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Considering the circulation of The New York Times on Sundays, his column is probably the most widely read commentary on contemporary English in the world; that places more than one uncommon burden on a  he must do his utmost to be accurate; he must try to select subjects likely to be of interest to his readers; and he must write well.

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His column is the most widely read and he always chooses subjects that are interesting to his readers.

( ( ( ( ( His column ) ( is ( ( the most ) ( widely read ) ) ) ) and ) ( he ( always ( chooses ( subjects ( that ( are ( interesting ( to ( his readers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

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Your support for our work would be greatly appreciated.

( ( ( Your support ) ( for ( our work ) ) ) ( ( would ( be ( greatly appreciated ) ) ) . ) )

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Are you sure you want to be telling people that?

( ( ( Are you ) ( sure ( you ( want ( to ( be ( ( telling people ) that ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ? )

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Do you really think it's in your best interest to be informing other folks about that?

( ( ( ( Do you ) really ) ( think ( it ( ( 's ( in ( your ( best interest ) ) ) ) ( to ( be ( ( informing ( other folks ) ) ( about that ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ? )

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As work progresses through a typical sewing plant, it is also common for a special order to disrupt the flow.

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Typical sewing plants do not let a special order ruin the flow of production, they simply ask them to wait.

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If my father bought it, it would have to be a Dodge.

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I never knew my father but I wish that I could.

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Please join us as we continue to rebuild this historic neighborhood into a place of pride and community strength.

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We will continue to rebuild the historic neighborhood.

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To avoid New York area air traffic and uncertain about what to do, the fighters were brought down to military airspace to hold as needed.

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The military lent many planes to the cause.

( ( The military ) ( ( ( lent ( many planes ) ) ( to ( the cause ) ) ) . ) )

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At 8:28, Boston Center called the Command Center in Herndon to advise that it believed American 11 had been hijacked and was heading toward New York Center's airspace.

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Houston Center called the Command center in Herndon.

( ( Houston Center ) ( ( ( called ( the ( Command center ) ) ) ( in Herndon ) ) . ) )

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( Periodic ( Versus ( Continuous Review ) ) )

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( ( Periodic review ) ( versus ( no review ) ) )

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Perhaps Aman will sharpen his perspective and techniques and institute such interviews as a regular feature of Maledicta .

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Maybe Maledicta will have such interviews more regularly.

( Maybe ( Maledicta ( ( will ( ( have ( such interviews ) ) ( more regularly ) ) ) . ) ) )

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It is a contraction of gung-yeh ho-dzo , `industrial cooperation, 'and it caught on because it is easy to pronounce, as in 'Nam or the States .  'Nam by itself is no more derogatory or misleading than shortening airplane or telephone or gung-ho .

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Most Americans believe that shortening a country's name is inappropriate.

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I want him to beat my heart and beat my brain.

( I ( ( want ( him ( to ( ( ( beat ( my heart ) ) and ) ( beat ( my brain ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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These measures were precautionary steps taken because of the strikes in New York.

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The strikes in New York caused those precautionary measures to be put in place.

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\\ Can you remember the very first stories that were read when you were little?

( ( \ \ ) ( ( Can ( you ( remember ( ( the ( ( very first ) stories ) ) ( that ( were ( read ( when ( you ( were little ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ? ) )

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Do you remember the first stories that were read to you?

( ( ( Do you ) ( remember ( ( the ( first stories ) ) ( that ( were ( read ( to you ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ? )

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( Um ( , ( I ( ( guess ( ( the time ) ( when ( I ( was four ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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The last time was probably when I was five.

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None are reported to have received a significant response.

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( None ( ( have ( said ( they ( received ( an answer ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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As graduates of the class of 1990, we would like to leave behind something tangible, in appreciation for the support and encouragement we have received from other students in the School of Engineering and Technology.

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We want leave a concrete symbol of our appreciation to the school.

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The second radio transmission, 35 seconds later, indicated that the fight was continuing.

