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According to the Washington Post , Steve Forbes and George W. Bush are criticizing Al Gore for naively accepting Russian pledges of economic reform.	George W. Bush and Steve Forbes praised Al Gore.	contradiction
Dexfenfluramine (tradenamed Redux), a cousin of fenfluramine, was just released.	There are no generic formulations of Redux.	neutral
None associated the pig with its traditional attributes, dirty or foul smelling.	Most of them were quite fond of the pig, thinking of it as a pet.	neutral
Spun and spun and spun the president's denial for months without bothering to check if it was true.	It was the media that kept spinning the story.	neutral
The incremental reforms that traditionalists favor to put the system's books in long-term balance all assume that the current trust fund balances, held in the form of Treasury bonds, are really being compounded and preserved.	The traditionalists trust Treasury bonds.	neutral
The retreat of that deck is a century-long process, but it can be stemmed.	The process takes around 100 years.	entailment
But they won't be able to say they weren't helped with their math homework by the very best.	They completed their math homework all by themselves.	contradiction
Her appearance is a needless affront to the president and the presidency, say Carlson and Jack Germond ( Inside Washington ). Tony Blankley (CNN's Late Edition ) sat next to her at dinner and reports she carried herself like a lady, in contrast to certain vulgar attendees who booed her and made classist snipes about her appearance.	Tony Blankley works for CNN.	entailment
As federal employees, postal workers are not allowed to strike and, if a negotiated settlement cannot be reached, contractual disputes are resolved by binding arbitration.	Legal means are used to deal with disagreements postal workers have.	entailment
This is the third Democrats have overlooked the legal question in the middle.	The legal question is difficult to see because it is in the middle.	neutral
A related piece, based on polls, says that Americans back gay rights in theory but dislike public displays of gay affection.	Americans eventually got to where they were okay with gays showing affection in public.	neutral
Burn How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet ,by Michael Wolff (Simon & Schuster).	You can burn "How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet" by Stephen King on the internet.	contradiction
The cover shows Johnson, a bland-looking man in full business attire, on the porch of an all-American home that looks a tad too small to be his.	Johnson appears in front of his actual home.	neutral
We will all sleep better at night knowing that our commander in chief's libido is compartmentalized, and that he's not bombing Sudanese pharmaceutical plants just to get his Iraqs off.	We are completely unconcerned with the commander in chief's libido as it has no bearing on the world.	contradiction
After the Madness reads like going to court feels.	After the Madnesss is a literary work.	entailment
I also think it is commendable that his articles, although unfavorable to Microsoft in the main, are being hosted on a Microsoft-owned site.	he's an idiot for publishing his articles on a Microsoft-owned site.	contradiction
It was on the plane flying back to Washington that we got news of votes in the House committee that made impeachment extremely likely.	The House committee voted to proceed with impeachment.	entailment
For instance, in a hot-selling series of novels co-authored by the well-known preacher Tim LaHaye, he's Romanian.	Tim LaHaye is an author of Romanian ancestry.	entailment
These states will have gambling that is accessible, but not universal; gambling that funds state government but does not hold it hostage.	The specific states have legal gambling available.	entailment
Alternatively, he could have used his address to the Christian Coalition last Friday to criticize religious intolerance.	He criticized many things.	neutral
What one does not expect in a book of this kind--a book that is technical even as it is beautiful--is that the author will be not just fastidious but also an evocative and wonderfully quirky writer.	The author showed multiple positive personal traits in his writing.	entailment
By contrast, many nerds can be handsome (Gore) or self-confident to the point of arrogance (Gates, Gingrich).	All nerds are unattractive.	contradiction
This one-way connection will offer speeds up to 150,000 bits per second.	The connection has a max of 100 kilobits per second.	contradiction
Such a sudden collapse of so much mammary matter could possibly result in some kind of Hollywood black hole.	Hollywood might turn into a black hole if the boob(s) collapse.	entailment
