neutral entailment contradiction contradiction entailment

The work in question offers nothing regarding language, so its review here is ancillary to the main function of VERBATIM.

( ( ( ( ( ( ( The work ) ( in question ) ) ( offers ( nothing ( regarding language ) ) ) ) , ) so ) ( ( its review ) ( here ( is ( ancillary ( to ( ( the ( main function ) ) ( of VERBATIM ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN work)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN question)))) (VP (VBZ offers) (NP (NP (NN nothing)) (PP (VBG regarding) (NP (NN language)))))) (, ,) (IN so) (S (NP (PRP$ its) (NN review)) (ADVP (RB here)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ ancillary) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ main) (NN function)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP VERBATIM)))))))) (. .)))

Verbatim deals with more important things, but will review this book on the side.

( ( ( Verbatim deals ) ( with ( ( ( ( more important ) things ) , ) but ) ) ) ( ( will ( ( review ( this book ) ) ( on ( the side ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NP (JJ Verbatim) (NNS deals)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ important)) (NNS things)) (, ,) (ADVP (CC but))))) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB review) (NP (DT this) (NN book)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN side))))) (. .)))


contradiction contradiction contradiction contradiction contradiction

It was a series of little fiction stories, and my mother must have read me every single one of them.

( ( ( ( ( It ( was ( ( a series ) ( of ( little ( fiction stories ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( my mother ) ( must ( have ( read ( me ( ( every ( single one ) ) ( of them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN series)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ little) (NN fiction) (NNS stories)))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mother)) (VP (MD must) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN read) (S (NP (PRP me)) (NP (NP (DT every) (JJ single) (NN one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them))))))))) (. .)))

( ( My mother ) ( never ( ( read ( to me ) ) . ) ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ My) (NN mother)) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBP read) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP me)))) (. .)))


entailment entailment entailment entailment entailment

An understanding that, above anything else, success requires genuine effort, a willingness to set challenging goals.

( ( ( An understanding ) that ) ( , ( ( above ( anything else ) ) ( , ( success ( ( ( ( requires ( genuine effort ) ) , ) ( ( a willingness ) ( to ( set ( challenging goals ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (ADVP (NP (DT An) (NN understanding)) (RB that)) (, ,) (PP (IN above) (NP (NN anything) (RB else))) (, ,) (NP (NN success)) (VP (VBZ requires) (NP (JJ genuine) (NN effort)) (, ,) (S (NP (DT a) (NN willingness)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB set) (S (VP (VBG challenging) (NP (NNS goals)))))))) (. .)))

To have success you need to put in some effort

( To ( have ( success ( you ( need ( to ( put ( in ( some effort ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

(ROOT (FRAG (S (VP (TO To) (VP (VB have) (NP (NP (NN success)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP need) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB put) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT some) (NN effort)))))))))))))))


bite the bullet If you visit a Revolutionary War battle site, like Fort Ticonderoga, you may see some gruesome artifacts in its museum'bullets with teeth marks in them.

( ( bite ( ( the bullet ) ( ( If ( you ( visit ( ( ( a ( Revolutionary ( War ( battle site ) ) ) ) , ) ( like ( Fort Ticonderoga ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( you ( may ( ( see ( some ( gruesome artifacts ) ) ) ( in ( ( its ( museum ( ` bullets ) ) ) ( with ( ( teeth marks ) ( in them ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

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Some of the artifacts at the battle site might be disturbing/upsetting.

( ( Some ( of ( ( the artifacts ) ( at ( the ( battle site ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( might ( be disturbing/upsetting ) ) . ) )

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(ROOT (S (VP (VB Look) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT this)))) (. .)))

( ( ( Take ( a gander ) ) ( at this ) ) ( , ( it ( ( 's incredible ) . ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (S (VP (VB Take) (NP (DT a) (NN gander)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT this))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (JJ incredible))) (. .)))


FAA controllers at Boston Center, which had tracked the first two hijackings, requested at 9:07 that Herndon Command Center get messages to airborne aircraft to increase security for the cockpit.

( ( ( ( ( ( FAA controllers ) ( at ( Boston Center ) ) ) , ) ( which ( had ( tracked ( the ( first ( two hijackings ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( ( requested ( at 9:07 ) ) ( that ( ( Herndon ( Command Center ) ) ( ( ( get messages ) ( to ( airborne aircraft ) ) ) ( to ( ( increase security ) ( for ( the cockpit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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FAA controllers asked planes to protect the cockpits immediately using the Air Marshalls on board.

