains why the effects of hormones are more complicated than pop science would have us think.	Blum's scientific background is in biology.	neutral
Without seeing his work all the way through, it's hard for me to say whether Borchardt has talent, but he might not be such a stumblebum after all.	Borchardt has great talent.	neutral
If I really own my modem, then I must have an unqualified right to dial up anywhere, any time, and suck in whatever is out there to be sucked.	A user can cut corners to access the internet without a broadband, dial up, or mobile connection if they paid an arm and a leg for the privilege of owning their modem.	contradiction
The charities, Paris adds, don't endorse the product at all.	Paris thinks the product is an insult to human morality.	neutral
To refrain from purchasing one would insult the working class and dishonor the labor of our fathers' fathers!	Purchasing it could lead to unintended consequences.	neutral
Junger is grimly precise about the mechanics of drowning, says Time 's John Skow.	Junger is uneducated on the mechanics of drowning.	contradiction
On Tuesday's NYPD Blue (ABC, 10 p.m.), Rick Schroder's tight-lipped character, Danny Sorenson, opens up to Sipowicz while seeking help for an alcoholic friend.	Rick Schroder plays Sipowicz.	contradiction
In the film, for example, his wrestling days come to an abrupt end after he and Lawler erupt into a brawl while appearing on Late Night With David Letterman . But in life, the rematches would continue.	The fight with Lawler was just another in a long history of animosity between the two.	neutral
Suppose Shepard is right that we are understating productivity growth by, say, 1 percent.	Shepard talks about economy and finance	entailment
You have definitely identified a problem for the '90s.	The problem was specific to the '90s.	neutral
The portion is tiny, the chicken is in rubbery cubes so uniform they barely look like food, and the noodles are all clumped together on one side.	The chicken and noodles are unappetizing.	entailment
Lauderdale at spring break--and notes that the vote for the Nixon inquiry was 410-4, not the 256-178 tally for the Clinton inquiry.	The vote for the Nixon inquiry was 410-4 and that for the Clinton inquiry was 256-178.	entailment
More than that, once a condition is established as a diagnosis, society practically treats it as a crime not to do something about it.	Once a diagnosis is established, it is ignored by society.	contradiction
In modern romantic comedy-- Working Girl to Pretty Woman --we're meant to applaud the heroine's rise from working-class to First Class, with the confidence that she can still listen to Garth Brooks.	Working women like Garth Brooks.	neutral
None exploited pig as an epithet for policeman.	Nobody called the policeman a pig.	entailment
The general staff, for instance, has essentially forbidden Russia from talking to NATO.	Since the Russian military invasion in Ukraine, the general staff prohibits Russia from talking to NATO.	entailment
Web advertisers, meanwhile, don't seem to place any special value on reaching paying subscribers.	No advertising reaches subscribers.	contradiction
So are bitchin' and stoked . Every generation insists on having its own new words for the most aggressively up-to-date aspects of life.	Generations will always make up new slang.	entailment
Are we for affirmative action based on need, as I am, or based on race?	I believe affirmative action can be split into two categories.	entailment
aside for the kids' education and--BOP--I have so much trouble with that the	They have trouble with things other than kids' education and BOP.	entailment
The bar on male behavior has been substantially lowered, and this is feminists' own fault.	The judgement of Male behavior has been reduced because of the actions of feminists.	entailment
Which has a curious--and perhaps salutary--effect.	The effects of it are very bad.	contradiction
And this means that capital is not playing its necessary disciplining role.	Capital frequently disciplines.	neutral
Faster, Pussycats!	The pussycats are told to go slower.	contradiction
Felicia's Journey takes place behind the eyes of its central a young Irish girl, Felicia, who crosses the sea to England in a hopeful quest to find the father of her unborn child; and the fat, middle-aged catering manager, Hiditch, who takes a paternal interest in the lass when it becomes clear that her young man has caddishly given her the slip.	Felicia lost her unborn baby while crossing the sea to England	contradiction
Whites still outearn blacks, black unemployment is twice the rate of white unemployment, and 13 percent of black men are disenfranchised because of felony convictions.	Caucasian citizens continue to be discriminated against compared to their Black counterparts.	contradiction
Neither Simon nor Lyons likes Irish playwright Sebastian Barry's work ( Steward is one of five dramas about his own kinfolk), however.	Simon and Lyons love the works of Irish playwright Sebastian Barry.	contradiction
It runs several new pictures of Lewinsky, including two that are embarrassingly revealing.	Monica Lewinsky feels all pictures on the internet are positive.	contradiction
Or Caltech on Top (Until We Fiddle With Rules Again).	Rules will be adjusted again.	entailment
A 1993 General Accounting Office report showed the breadth of incompetence in financial-aid administration--between 1982 and 1992, 43,519 ineligible students received subsidized loans.	Students receive loans for work at the General Accounting Office.	contradiction
Tim Hutchinson, R-Ark., calls the case symptomatic of the casual attitude with which the Clinton administration views issues of national security.	Tim Hutchinson called the case asymptomatic and unreflective of how the Clinton administration views issues of national security.	contradiction
As Bill Clinton ratchets up the pressure on Baghdad, Saddam will inevitably bellow Nasserite defiance.	Bill Clinton and Saddam Hussein were close partners and friends.	contradiction