Instead, they looked the other way.	People ignored a situation.	entailment
Instead, Bradley repudiates the word.	Bradley claims the word is incorrect.	entailment
Leaving a Doll's House and What Falls Away seem less like vindictive, manipulative performances than like baby steps in the right direction.	There are reasons for critics to believe that the performances are not done in good faith.	neutral
Alternatively, he could have used his address to the Christian Coalition last Friday to criticize religious intolerance.	He could have done things differently.	entailment
(The exception is the cast of non-Jewish locals, who are almost all soap operaish white trash.)	In terms of social class, the non-Jewish residents belong to the upper class.	contradiction
And the fictional Winnie-the-Pooh was named for the real bear, a bear born in Canada who never relinquished his Canadian citizenship.	The bear is not recognized as a citizen.	contradiction
Rather than distinguish these varieties of consumer experience, Frank stuffs everything into the boxes of square and hip--receptacles that were already full back when the '60s dawned.	Frank distinguishes the variety in consumer experience.	contradiction
Her protagonist (Natasha Lyonne) spends her teen-age years being shuttled with her two brothers from one cheap dive to another in the 90210 ZIP code, all because her egregiously unsuccessful father (Alan Arkin) wants them to be educated in the best schools.	The teens spent most of their time in Africa helping other people who are less fortunate than others.	contradiction
He has already demonstrated his acumen at milking the confrontation with Helms for its maximum theatrical and political value.	What he hasn't demonstrated is his acumen at achieving an ending that actually plays out in his favor.	neutral
) The narrative is laced throughout with colorful, distinctly Southern characters, including a Delta store owner who displays a Happy Holidays sign year round ([w]e have a holiday every two months or so) and a Georgia rabbi whose rock 'n' roll temple fuses Jewish and Southern ways ([w]e're sort of reconformadox).	The story contains rich, soulful characters with quirks, who are distinctly Southern.	entailment
The media inferred that Bush was ignoring moral issues because the religious right has nowhere else to go.	The media was critical of Bush when it came to religious issues.	entailment
The Globe stretches the reconciliation theme to new heights with a story suggesting that the fates are trying to bring John F. Kennedy Jr. back to his ex Daryl Hannah.	The Globe published a story suggesting John F. Kennedy Jr. forget his ex.	contradiction
Most people would rather keep what they have than risk it for a hypothetical payoff.	There are many that will always seek a risk.	neutral
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.	The only reason Slate accepted contentious writers was to boost readership.	neutral
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 all of the statistics about dropouts.	contradiction
Nothing in Siegel's work could explain this perception.	Other philosophers could explain this perception.	neutral
At various points in the film, Harrer thinks longingly of Rolf and writes him letters.	Harrer forgot about Rolf early in the film.	contradiction
If he does a better job, those citizenships will become more valuable, and he'll get a better price for them.	The citizenships have already hit their peak value.	contradiction
Chosen under the auspices of the center's director, historian Peter Gay, the fellows include cultural critic Paul Berman, at work on a literary and political history of the Nicaraguan revolution; technology historian Gregory Dreicer, who will study the architecture of racial segregation; and historian Marion Kaplan, who studies the daily life of Jews in Nazi Germany.	The director of the center is Peter Gay.	entailment
And to show me the famous window of the Defenestration of Prague, the glorious day in May 1618 during the Thirty Years War when two royal Catholic officers had been hurled from the window by the Protestant members of the Bohemian Diet--and being in Prague, had landed on a haystack below.	The Thirty Years war had conflict between the Catholics and Protestants.	neutral
Even if he remains uncorrupted, the president will be immersed in the concerns only of the wealthy and will lose all feeling for the lives of everyone else.	The president likes to do his work in his office.	neutral
Does this mean that you will be happier when the information comes out?	Do you think that once the information comes out you will cheer up?	entailment
There is only one airline the Shopping Avenger believes understands the fundamentals of customer service, and that is Southwest Airlines.	Shopping Avenger thinks Southwest Airlines is the best airline.	neutral