( ( FAA controllers ) ( ( ( asked planes ) ( to ( ( ( protect ( the cockpits ) ) immediately ) ( ( using ( the ( Air Marshalls ) ) ) ( on board ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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(The Amalgamated and ILGWU merged in 1995 to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees'or UNITE!)

( -LRB- ( ( The ( ( Amalgamated and ) ILGWU ) ) ( ( ( ( merged ( in 1995 ) ) ( to ( form ( ( the Union ) ( of ( ( ( ( Needletrades ( , ( Industrial ( and ( Textile Employees ) ) ) ) ) ` ) or ) UNITE ) ) ) ) ) ) ! ) -RRB- ) ) )

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Amalgamated and ILGWU joined together in 1995.

( ( ( Amalgamated and ) ILGWU ) ( ( ( joined together ) ( in 1995 ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Amalgamated) (CC and) (NNP ILGWU)) (VP (VBD joined) (ADVP (RB together)) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1995)))) (. .)))


neutral contradiction neutral neutral neutral

As for Allah K. Swit, he must have been one of their tribal deities.

( ( As ( for ( Allah ( K. Swit ) ) ) ) ( , ( he ( ( must ( have ( been ( one ( of ( their ( tribal deities ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (PP (IN As) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNP Allah) (NNP K.) (NNP Swit)))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (MD must) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN been) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ tribal) (NNS deities))))))) (. .)))

( ( Allah K. ) ( ( was ( born ( in Egypt ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Allah) (NNP K.)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN born) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Egypt))))) (. .)))


neutral entailment neutral entailment neutral

The reception is scheduled for Thursday, April 29, (6:00-7:30 p.m.) at the Hyatt Regency.

( ( The reception ) ( ( is ( ( scheduled ( for ( ( ( ( Thursday , ) ( April 29 ) ) , ) ( -LRB- ( ( 6:00 ( -7:30 p.m. ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ( at ( the ( Hyatt Regency ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN reception)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN scheduled) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Thursday)) (, ,) (NP (NNP April) (CD 29)) (, ,)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (CD 6:00) (NN -7:30) (NN p.m.)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NNP Hyatt) (NNP Regency))))) (. .)))

The reception is scheduled to go for less than two hours.

( ( The reception ) ( ( is ( scheduled ( to ( go ( for ( ( less ( than two ) ) hours ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN reception)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN scheduled) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB go) (PP (IN for) (NP (QP (JJR less) (IN than) (CD two)) (NNS hours)))))))) (. .)))


I was asleep, but Luigi was awake, and he thought he detected a vague form nearing the bed.

( ( ( ( ( I ( was asleep ) ) , ) but ) ( ( ( ( Luigi ( was awake ) ) , ) and ) ( he ( thought ( he ( ( detected ( a ( vague form ) ) ) ( nearing ( the bed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

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Luigi found a form getting close to the bed.

( Luigi ( ( found ( ( a form ) ( getting ( close ( to ( the bed ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Luigi)) (VP (VBD found) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN form)) (VP (VBG getting) (ADVP (RB close) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NN bed))))))) (. .)))


neutral neutral neutral contradiction neutral

As surveys have shown that etymological information is the least often sought after, making the average user wade through the etymology before getting to the definition has always seemed pointless and irritating to me; besides, it is unlikely that the serious, consistent seeker of etymological information is likely to use anything but the OED or a major etymological dictionary.

( ( As ( surveys ( have ( shown ( that ( ( etymological information ) ( is ( ( the least ) ( often ( sought after ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( ( ( ( ( making ( ( the ( average user ) ) ( ( wade ( through ( the etymology ) ) ) ( before ( ( getting ( to ( the definition ) ) ) ( ( has always ) ( seemed pointless ) ) ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( irritating ( to me ) ) ) ; ) ( besides ( , ( it ( ( is unlikely ) ( that ( ( ( the ( ( serious ( , consistent ) ) seeker ) ) ( of ( etymological information ) ) ) ( is ( likely ( to ( use ( anything ( but ( ( ( the OED ) or ) ( a ( major ( etymological dictionary ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )

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As a result of the publication of these survey results, many dictionaries chose to relocate the etymology.

