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Hardly the act of a speculator in a casino.
The author thinks the act was carried out without regard to the possible risk involved.
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If abortion is not wrong--irrespective of the circumstances--then the issue becomes a tradeoff among unpleasant alternatives.
Abortion can be wrong depending on the circumstances.
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Parlayed pastoral visit into a week of self-promotion.
what was suppose to be a pastoral visit became a week of self-promotion.
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.. It must be said that this kind of approach is very tricky.
This kind of approach is straight forward.
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But he's more comfortable behind the scenes
He's very uncomfortable front row and center.
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There are, to be sure, pivotal generational experiences.
Generations don't have any experiences.
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The 1990s even saw a major overhaul, when Charlotte introduced magnet schools devoted to excellence in a single area, such as math, and open to students from all neighborhoods--to give whites extra incentive to travel long distances to school.
The magnet schools were designed around the concept that students are best served when they attend whichever school is closest to their own homes.
contradiction
Dole gave 12 hours of formal interviews and lots more time informally, in part because, as his press secretary Nelson Warfield told me last week, he likes Woodward personally.
Dole is committing substantial effort in interviews and due diligence because he likes Woodward.
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Wes Cooley, R-Ore., lost his seat last fall after falsely claiming a Korean War combat tour--as a member of the Special Forces, no less.
Wes Cooley maintained his seat after being in a Korean War combat tour.
contradiction
Any NEA chairperson who had the interests of the gay community at heart would have rushed to defund the exhibit.
NEA defended the gay community by taking down the exhibit.
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The 1) They've agreed to give peace a chance.
There will be peace from now on.
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Unlike the universities, the military has none of the notorious statistics about dropouts and racial separatism and it has many success stories, such as Colin Powell's.
the military has none of the infamous stats about dropouts.
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First reported last fall, the epidemic has devastated the entire collection.
The epidemic has had negative consequences on all of the collection.
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Not only did it promote freedom more than any statesman or soldier did by creating CNN, faxes, and e-mail, but furthermore, Einstein's theory of relativity paved the way for a new relativism in morality, arts and politics, influencing James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and others.
Pablo Picasso was influenced by James Joyce.
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He had a video camera attached to the ceiling, which recorded every move.
It was illegal to make such a recording.
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You never know for sure what you're getting, which, unfortunately, is an argument for ponying up.
This is grab bag offer at a special marketplace.
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So, how did Caltech come out on top?
Caltech ended up coming out on top.
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Given how many lawyers must have vetted this thing, it's probably an achievement that Mann got as much as he did on the screen.
Mann usually didn't get a lot on the screen.
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William Jefferson Clinton ranks on the list.
Bill Clinton's middle name was Jefferson.
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We learn, for example, that on his field trips with Lady Gregory, Yeats had difficulty understanding the thick Irish accent of the peasants.
Lady Gregory had difficulty understanding thick Irish accents.
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The transformation of normal to abnormal may start with a pill.
Another pill may return from abnormal to normal.
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Today, Thompson is part Beavis, part whore.
Thompson is more than just part Beavis today.
entailment
How does one tell foresight from fear?
Fear and foresight have nothing in common.
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First, it loses sales of Windows 95.
Windows 95 is not selling as much as before.
entailment
They have mainstream acceptance and no shock value, and are worn by young career women and old grandmothers alike.
This shocking article of clothing is too controversial and not worn by young or old women.
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They need more openness, not less.
They need to increase their openness.
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Instead of an invisible hand pushing the economy toward full employment in some unspecified long run, we have the visible hand of the Fed pushing us toward its estimate of the noninflationary unemployment rate over the course of two or three years.
The hand of the Fed is completely invisible.
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We admire perfectionist monomania in Internet tycoons, so why not in Martha?
The author doesn't believe that Internet tycoons are admired.
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The company, which is now traded publicly, was started in 1980 by a psychologist named Stephen Gordon, who was restoring a Queen Anne-style house in Eureka, Calif., and found it maddeningly difficult to locate the period-style fixtures he needed.
Gordon was frustrated trying to find what he needed.
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There are people that just want to get this president (Sen.
This president has people out there that just want to get him.
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Then his pathetic self-loathing might have been exorcised.
The author asserts that by going through the process, the individual might have been cleared of their low self-esteem.
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He's a schemer, a politician, a calculating populist who has built his career on sexy, attention-getting issues.
He is a well known politician.
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The cover story journeys to HMO hell.
The journey to HMO hell was described in great detail.
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It will be interesting to see if Nerve can keep it up.
Nerve looks like they are running out of steam.
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When they watched these films in the presence of an authority figure, however, the Americans' facial expressions were essentially the same as when they watched the films alone, whereas the Japanese showed much less negative affect, smiled sometimes, and actually masked negative emotion with smiling behavior.
they refused to watch the films.