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35 seconds later, the next transmission states the flight was continuing.

( ( ( 35 seconds ) later ) ( , ( ( the ( next transmission ) ) ( ( states ( ( the flight ) ( was continuing ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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(ROOT (FRAG (PP (IN By) (NP (DT the) (NN year) (CD 2000))) (. .)))

(ROOT (FRAG (PP (IN In) (NP (DT the) (NN year) (CD 2000))) (. .)))


He dia, diagnosed me as having acute leukemia and um, this was when I lived back in Raleigh.

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I was diagnosed with leukemia when I was studying for my masters degree in Britain.

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As a donor to the School of Dentistry, you are making a significant investment in dental education in Indiana.

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You are making a great investment to future dental education when you donate.

( You ( ( are ( ( making ( a ( great investment ) ) ) ( to ( ( future ( dental education ) ) ( when ( you donate ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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( ( Daddy 's ) ( , ( daddy ( ( 's ( a ( builder right ) ) ) ? ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Daddy) (POS 's)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB daddy)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (DT a) (NN builder) (NN right))) (. ?)))

( Father ( ( ( is not ) ( a builder ) ) . ) )

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He said the President signed off on that concept.

( He ( ( said ( ( the President ) ( ( signed off ) ( on ( that concept ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The President signed off on the concept, according to him.

( ( The President ) ( ( ( ( ( signed off ) ( on ( the concept ) ) ) , ) ( according ( to him ) ) ) . ) )

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But as Figure 7.9 suggests, a manufacturer can pay somewhat more to make certain units'those with high weekly variation in sales'in quick production lines and still reap a better return than it would by making all of the product in a less expensive, slower plant.

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Manufacturers thus choose to make all their highly varying products in fast efficient factories.

( Manufacturers ( thus ( ( choose ( to ( ( make ( all ( their ( ( highly varying ) products ) ) ) ) ( in ( ( fast efficient ) factories ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )

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We have already described some specific ways that managers can think about integration of new information technologies and manufacturing practices.

( We ( ( ( have already ) ( ( described ( some ( specific ways ) ) ) ( that ( managers ( can ( think ( about ( integration ( of ( ( ( new ( information technologies ) ) and ) ( manufacturing practices ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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We have not and will not discuss ways that managers can think of new technology integration.

( We ( ( ( ( have not ) and ) ( ( will not ) ( ( discuss ways ) ( that ( managers ( can ( think ( of ( new ( technology integration ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Mr. Joseph Hymes'  Do Mistake'Learn Better  [XV,1] brought to mind the time a Japanese acquaintance told me of a friend of hers who decided to tackle the original English version of three books she had enjoyed while in Japan.

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The books were the fantasy series Harry Potter.

( ( The books ) ( ( were ( the ( fantasy ( series ( Harry Potter ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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It does appear now, however, in dictionaries and the English-language media.

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Dictionaries and English language media often correlate.

( ( Dictionaries ( and ( English ( language media ) ) ) ) ( often ( correlate . ) ) )

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Map 33 shows the distribution of child (most of southern England) and of bairn (north of a slightly wavy line between Boston, on the Wash to the east, and Lancaster, on the west coast).

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Bairn was the pre-eminent word in the North of England.

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A more emphatic adjective is perjinkety ; and it has the noun perjinkity , defined as  a nicety.

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( ( The noun ) ( perjinkity ( ( means nicety ) . ) ) )

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Establishing the target customer base is therefore a critical first step in any merchandising strategy.

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Any merchandising strategy includes finding a target customer base as the first step.

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When was the last time you stopped at IUPUI since you graduated?

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( You ( ( ( have n't ) ( ( graduated ( from IUPUI ) ) yet ) ) . ) )

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Wells's The Time Machine (1895), considered by some the first work of true SF.

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Dozens of titles predate The Time Machine as original examples of true SF.

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I have been with the Department of Manufacturing Technology for about thirty years, twenty-five years as chairman and have recently retired.