( ( As ( ( a result ) ( of ( ( the publication ) ( of ( these ( survey results ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( many dictionaries ) ( ( chose ( to ( relocate ( the etymology ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (PP (IN As) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN result)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN publication)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT these) (NN survey) (NNS results))))))) (, ,) (NP (JJ many) (NNS dictionaries)) (VP (VBD chose) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB relocate) (NP (DT the) (NN etymology)))))) (. .)))


Yeah, I have a son that uh, likes to relive the tragedy of his split lip.

( Yeah ( , ( I ( ( have ( ( a son ) ( that ( uh ( , ( likes ( to ( relive ( ( the tragedy ) ( of ( his ( split lip ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (INTJ (UH Yeah)) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN son)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (ADVP (RB uh)) (, ,) (VP (VBZ likes) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB relive) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN tragedy)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN split) (NN lip)))))))))))) (. .)))

My son really likes to relive the story of his split lip, you know.

( ( ( My son ) ( really ( likes ( to ( relive ( ( the story ) ( of ( his ( split lip ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( you ( know . ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP$ My) (NN son)) (ADVP (RB really)) (VP (VBZ likes) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB relive) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN story)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN split) (NN lip))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP know)) (. .)))


F-15 fighters were scrambled at 8:46 from Otis Air Force Base.

( ( F-15 fighters ) ( ( were ( ( scrambled ( at 8:46 ) ) ( from ( Otis ( Air ( Force Base ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NN F-15) (NNS fighters)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBD scrambled) (PP (IN at) (NP (CD 8:46))) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Otis) (NNP Air) (NNP Force) (NNP Base))))) (. .)))

Fighter jets were dispatched from Otis Air Force Base.

( ( Fighter jets ) ( ( were ( dispatched ( from ( Otis ( Air ( Force Base ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Fighter) (NNS jets)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN dispatched) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Otis) (NNP Air) (NNP Force) (NNP Base))))) (. .)))


Bin Ladin's Historical Opportunity Most Muslims prefer a peaceful and inclusive vision of their faith, not the violent sectarianism of Bin Ladin.

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Most Muslims do not interpret their faith like Bin Laden

( ( Most Muslims ) ( ( do not ) ( ( interpret ( their faith ) ) ( like ( Bin Laden ) ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (JJS Most) (NNPS Muslims)) (VP (VBP do) (RB not) (VP (VB interpret) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN faith)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NNP Bin) (NNP Laden)))))))


neutral neutral neutral neutral entailment

Focusing on these two definitions, it must be conceded that naive users who did not know the meaning of Boolean or of Boolean algebra before going to either dictionary are unlikely to come away any the wiser.

( ( Focusing ( on ( these ( two definitions ) ) ) ) ( , ( it ( ( must ( be ( conceded ( that ( ( ( naive users ) ( who ( ( did not ) ( ( ( know ( the meaning ) ) ( ( ( of Boolean ) or ) ( of ( Boolean algebra ) ) ) ) ( before ( going ( to ( either dictionary ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( are ( unlikely ( to ( ( come away ) ( any ( the wiser ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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You have to be very smart to understand this.

( You ( ( have ( to ( be ( very ( smart ( to ( understand this ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP You)) (VP (VBP have) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (RB very) (JJ smart) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB understand) (NP (DT this)))))))))) (. .)))


The NMCC officer who participated told us that the call was monitored only periodically because the information was sporadic, it was of little value, and there were other important tasks.

( ( ( ( ( ( ( The ( NMCC officer ) ) ( who participated ) ) ( ( told us ) ( that ( ( the call ) ( was ( ( ( monitored only ) periodically ) ( because ( ( the information ) ( was sporadic ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( it ( was ( of ( little value ) ) ) ) , ) ) ) and ) ( there ( were ( other ( important tasks ) ) ) ) ) . )

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The officer didn't understand the gravity of the situation.

( ( The officer ) ( ( ( did n't ) ( understand ( ( the gravity ) ( of ( the situation ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The Vice President was mistaken in his belief that shootdown authorization had been passed to the pilots flying at NORAD's direction.

( ( The ( Vice President ) ) ( ( was ( ( mistaken ( in ( his belief ) ) ) ( that ( ( shootdown authorization ) ( had ( been ( passed ( to ( ( the pilots ) ( flying ( at ( ( NORAD 's ) direction ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The Vice President thought that NORAD pilots had received the shootdown authorization.

( ( The ( Vice President ) ) ( ( thought ( that ( ( NORAD pilots ) ( had ( received ( the ( shootdown authorization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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They enabled the passengers to gain critical information, including the news that two aircraft had slammed into the World Trade Center.

