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It is part of a line of products intended to be usable by people with arthritis or hand injuries, as well as by those without disabilities.	It was necessary to apply a considerable strength with your hands while using this product	contradiction
It is fun to speculate about Tom DeLay's idea of better art.	Thinking of what DeLay considered better art is enjoyable.	entailment
Time has fresh shots of an anguished Ethel and a plaintive Rory Kennedy.	Ethel and Rory Kennedy have been killed together with our President	contradiction
The majority of those responding felt that homosexuality was not a mental disorder, and the APA accordingly removed it from the DSM 's next published edition.	Having been removed from the DSM's list, homosexuality would have it's meaning redefined in other areas as well.	neutral
But for the past month, and especially last week, there has been a kinder, gentler Monica, an innocent trapped in a scandal not of her own making.	Monica has not been mean for the last month, although not everyone saw it like that.	neutral
To protect your privacy, ask your bank to restrict access to your records and beg your member of Congress for legislative protections.	Asking your bank to restrict the access to your records would put your privacy in jeopardy	contradiction
I spent a lot of time talking to Iowa farmers since January.	The farmers in Iowa see him as a good speaker.	neutral
They seemed to enjoy it, and it was extremely helpful to us.	They were of great value to us.	neutral
Thus, the putting-in-place of the final piece of Roosevelt's and Truman's grand design for a free world--a piece that they had tried and failed to put in place in their day--would be an accomplishment to be proud of.	Roosevelt and Truman's plan evolved giving people of world more rights and freedoms.	neutral
The press has been through an orgy of breast-beating over its dismissal of Jones in 1994.	The press completely ignored the dismissal of Jones in 1994	contradiction
The U.S. has never backed down.	The United States got scared one time and decided to back down.	contradiction
Or, better yet, Mr. Goldberg, you could watch!	Mr. Goldberg is about to watch a movie.	neutral
AOL countered that Microsoft had already tried and failed to launch a proprietary online service.	Microsoft was successful at making a proprietary service.	contradiction
And they don't need to--the 13 missiles they supposedly have aimed at the United States have always been judged capable of hitting U.S. cities by the Pentagon (though China's difficulty in commercial launches casts doubt on the Pentagon's assessment).	Asian nations have perfected missiles and launcing them.	contradiction
Tripp protests that she made the tapes to protect herself because Lewinsky was pressuring her to lie in the Paula Jones case.	Tripp never made any tapes to protect herself.	contradiction
Such a state, with a constitution and identical rights for all citizens, could guarantee long-term security in a way that the current fake peace doesn't.	The current state of peace will always last.	contradiction
The product could make the blind more independent.	The product would render guide dogs practically unnecessary.	neutral
Finally, Pollitt and Sullivan are disappointed that Unauthorized	Pollitt is disappointed, along with Sullivan.	entailment
Who says a creative-writing MFA is a sure path to permanent unemployment?	Creative-writing is a discipline in visual arts.	contradiction
Albright says her parents expressed vivid recollections of childhood Easter and Christmas celebrations . These recollections may well have been true.	A few memories of these Christian holidays may be incorrect.	neutral
Political analysts pretend to explain the past and predict the future with the same certainty as natural scientists.	Analysts are accurate in their predictions.	neutral
Kaaterskill Falls ,by Allegra Goodman (Dial Press).	Allegra Goodman has published more than one book	neutral
Crest is the standard here, while Colgate products tend toward runniness.	People often compare Colgate to Crest.	neutral
Once upon a time both he--and the audience--would be trying to peek up her short skirt.	The audience averted their eyes from the woman's clothing.	contradiction
A backdoor appropriations victory is not exactly the strong-arming triumph a chief executive is supposed to win over Congress.	A backdoor appropriations victory doesn't have the same weight of a strong-arming triumph	entailment
An even older source reminds me of an investment for old age at which Cicero only hints.	I've read a lot of books on investing.	neutral
The message confused some of Red Eye's subscribers, and Red Herring rapidly began a damage control campaign.	Some Red Eye subscribers were confused by the message.	entailment
The Washington Post 's front-page story notes, Gore has gone to great lengths to conceal Wolf's role.	Wolf's role was appreciated by others in a great way even though it was hidden by gore.	neutral
The editor published the study to help Clinton.	The editor wanted to help with regard to the upcoming election.	neutral
Taylor proposes that teen-agers on welfare be paid to use an implanted device to prevent pregnancy.	Taylor is currently being viciously bashed in the media for the suggestion.	neutral
Idealists don't like the way it's being fought.	The idealists views are the correct views.	neutral
For those who look into the future and are concerned, there are some fundamental What can be done?	Some people look into the future and worry about what they see.	entailment
Observers said the Y2K bug's threat 1) was averted thanks to diligent preparation; 2) had been exaggerated by greedy programmers so that customers would commission expensive repairs; and 3) won't pass until companies and governments have used their backroom systems, which were not repaired as thoroughly as critical programs.	The Y2K bug is not yet officially gone until organizations actually use their backroom without any computing issues, according to unqualified observers.	neutral