( I ( ( ( ( have ( ( been ( with ( ( the Department ) ( of ( ( Manufacturing Technology ) ( for ( ( ( about ( thirty years ) ) , ) ( twenty-five years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( as chairman ) ) ) and ) ( ( have recently ) retired ) ) . ) )

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I have been working with the Department of Manufacturing technology for only five years

( I ( have ( been ( working ( with ( ( the ( ( Department ( of Manufacturing ) ) technology ) ) ( for ( only ( five years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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entailment neutral neutral contradiction entailment

Being at WBRC learning to cope with the disability was a major feat for Miyares.

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Miyares did not find it easy to cope with his disability while at WBRC.

( Miyares ( ( ( did not ) ( find ( it ( easy ( to ( ( cope ( with ( his ( disability while ) ) ) ) ( at WBRC ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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When a literate Chinese had to write about this new kingdom a problem arose as there was no charactter for the Viet.

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This new kingdom was to be established following the victorious war effort.

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contradiction neutral neutral contradiction neutral

The automated sewing systems that create the closely spaced regular stitch patterns used as decorative top stitching on men's dress shirts, collars, cuffs, and pockets are examples of expensive machines operated for a single shift.

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Automated sewing machines are cheaper than manually operated machines.

( ( Automated ( sewing machines ) ) ( ( are ( cheaper ( than ( ( manually operated ) machines ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Al Qaeda members could travel freely within the country, enter and exit it without visas or any immigration procedures, purchase and import vehicles and weapons, and enjoy the use of official Afghan Ministry of Defense license plates.

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Al Qaeda members had unlimited powers within the country and could do pretty much anything they wanted to.

( ( ( Al ( Qaeda members ) ) ( ( ( had ( ( unlimited powers ) ( within ( the country ) ) ) ) and ) ( could ( do ( ( pretty much ) anything ) ) ) ) ) ( they ( ( wanted to ) . ) ) )

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Uh, I loved the part where they would, you know, make things out of nothing.

( Uh ( , ( I ( ( ( loved ( the part ) ) ( where ( they ( ( would ( , ( ( you know ) , ) ) ) ( ( ( make things ) out ) ( of nothing ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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I really hated that they somehow created things from nothing.

( I ( really ( ( hated ( that ( they ( somehow ( ( created things ) ( from nothing ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )

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Not only are they winning awards around town but many will be presented with scholarships or gift certificates on April 30th at the annual Awards and Honors Ceremony.

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There will be an Honors Ceremony on March 5th.

( There ( ( will ( be ( ( an ( Honors Ceremony ) ) ( on ( March 5th ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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neutral entailment entailment neutral neutral

At 10:00:03, Jarrah stabilized the airplane.

( ( At 10:00:03 ) ( , ( Jarrah ( ( stabilized ( the airplane ) ) . ) ) ) )

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Around 10 o'clock Jarrah was in the plane's cockpit.

( ( Around ( 10 o'clock ) ) ( Jarrah ( ( was ( in ( ( the ( plane 's ) ) cockpit ) ) ) . ) ) )

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A robust economy helps by providing job opportunities, but to be honest, most of the people who aren't working today are quite simply the ones who face the greatest obstacles.

( ( ( ( ( ( A ( robust economy ) ) ( helps ( by ( providing ( job opportunities ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( ( to ( ( ( be honest ) , ) ( most ( of ( ( the people ) ( who ( ( are n't ) ( working today ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( are ( quite simply ) ) ( ( the ones ) ( who ( face ( the ( greatest obstacles ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

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Physical and mental disabilities along with tough job market competition make it hard for the unemployed to find work.

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neutral neutral contradiction contradiction neutral

Oh well, the cultural differences would come through in the writing, yeah, sure.

( Oh ( well ( , ( ( the ( cultural differences ) ) ( ( would ( ( ( ( ( come ( through ( in ( the writing ) ) ) ) , ) yeah ) , ) sure ) ) . ) ) ) ) )

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The writing differences can also be seen through speech.