Fine, then simply means test it.	Test the item for its durability.	neutral
But in the long run, it's unavoidable.	We can work in order to avoid this.	neutral
De Kooning himself seems to have left the room.	Kooning left the room.	entailment
What we mean--and should mean--by character needs to be disentangled.	We talk about character.	entailment
Such thinking has no doubt fostered an environment in which, reports the Journal , AT&T has 8,000 employees married to each other.	The Journal reports that certain way of thinking created a married environment at AT&T.	entailment
The Post 's Michael Kelly goes cutesy today, dedicating his column to the regular broadcasts of what he calls National Tom Radio, the daily pronouncements of his 2 a year-old, in the process probably setting some kind of record for the number of occurrences of the word mommy in a Post op-ed piece.	Michael Kelly works for The Post.	entailment
But lately he has taken to cruising college campuses in his Miata, looking for recruits.	The man is recruiting for the military.	neutral
A reporter from a major publication cornered me recently, and Nathan, I only have a couple of minutes.	I interacted with a reporter not long ago.	entailment
Et In an interview on Late Edition , Ken Starr says that if he could do it over again, he would have used the independent counsel's office as a bully pulpit, appearing on television to counter the White House's spin doctors.	Kenn Starr wasn't a fan of the White House's spin doctors.	entailment
And eventually people are no longer eager to live on garbage dumps.	Living on garbage dumps will be a thing of the past.	entailment
Perhaps that's why I feel Plotz's article is the silliest explanation of the logic of adventure I've ever read.	Plotz has written an article which relates to adventure.	entailment
The Degas family (which sometimes changed their name to de Gas to suggest noble roots) came to prominence through the same international banking connections the Jewish financiers they deplored had.	the Degas family rose to power through international banking connections.	entailment
Ask any current teacher of legal ethics in any law school in the United States ( including a law school in New York).	New York has at least one law school.	entailment
Exempted from Novak's observation might be executives at Reebok, who last year professed to have been unaware of connotations associated with the name they gave to a new women's running Incubus.	Novak spoke extensively about Reebok.	contradiction
This book is not a road map for improving the American economy.	The book does not have all the information needed to improve the American economy.	entailment
The Clinton health-care plan is a case in point.	The case in point is the Clinton health-care plan.	entailment
Speaking of The third-place finisher, Forget Me Not , features an animated condom in a drawer.	The contest was held on a Saturday.	neutral
When Pixar went public, the money raised from that very first sale of its shares was what it used to run its business in the future.	Investors who bought Pixar stocks on the first day they were available have seen a five-fold increase in their value.	neutral
Newsweek 's Michael Jordan cover story focuses on off-the-court Jordan.	The cover image of Michael Jordan is of him in his home.	neutral
Dr. Richards, can you write a prescription for the tabloids?	Dr. Richards semi-retired last month.	neutral
It's really cool to be postmodern and hip	Nobody claims that being postmodern and hip is the cool at all.	contradiction
Or, perhaps most striking of all, consider a set piece in which Reich speaks to the National Association of Manufacturers.	Reich has meaningful things to say to the National Association of Manufacturers.	neutral
Richard Holbrooke was confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations.	The United Nations does not have ambassadors.	contradiction
I read last week's Committee of Advice for Dole, with some interest and not a little amazement.	I had no interest in reading last weeks Committee of Advice for Dole.	contradiction
Even his admirers admit he's dour and humorless.	No one finds him funny.	entailment
Similarly, the idea that Native American babies, or black babies, or whatever, have some mystical genetic affinity with their own kind is silly.	The black babies are mostly born to unwed teenage mothers.	neutral
They never forgave Arafat for bowing to what Ajami calls the logic of brute, irreversible facts.	Arafat was considered to be a weak leader by Ajami.	neutral
In other words, Bill Gross could break even--provided he was the only advertiser on the Web.	Even though he's just one person in terms of advertising, Bill Gross could easily break even or even profit.	contradiction