To remain a tool for continued desegregation and not just for excellence, the magnet schools had to maintain set-asides for black students.	Magnet schools were encouraged to continue desegregation alongside excellence.	entailment
For all its currency, the carpetbagger charge only carries these days in parochial places and when it plays into other, more potent, the naked ambition of Dawkins or Huffington, the Washington-insider image of Brock.	Washington has a positive image of Brock.	neutral
If drugs do extend the lives of infected people for, say, decades--and I hope they do and that Sullivan is wrong about his own fate--I, too, would use the word cure.	The drug is a cure.	neutral
As for me, I wrote my book about Reagan because I'd like to see him get at least some of the recognition he deserves during his lifetime.	I disliked Reagan.	contradiction
When Sam Donaldson pointed out on This Week that two Republicans, President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, had pioneered engagement in the Shanghai Communique, George Will I was for impeaching Nixon over the Shanghai Communique!	Sam Donaldson called out 2 republicans.	entailment
Crazy Richard Nixon and All That Jazz , by Leonard Garment (Times Books).	Leonard Garment wrote a book.	entailment
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.	USA Today saw an increase in subscribers once they changed their layout.	neutral
Part of the answer may be that our financial system has become dangerously efficient.	Being so capable is a risk.	entailment
Affirmative action is likely to fail when it is merely a special preference bestowed upon those who have the right parents, whether right means educational pedigree or skin color.	Affirmative action doesn't work, according to the author.	entailment
For most American companies today, success depends on selling more of your product next year than you did this year.	A strong measurement of corporate achievement is to have increasing revenue annually.	entailment
While it challenged Twin Peaks in obscure plot turns, it was ever entertaining, and the first spot I'd stop at on your site.	This has more plot twists than Twin Peaks.	neutral
When you wanted to shop, you went to the mall and confined your search to the stores you found there.	Stores can be found in the mall.	entailment
As Melville pointed out, if a sperm whale can spend more than an hour swimming at depths of up to 6,000 feet, and a sperm whale is composed mostly of gas (air-filled lungs and blubber), then Boyle's law would dictate that, as Spruch puts it, a whale of regulation size at the surface should, at the pressures a thousand fathoms down, decrease its volume to the size of a bathtub!	The sperm whales don't swim in the depths of the oceans	contradiction
He says she gave him the confidence to be an actor, and he ended up helping to support her at the end of her life.	He was inspired by her to be a painter.	contradiction
There's a flower called Wandering Jew.	The plant is very beautiful.	neutral
But there are only a few of us who possess a stout enough psychological profile to allow ourselves or even imagine ourselves purchasing a big cushy wonder boy or girl reclining chair.	Reclining chairs with a cushy wonder boy or girl can be found on the market	entailment
There isn't really anything on the other side.	You really won't be able to find something over there.	entailment
And the reason why the rest of us sit in our armchairs and read about these accomplishments is because we wish we'd done something as interesting with our time.	People regret that they do not do anything interesting.	neutral
The 1960 World Book says that means Missouri supports itself and the United States, although it looks more like a poster for animal boxing, which might be the state sport of Missouri.	Animal boxing is the state sport of Missouri.	neutral
In the 1994 Disney film, the actor Nathan Lane supplied the voice of Timon in much the same style as his flamboyantly gay character in The Birdcage . When I saw the Broadway version of the musical, the audience roared at Timon's even more exaggerated gay mannerisms.	Nathan Lane performed on Broadway in New York.	entailment
It was force backing up diplomacy, insists a fuming Buchanan.	The force was there for offensive purposes, according to Buchanan.	contradiction
Believing a firm response was demanded, I've relegated such inapt answers to Page 2. (Click for some quite amusing if not entirely germane replies.)	Because of the serious nature of my work, I've deleted all the unsuitable answers and blocked the submitters.	contradiction
Hopeful parents often seek out donors who are athletic, Ivy League-educated, animal-loving, or acne-free.	A degree from Harvard is an attractive trait that these parents would hope to find in a potential donor.	entailment
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour, too, is working on behalf of the companies involved in the settlement, and he deserves as much scorn as his Democratic counterparts.	Chairman Haley Barbour used to serve as the Democratic National Committee Chairman.	contradiction
I bought two large tubes after your super review.	The tubes were on sale when I bought them.	neutral
Of course, the extreme in men's dress is the dinner jacket.	The extreme in men's clothing is the tuxedo.	contradiction
Henry The Unreality of Being (The Museum of American Folk Art).	In Philadelphia lies the Museum of American Folk Art.	neutral
Jesse Helms could not have demonized homosexuality more effectively--which, of course, is why he was pleased to draw public attention to the pictures.	Jessie Helms vehemently hated homosexuality.	entailment
The backdoor sniping has become so pernicious and prevalent that even retired Gen.	Backdoor sniping is becoming more prevalent.	entailment
So, to pose the obvious Is there something inherently Jewish about the nebbish?	The nebbish seems Jewish, but has Christian features.	neutral
