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He made several feature films , including Career ( 1959 ) for which he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor\/Drama and A Face in the Crowd ( 1957 ) . | He made some movies such as ; Career ( 1959 ) for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor\/Drama . | 0.756036 |
Aristarkh Lentulov ( Russian : Лентулов , Аристарх Васильевич ) ( January 4 , 1882 - April 15 , 1943 ) was a major Russian avant-garde artist of Cubist orientation who also worked on set designs for the theater . | Aristarkh Lentulov ( 4 January 1882 - 15 April 1943 ) was a major Russian avant-garde artist who also worked on set designs for the theater . | 0.789383 |
Whilst there , he became acquainted with contemporary French painters such as Albert Gleizes , Jean Metzinger , Fernand Léger and Robert Delaunay and after absorbing fauvists ' and cubists ' principles , developed his own unique coulorful style of painting . | While there , he met contemporary French painters such as Albert Gleizes , Jean Metzinger , Fernand Léger and Robert Delaunay . | 0.695117 |
He lived in Moscow from 1909 , and he was one of the founders of the avant-garde exhibiting association of artists , the Jack of Diamonds group . | He lived in Moscow from 1909 , and he was one of the founders of the avant-garde Jack of Diamonds group . | 0.900237 |
He became chairman of the Society and also started teaching at the Russian state art and technical school ( VKhUTEMAS ) . | He also started teaching at the Russian State Art and Technical School . | 0.611952 |
In 1928 Lentulov entered into the Society of Moscow artists , which included artists formerly associated with the Jack of Diamonds group . | In 1928 Lentulov entered into the Society of Moscow artists , and became chairman of the Society . | 0.631984 |
He studied art in the Penza and Kiev art schools from 1897 to 1905 , and then in the private studio of Dmitry Kardovsky in Saint Petersburg in 1906 . | He studied art in the Penza and Kiev art schools from 1897 to 1905 . | 0.667639 |
From pre-revolutionary times , Lentulov was actively involved in various theatrical projects , designing for plays in the Kamerny Theatre ( The Merry Wives of Windsor , 1916 ) and contributing sets for a production of Scriabin 's Prometheus in the Bolshoi Theatre in 1919 . | From pre-revolutionary times , Lentulov was actively involved in various theatrical projects . | 0.67648 |
Later , after his return to Russia in 1912 he became a major influence on what to become the Russian futurism and in particular Cubo-Futurism . | Later , after his return to Russia in 1912 , he became a big influence on what becamw Russian futurism . | 0.769239 |
According to Welch , `` The name Florence and the Machine started off as a private joke that got out of hand . | Welch said that `` The name Florence and the Machine started off as a private joke that got out of hand . | 0.996536 |
When I was about an hour away from my first gig , I still did n't have a name , so I thought ` Okay , I 'll be Florence Robot\/Isa Machine ' , before realizing that name was so long it 'd drive me mad . '' | When I was about an hour away from my first gig , I still did n't have a name , so I thought `` Okay , I 'll be Florence Robot is a Machine '' , before realizing that name was so long it 'd drive me mad '' . | 0.961992 |
Specifically , the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Introducing . | This is because the BBC played a large part in Florence and the Machine 's rise to prominence by promoting her as part of BBC Introducing . | 0.925158 |
The band 's debut studio album , Lungs , was released on 6 July 2009 , and held the number-two position for its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart . | The band 's debut album , Lungs was released on 6 July 2009 . | 0.703784 |
The band 's music had received praise across the media , especially from the BBC , before they gained mainstream success . | Florence and the Machine 's music has received praise across the music media , especially from the BBC . | 0.646984 |
On 17 January 2010 , the album reached the top position , after being on the chart for twenty-eight consecutive weeks . | The album has now been in the top 40 UK charts for 22 consecutive weeks . | 0.543192 |
She signed a contract for Ashok with a manager , but feeling that she was `` in the wrong band '' she resigned , which canceled the contract . | Feeling she was in `` the wrong band '' she got out of a contract with Ashok by resigning . | 0.876708 |