The only thing I liked about the first episode is Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante imitating Michael and Kay Corleone.	I only liked one thing about the first episode.	entailment
(She'd better get cracking.)	She needs to get to work.	entailment
Knightley carefully concludes only that the photograph turns out not to be the clear and simple statement of fact that it otherwise appears.	Knightley didn't find the evidence he was looking for in the photo that he had.	entailment
George Bush didn't ask permission to invade Panama in 1989.	The President waited to raid the country until the 80s were over.	contradiction
1 bank in loans, deposits, business lending (large and small), and ATMs (15,000);	Many people bank here.	neutral
At least you know they're not reading a book or anything.	At least you know that they like reading a book now and again.	contradiction
Pols spend their dotage as think tank scholars or consultants or part-time lobbyists ( Bob Dole) and are trotted out periodically for sage commentary.	Pols enter retirement homes as soon as they turn elderly.	contradiction
But it is the web of easy evasions that is the essence of Morrisism, both in his politico past and in his Augustinian present.	Easy evasions are the essence of Morrisism.	entailment
Almost instantly, kids in each group formed bonds of loyalty and group identification.	Each kid in each group made a friend.	neutral
Innuendos 97: Fox News' Brit Hume claimed on Fox News Sunday that the word around town has it that the Department of Justice--which has failed to nail even one of the million Democrats guilty of campaign-finance violations--is aggressively pursuing its investigation of former Republican National Committee chief Haley Barbour.	Fox News is very impartial and unbiased towards Democrats	contradiction
Progressives are more definitive than most other observations about patently obvious things in society.	Society is hard to observe.	contradiction
Newsweek excerpts a forthcoming biography of Tiger Woods.	Newsweek has a small section in their weekly magazine of Tiger Woods biography.	entailment
Today, alas, what comes to mind is a couple of bad baritones from the Red Army Chorus, drunk on antifreeze, trying to convince some Iraqi guy that their music stands are made of plutonium and worth a few bucks.	The baritones from the Red Army Chorus hate drinking antifreeze and are perfectly sane.	contradiction
Either way, you've got a legitimate gripe.	The complaint is about fairness.	neutral
A number of Korean businesses went bankrupt, either because of dishonest practices or because the possible Korean share of world markets for some products, like automobiles, had been overestimated.	Korean food businesses, however, were unfazed by the economical decline.	neutral
A long article in the same magazine enters the terrifying world of the yakuza , Japanese organized-crime syndicates.	The article was really long.	entailment
I went to high school with Fred Fournier, and believe me there's nothing to admire.	There is a lot to admire about Fred Fournier.	contradiction
Time 's excuse to put John Travolta on the the release of the movie Primary Colors . Travolta stars as the Bill Clinton character, and Time says it's a believable portrait of the president, one that includes all his lecherousness and charm.	The president in Primary Colors has a flawless character.	contradiction
A remake of the 1957 made-for-TV musical wins praise for its African-American lead and multiracial cast, which includes Jason Alexander, Whitney Houston, and Whoopi Goldberg.	The original musical was made for tv in 1957.	entailment
An initiative on the November ballot asks voters to approve slot machines and video poker, proceeds of which will be used to build esteem among the native peoples.	Financial earnings from the slot and video poker machines will go towards the voters.	contradiction
You fresh air/fresh ideas	There is no way to generate fresh ideas.	contradiction
Nearly 30 homosexuals are featured in prime time, but few shows are sophisticated enough to script love lives for their homocharacters.	All of the top ten shows included at least one of the 30 homosexuals featured in primetime.	neutral
One of the striking things about the Microsoft trial, so far, is the extent to which the Justice Department and its lawyer, David Boies, have built their case around personal vilification of Bill Gates.	The personal vilification of Bill Gates is what the Justice Department has focused the case on.	entailment
Better health care affects athletic ability directly.	Good health coverage has zero affect on athleticism.	contradiction
That is George Richey, widower of country singer Tammy Wynette.	George and Tammy were married for decades.	neutral
Et In an interview on Late Edition , Ken Starr says that if he could do it over again, he would have used the independent counsel's office as a bully pulpit, appearing on television to counter the White House's spin doctors.	The White House's spin doctors tried to make Ken Starr look bad.	neutral
It always hurts to be constrained, but sometimes it's worth it if your neighbors are constrained too.	Being constrained is a great benefit to all.	contradiction
Also, Newsweek tells the weird story of Jerry Stuchiner, a high-level Immigration and; Naturalization Service agent alleged to have sold passports to illegal Chinese immigrants.	An Immigration and; Naturalization Service agent sold passports illegally.	neutral
That problem was there at the beginning, when meritocracy appeared to have triumphed, whether at the University of California or Yale, and it is still with us.	Meritocracy definitely solved the problem	contradiction
Truman himself encountered him, he wrote, in the form of mysterious knocks on the door and receding footfalls.	He met him with the kicking down of the gate.	contradiction