His skepticism and short fuse, which once seemed so radical, are taught at the Actors Studio.	His fiery temper was always considered dated and passÃ©.	contradiction
They were all slaves, weren't they?	They were all free to do whatever they wanted.	contradiction
So when you hear all this business about cuts, let me caution you that that is not what is going on.	The talk about cuts are false rumors.	entailment
Newsweek 's Michael Jordan cover story focuses on off-the-court Jordan.	The story focuses on Jordan's basketball prowess.	contradiction
The governor claimed his wife low-balled only because she was embarrassed to confess to him how much she'd blown on clothes and jewelry.	The governor's wife was a big spender	entailment
There are people that just want to get this president (Sen.	Some want to get the President.	entailment
But if smoking is addictive, then it makes sense to try to keep tobacco out of the hands of kids who are too young to take the warnings seriously.	Smoking is not addictive.	contradiction
The pope did, however, suggest the extradition of Tinky Winky, for 'crimes against God.	Tinky Winky was not extradited.	neutral
This is a drop in the bucket.	This one drop in the bucket helped in being the first step in the process towards receiving more.	neutral
Cold Warriors like Kissinger hardly argued that the Cuban Missile Crisis ended Soviet credibility.	Kissinger rarely discussed the effects that the Cuban Missile Crisis had on Communist credibility.	entailment
Disney's Tarzan is not only post-imperial, post-racist, and post-classist but also post-masculine.	The movie is progressive on many fronts.	entailment
The 1992-93 famine lacked the central direction of a genocide, and its victims were not murdered on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion.	Humans that died in 1992 did not die due to race, but rather due to drugs.	neutral
It gets better when they stop to chat.	They ruin the day if they chat.	contradiction
Maybe then you won't be too good to ride in an exploding Chevy.	The person doesn't like to ride in a Chevy, and who can blame him if it's exploding.	entailment
Congress cannot impose community service on the president without his permission--that would be an unconstitutional bill of attainder.	Without the president's permission the congress can't impose community service on them.	entailment
You look as hot as that pie, darlin', he said, glancing at the cleavage of her firm, young breasts, while her breath quickened with expectation.	She had always wanted this sort of attention from him.	neutral
You'll be able to cruise from article to review to column to department with a growing feeling that you're absolutely right about everything.	You're confidence in being correct will grow as you traverse the different positions.	entailment
He retaliated by filing one against her.	She deserved the counterattack.	neutral
Would that suddenly make you less of a person, less of an individual?	Would feeling that way make you feel less of a person?	entailment
U.S. law does not require the president to request congressional support before supporting a WTO bid.	There are many rules in place regarding WTO bids.	neutral
After all, if an American publication like Slate finds itself subject to Britain's Official Secrets Act, this turns the Internet's promise of freedom on its head.	Britain claimed state secrets against Slate.	neutral
The decline in prices to their fundamental level may be gradual, and even a crash may not turn into a larger economic disaster.	Prices slowly reducing over time might not cause a market crash.	entailment
The backdoor sniping has become so pernicious and prevalent that even retired Gen.	Backdoor sniping caused the general's retirement.	neutral
Theologians agree that prayer reinforces faith even when God doesn't intercede.	Prayer is considered the worst method improving ones religion.	contradiction
Has the World Wide Web, which only appeared in 1993, failed us?	It's questionable whither or not the world wide web has failed us.	entailment
Maybe, just maybe, if he were sued again ...	This would be the last lawsuit.	neutral
Last year he tried and failed to invoke the War Powers Resolution for the Bosnia mission.	Bosnia is on the moon.	contradiction
(For the neutral-interrogator approach, try France.)	One European country uses a neutral- interrogator style, that most European countries started to follow.	neutral
The White House packed its millennium party with tech leaders.	They served appetizers at the millennium party at the White House.	neutral
Some legal scholars, such as Robert Bork, claim these search powers are unconstitutionally broad.	Robert Bork is the best legal scholar out there.	neutral
Little boys face a problem very similar to that of high-tech executives.	Little girls face the same problems as high-tech executives.	contradiction
And with those four stigmatic words, the music business was born.	From a dishonorable phrase was born the commercialization of music.	entailment
Persistent welfare cases don't get jobs because of mental illness, substance abuse, transportation obstacles, child-care difficulties, and simple lack of interest.	There are numerous unique reasons for people's inability to find jobs and climb out of welfare.	entailment
The Washington Post 's front-page story notes, Gore has gone to great lengths to conceal Wolf's role.	In Washington Post's second page story Gore went to great lenghts hiding Wolf's role.	contradiction
It was simply to say the industry is prepared to make revolutionary changes in its behavior if it gets some protection from these giant suits, and this is a good deal for the public.	The public would benefit only if the changes in the industry were radical	neutral
Group is involved in joint ventures with Ford and Nynex.)	The group doesn't get along with Ford and Nynex	contradiction
Atom Egoyan, the Canadian director ( Exotica , 1994; The Sweet Hereafter , 1997) who adapted and directed the book, does tender, morbidly evocative work.	Egoyan decided to bring the movie to the big screen because he found it personally relevant.	neutral