Florence and the Machine are managed by Mairead Nash ( one half of the DJ duo Queens of Noize ) , who decided to manage the singer when an inebriated Welch followed Nash into the toilets at a club and sang Etta James ' 1962 song `` Something 's Got a Hold on Me '' . | Florence and the Machine are managed by Mairead Nash . | 0.705097 |
The surviving portions of his two major works-the Annals and the Histories-examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius , Claudius , Nero , and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors ( AD 69 ) . | The surviving parts of his two major works-the Annals and the Histories-report about the reigns of the Roman Emperors Tiberius , Claudius , Nero , Galba , Otho , Vitellius , and Vespasian . | 0.769177 |
Aphex Twin has said , `` I do n't really like rock & roll . '' | Aphex Twin is not his real name . | 0.238434 |
He founded the record label Rephlex Records in 1991 with Grant Wilson-Claridge . | In 1991 , he formed a record label called Rephlex Records . | 0.689547 |
Richard David James ( born 18 August 1971 ) , best known by his stage name Aphex Twin , is an English electronic musician and composer . | Aphex Twin ( born Richard David James , August 18 , 1971 , in Limerick , Ireland ) is an Irish-born Cornish musician . | 0.605307 |
Overall , 15 people declared their candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination . | 15 people declared their candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination . | 0.996471 |
Specialized in connections between literature , philosophy and ethics in the classical age , he is the author of numerous books on libertarianism scholar and Epicureanism , the forms of the fable or satire , from an interdisciplinary perspective . | Specialized in connections between literature , philosophy and ethics in the classical age , he is the author of books on libertarianism scholar and Epicureanism , the forms of the fable or satire , from an interdisciplinary perspective . | 0.929343 |
Student in 1982 at the École Normale Supérieure , he first teaches at Amherst College ( USA ) . | Graduate in 1982 from the École Normale Supérieure , he first teaches at Amherst College ( USA ) . | 0.827015 |
Teacher of French literature at the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University , Honorary Member of the Institut Universitaire de France ( 2001-2006 ) , he was deputy director of the École Normale Supérieure from 2005 to 2009 . | Teacher of French literature at the Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Honorary Member of the Institut Universitaire de France ( 2001-2006 ) , he was head of the École Normale Supérieure from 2005 to 2009 . | 0.691885 |
An ad valorem tax is typically imposed at the time of a transaction ( sales tax or value added tax ( VAT ) ) but it may be imposed on an annual basis ( property tax ) or in connection with another significant event ( inheritance tax or tariffs ) . | This is a sales tax or value added tax ( VAT ) . | 0.423456 |
Governments also use taxes to fund welfare and public services . | Tax is money that people are forced to pay to the government . | 0.44981 |
A poll tax , also called a per capita tax , or capitation tax , is a tax that levies a set amount per individual . | This is called an income tax . | 0.303594 |
Governments use different kinds of taxes and vary the tax rates . | There are many different kinds of taxes . | 0.585143 |
The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province , remained a province of Korea until the country 's division in 1945 , then became part of South Korea . | The South Jeolla province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province , remained a province of Korea until the country 's division in 1945 , then became part of South Korea . | 0.88001 |
The coastline is about 6,100 kilometres ( 3,800 mi ) long . | The coastline is about 6,400 kilometres ( 4,000 mi ) long . | 0.606557 |
The province is part of the Honam region , and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea , on the north by Jeollabuk-do Province , on the south by Jeju Strait , and on the east by Gyeongsangnam-do . | The symbols of the province are : The province is part of the Honam region , and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea , on the north by Jeollabuk-do Province , on the south by Jeju Strait , and on the east by Gyeongsangnam-do . | 0.692749 |