( They ( ( ( ( enabled ( the ( passengers ( to ( gain ( critical information ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( including ( ( the news ) ( that ( ( two aircraft ) ( had ( slammed ( into ( the ( World ( Trade Center ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The passengers remained ignorant of this critical information.

( ( The passengers ) ( ( remained ( ignorant ( of ( this ( critical information ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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In the most extreme case, a stock-out might cause a customer to switch retailers, costing the lifetime value of that customer and others who might defect due to negative word-of-mouth.

( ( In ( the ( ( most extreme ) case ) ) ) ( , ( ( a stock-out ) ( ( might ( ( ( ( cause ( a customer ) ) ( to ( switch retailers ) ) ) , ) ( ( costing ( the lifetime ) ) ( ( value ( of ( ( ( that customer ) and ) others ) ) ) ( who ( might ( defect ( due ( to ( negative word-of-mouth ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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A customer is unlikely to switch retailers after five years.

( ( A customer ) ( ( is ( unlikely ( to ( ( switch retailers ) ( after ( five years ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (NN customer)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ unlikely) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB switch) (NP (NNS retailers)) (PP (IN after) (NP (CD five) (NNS years)))))))) (. .)))


This group of nations provided 39 percent of all apparel imports in 1964 and 51 percent of all apparel imports by 1988 (measured in square-meter equivalents, a measure of quantity).

( ( ( This group ) ( of nations ) ) ( ( provided ( ( 39 percent ) ( of ( all ( ( ( ( apparel imports ) ( in 1964 ) ) and ) ( ( 51 percent ) ( of ( ( ( all ( apparel imports ) ) ( by 1988 ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( measured ( in ( ( ( square-meter equivalents ) , ) ( ( a measure ) ( of quantity ) ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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This group of nations provided more apparel imports in 1988 than it did in 1964.

( ( ( This group ) ( of nations ) ) ( ( ( ( provided ( more ( apparel imports ) ) ) ( in 1988 ) ) ( than ( it ( did ( in 1964 ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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And then, well, we found out that my brother had been admitted, until they took out th, that (fragment0, they let him come, but now he didn't come, he went to, to the department of education and asked a transfer, they didn't deny it to him, they transferred him to another place immediately.

( And ( then ( , ( ( ( ( ( well ( ( , ( ( we ( ( found out ) ( that ( ( my brother ) ( had ( been ( ( admitted , ) ( until ( they ( took ( out ( ( th , ) ( that ( -LRB- fragment0 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ) ( they ( let ( him come ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( now ( ( ( ( ( ( ( he ( ( did n't ) come ) ) , ) ( he ( ( ( ( ( went to ) , ) ( to ( ( the department ) ( of education ) ) ) ) and ) ( asked ( a transfer ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( they ( ( did n't ) ( ( deny it ) ( to him ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( they ( ( ( transferred him ) ( to ( another place ) ) ) immediately ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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The department did not reject the transfer to him, they transferred him instantly.

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One thing in particular she used to save would be soup labels.

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( She ( ( saved ( ( Campbell 's ) ( soup labels ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (VP (VBD saved) (NP (NP (NNP Campbell) (POS 's)) (NN soup) (NNS labels))) (. .)))


One spoke very little English and one spoke excellent English.

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One spoke barely any English and the other spoke perfect English.

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And I'm like, I'm trying to convince him to, you know, if I don't make it and there's a strong possibility I won't, I know that, I'm not stupid, I'm nor going to go to L.A. and make five million or more than that--

( ( And ( ( ( ( ( ( ( I ( 'm like ) ) , ) ( I ( 'm ( trying ( to ( ( convince him ) to ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( you know ) ) , ) ( ( if ( ( ( I ( ( do n't ) ( make it ) ) ) and ) ( there ( 's ( ( a ( strong possibility ) ) ( I ( wo n't ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( I ( know ( ( that , ) ( I ( ( 'm not ) stupid ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( I ( ( ( 'm nor ) ( going ( to ( ( ( go ( to L.A. ) ) and ) ( ( ( make five ) ( ( million or ) more ) ) ( than that ) ) ) ) ) ) -- ) ) ) )

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I'm trying to let them know I don't think I'm going to become rich in L.A.

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You may recall from my earlier letter regarding our 50th reunion that a room in the Union Building has been reserved for our use following the banquet on Friday.

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You may remember from my letter that a room has been reserved for our use.