It is part of a line of products intended to be usable by people with arthritis or hand injuries, as well as by those without disabilities.

It was necessary to apply a considerable strength with your hands while using this product

contradiction

It is fun to speculate about Tom DeLay's idea of better art.

Thinking of what DeLay considered better art is enjoyable.

entailment

Time has fresh shots of an anguished Ethel and a plaintive Rory Kennedy.

Ethel and Rory Kennedy have been killed together with our President

contradiction

The majority of those responding felt that homosexuality was not a mental disorder, and the APA accordingly removed it from the DSM 's next published edition.

Having been removed from the DSM's list, homosexuality would have it's meaning redefined in other areas as well.

neutral

But for the past month, and especially last week, there has been a kinder, gentler Monica, an innocent trapped in a scandal not of her own making.

Monica has not been mean for the last month, although not everyone saw it like that.

neutral

To protect your privacy, ask your bank to restrict access to your records and beg your member of Congress for legislative protections.

Asking your bank to restrict the access to your records would put your privacy in jeopardy

contradiction

I spent a lot of time talking to Iowa farmers since January.

The farmers in Iowa see him as a good speaker.

neutral

They seemed to enjoy it, and it was extremely helpful to us.

They were of great value to us.

neutral

Thus, the putting-in-place of the final piece of Roosevelt's and Truman's grand design for a free world--a piece that they had tried and failed to put in place in their day--would be an accomplishment to be proud of.

Roosevelt and Truman's plan evolved giving people of world more rights and freedoms.

neutral

The press has been through an orgy of breast-beating over its dismissal of Jones in 1994.

The press completely ignored the dismissal of Jones in 1994

contradiction

The U.S. has never backed down.

The United States got scared one time and decided to back down.

contradiction

Or, better yet, Mr. Goldberg, you could watch!

Mr. Goldberg is about to watch a movie.

neutral

AOL countered that Microsoft had already tried and failed to launch a proprietary online service.