In mathematical logic , a formal theory is a set of sentences expressed in a formal language . | The mathematical theory that treats formal languages in general is known as formal language theory . | 0.803275 |
The strings formed from this alphabet are called words , and the words that belong to a particular formal language are sometimes called well-formed words or well-formed formulas . | A formal language is often thought of as : or In the first case , the set is called the alphabet of , and the elements of are called words . | 0.641787 |
For any alphabet there is only one word of length 0 , the empty word , which is often denoted by e , ε or λ . | The empty word ( that is , length-zero string ) is allowed and is often denoted by , or . | 0.502355 |
A specifically anti-Fascist government , it sought to reverse the Munich Agreement and the subsequent German occupation of Czechoslovakia , and to return the Republic to its 1937 boundaries . | A specifically anti-Fascist government , it sought to reverse the Munich Agreement and the following German occupation of Czechoslovakia , and to return the Republic to its 1937 boundaries . | 0.99122 |
Unsuccessful negotiations with France for diplomatic status , as well as the impending Nazi occupation of France , forced the Committee to withdraw to London in 1940 . | Unsuccessful negotiations with France for diplomatic status , as well as the impending Nazi occupation of France , forced the Committee to move to London in 1940 . | 0.968718 |
As such it was ultimately considered , by those countries that recognized it , the legal continuation of the First Republic of Czechoslovakia . | Due to this it was considered , by those countries that recognized it , the legal continuation of the First Republic of Czechoslovakia . | 0.944315 |
The Czechoslovak government-in-exile ( sometimes styled officially as the Provisional Government of Czechoslovakia ) was an informal title conferred upon the Czechoslovak National Liberation Committee , initially by British diplomatic recognition . | The Czechoslovak government-in-exile ( sometimes called officially as : provisional government of Czechoslovakia ) was an informal name given to the Czechoslovak National Liberation Committee , first by British diplomatic recognition . | 0.996364 |
It was the legitimate government for Czechoslovakia throughout the Second World War . | It was the true government for Czechoslovakia throughout the Second World War . | 0.985683 |
The name came to be used by other World War II Allies as they subsequently recognized it . | The name was used by other World War II Allies as they followed the British in recognizing it . | 0.81311 |
In 1910 , he joined the union of metallurgy workers and at the same time the Social-Democratic Party of Croatia and Slavonia . | In 1910 he joined the union of workers and social-democratic party of Croatia and Slavonia . | 0.794086 |
In 1907 he moved out of the rural environment and started working as a machinist 's apprentice in Sisak . | In 1907 he was machinist 's apprentice in Sisak . | 0.739535 |
After the October Revolution , he joined a Red Guard unit in Omsk . | After October Revolution , he joined Red Guards ( Russia ) . | 0.763103 |
Simon Boccanegra was first performed at Teatro La Fenice in Venice on 12 March 1857 . | Simon Boccanegra was first performed at Teatro La Fenice , Venice on 12 March 1857 . | 0.996807 |
Word arrives that the Doge is coming . | The news is brought that the Doge is coming . | 0.987623 |
When Adorno says that he does not care , Fiesco blesses the marriage . | Gabriele says that he does not care about that , so Fiesco blesses the marriage . | 0.684185 |
The revised version of Simon Boccanegra , with the now-famous Council Chamber scene , was first performed at La Scala in Milan on 24 March 1881 . | The new version was first performed at La Scala , Milan on 24 March 1881 . | 0.639375 |
She tells him that she was adopted and that she has one souvenir of her mother , a picture in a locket . | She tells him that she is an orphan and she shows him a locket with a picture of her mother . | 0.763957 |
Time : The middle of the 14th century . | The story is supposed to take place in the middle of the 14th century in Genoa . | 0.605895 |
She suspects him of plotting against the Doge and when he arrives she warns him of the dangers of political conspiracy . | When he arrives she warns him of the dangers of political plotting . | 0.713705 |