Not all falsehoods, of course, are lies (the key ingredient in a lie is intentionality).	All falsehoods are inherently lies.	contradiction
To aid the larger lexicographical enterprise, I'm interested in collecting samples of references to yadda yadda yadda (or similarly imitative terms) in any communications media other than paper.	Large lexicographical enterprises may want to just categorize everything into their datasets.	neutral
) says herbal remedies can work--Saint Johnswort does cure some folks' mild depression--but herbs also have nasty side effects.	herbal remedies can take effect, as shown from St John's Wort ridding some people from small depressions, but the herbs also have unpleasant side effects.	entailment
They won't be satisfied--and won't relax--until they've identified his flaws.	This group will not be happy until the flaws of this man are figured out.	entailment
Paste for Greenies	Greenies benefit from the use of paste.	neutral
This book is not a road map for improving the American economy.	People should follow the book word for word for improving the American economy.	contradiction
Based on scuttlebutt and speculation from insiders at the Clinton, Bush, Reagan, and Ford White Houses, here are the four likeliest scenarios for presidential adultery.	Here are 15 likely scenarios for presidential adultery.	contradiction
Even if they use the meat.	There is meat that could be used.	entailment
Hives feature the mathematical genius of honeycombs and precise divisions of labor.	The hives studied are located in California.	neutral
If I had not been born, both my sisters would have substantially bigger shares of the pie, and everybody else's share would be exactly what it is now.	My sisters would have a bigger portion of the pie if I were not here.	entailment
In that sense, the stock market boom is founded firmly on the steadier achievements to which Kazin refers.	Kazin was an expert in the stock market.	neutral
Besides, complains New York 's Mark Stevens, there are more dresses on display than paintings.	The paintings are more important than the dresses.	neutral
(A Versace show opened with razor-sharp bias-cut asymmetrical navy dresses, stern except for a frill at the hem and a swatch of black lace that masked eyes.	In a provocative move all the models at the show were completely naked and no clothing was featured at all; the designer called it "primal fashion".	contradiction
The boycott has been called off, but demands persist for full disclosure of records of Holocaust victims' assets, and there's little sign the Swiss will recover their pristine image any time soon.	If the Swiss cooperate they might recover their image.	neutral
Because the $50,000 prize to be announced July 29 is for the artist's whole oeuvre and not the work submitted for the show, I would award it, if forced to choose, to South African William Kentridge, who is known for powerful , many with anti-apartheid themes.	The prize amount is set at fifty thousand dollars.	entailment
In the publicity leading up to the release of Showgirls , Eszterhas gave interview after interview about the importance of the movie, of its deep moral message, its serious purpose.	Showgirls never got released.	contradiction
Those in the bottom half are threatened by globalization and technological change.	Technological change affects poor people but not as much as globalization affects them.	neutral
As for the victory in Chechnya, it's a mirage.	No one could be victorious in Chechnya.	neutral
It might not have the scope of The Godfather or The Godfather Part II , yet among all the gangster pictures since Coppola's epic, it has no peer.	The Godfather movies were the last gangster movies Coppola ever made.	neutral
A Time story says the electric-car movement is running out of juice.	Time reports that the electric vehicle hype is dying down.	entailment
Life aboard ship is tough	It is difficult to live one's life on board a ship.	neutral
Until recently, their industry was illegal almost everywhere.	Their industry was always perfectly legal.	contradiction
By the end, just before his death from rectal cancer (a grimly appropriate fate for the author of The Search for Fecality, in which he Is god a being?	The author is still writing novels.	contradiction
And third, in the issue it published the following Monday, Newsweek included the full excerpt--which is where Brill found the out-of-context quote he claims Newsweek ignored.	Brill found an out of context excerpt in an issue of Newsweek.	entailment
The British company that recently won fame for cloning a sheep is reportedly on the verge of deriving human blood plasma from sheep and cows.	There has been successful attempts are cloning animals.	entailment