Microsoft was successful at making a proprietary service.

contradiction

And they don't need to--the 13 missiles they supposedly have aimed at the United States have always been judged capable of hitting U.S. cities by the Pentagon (though China's difficulty in commercial launches casts doubt on the Pentagon's assessment).

Asian nations have perfected missiles and launcing them.

contradiction

Tripp protests that she made the tapes to protect herself because Lewinsky was pressuring her to lie in the Paula Jones case.

Tripp never made any tapes to protect herself.

contradiction

Such a state, with a constitution and identical rights for all citizens, could guarantee long-term security in a way that the current fake peace doesn't.

The current state of peace will always last.

contradiction

The product could make the blind more independent.

The product would render guide dogs practically unnecessary.

neutral

Finally, Pollitt and Sullivan are disappointed that Unauthorized

Pollitt is disappointed, along with Sullivan.

entailment

Who says a creative-writing MFA is a sure path to permanent unemployment?

Creative-writing is a discipline in visual arts.

contradiction

Albright says her parents expressed vivid recollections of childhood Easter and Christmas celebrations . These recollections may well have been true.

A few memories of these Christian holidays may be incorrect.

neutral

Political analysts pretend to explain the past and predict the future with the same certainty as natural scientists.

Analysts are accurate in their predictions.

neutral

Kaaterskill Falls ,by Allegra Goodman (Dial Press).

Allegra Goodman has published more than one book

neutral

Crest is the standard here, while Colgate products tend toward runniness.

People often compare Colgate to Crest.

neutral

Once upon a time both he--and the audience--would be trying to peek up her short skirt.

The audience averted their eyes from the woman's clothing.

contradiction

A backdoor appropriations victory is not exactly the strong-arming triumph a chief executive is supposed to win over Congress.

A backdoor appropriations victory doesn't have the same weight of a strong-arming triumph

entailment

An even older source reminds me of an investment for old age at which Cicero only hints.

I've read a lot of books on investing.

neutral

The message confused some of Red Eye's subscribers, and Red Herring rapidly began a damage control campaign.

Some Red Eye subscribers were confused by the message.

entailment

The Washington Post 's front-page story notes, Gore has gone to great lengths to conceal Wolf's role.

Wolf's role was appreciated by others in a great way even though it was hidden by gore.

neutral

The editor published the study to help Clinton.

The editor wanted to help with regard to the upcoming election.

neutral

Taylor proposes that teen-agers on welfare be paid to use an implanted device to prevent pregnancy.

Taylor is currently being viciously bashed in the media for the suggestion.

neutral

Idealists don't like the way it's being fought.

The idealists views are the correct views.

neutral

For those who look into the future and are concerned, there are some fundamental What can be done?

Some people look into the future and worry about what they see.

entailment

Observers said the Y2K bug's threat 1) was averted thanks to diligent preparation; 2) had been exaggerated by greedy programmers so that customers would commission expensive repairs; and 3) won't pass until companies and governments have used their backroom systems, which were not repaired as thoroughly as critical programs.

The Y2K bug is not yet officially gone until organizations actually use their backroom without any computing issues, according to unqualified observers.

neutral

To remain a tool for continued desegregation and not just for excellence, the magnet schools had to maintain set-asides for black students.

Magnet schools were encouraged to continue desegregation alongside excellence.

entailment

For all its currency, the carpetbagger charge only carries these days in parochial places and when it plays into other, more potent, the naked ambition of Dawkins or Huffington, the Washington-insider image of Brock.

Washington has a positive image of Brock.

neutral

If drugs do extend the lives of infected people for, say, decades--and I hope they do and that Sullivan is wrong about his own fate--I, too, would use the word cure.

The drug is a cure.

neutral

As for me, I wrote my book about Reagan because I'd like to see him get at least some of the recognition he deserves during his lifetime.

I disliked Reagan.

contradiction

When Sam Donaldson pointed out on This Week that two Republicans, President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, had pioneered engagement in the Shanghai Communique, George Will I was for impeaching Nixon over the Shanghai Communique!

Sam Donaldson called out 2 republicans.

entailment

Crazy Richard Nixon and All That Jazz , by Leonard Garment (Times Books).

Leonard Garment wrote a book.

entailment

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.

USA Today saw an increase in subscribers once they changed their layout.

neutral

Part of the answer may be that our financial system has become dangerously efficient.