It's silly that this is all such a guessing game.

Making this a guessing game is the right move.

contradiction

Loral denies that its report to the Chinese divulged sensitive information about rocket guidance systems, as a Defense Department report claims.

The Defense Department claims it had a lack of information that Loral gave China sensitive information in its report.

contradiction

When a black wanted to buy a franchise to establish a numbers bank, he went to Bumpy.

Bumpy was visited by blacks interested in establishing banks.

entailment

I wonder if we actually disagree, or if my solutions just didn't occur to you.

They care little about what the other person thinks.

contradiction

The brawny Neeson is a calamity as Wilde, says New York's John Simon.

Liam Neeson does a fantastic job as Oscar Wilde, according to John Simon.

contradiction

Like many NBA old-timers, Bird deplores the MTVification of the league.

The old timers put together a partition to stop the league's MTVification.

neutral

The ossified state of European telecom monopolies would stun American Webheads.

The European telecom monopolies have existed for decades.

neutral

The price of getting the story is often a promise of full anonymity.

Complete namelessness is frequently the cost of acquiring the tale.

entailment

This from a former chief clerk for a U.S.

The former chief clerk for the US said this.

neutral

Lovers of certain breeds readily acknowledge the positive genetic tendencies of their favorite dogs.

Dog lovers know each dog is unique regardless of their genetics, their positive traits are simply due to good training.

contradiction

Maybe you'd better take the motorcycle helmet off.

Motorcycle helmets are annoying to only a few.

neutral

If abortion is not wrong--irrespective of the circumstances--then the issue becomes a tradeoff among unpleasant alternatives.

Abortion is an issue of unpleasant alternatives.

entailment

But lately he has taken to cruising college campuses in his Miata, looking for recruits.

He likes to drive around in his Miata, while searching for recruits on college campuses.

entailment

Either way, Mother Teresa is a shoo-in.

Mother Teresa was being considered for a Nobel Peace Prize.

neutral

(And we have reached a degree of liberation that permits me to think of these potholes as Mayor Barry's potholes without feeling guilty of racism.)

Mayor Barry is pothole free.

contradiction

I almost wish she'd included more voice-over narration, more commentary on the things that, as a filmmaker, she hasn't learned to bring out.

As a singer, she needs more work in some areas.

contradiction

Also, the semiannual Home Design supplement insists that simplicity--incredibly expensive simplicity, that is--is chic.

The Home Design supplement was held once a year.

contradiction

I don't see any reason to postpone the vote.

It was thought that the vote should be delayed.

contradiction

They were pitiful even by microbial standards.