( ( The ( writing differences ) ) ( ( ( can also ) ( be ( seen ( through speech ) ) ) ) . ) )

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As Damon's message suggests, in building an eective vision of child development and child rearing, neither the child's inner thoughts and feelings nor the role of adult guidance can be singularly extolled or wholeheartedly ignored.

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Damon's message suggested that the child's inner thoughts and feelings cannot be ignored.

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18 The advantage of using VMI programs stems from the retailer and manufacturer working together to determine a flow of shipments that optimizes the economics of the two parties as a system.

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The retailer and manufacturer work together as a team to determine optimal economic levels.

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Thank you again for sending me the information on your $25 reasonable request direct mail appeal as well as your detailed analysis of results.

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The information and analysis results you sent me concerning the direct mail is greatly appreciated.

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( America ( ( is ( under attack ) ) . ) )

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They said the hijackers wielded knives and claimed to have a bomb.

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The highjackers had knives and claimed to have bombs.

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At eight or ten stitches an inch, it is possible to seam thirteen to sixteen or more inches a second.

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It's impossible to seam more than 13 inches a second.

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She got gangrene in her foot and he said if you don't quit smoking you're going to lose your foot.

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She will not lose her foot if she keeps smoking.

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In Brazil, child street vendors with little or no schooling display sophisticated concepts of classification and equivalence as the result of buying candy from wholesalers, pricing it with the help of adults and experienced peers, and bargaining with customers on city streets.

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Children who buy and sell goods develop their social skills more quickly than others.

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Please join with us to see that happy endings do continue.

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A relatively new graphic technique is the sandwich.

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The sandwich is a somewhat new technique.

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Best of all, probably, was the unintentional but unavoidable hilarity roused by Hattie McDaniels, Butterfly McQueen, and Vivien Leigh as they jabbered and squeaked in Japanese about Ashley Wilkes, Mista Rhett, and the fall of Atlanta.

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The humor from the Japanese jabbering was unintentional, but was likely the most enjoyable.

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We are asking for your ten dollars to help fund our programs of Research, Education, and Patient Service and Rehabilitation.

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Your contribution of ten dollars is going to go towards Research, Education, and Patient Service and Rehabilitation.

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Bin Ladin declined, apparently judging that his circumstances in Afghanistan remained more favorable than the Iraqi alternative.

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Judging that his circumstances in Afghanistan remained more favorable than the Iraqi alternative, Bin Laden decided to stay in Adghanistan.

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Maybe we'll soon have Heroin (or Heroine, or Heroine), Smack, and Coke, (though we can be sure that the company coming up with the last of these will hear from you-know-who).

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We will likely never have Heroin, Smack, and Coke.

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To help accomplish these goals we need your support.

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These goals can never be accomplished, no matter how much support we get.

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The mission crew commander explained to us that the purpose was to position the Langley fighters between the reported southbound American 11 and the nation's capital.

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The crew commander said that fighters would be placed between Washington DC and American 11.

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Historically, the bulk of the human race has never known a classroom, let alone a cloister or an ivory tower, or met up with teachers empowered by letters after their names.

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All humans are intimately aware with classrooms, cloisters, and highly-qualified teachers.

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Without a nationally regulated and generously subsidized child-care system, formal child care in the United States is in much shorter supply and considerably more costly for parents than it is in other industrialized nations.

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Without a quality child-care system, it is much harder to come by and more expensive for parents than in other countries.

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This plan is one more reason to preserve the perennially endangered Endangered Species Act -the most effective wildlife law ever passed.

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The Endangered Species Act needs to be preserved because of this plan.

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9 About two-thirds of the production volume of our surveyed business units did their marker-making, spreading, and cutting in a single location.

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Only ten percent of the production volume did their business tasks in a single location.