Being so capable is a risk.

entailment

Affirmative action is likely to fail when it is merely a special preference bestowed upon those who have the right parents, whether right means educational pedigree or skin color.

Affirmative action doesn't work, according to the author.

entailment

For most American companies today, success depends on selling more of your product next year than you did this year.

A strong measurement of corporate achievement is to have increasing revenue annually.

entailment

While it challenged Twin Peaks in obscure plot turns, it was ever entertaining, and the first spot I'd stop at on your site.

This has more plot twists than Twin Peaks.

neutral

When you wanted to shop, you went to the mall and confined your search to the stores you found there.

Stores can be found in the mall.

entailment

As Melville pointed out, if a sperm whale can spend more than an hour swimming at depths of up to 6,000 feet, and a sperm whale is composed mostly of gas (air-filled lungs and blubber), then Boyle's law would dictate that, as Spruch puts it, a whale of regulation size at the surface should, at the pressures a thousand fathoms down, decrease its volume to the size of a bathtub!

The sperm whales don't swim in the depths of the oceans

contradiction

He says she gave him the confidence to be an actor, and he ended up helping to support her at the end of her life.

He was inspired by her to be a painter.

contradiction

There's a flower called Wandering Jew.

The plant is very beautiful.

neutral

But there are only a few of us who possess a stout enough psychological profile to allow ourselves or even imagine ourselves purchasing a big cushy wonder boy or girl reclining chair.

Reclining chairs with a cushy wonder boy or girl can be found on the market

entailment

There isn't really anything on the other side.

You really won't be able to find something over there.

entailment

And the reason why the rest of us sit in our armchairs and read about these accomplishments is because we wish we'd done something as interesting with our time.

People regret that they do not do anything interesting.

neutral

The 1960 World Book says that means Missouri supports itself and the United States, although it looks more like a poster for animal boxing, which might be the state sport of Missouri.

Animal boxing is the state sport of Missouri.

neutral

In the 1994 Disney film, the actor Nathan Lane supplied the voice of Timon in much the same style as his flamboyantly gay character in The Birdcage . When I saw the Broadway version of the musical, the audience roared at Timon's even more exaggerated gay mannerisms.

Nathan Lane performed on Broadway in New York.

entailment

It was force backing up diplomacy, insists a fuming Buchanan.

The force was there for offensive purposes, according to Buchanan.

contradiction

Believing a firm response was demanded, I've relegated such inapt answers to Page 2. (Click for some quite amusing if not entirely germane replies.)

Because of the serious nature of my work, I've deleted all the unsuitable answers and blocked the submitters.

contradiction

Hopeful parents often seek out donors who are athletic, Ivy League-educated, animal-loving, or acne-free.

A degree from Harvard is an attractive trait that these parents would hope to find in a potential donor.

entailment

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour, too, is working on behalf of the companies involved in the settlement, and he deserves as much scorn as his Democratic counterparts.

Chairman Haley Barbour used to serve as the Democratic National Committee Chairman.

contradiction

I bought two large tubes after your super review.

The tubes were on sale when I bought them.

neutral

Of course, the extreme in men's dress is the dinner jacket.

The extreme in men's clothing is the tuxedo.

contradiction

Henry The Unreality of Being (The Museum of American Folk Art).

In Philadelphia lies the Museum of American Folk Art.

neutral

Jesse Helms could not have demonized homosexuality more effectively--which, of course, is why he was pleased to draw public attention to the pictures.

Jessie Helms vehemently hated homosexuality.

entailment

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

Backdoor sniping is becoming more prevalent.

entailment

So, to pose the obvious Is there something inherently Jewish about the nebbish?

The nebbish seems Jewish, but has Christian features.

neutral

His skepticism and short fuse, which once seemed so radical, are taught at the Actors Studio.

His fiery temper was always considered dated and passÃ©.

contradiction

They were all slaves, weren't they?

They were all free to do whatever they wanted.

contradiction

So when you hear all this business about cuts, let me caution you that that is not what is going on.

The talk about cuts are false rumors.

entailment

Newsweek 's Michael Jordan cover story focuses on off-the-court Jordan.

The story focuses on Jordan's basketball prowess.

contradiction

The governor claimed his wife low-balled only because she was embarrassed to confess to him how much she'd blown on clothes and jewelry.

The governor's wife was a big spender

entailment

There are people that just want to get this president (Sen.