( You ( ( may ( ( remember ( from ( my letter ) ) ) ( that ( ( a room ) ( has ( been ( reserved ( for ( our use ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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( ( ( Did you ) ( ever ( see ( the ghost ) ) ) ) ? )

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( ( ( Did you ) ( ever ( see ( that ( scary house ) ) ) ) ) ? )

(ROOT (SQ (VBD Did) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (ADVP (RB ever)) (VB see) (NP (DT that) (JJ scary) (NN house))) (. ?)))


The Annual Appeal is one of two Girl Scout initiatives you will hear about in 1996.

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There are no initiatives for 1996 from the Girl Scouts.

( There ( ( ( are ( ( no initiatives ) ( for 1996 ) ) ) ( from ( the ( Girl Scouts ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The Vice President was wondering how the hell could a plane hit the World Trade Center when he saw the second aircraft strike the South Tower.

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The Vice President was watching a feed of the World Trade Center from a secure room.

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contradiction contradiction contradiction contradiction entailment

Britain and North America are not only literate, but  dictionarate.

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Britain and North America are illiterate and don't know how to use a dictionary.

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At 8:26, Ong reported that the plane was flying erratically.

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Reports of the plane flying erratically were made.

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Thanks to our Big Sisters volunteers, these young people are self-confident, believe in themselves and are beginning to realize their full potential.

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Many young people that engaged in the Big Sisters program dramatically change their lives.

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entailment entailment entailment neutral entailment

Each of us needs to be ambassadors for Dentistry within our own practices, and at church, athletic and social events.

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We all need to lift up the banner of Dentistry wherever we may be.

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Uh Asimov, he died about 8 years ago but I still find one or two of his that I hadn't read yet.

( ( ( ( ( Uh Asimov ) ( , ( he ( died ( ( ( about 8 ) years ) ago ) ) ) ) ) but ) ( I ( still ( ( find ( ( ( one or ) two ) ( of his ) ) ) ( that ( I ( ( had n't ) ( read yet ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

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( I ( ( 've ( ( read everything ) ( that ( Asimov wrote ) ) ) ) . ) )

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entailment entailment contradiction entailment entailment

Its overall influence is profound but undiscussed, although aspects of that influence are discussed constantly, under headings like  language,   education,   standards,   literacy,   literature,   science,  and  medicine.

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There are some aspects of its influence that are discussed.

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We had a great big book of Grimm's Fairytales, and looking back on that they were grim!

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We never had a book of Grimm's Fairytales.

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Many Americans have wondered, Why do 'they' hate us?

( ( ( Many Americans ) ( have wondered ) ) ( , ( ( Why ( do ( ` ( they ( ' ( hate us ) ) ) ) ) ) ? ) ) )

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( ( No Americans ) ( ( wonder ( why ( they ( are hated ) ) ) ) . ) )

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And, um, my junior year of high sch, high school, we moved into like the city, the west side of Charlotte, and I went to West Meck, and that was a, um, culture experience, \\ I guess \\.

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In my junior year of high school, we moved into the city.

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contradiction contradiction neutral contradiction contradiction

Let me emphasize  by further extending,  in the quote above.

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The quote above merely outlines the issue, it has no emphasis really.

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The controller knew American 11 was hijacked; he was focused on searching for it after the aircraft disappeared at 8:46.

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The controller knew the aircraft had not been hijacked.

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( This ( ( is ( New ( York Center ) ) ) . ) )

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( ( New ( York Center ) ) ( ( is ( to ( my left ) ) ) . ) )

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The Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary of 1987 ( Cobuild ) boasts xxiv plus 1703 pages.

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A total of 900 pages were included in the 1987 Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary.

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( It ( truly ( ( was ( ( my life ) ( in ( high school ) ) ) ) . ) ) )

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That wasn't how things were for me in high school.

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So it's, it's written, as opposed to oral?

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The story was written, not passed down only through storytellers?

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Although each has made valuable contributions to our understanding, a new, more powerful view of the meaning of young children's play has arrived on the scene, thanks to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.

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Five people, including Vygotsky, made valuable contributions to our understanding of children's play.

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( ( ( Hold it ) ( ( as long ) ( as ( you can ) ) ) ) . )

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Hold on for as much time as you can possibly hold on for.

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Imaginative play, Vygotsky noted, also functions as a bridge from the concrete thought of the preschool and early school years to mature  adult thought, which can be totally free of real situations.