( ( ( Only ( ten percent ) ) ( of ( the ( production volume ) ) ) ) ( ( ( did ( their ( business tasks ) ) ) ( in ( a ( single location ) ) ) ) . ) )

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( ( Think ( of ( your ( greatest accomplishments ) ) ) ) . )

(ROOT (S (VP (VB Think) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ your) (JJS greatest) (NNS accomplishments)))) (. .)))

Think of your greatest accomplishment, but only if it involves elderly horses.

( ( Think ( ( of ( your ( greatest accomplishment ) ) ) ( , ( but ( only ( if ( it ( involves ( elderly horses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )

(ROOT (S (VP (VB Think) (UCP (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ your) (JJS greatest) (NN accomplishment))) (, ,) (CC but) (SBAR (RB only) (IN if) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ involves) (NP (JJ elderly) (NNS horses))))))) (. .)))


This is illustrated in Table 9.1 (page 158) for the men's and boys' shirt industry.

( This ( ( is ( ( illustrated ( in ( ( Table 9.1 ) ( -LRB- ( ( page 158 ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ( for ( ( ( the ( men 's ) ) and ) ( ( boys ' ) ( shirt industry ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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This is illustrated in Table 9.1 for the men's and boys' shirt industry, as well as athletic wear.

( This ( ( is ( ( illustrated ( in ( Table 9.1 ) ) ) ( for ( ( ( ( ( ( ( the ( men 's ) ) and ) ( boys ' ) ) ( shirt industry ) ) , ) ( as ( well as ) ) ) ( athletic wear ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Such requirements could arise either as a result of voluntary agreements among retailers and apparel suppliers or be mandated through regulation.

( ( Such requirements ) ( ( could ( ( ( ( arise either ) ( as ( ( a result ) ( of ( ( voluntary agreements ) ( among ( retailers ( and ( apparel suppliers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) or ) ( be ( mandated ( through regulation ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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One of these requirements is no agreement not to undercut each others prices.

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It is great to know that people, like you, who have graduated from our program are willing to support us in such a significant way.

( It ( ( is ( great ( to ( know ( that ( ( ( ( ( people , ) ( like you ) ) , ) ( who ( have ( graduated ( from ( our program ) ) ) ) ) ) ( are ( willing ( to ( ( support us ) ( in ( such ( a ( significant way ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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It's great to know that people like you are willing to give us over twenty million dollars.

( It ( ( 's ( great ( to ( know ( that ( people ( like ( you ( are ( willing ( to ( ( give us ) ( over ( ( twenty million ) dollars ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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I mean I'm sure I have read I just can't even remember what, Dr. Zhivago, I read that.

( I ( ( mean ( I ( 'm ( sure ( I ( have ( read ( I ( just ( ( ( ca n't ) even ) ( remember ( ( what ( , ( ( Dr. Zhivago ) , ) ) ) ( I ( read that ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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I have read many textbooks in my lifetime.

( I ( ( have ( ( read ( many textbooks ) ) ( in ( my lifetime ) ) ) ) . ) )

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entailment neutral neutral neutral contradiction

The White House requested (1) the implementation of continuity of government measures, (2) fighter escorts for Air Force One, and (3) a fighter combat air patrol over Washington, D.C.

( ( The ( White House ) ) ( requested ( ( ( ( ( ( ( -LRB- ( 1 -RRB- ) ) ( ( the implementation ) ( of ( continuity ( of ( government measures ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( -LRB- ( 2 -RRB- ) ) ( ( fighter escorts ) ( for ( Air ( Force One ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( -LRB- ( 3 -RRB- ) ) ( ( a ( fighter ( combat ( air patrol ) ) ) ) ( over ( Washington ( , D.C. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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The White House requested a large number of operations.

( ( The ( White House ) ) ( ( requested ( ( a ( large number ) ) ( of operations ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNP White) (NNP House)) (VP (VBD requested) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ large) (NN number)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS operations))))) (. .)))


entailment entailment entailment neutral neutral

These experiments in political Islam faltered during the 1990 the Iranian revolution lost momentum, prestige, and public support, and Pakistan's rulers found that most of its population had little enthusiasm for fundamentalist Islam.