He asks Amelia to leave , and then takes a drink of the poisoned water , which Paolo has placed on the table . | He drinks from a poisoned glass of wine , which Paolo had put on the table , and falls asleep . | 0.511712 |
Simon Boccanegra is an opera with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave , based on the play Simón Bocanegra ( 1843 ) by Antonio García Gutiérrez , whose play El trovador had been the basis for Verdi 's 1853 opera , Il trovatore . | The story was based on a play Simón Bocanegra ( 1843 ) by Antonio García Gutiérrez . | 0.63701 |
Furious , Paolo arranges for Amelia to be kidnapped . | Paolo is furious and decides to kidnap Amelia . | 0.979498 |
Others are such as mesons that constitute cosmic rays . | See cosmic ray . | 0.555936 |
Radon-222 is a gas produced by the decay of radium-226 . | Natural ionizing radiation is produced by radioactive decay of some chemical elements , such as uranium . | 0.620815 |
Ionizing radiation is categorized by the nature of the particles or electromagnetic waves creating the ionising effect . | The strength of ionizing radiation depends on the energy of the individual particles or waves , and not a function of the number of particles or waves present . | 0.478828 |
In the 1990s and 2000s , as body armor became increasingly common on battlefields , the machine pistol became less useful in a military setting , because its low-powered pistol ammunition is not able to penetrate ceramic-plated Kevlar military vests . | The low-powered pistol ammunition was not able to penetrate ceramic-plated Kevlar military vests . | 0.721729 |
A machine pistol is a typically a handgun-style , magazine-fed , self-loading firearm , capable of fully automatic or burst fire , and chambered for pistol cartridges . | A machine pistol is a typically a handgun-style firearm that can fire fully automatic or burst fire . | 0.85996 |
The Luger P08 long barrel pistol was issued in World War I to German artillery crews . | They invented a type of Luger called the Luger P08 in World War I to German artillery crews . | 0.74104 |
In the 2000s , the machine pistol started to be supplanted by the personal defense weapon : a compact , fully automatic submachine gun-like firearm which fires armour-piercing rounds instead of pistol ammunition . | Machine pistols fire pistol cartridges . | 0.458493 |
It had a newly developed pistol cartridge , the 9mm Parabellum , which was designed for low recoil without sacrificing penetration and stopping power . | It fired the 9mm Parabellum cartridge . | 0.589418 |
Similarly to Wii Sports , players use the Wii Remote to mimic movements made during various sports , including tennis , bowling , baseball , golf , and boxing . | Like in Wii Sports , players use the Wii Remote to make movements like the ones seen in the real-life sports , including tennis , bowling , baseball , golf , and boxing . | 0.994159 |
The first set of sports , bowling and tennis , were released in Japan on 30 October 2013 , in Europe and North America on 7 November 2013 , and in Australia and New Zealand on 8 November 2013 . | The first two sports , bowling and tennis , were released in Japan on October 30 , 2013 , in Europe and North America on November 7 , 2013 , and in Australia and New Zealand on November 8 , 2013 . | 0.90575 |
Miiverse communication is also supported , and players can communicate in-game using pre-set messages and drawings from the Wii U GamePad . | Players can talk to other players with messages and drawings from the Wii U GamePad . | 0.757117 |
Baseball and Boxing will follow at a later date . | Other sports will be released at a later date . | 0.473641 |
is a sports video game from Nintendo released as downloadable software for the Wii U . It consists of HD remakes of the individual sports from the 2006 Wii launch title , Wii Sports , which can be purchased individually or rented for a period of time . | Wii Sports Club is a sports video game for the Wii U . It has high definition remakes of the sports seen in the 2006 Wii video game Wii Sports which can each be downloaded separately from the Wii U 's eShop service . | 0.903331 |
The extreme cooling of the global climate around 700 million years ago ( the so-called Snowball Earth of the Cryogenian Period ) and the rapid evolution of primitive life during the subsequent Ediacaran and Cambrian periods are thought to have been triggered by the breaking up of Rodinia or to a slowing down of tectonic processes . | The extreme cooling of the global climate around 700 million years ago ( the so called Snowball Earth of the Cryogenian period ) and the rapid evolution of primitive life during the following Ediacaran and Cambrian periods may have been triggered by the breaking up of Rodinia . | 0.920433 |