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Vygotsky noted that there is no bridge between concrete thought and mature adult thought.

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The balance comes from fees, special events, grants and individual gifts.

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The total come from fees and gifts from people, all of which total $490,000.

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Again, let me assure you that we would appreciate receiving one million dollars from you and each of our 161 alumni.

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We would be very unhappy if you decided to give us one million dollars.

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They are also more willing to work toward goals that are rational and reasonable.

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They are willing to work towards goals that are rational.

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The reasons are technical, arising from the way the software processed radar information, as well as from poor primary radar coverage where American 77 was flying.

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There are technical reasons behind the confusion surrounding American 77's location

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Our free educational programs can save lives.

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Muslims believe that these revelations, given to the greatest and last of a chain of prophets stretching from Abraham through Jesus, complete God's message to humanity.

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Muslims believe that the revelations are not part of God's message.

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We'd basically coasted down into town and got about 50 gallons of kerosene and pumped it in the fuel tank so that so that the fuel would actually run through the fuel lines and the bus would run.

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It is as if you looked up, say, infer/imply in a usage manual and the author's treatment, in place of an explanation and sound advice, were an unpleasant diatribe against anyone so dense and rude as to have had to look up the entry to begin with.

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It's as though the author stripped all of the personality out of the entries, and left only dry facts.

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Probably one of the first ones that was ever read to me the first one I can remember is my cousins Mary and Glenda reading Trumpet the Dog.

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I don't remember anyone reading Trumpet the Dog to me.

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Kids probably wonder what God looks like.

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Kids think God could look like a man or a woman.

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Unfortunately, the mistake is compounded and perpetuated by dragging in expressions like man in the street, the average working man , and others, and, as a result, the entire argument degenerates.

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Expressions like man in the street, the average working man, and others often compound and perpetuate the mistake.

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But unprofitable heavy industry, state monopolies, and opaque bureaucracies slowly stifled growth.

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State monopolies are a major killer of economy.

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And how, OK can you tell me any flood stories about growing up in Penn?

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Can you describe any flood stories about living in Penn?

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I'm sending this follow-up letter to let you know that your support is greatly needed and appreciated by everyone involved with graduate Endodontics at IU.

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I have sent you another letter to let you know we need your help and we would be appreciative of it.

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Chapter 10 considers how new human resource practices that allow for short-cycle production, in concert with the use of information technology, can positively affect the performance of suppliers.

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There can be a positive influence on the performance of suppliers with the use of new human resource practices.

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But it wasn't like Daddy's Little Wannabe Tomboy, thing anymore, you know.

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I outgrew my tomboy phase, and was more feminine now.

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Okay, you read that from the Vice President, right?

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Are you confirming the VIce President's participation?

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Everyone benefits from the work we do together.

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From the work that we do together, everyone benefits.

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By this time, Bin Ladin was well-known and a senior figure among Islamist extremists, especially those in Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.

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Bin Laden had yet to make a name for himself among popular terrorist organizations.

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F-15 fighters were scrambled at 8:46 from Otis Air Force Base.

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The F-15 fighters were carrying air-to-air missiles.

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Indeed, if you watch preschoolers at play, you will see that they rarely violate the rules of their social world.

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About 10 percent of preschoolers appear to violate social rules when playing.

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Of those beginning prenatal care in the first trimester, Indiana mothers rank in the lower third of individuals receiving such care nationwide.

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The state's health care system is to blame for why many Indiana mothers do not receive care in the first trimester.

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( From ( ( General Stores ) ( to ( Mass Retailers ) ) ) )

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Mass retailers came before general stores.

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We have concluded, from the available evidence, that the Vice President arrived in the room shortly before 10:00, perhaps at 9:58.

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The Vice President never made it to the room and was redirected to a safe spot.

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Especially appealing, for you and the department, is the fact that a number of alumni work for companies that will match their gifts--sometimes as much as three to one.

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Many alumni work for these employers specifically because they will match their donation.

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Writing containing such labored figures makes for hard reading.

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Labored figures present no challenge in reading difficulty.

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The Herron School of Art and Gallery at IUPUI is contemporary art!

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The Herron School of Art is fantastic at contemporary art.

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Note that the I/S standard deviations control for differences in firm size.

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Firm size does not typically vary too greatly.

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We look forward to your written response, membership support, and having the opportunity to work with you.

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Please do not respond to this message or try to contact us.

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1. Determine if the company you or your spouse works for has a matching gift program (through the personnel office).