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The United States responded by deploying U.S. naval forces in the region.
The United States has no navy.
contradiction
He faces a 75% chance that he will be impeached by the full House and put on trial in the Senate.
The impeachment has a 75% chance of going through.
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Why are you subjecting your loyal and (usually) enthusiastic readership to the reactionary, bigoted, and sexist drivel of Midge Decter and Norman Podhoretz in ? We don't subscribe to Slate in order to expose ourselves to the ramblings of Anita Bryant's spiritual parents.
Midge Decter had never once been accused of being sexist.
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Here's what worries Given the subtlety of the real issues here, what is the chance that this stuff will be decided on its merits?
The issues are actually severe.
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Downstairs neighbor Aaron Whiteheard said, One night, I heard what sounded like a kid ...
A family of four lives in the apartment above Aaron Whiteheard.
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The addition of Chrysler may help change that approach, but how remains to be seen.
Chrysler has been added.
entailment
They were all slaves, weren't they?
every one of them were servants, correct?
entailment
The New Yorker has a seven day window.
A week is designated as a period.
entailment
In last week's episode, Apu, the Indian convenience store owner, goes down to the docks to donate porno magazines to sailors.
Apu is American.
contradiction
It is a play with clear imperfections, such as an excessively shrill third act.
The third act of the play was perfect,
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The first is that CBS's spiking of the interview turned Wigand into an even bigger story than he would have been otherwise.
Wigand arrived at the CBS interview 20 minutes late.
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Clinton claims to have known nothing about the Chinese plans.
The truth is that Clinton had some knowledge of what the Chinese were up to.
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He became a devoted editor of George , which seems likely to founder in his absence.
He edited George's work and found it important.
entailment
At their press conference after the Senate verdict, several House prosecutors interrupted their sermons against the polls to point out where the public agreed with them.
While the Senate was deliberating, House prosecutors stressed just how different they were from the public.
contradiction
Fine, then simply means test it.
No, do not test it.
contradiction
Taylor proposes that teen-agers on welfare be paid to use an implanted device to prevent pregnancy.
Teenagers who use an implant device are more careful.
neutral
It's certainly better than living in a society that allows money to entice people to convert their own health into a commodity.
Money can never be related to health.
contradiction
Tobey sketched spinach hawkers and bums at the downtown Pike Place Public Market and was sometimes mistaken for one.
The downtown Pike Place Public Market was filled with hawkers and bums.
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So, when the Kurds came under Iraqi attack again, in 1991, there was good reason to fear that another genocide was in the offing (although President Bush's real motivation was defending the stability of Turkey, where the Kurds were fleeing).
The Kurds were in fear another genocide was going to take place.
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This tax-cutting initiative, which he is readying for the November 2000 election, will cap annual property-tax appraisals at 2 percent and exempt vehicles from the property tax (on the long shot that the government might start taxing cars as property).
The measure is attempting to cut taxes.
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Am I supposed to look at the ceiling the entire meeting, steal the occasional glance, or just assume it's a '90s thing?
There is nothing else to do but look at the ceiling or try to steal a glance.
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The most feared (in a good-natured, humorous way) teen news--other than the startlingly high number of your child was killed in a car crash (in a lighthearted, frolicsome way)--was Your adolescent is enjoying sex and drugs.
Teens are promiscuous.
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Need a good book store with a series of author appearances, maybe starting with Susan Faludi?
Susan Faludi is an author.
entailment
Knightley carefully concludes only that the photograph turns out not to be the clear and simple statement of fact that it otherwise appears.
The photograph is not a statement of fact.
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The revival of interest in Wilde--another play about him ( Gross Indecency ) and a new movie ( Wilde )--continues to delight critics.
Wilde, the film, had a small budget.
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In response to one of the proposed symptoms, Spitzer's wife protested, I do that sometimes, and Spitzer responded, OK, take it out.
Spitzer's wife was fine with every proposed symptoms.
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Indeed, there are dozens of clinical experiments showing that high doses of calcium either arrest bone loss or even build bone in older women.
High doses of calcium are beneficial to bone health in older women.
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So far, Campbell and Frank have enlisted only 34 co-signers, and the administration shows no signs of paying attention.
Campbell and Frank could only get the support of 10 co-signers.
contradiction
On Wednesday , NBC sinks to new lows with The Hard Evidence of Aliens Among Us?
NBC sunk to historic lows on Wednesday.
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Felicia's Journey takes place behind the eyes of its central a young Irish girl, Felicia, who crosses the sea to England in a hopeful quest to find the father of her unborn child; and the fat, middle-aged catering manager, Hiditch, who takes a paternal interest in the lass when it becomes clear that her young man has caddishly given her the slip.
Felicia is on the ship to work until her child is born.
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What makes the exhibition truly dreary, however, is the pretense that it's daring, when really it's an exercise in intellectual conformity.