They were considered amazing and praiseworthy by many scientists.

contradiction

He didn't systematically vet things with her or even regularly delegate to her.

He hated having to work with her.

neutral

WordPerfect and Netscape work just fine on my Windows-based machine.

My machine has no problem operating WordPerfect and Netscape.

entailment

His career took the shape of a palindrome.

His career took a downturn because of his mistakes

neutral

The backdoor sniping has become so pernicious and prevalent that even retired Gen.

Backdoor sniping is being ousted by the military.

contradiction

Yeats wants to leave his traces/ On Munster grass and Connemara skies.

Yeats want to be remembered for his many deeds for years to come.

neutral

He can tell her of something bad that has happened without fearing that she will think he is complaining.

He complains to her all the time.

neutral

Is Lee Harvey Oswald in his grave or in Russia?

Lee Harvey Oswald could be dead.

neutral

That would cause a sensation, Mr. Saatchi!

It would cause a big problem.

contradiction

Halfway through the film, Tarzan, a Victorian-era Enkidu, lured by Jane, is prepared to follow her back to England.

Jane is forcing Tarzan to go back to an English city.

neutral

If you don't like reading on a computer screen, for example, there's a special version of SLATE that you can print out in its entirety, reformatted like a traditional print magazine.

Slate costs more in paper version rather than on digital one

neutral

U.S. law does not require the president to request congressional support before supporting a WTO bid.

The president need not get support from Congress if they want to support a WTO bid.

entailment

I am ready to redeem him!

I redeem people every week.

neutral

Scientists have learned how bacteria can build up in gaps in the gum, cause infection, weaken the jawbone, and eventually murder teeth.

Reducing the bacteria in your mouth will likely strengthen teeth.

entailment

America in the 1950s was a middle-class society in a way that America in the 1990s is not.

America's middle class had roughly the same percentage of people in the 50's and 90's.

neutral

The Nike and Reebok logos are now officially declared badges of shame.

The Nike and Reebok logos are admired by many people.

contradiction

Same-sex marriage would have no direct effect on the rights and obligations of parenthood.

Parenthood would remain unaffected with same-sex marriage.

entailment

But the real hope for ending the AIDS epidemic is not expensive drug therapies.

Expensive drug therapies are effective in ending AIDS.

neutral

on going to the cinema, you would be seeing American films sold for foreign consumption, Molotov argued.

Molotov believed that the films were produced for foreign audiences.

entailment

Her protagonist (Natasha Lyonne) spends her teen-age years being shuttled with her two brothers from one cheap dive to another in the 90210 ZIP code, all because her egregiously unsuccessful father (Alan Arkin) wants them to be educated in the best schools.

The father's good interests ironically lead to an unideal childhood for the protagonist.

entailment

Blum masterfully explains why the effects of hormones are more complicated than pop science would have us think.

Blum's scientific background is in biology.

neutral

Without seeing his work all the way through, it's hard for me to say whether Borchardt has talent, but he might not be such a stumblebum after all.

Borchardt has great talent.

neutral

If I really own my modem, then I must have an unqualified right to dial up anywhere, any time, and suck in whatever is out there to be sucked.

A user can cut corners to access the internet without a broadband, dial up, or mobile connection if they paid an arm and a leg for the privilege of owning their modem.

contradiction

The charities, Paris adds, don't endorse the product at all.

Paris thinks the product is an insult to human morality.

neutral

To refrain from purchasing one would insult the working class and dishonor the labor of our fathers' fathers!

Purchasing it could lead to unintended consequences.

neutral

Junger is grimly precise about the mechanics of drowning, says Time 's John Skow.

Junger is uneducated on the mechanics of drowning.

contradiction

On Tuesday's NYPD Blue (ABC, 10 p.m.), Rick Schroder's tight-lipped character, Danny Sorenson, opens up to Sipowicz while seeking help for an alcoholic friend.

Rick Schroder plays Sipowicz.

contradiction

In the film, for example, his wrestling days come to an abrupt end after he and Lawler erupt into a brawl while appearing on Late Night With David Letterman . But in life, the rematches would continue.

The fight with Lawler was just another in a long history of animosity between the two.

neutral

Suppose Shepard is right that we are understating productivity growth by, say, 1 percent.

Shepard talks about economy and finance

entailment

You have definitely identified a problem for the '90s.