Some want to get the President.

entailment

But if smoking is addictive, then it makes sense to try to keep tobacco out of the hands of kids who are too young to take the warnings seriously.

Smoking is not addictive.

contradiction

The pope did, however, suggest the extradition of Tinky Winky, for 'crimes against God.

Tinky Winky was not extradited.

neutral

This is a drop in the bucket.

This one drop in the bucket helped in being the first step in the process towards receiving more.

neutral

Cold Warriors like Kissinger hardly argued that the Cuban Missile Crisis ended Soviet credibility.

Kissinger rarely discussed the effects that the Cuban Missile Crisis had on Communist credibility.

entailment

Disney's Tarzan is not only post-imperial, post-racist, and post-classist but also post-masculine.

The movie is progressive on many fronts.

entailment

The 1992-93 famine lacked the central direction of a genocide, and its victims were not murdered on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion.

Humans that died in 1992 did not die due to race, but rather due to drugs.

neutral

It gets better when they stop to chat.

They ruin the day if they chat.

contradiction

Maybe then you won't be too good to ride in an exploding Chevy.

The person doesn't like to ride in a Chevy, and who can blame him if it's exploding.

entailment

Congress cannot impose community service on the president without his permission--that would be an unconstitutional bill of attainder.

Without the president's permission the congress can't impose community service on them.

entailment

You look as hot as that pie, darlin', he said, glancing at the cleavage of her firm, young breasts, while her breath quickened with expectation.

She had always wanted this sort of attention from him.

neutral

You'll be able to cruise from article to review to column to department with a growing feeling that you're absolutely right about everything.

You're confidence in being correct will grow as you traverse the different positions.

entailment

He retaliated by filing one against her.

She deserved the counterattack.

neutral

Would that suddenly make you less of a person, less of an individual?

Would feeling that way make you feel less of a person?

entailment

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

There are many rules in place regarding WTO bids.

neutral

After all, if an American publication like Slate finds itself subject to Britain's Official Secrets Act, this turns the Internet's promise of freedom on its head.

Britain claimed state secrets against Slate.

neutral

The decline in prices to their fundamental level may be gradual, and even a crash may not turn into a larger economic disaster.

Prices slowly reducing over time might not cause a market crash.

entailment

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

Backdoor sniping caused the general's retirement.

neutral

Theologians agree that prayer reinforces faith even when God doesn't intercede.

Prayer is considered the worst method improving ones religion.

contradiction

Has the World Wide Web, which only appeared in 1993, failed us?

It's questionable whither or not the world wide web has failed us.

entailment

Maybe, just maybe, if he were sued again ...

This would be the last lawsuit.

neutral

Last year he tried and failed to invoke the War Powers Resolution for the Bosnia mission.

Bosnia is on the moon.

contradiction

(For the neutral-interrogator approach, try France.)

One European country uses a neutral- interrogator style, that most European countries started to follow.

neutral

The White House packed its millennium party with tech leaders.

They served appetizers at the millennium party at the White House.

neutral

Some legal scholars, such as Robert Bork, claim these search powers are unconstitutionally broad.

Robert Bork is the best legal scholar out there.

neutral

Little boys face a problem very similar to that of high-tech executives.

Little girls face the same problems as high-tech executives.

contradiction

And with those four stigmatic words, the music business was born.

From a dishonorable phrase was born the commercialization of music.

entailment

Persistent welfare cases don't get jobs because of mental illness, substance abuse, transportation obstacles, child-care difficulties, and simple lack of interest.

There are numerous unique reasons for people's inability to find jobs and climb out of welfare.

entailment

The Washington Post 's front-page story notes, Gore has gone to great lengths to conceal Wolf's role.

In Washington Post's second page story Gore went to great lenghts hiding Wolf's role.

contradiction

It was simply to say the industry is prepared to make revolutionary changes in its behavior if it gets some protection from these giant suits, and this is a good deal for the public.

The public would benefit only if the changes in the industry were radical

neutral

Group is involved in joint ventures with Ford and Nynex.)

The group doesn't get along with Ford and Nynex

contradiction

Atom Egoyan, the Canadian director ( Exotica , 1994; The Sweet Hereafter , 1997) who adapted and directed the book, does tender, morbidly evocative work.

Egoyan decided to bring the movie to the big screen because he found it personally relevant.

neutral