According to plate tectonic reconstructions , Rodinia existed between 1.1 billion and 750 million years ago , in the Neoproterozoic Era . | Rodinia existed between 1.1 billion and 750 million years ago . | 0.713005 |
Because the exact moments of this separation and the partially contemporaneous Pan-African orogeny are hard to correlate , it might be that all continental mass was again joined in one supercontinent between roughly 600 and 550 million years ago . | It might be that all continental mass was again joined in one supercontinent between roughly 600 and 550 million years ago . | 0.754427 |
Extensive lava flows and volcanic eruptions of Neoproterozoic age are found on most continents , evidence for large scale rifting about 750 million years ago . | This is evidence for large scale rifting about 750 million years ago . | 0.664165 |
In geology , Rodinia ( from the Russian '' Родина '' , ródina , meaning `` The Motherland '' ) is the name of a hypothesized supercontinent , a continent which contained most or all of Earth 's landmass . | Rodinia , meaning `` to give birth '' , is the name of a supercontinent . | 0.58827 |
In contrast with Pannotia , little is known yet about the exact configuration and geodynamic history of Rodinia . | In contrast with Pangaea , little is known yet about the exact position and history of Rodinia . | 0.751673 |
Bryant-Denny Stadium , located in Tuscaloosa , Alabama , is the home stadium for the University of Alabama football team . | Bryant-Denny Stadium , in Tuscaloosa , Alabama , is the home stadium for the University of Alabama college football team . | 0.991275 |
The stadium opened in 1929 and was originally named Denny Stadium in honor of former University of Alabama president George H. Denny . | The stadium opened in 1929 , and was first named Denny Stadium , in honor of former Alabama president George Hutchenson Denny . | 0.984335 |
It has a seating capacity of 101,821 , and is the second largest stadium in the SEC , the fifth largest stadium in the United States and the eighth largest non-racing stadium by seating in the world . | It currently can seat 92,012 people , and is the fourth largest stadium in the SEC , the eleventh largest stadium in the United States and the 17th largest non-racing stadium by seating in the world . | 0.536026 |
The stadium 's name was amended to Bryant-Denny Stadium in 1975 after the Alabama legislature chose to honor famed Alabama coach Paul `` Bear '' Bryant . | The stadium 's name was changed to Bryant-Denny Stadium in 1975 to honor Alabama coach Paul `` Bear '' Bryant . | 0.975997 |
Israel plans to establish a new national memorial hall to be built at the entrance to the National Military and Police cemetery . | Israel plans to build a new national memorial hall at the entrance to the National Military and Police cemetery . | 0.996741 |
Mount Herzl ( Hebrew : הר הרצל ) , also Har HaZikaron ( Hebrew : הר הזכרון lit . | Mount Herzl ( Hebrew : הר הרצל , Har Herzl ) , also Har HaZikaron ( Hebrew : הר הזכרון lit . | 0.958294 |
Mount Herzl is 834 meters above the sea . | Mount Herzl is 834 meters above sea level . | 0.996742 |
The Memorial was opened in 1997 , and every year a ceremony is held on the plaza , in memory of the victims of terror . | The Memorial was opened in 1997 , and every year , a ceremony is held on the plaza of the memorial . | 0.701121 |
The new memorial is intended to honor the memory of the 22,684 soldiers and security personnel who have fallen defending the land of Israel since 1860 . | The new hall will honor the memory of soldiers and security personnel died defending the land of Israel since 1860 . | 0.743609 |
Yad Vashem is complex containing the Holocaust History Museum ; memorial sites , such as the Children 's Memorial and the Hall of Remembrance ; The Museum of Holocaust Art ; sculptures , outdoor commemorative sites such as the Valley of the Communities , a synagogue , archives , a research institute , library , publishing house and an educational center , The International School for Holocaust Studies . | Yad Vashem is the national Holocaust museum of Israel . | 0.64971 |