The problem was specific to the '90s.

neutral

The portion is tiny, the chicken is in rubbery cubes so uniform they barely look like food, and the noodles are all clumped together on one side.

The chicken and noodles are unappetizing.

entailment

Lauderdale at spring break--and notes that the vote for the Nixon inquiry was 410-4, not the 256-178 tally for the Clinton inquiry.

The vote for the Nixon inquiry was 410-4 and that for the Clinton inquiry was 256-178.

entailment

More than that, once a condition is established as a diagnosis, society practically treats it as a crime not to do something about it.

Once a diagnosis is established, it is ignored by society.

contradiction

In modern romantic comedy-- Working Girl to Pretty Woman --we're meant to applaud the heroine's rise from working-class to First Class, with the confidence that she can still listen to Garth Brooks.

Working women like Garth Brooks.

neutral

None exploited pig as an epithet for policeman.

Nobody called the policeman a pig.

entailment

The general staff, for instance, has essentially forbidden Russia from talking to NATO.

Since the Russian military invasion in Ukraine, the general staff prohibits Russia from talking to NATO.

entailment

Web advertisers, meanwhile, don't seem to place any special value on reaching paying subscribers.

No advertising reaches subscribers.

contradiction

So are bitchin' and stoked . Every generation insists on having its own new words for the most aggressively up-to-date aspects of life.

Generations will always make up new slang.

entailment

Are we for affirmative action based on need, as I am, or based on race?

I believe affirmative action can be split into two categories.

entailment

aside for the kids' education and--BOP--I have so much trouble with that the

They have trouble with things other than kids' education and BOP.

entailment

The bar on male behavior has been substantially lowered, and this is feminists' own fault.

The judgement of Male behavior has been reduced because of the actions of feminists.

entailment

Which has a curious--and perhaps salutary--effect.

The effects of it are very bad.

contradiction

And this means that capital is not playing its necessary disciplining role.

Capital frequently disciplines.

neutral

Faster, Pussycats!

The pussycats are told to go slower.

contradiction

Felicia's Journey takes place behind the eyes of its central a young Irish girl, Felicia, who crosses the sea to England in a hopeful quest to find the father of her unborn child; and the fat, middle-aged catering manager, Hiditch, who takes a paternal interest in the lass when it becomes clear that her young man has caddishly given her the slip.

Felicia lost her unborn baby while crossing the sea to England

contradiction

Whites still outearn blacks, black unemployment is twice the rate of white unemployment, and 13 percent of black men are disenfranchised because of felony convictions.

Caucasian citizens continue to be discriminated against compared to their Black counterparts.

contradiction

Neither Simon nor Lyons likes Irish playwright Sebastian Barry's work ( Steward is one of five dramas about his own kinfolk), however.

Simon and Lyons love the works of Irish playwright Sebastian Barry.

contradiction

It runs several new pictures of Lewinsky, including two that are embarrassingly revealing.

Monica Lewinsky feels all pictures on the internet are positive.

contradiction

Or Caltech on Top (Until We Fiddle With Rules Again).

Rules will be adjusted again.

entailment

A 1993 General Accounting Office report showed the breadth of incompetence in financial-aid administration--between 1982 and 1992, 43,519 ineligible students received subsidized loans.

Students receive loans for work at the General Accounting Office.

contradiction

Tim Hutchinson, R-Ark., calls the case symptomatic of the casual attitude with which the Clinton administration views issues of national security.

Tim Hutchinson called the case asymptomatic and unreflective of how the Clinton administration views issues of national security.

contradiction

As Bill Clinton ratchets up the pressure on Baghdad, Saddam will inevitably bellow Nasserite defiance.

Bill Clinton and Saddam Hussein were close partners and friends.

contradiction

The only thing I liked about the first episode is Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante imitating Michael and Kay Corleone.

I only liked one thing about the first episode.

entailment

(She'd better get cracking.)

She needs to get to work.

entailment

Knightley carefully concludes only that the photograph turns out not to be the clear and simple statement of fact that it otherwise appears.

Knightley didn't find the evidence he was looking for in the photo that he had.

entailment

George Bush didn't ask permission to invade Panama in 1989.

The President waited to raid the country until the 80s were over.

contradiction

1 bank in loans, deposits, business lending (large and small), and ATMs (15,000);

Many people bank here.

neutral

At least you know they're not reading a book or anything.