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Those in power in Pakistan learned their people weren't orthodox Islam.

( ( Those ( in ( power ( in Pakistan ) ) ) ) ( ( learned ( ( their people ) ( ( were n't ) ( orthodox Islam ) ) ) ) . ) )

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And uh she had just cartons and cartons of soup labels that she had saved over the years and redeem them you know I don't know five cents a bushel so she was very practical in that regard.

( And ( ( ( ( uh ( she ( ( ( ( had ( ( just ( ( cartons and ) cartons ) ) ( of ( soup labels ) ) ) ) ( that ( she ( had ( saved ( over ( the years ) ) ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( redeem them ) ( you ( know ( I ( ( do n't ) ( know ( ( five cents ) ( a bushel ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) so ) ( she ( ( was ( very practical ) ) ( in ( that regard ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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She always burned soup labels in the fireplace.

( She ( always ( ( ( burned ( soup labels ) ) ( in ( the fireplace ) ) ) . ) ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (ADVP (RB always)) (VP (VBD burned) (NP (NN soup) (NNS labels)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN fireplace)))) (. .)))


contradiction neutral neutral neutral contradiction

In Mandarin the name America becomes `beautiful nation,' as Mr. Henn says.

( ( In Mandarin ) ( ( the ( name America ) ) ( ( becomes ( ` ( ( ( ( beautiful nation ) , ) ' ) ( as ( ( Mr. Henn ) says ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )

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In Mandarin, the name Finland translates to 'cold place' according to Mr Henn's wife.

( ( In Mandarin ) ( , ( ( the ( name Finland ) ) ( ( ( translates ( ( ( to ` ) ( cold place ) ) ' ) ) ( according ( to ( ( Mr ( Henn 's ) ) wife ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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entailment entailment entailment entailment neutral

Callers reported that a passenger had been stabbed and that two people were lying on the floor of the cabin, injured or dead-possibly the captain and first officer.

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Callers stated that there were casualties aboard.

( Callers ( ( stated ( that ( there ( were ( casualties aboard ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The heading of the Langley fighters was adjusted to send them to the Baltimore area.

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The Langley fighters were sent to Seattle.

( ( The ( Langley fighters ) ) ( ( were ( sent ( to Seattle ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNP Langley) (NNS fighters)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN sent) (PP (TO to) (NP (NNP Seattle))))) (. .)))


neutral neutral neutral contradiction neutral

Boston Center asked the Herndon Command Center to issue a similar cockpit security alert nationwide.

( ( Boston Center ) ( ( asked ( ( the ( Herndon ( Command Center ) ) ) ( to ( ( issue ( a ( similar ( cockpit ( security alert ) ) ) ) ) nationwide ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The cockpit security alert that Boston Center requested was ten sentences long.

( ( ( The ( cockpit ( security alert ) ) ) ( that ( ( Boston Center ) requested ) ) ) ( ( was ( ( ten sentences ) long ) ) . ) )

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They, they definitely had a lot of pride in, in the appearance of the studio and how well it was maintained, which was nice.

( They ( , ( they ( definitely ( ( ( ( ( ( ( had ( ( a lot ) ( of pride ) ) ) in ) , ) ( in ( ( ( ( the appearance ) ( of ( the studio ) ) ) and ) ( ( how well ) ( it ( was maintained ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( which ( was nice ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) )

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They didn't care about keeping the studio looking good.

( They ( ( ( did n't ) ( care ( about ( keeping ( ( the studio ) ( looking good ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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neutral contradiction contradiction contradiction contradiction

On reflection, the parts will hold together.

( ( On reflection ) ( , ( ( the parts ) ( ( will ( hold together ) ) . ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (PP (IN On) (NP (NN reflection))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNS parts)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB hold) (ADVP (RB together)))) (. .)))