Yad Vashem is in the western region of Mount Herzl on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem , 804 meters above sea level and adjacent to the Jerusalem Forest . | Yad Vashem , the main Holocaust museum of Israel is located on the Mount of Remembrance that is extension of Mount Herzl . | 0.665572 |
After the plans to build the Millennium Tower were dropped , 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers , and was erected by Skanska in 2001-2003 . | 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers . | 0.645073 |
The building has become an iconic symbol of London and is one of the city 's most widely recognized examples of contemporary architecture . | The building has become an iconic symbol of London . | 0.717323 |
The building was constructed by Skanska , completed in December 2003 and opened on 28 April 2004 . | It was built by Skanska in 2001-2003 . | 0.6055 |
With 41 floors , the tower is 180 metres ( 591 ft ) tall and stands on a street called St. Mary Axe , on the former site of the Baltic Exchange , which was extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA . | It is on the site of the former Baltic Exchange , which was badly damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb by the Provisional IRA . | 0.643466 |
30 St Mary Axe ( widely known informally as `` the Gherkin '' and previously the Swiss Re Building ) is a skyscraper in London 's main financial district , the City of London , completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004 . | 30 St Mary Axe is a skyscraper in London 's financial district , the City of London . | 0.65866 |
The tower is sometimes known as `` Swiss Re Tower '' , although this name is not official . | Swiss Re Tower has 41 floors . | 0.524983 |
Aranea and Joy decide to stay with Cardigan , and the film ends as Wilbur has to baby sit Templeton 's kids . | Aranea and Joy decide to stay with Cardigan , and the movie ends as Wilbur has to baby sit Templeton 's kids . | 0.996618 |
Charlotte 's Web 2 : Wilbur 's Great Adventure is a 2003 American direct-to-video animated film , and the sequel to the 1973 film Charlotte 's Web . | Charlotte 's Web 2 : Wilbur 's Great Adventure is a 2003 American direct-to-video animated movie , and the sequel to the 1973 movie Charlotte 's Web . | 0.992398 |
It was produced by Paramount Pictures , Universal Pictures , Universal Cartoon Studios , and Nickelodeon ; and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment in North America and Universal Studios Home Entertainment overseas . | The movie was produced by Paramount Pictures , Universal Pictures , Universal Animation Studios , and Nickelodeon ; and distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment in North America and Universal Studios Home Entertainment overseas . | 0.799952 |
However , after only a few weeks , Zuckerman suddenly sells Cardigan to another farmer , so Wilbur , along with Charlotte 's daughters and Templeton the Rat , set out to visit Cardigan and make sure he is safe . | However , after only a few weeks , farmer Zuckerman suddenly sells Cardigan to another farmer , so Wilbur , along with Charlotte 's daughters and Templeton the Rat , set out to visit Cardigan and make sure he is okay . | 0.943826 |
Mike Long of DVD Talk said that the animation was mediocre and resembled a Saturday morning cartoon . | Mike Long of DVD Talk also said that the animation was mediocre and resembled a Saturday morning cartoon , and that the story was lame . | 0.789242 |
Meanwhile , an evil fox named Farley comes and steals a hen from the barn , and Wilbur is blamed . | Meanwhile , an evil fox named Farley comes and steals a hen from the barn . | 0.657732 |
On the journey to visit Cardigan , however , Wilbur is hungry so he gets some grapes which make him look purple . | However , Wilbur is hungry so he gets some grapes which make him look purple . | 0.797478 |
The film opens in springtime , about a year after Charlotte has died . | The movie starts in springtime , about a year after Charlotte has died . | 0.996587 |
Robert Pardi of TV Guide stated that the sequel did not capture the spirit of the original . | The sequel was not received very well , with Robert Pardi of TV Guide stating that the movie does not capture the heart and spirit of the original . | 0.889582 |
Charlotte 's three daughters , Nellie , Aranea , and Joy , are now in the stages of adolescence , with Wilbur serving as a companion and mentor . | Charlotte 's three daughters , Nellie , Aranea , and Joy , are now teenagers , with Wilbur taking care of them . | 0.932235 |