At least you know that they like reading a book now and again.

contradiction

Pols spend their dotage as think tank scholars or consultants or part-time lobbyists ( Bob Dole) and are trotted out periodically for sage commentary.

Pols enter retirement homes as soon as they turn elderly.

contradiction

But it is the web of easy evasions that is the essence of Morrisism, both in his politico past and in his Augustinian present.

Easy evasions are the essence of Morrisism.

entailment

Almost instantly, kids in each group formed bonds of loyalty and group identification.

Each kid in each group made a friend.

neutral

Innuendos 97: Fox News' Brit Hume claimed on Fox News Sunday that the word around town has it that the Department of Justice--which has failed to nail even one of the million Democrats guilty of campaign-finance violations--is aggressively pursuing its investigation of former Republican National Committee chief Haley Barbour.

Fox News is very impartial and unbiased towards Democrats

contradiction

Progressives are more definitive than most other observations about patently obvious things in society.

Society is hard to observe.

contradiction

Newsweek excerpts a forthcoming biography of Tiger Woods.

Newsweek has a small section in their weekly magazine of Tiger Woods biography.

entailment

Today, alas, what comes to mind is a couple of bad baritones from the Red Army Chorus, drunk on antifreeze, trying to convince some Iraqi guy that their music stands are made of plutonium and worth a few bucks.

The baritones from the Red Army Chorus hate drinking antifreeze and are perfectly sane.

contradiction

Either way, you've got a legitimate gripe.

The complaint is about fairness.

neutral

A number of Korean businesses went bankrupt, either because of dishonest practices or because the possible Korean share of world markets for some products, like automobiles, had been overestimated.

Korean food businesses, however, were unfazed by the economical decline.

neutral

A long article in the same magazine enters the terrifying world of the yakuza , Japanese organized-crime syndicates.

The article was really long.

entailment

I went to high school with Fred Fournier, and believe me there's nothing to admire.

There is a lot to admire about Fred Fournier.

contradiction

Time 's excuse to put John Travolta on the the release of the movie Primary Colors . Travolta stars as the Bill Clinton character, and Time says it's a believable portrait of the president, one that includes all his lecherousness and charm.

The president in Primary Colors has a flawless character.

contradiction

A remake of the 1957 made-for-TV musical wins praise for its African-American lead and multiracial cast, which includes Jason Alexander, Whitney Houston, and Whoopi Goldberg.

The original musical was made for tv in 1957.

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An initiative on the November ballot asks voters to approve slot machines and video poker, proceeds of which will be used to build esteem among the native peoples.

Financial earnings from the slot and video poker machines will go towards the voters.

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You fresh air/fresh ideas

There is no way to generate fresh ideas.

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Nearly 30 homosexuals are featured in prime time, but few shows are sophisticated enough to script love lives for their homocharacters.

All of the top ten shows included at least one of the 30 homosexuals featured in primetime.

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One of the striking things about the Microsoft trial, so far, is the extent to which the Justice Department and its lawyer, David Boies, have built their case around personal vilification of Bill Gates.

The personal vilification of Bill Gates is what the Justice Department has focused the case on.

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Better health care affects athletic ability directly.

Good health coverage has zero affect on athleticism.

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That is George Richey, widower of country singer Tammy Wynette.

George and Tammy were married for decades.

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Et In an interview on Late Edition , Ken Starr says that if he could do it over again, he would have used the independent counsel's office as a bully pulpit, appearing on television to counter the White House's spin doctors.

The White House's spin doctors tried to make Ken Starr look bad.

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It always hurts to be constrained, but sometimes it's worth it if your neighbors are constrained too.

Being constrained is a great benefit to all.

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Also, Newsweek tells the weird story of Jerry Stuchiner, a high-level Immigration and; Naturalization Service agent alleged to have sold passports to illegal Chinese immigrants.

An Immigration and; Naturalization Service agent sold passports illegally.

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That problem was there at the beginning, when meritocracy appeared to have triumphed, whether at the University of California or Yale, and it is still with us.

Meritocracy definitely solved the problem

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Truman himself encountered him, he wrote, in the form of mysterious knocks on the door and receding footfalls.

He met him with the kicking down of the gate.

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