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Inquire at the personnel office of the company that you, or your husband or wife, work for about whether or not the company runs a matching gift scheme.

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Overall, parents complain that they have less free time to spend with their children.

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The picture is that children now have abundant attention from their parents.

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It's just one of those things, you know that happened.

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In public testimony before this Commission in May 2003, NORAD officials stated that at 9:16, NEADS received hijack notification of United 93 from the FAA.

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The FAA told NEADS about a hijacking at 9:16.

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( OK ( , ( ( how ( ( about you ) Mom ) ) ? ) ) )

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( ( ( ( ( Fine , ) mom ) , ) ( what ( about you ) ) ) ? )

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At least two callers from the flight reported that the hijackers knew that passengers were making calls but did not seem to care.

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The hijackers did not seem to care about other passengers making calls.

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At the end of 1979, the Soviet government sent in military units to ensure that the country would remain securely under Moscow's influence.

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The Soviet Union kept their military at home.

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When a young, unmarried woman like Cecilia becomes pregnant, the risks to her unborn child are very serious.

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Risks to children are usually mitigated by proper medical procedures.

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The vocabulary-building argument is a potent one for proponents of Latin education.

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Vocabulary-building is just as important as pronunciation for a well rounded Latin education.

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( ( ( The ( First ( Apparel Design ) ) ) and ) Patterns )

(ROOT (NP (NP (DT The) (NNP First) (NNP Apparel) (NNP Design)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Patterns))))

The conclusion of the design and patterns.

( ( ( The conclusion ) ( of ( ( ( the design ) and ) patterns ) ) ) . )

(ROOT (NP (NP (DT The) (NN conclusion)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN design)) (CC and) (NP (NNS patterns)))) (. .)))


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To be sure, it is the most common meaning, which is why it is listed first.

( ( To ( be sure ) ) ( , ( it ( ( is ( ( ( the ( ( most common ) meaning ) ) , ) ( which ( is ( why ( it ( is ( listed first ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (S (VP (TO To) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ sure))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ common)) (NN meaning)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why)) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN listed) (ADVP (RB first))))))))))) (. .)))

It is difficult sometimes to determine which meaning is the most common and what should be listed first.

( It ( ( is ( ( difficult sometimes ) ( to ( determine ( ( ( which ( meaning ( is ( the ( most common ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( what ( should ( be ( listed first ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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All of the foregoing areas are supported by contributions from alumni and friends of the school

( ( All ( of ( the ( foregoing areas ) ) ) ) ( are ( ( supported ( by contributions ) ) ( from ( ( ( alumni and ) friends ) ( of ( the school ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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The mentioned areas are completely independent and have not garnered support from anyone.

( ( The ( mentioned areas ) ) ( ( ( ( are ( completely independent ) ) and ) ( ( have not ) ( ( garnered support ) ( from anyone ) ) ) ) . ) )

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( I ( ( have ( a ( savings account ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (DT a) (NNS savings) (NN account))) (. .)))

( I ( ( ( do n't ) ( have ( ( any kind ) ( of ( bank account ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB have) (NP (NP (DT any) (NN kind)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN bank) (NN account)))))) (. .)))


( Now ( you ( ( ( ( 're in ) , ) ( in ( what grade ) ) ) ? ) ) )

(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Now)) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP 're) (PP (IN in)) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (WDT what) (NN grade)))) (. ?)))

( You ( ( ( dropped out ) ( of school ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP You)) (VP (VBD dropped) (PRT (RP out)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN school)))) (. .)))


Speed of delivery has increasingly become part of the competitive equation.

( ( Speed ( of delivery ) ) ( ( ( has increasingly ) ( become ( part ( of ( the ( competitive equation ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Consumers are thrilled to see delivery speeds being considered as part of the competitiveness equation.

( Consumers ( ( are ( thrilled ( to ( see ( ( delivery speeds ) ( being ( considered ( as ( part ( of ( the ( competitiveness equation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Dentistry has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.

( Dentistry ( ( has ( ( been ( ( a part ) ( of ( ( my life ) ( for ( as long ) ) ) ) ) ) ( as ( I ( can remember ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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I grew up around dentistry and I also studied it in college.

( ( ( ( I ( ( grew up ) ( around dentistry ) ) ) and ) ( I ( also ( ( studied it ) ( in college ) ) ) ) ) . )

(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD grew) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN around) (NP (NN dentistry))))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBD studied) (NP (PRP it)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN college))))) (. .)))