There's a bigger reason why the exhibition is dreary than just being daring.
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( Slate 's Explainer examines the bill of attainder at greater length here.)
It was covered in a feature article.
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In 1995, Willey took revenge on a lover named Shaun Docking by faking a pregnancy and miscarriage and asking Steele to lie about it.
Willey lied about a miscarriage in order to hurt a lover.
entailment
Perhaps we are now seeing a new social phenomenon--trophy kids.
We should never be proud of our children.
contradiction
Yes, said Emanuel after the HRC speech.
Emanuel himself spoke at the HRC.
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The WSJ has these Monica 1) Vernon Jordan isn't part of the joint defense agreement entered into by many other grand-jury witnesses with White House ties.
Vernon Jordan did not enter into the joint defense agreement.
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But Disney Pooh reaches the world.
Disney Pooh is one of the most popular characters of all time.
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Newt Gingrich said that if the evidence holds up, the United States should consider a military strike against Iran.
The United States is threatened by Iran.
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Meanwhile, if you believe in the domestication of animals as pets, that's a personal choice.
Most people who had pets growing up also get a pet when they have their own place.
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Although I speak with an English accent, my pronunciation can be modified to American English.
The author speaks with an accent.
entailment
But others praise it as a minor-league farm team for potential NATO members, and celebrate its civilizing influence (some PFP members have settled long-standing border disputes).
It could be a useful tool for NATO to find new members.
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You also can double-click the plus sign for any one listing or hit one of the higher numbers on the Outline toolbar to affect the whole file and expose various sub-levels of headline, posted date, etc.
When you double-click the plus sign, that listing will be highlighted in green.
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Only a handful of the 200,000 Serbs have come back to the Krajina.
Over 200,00 of the Serbs have returned to the Krajina.
contradiction
We have an obligation to sit back as jurors and let the case be presented (Santorum).
We as jurors are not required to let the case be presented.
contradiction
He's a veteran, isn't he?
He's a veteran of the Marines.
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Mavens can discern between makers at a glance.
Mavens make a quick decision.
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At the hang gliding site, click Links ...
Clicking "Links" at the hang gliding website is recommended.
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He is too many other solid things, in addition to being a Star.
He can be a Star despite his age.
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(Surprisingly, outdoor air pollution is not to It's better for kids to play outside than inside.)
It is healthier for kids to play outside than inside.
neutral
Ajami's book is an indispensable guide to why anyone in the Arab world still listens to it.
In his book Ajami outlines his argument in three sections.
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Circulation has barely risen since World War II, and it's been falling for five years.
Circulation has become stagnant since World War 2.
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Truly, I believe the country is in the best of hands, but how do I rid myself of these impure thoughts?
I trust the leadership of the country.
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On Tuesday's NYPD Blue (ABC, 10 p.m.), Rick Schroder's tight-lipped character, Danny Sorenson, opens up to Sipowicz while seeking help for an alcoholic friend.
Rich Schroder's character is tight-lipped because they're embarrassed about their friend.
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Apparently it's easier to make a mouse talk than to come up with something interesting for him to say (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ).
It is easy to make a mouse talk.
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Not all the time-wasters in the Pentagon are civilians.
Both civilians and non-civilians waste time in the Pentagon.
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By the way, the LAT story cannot just refer to the World Wide Web--oh no, it has to explain that this is a popular Internet graphical network, encompassing some 62 million Americans, that is revolutionizing business and education.
Nobody has any interest in the LAT story.
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Drew said there would then be an entire week to write off Forbes between the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire.
Drew was well-equipped to write plenty of opinion pieces during the week.
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Maybe lime green was a big mistake, but it's his mistake to live with.
Lime green was the optimal choice to make in this situation.
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When agencies lose major accounts, they often fire nearly everyone involved with the account.
These firings mostly occur in insurance agencies.
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Another AP item in the Post reports that at her weekly news conference, Janet Reno admitted she has become so confused over the computer system in her office that she has forsaken it for paper and pencil.
It was reported that Janet Reno prefers analog methods to her computer.
entailment
Since Yugoslavia's disintegration, Franjo Tudjman, a right-wing dictator, has exploited Croatian nationalist sentiments.
Franjo Tudman likes to ride bicycles
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Is that wrong?
A question is being raised on whether something is wrong or not.
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The tensions between, say, competition and compassion, or efficiency and equity, which blighted politics for so long, are sterile quarrels of yesteryear.
Although the political tension between efficiency and equity has subsided in recent years, it is poised to come back in the future.
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Suge, too, imitated mob style, valuing loyalty and insularity over all, surrounding himself with thuggish cronies.
In an attempt to imitate the mob, Suge surrounded himself with cronies.
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There are at least three public accusations against Clinton.
Clinton is accusation free.
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