The parts look like they could fall apart, but I'm not sure.

( ( ( ( ( ( The parts ) ( look ( like ( they ( could ( fall apart ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( I ( ( 'm not ) sure ) ) ) . )

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contradiction contradiction contradiction contradiction neutral

Engineers designed operations to take similar lengths of time to achieve line balancing.

( Engineers ( ( ( designed operations ) ( to ( ( take ( ( similar lengths ) ( of time ) ) ) ( to ( achieve ( line balancing ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Engineers are pushing for different lengths of time to achieve line balancing.

( Engineers ( ( are ( ( pushing ( for ( ( different lengths ) ( of time ) ) ) ) ( to ( achieve ( line balancing ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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But it was a bunch of wild and crazy stories.

( But ( it ( ( was ( ( a bunch ) ( of ( ( ( wild and ) crazy ) stories ) ) ) ) . ) ) )

(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN bunch)) (PP (IN of) (NP (ADJP (JJ wild) (CC and) (JJ crazy)) (NNS stories))))) (. .)))

( There ( ( were ( thirty stories ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (CD thirty) (NNS stories))) (. .)))


contradiction contradiction contradiction neutral neutral

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

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A baby of a single mother is almost always going to be healthy.

( ( ( A baby ) ( of ( a ( single mother ) ) ) ) ( ( ( is ( almost always ) ) ( going ( to ( be healthy ) ) ) ) . ) )

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( And ( , ( how ( old ( ( are you ) ? ) ) ) ) )

(ROOT (S (CC And) (, ,) (ADVP (WRB how)) (NP (JJ old)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (PRP you))) (. ?)))

(ROOT (SBARQ (WHNP (WP What)) (SQ (VBZ is) (NP (PRP$ your) (NN age))) (. ?)))


Also at 8:25, and again at 8:29, Amy Sweeney got through to the American Flight Services Office in Boston but was cut off after she reported someone was hurt aboard the flight.

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Amy Sweeney got through to the American Flight Services Office in Boston at 8:25 and again at 8:29 and sounded extremely distraught.

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Far more acquired valuable skills but lived in stagnant economies that could not generate satisfying jobs.

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Many people learned useful skills but were stuck in economies that were not creating needed jobs.

( ( Many people ) ( ( ( ( learned ( useful skills ) ) but ) ( were ( stuck ( in ( economies ( that ( ( were not ) ( creating ( needed jobs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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She saved soup labels and redeemed them for money.

( She ( ( ( ( saved ( soup labels ) ) and ) ( ( redeemed them ) ( for money ) ) ) . ) )

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By 10:45 there was, however, another set of fighters circling Washington that had entirely different rules of engagement.

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The fighters in the air over Washington at 10:45 had been told specific rules of engagement.

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Our students and the public are continuing to enjoy a number of special programs, such as the Visiting Artist Program, which draws about 10 nationally known artists who present free public slide lectures about their work, the Saturday School, now in its 70th year of providing art classes for junior and senior high school students every spring and fall, and the Pre-College Program, offering art classes for recently graduated high school students who are interested in careers in the arts.

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The students don't enjoy any kind of special programs.

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( Um ( , ( ( ( Can we ) ( turn ( ( that off ) ( while ( I think ) ) ) ) ) ? ) ) )

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( ( ( Can we ) ( shut ( ( that down ) ( while ( I ponder ) ) ) ) ) ? )

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Throughout this book'and especially in Chapter 5, which addresses the development of children with physical and mental disabilities'we will see many more examples of these synergistic eects.

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The effects are described in each chapter in different ways.

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Though Turabi had been its inspirational leader, General Omar al Bashir, president since 1989, had never been entirely under his thumb.

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Omar al Bashir became the organization's president in 1989.

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Simply put, the less certain retailers are of the demand for their product, the more safety stock they must hold to meet consumer needs.

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If a retailer is unsure of the demand for the product, they have to decrease the safety stock they are holding.

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