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Or they suggest that a confiict be solved by creating new, mutual goals.

( Or ( they ( ( suggest ( that ( ( a confiict ) ( be ( solved ( by ( creating ( new ( , ( mutual goals ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )

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Conflicts should be resolved in a peaceful manner.

( Conflicts ( ( should ( be ( resolved ( in ( a ( peaceful manner ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Conflicts)) (VP (MD should) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN resolved) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (JJ peaceful) (NN manner)))))) (. .)))


contradiction neutral neutral neutral neutral

Let us consider the dust-jacket blurbs of Cobuild, CED , and two other native-speaker  the British Longman Dictionary of the English Language (Longman , 1984) and the American Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary ( W9 , 1983).

( ( Let ( us ( consider ( ( ( ( the ( dust-jacket blurbs ) ) ( of ( Cobuild ( , ( CED , ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( two ( other native-speaker ) ) ( ( the ( British ( Longman Dictionary ) ) ) ( of ( ( ( ( the ( English Language ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( Longman , ) 1984 ) -RRB- ) ) ) and ) ( ( ( the ( American ( Webster 's ) ) ) ( Ninth ( New ( Collegiate Dictionary ) ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( W9 , ) 1983 ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

(ROOT (S (VP (VB Let) (S (NP (PRP us)) (VP (VB consider) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ dust-jacket) (NNS blurbs)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Cobuild) (, ,) (NNP CED) (, ,)))) (CC and) (NP (NP (CD two) (JJ other) (NN native-speaker)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP British) (NNP Longman) (NNP Dictionary)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP English) (NNP Language)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP Longman)) (, ,) (NP (CD 1984)) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (CC and) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP American) (NNP Webster) (POS 's)) (NNP Ninth) (NNP New) (NNP Collegiate) (NNP Dictionary)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NNP W9)) (, ,) (NP (CD 1983)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))))))) (. .)))

There are no mistakes on the covers of any dictionaries,

( There ( ( are ( ( no mistakes ) ( on ( ( the covers ) ( of ( any dictionaries ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (DT no) (NNS mistakes)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS covers)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT any) (NNS dictionaries))))))) (, ,)))


Mr. Thomas B. Lemann points out that the transliteration of the opening quotation of  Onomatoplazia  [XV, 1] contains the following

( ( Mr. ( Thomas ( B. Lemann ) ) ) ( ( points out ) ( that ( ( ( the transliteration ) ( of ( ( the ( opening quotation ) ) ( of ( ( ( Onomatoplazia ( -LSB- XV ) ) , ) ( 1 -RSB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ( contains ( the following ) ) ) ) ) )

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Onomatoplazia's original text is much more interesting than the transliteration.

( ( ( Onomatoplazia 's ) ( original text ) ) ( ( is ( ( much ( more interesting ) ) ( than ( the transliteration ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Onomatoplazia) (POS 's)) (JJ original) (NN text)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (RB much) (RBR more) (JJ interesting)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT the) (NN transliteration))))) (. .)))


(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Do)) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP enjoy)) (: --) (. ?)))

(ROOT (SQ (VBP Are) (NP (PRP you)) (ADJP (VBN annoyed)) (. ?)))


entailment entailment contradiction contradiction entailment

( ( Cabin service ) ( ( would ( have begun ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NN Cabin) (NN service)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN begun)))) (. .)))

( They ( ( were ( about ( to ( start ( cabin service ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (IN about) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB start) (NP (NN cabin) (NN service))))))) (. .)))


entailment entailment neutral neutral neutral

Many manufacturers do not explicitly track and use information like weekly demand variation for different SKUs.

( ( Many manufacturers ) ( ( ( ( do not ) explicitly ) ( ( ( ( track and ) use ) ( information ( like ( weekly ( demand variation ) ) ) ) ) ( for ( different SKUs ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Many) (NNS manufacturers)) (VP (VBP do) (RB not) (ADVP (RB explicitly)) (VP (VB track) (CC and) (VB use) (NP (NP (NN information)) (PP (IN like) (NP (JJ weekly) (NN demand) (NN variation)))) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ different) (NNS SKUs))))) (. .)))

Manufacturers use different SKUs in their systems.

( Manufacturers ( ( use ( ( different SKUs ) ( in ( their systems ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Manufacturers)) (VP (VBP use) (NP (NP (JJ different) (NNS SKUs)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS systems))))) (. .)))