According to the Washington Post , Steve Forbes and George W. Bush are criticizing Al Gore for naively accepting Russian pledges of economic reform.

George W. Bush and Steve Forbes praised Al Gore.

contradiction

Dexfenfluramine (tradenamed Redux), a cousin of fenfluramine, was just released.

There are no generic formulations of Redux.

neutral

None associated the pig with its traditional attributes, dirty or foul smelling.

Most of them were quite fond of the pig, thinking of it as a pet.

neutral

Spun and spun and spun the president's denial for months without bothering to check if it was true.

It was the media that kept spinning the story.

neutral

The incremental reforms that traditionalists favor to put the system's books in long-term balance all assume that the current trust fund balances, held in the form of Treasury bonds, are really being compounded and preserved.

The traditionalists trust Treasury bonds.

neutral

The retreat of that deck is a century-long process, but it can be stemmed.

The process takes around 100 years.

entailment

But they won't be able to say they weren't helped with their math homework by the very best.

They completed their math homework all by themselves.

contradiction

Her appearance is a needless affront to the president and the presidency, say Carlson and Jack Germond ( Inside Washington ). Tony Blankley (CNN's Late Edition ) sat next to her at dinner and reports she carried herself like a lady, in contrast to certain vulgar attendees who booed her and made classist snipes about her appearance.

Tony Blankley works for CNN.

entailment

As federal employees, postal workers are not allowed to strike and, if a negotiated settlement cannot be reached, contractual disputes are resolved by binding arbitration.

Legal means are used to deal with disagreements postal workers have.

entailment

This is the third Democrats have overlooked the legal question in the middle.

The legal question is difficult to see because it is in the middle.

neutral

A related piece, based on polls, says that Americans back gay rights in theory but dislike public displays of gay affection.

Americans eventually got to where they were okay with gays showing affection in public.

neutral

Burn How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet ,by Michael Wolff (Simon & Schuster).

You can burn "How I Survived the Gold Rush Years on the Internet" by Stephen King on the internet.

contradiction

The cover shows Johnson, a bland-looking man in full business attire, on the porch of an all-American home that looks a tad too small to be his.

Johnson appears in front of his actual home.

neutral

We will all sleep better at night knowing that our commander in chief's libido is compartmentalized, and that he's not bombing Sudanese pharmaceutical plants just to get his Iraqs off.

We are completely unconcerned with the commander in chief's libido as it has no bearing on the world.

contradiction

After the Madness reads like going to court feels.

After the Madnesss is a literary work.

entailment

I also think it is commendable that his articles, although unfavorable to Microsoft in the main, are being hosted on a Microsoft-owned site.

he's an idiot for publishing his articles on a Microsoft-owned site.

contradiction

It was on the plane flying back to Washington that we got news of votes in the House committee that made impeachment extremely likely.

The House committee voted to proceed with impeachment.

entailment

For instance, in a hot-selling series of novels co-authored by the well-known preacher Tim LaHaye, he's Romanian.

Tim LaHaye is an author of Romanian ancestry.

entailment

These states will have gambling that is accessible, but not universal; gambling that funds state government but does not hold it hostage.

The specific states have legal gambling available.

entailment

Alternatively, he could have used his address to the Christian Coalition last Friday to criticize religious intolerance.

He criticized many things.

neutral

What one does not expect in a book of this kind--a book that is technical even as it is beautiful--is that the author will be not just fastidious but also an evocative and wonderfully quirky writer.

The author showed multiple positive personal traits in his writing.

entailment

By contrast, many nerds can be handsome (Gore) or self-confident to the point of arrogance (Gates, Gingrich).

All nerds are unattractive.

contradiction

This one-way connection will offer speeds up to 150,000 bits per second.

The connection has a max of 100 kilobits per second.

contradiction

Such a sudden collapse of so much mammary matter could possibly result in some kind of Hollywood black hole.

Hollywood might turn into a black hole if the boob(s) collapse.

entailment

Instead, they looked the other way.

People ignored a situation.

entailment

Instead, Bradley repudiates the word.

Bradley claims the word is incorrect.

entailment

Leaving a Doll's House and What Falls Away seem less like vindictive, manipulative performances than like baby steps in the right direction.

There are reasons for critics to believe that the performances are not done in good faith.

neutral

Alternatively, he could have used his address to the Christian Coalition last Friday to criticize religious intolerance.

He could have done things differently.

entailment

(The exception is the cast of non-Jewish locals, who are almost all soap operaish white trash.)

In terms of social class, the non-Jewish residents belong to the upper class.

contradiction

And the fictional Winnie-the-Pooh was named for the real bear, a bear born in Canada who never relinquished his Canadian citizenship.

The bear is not recognized as a citizen.

contradiction

Rather than distinguish these varieties of consumer experience, Frank stuffs everything into the boxes of square and hip--receptacles that were already full back when the '60s dawned.

Frank distinguishes the variety in consumer experience.

contradiction

Her protagonist (Natasha Lyonne) spends her teen-age years being shuttled with her two brothers from one cheap dive to another in the 90210 ZIP code, all because her egregiously unsuccessful father (Alan Arkin) wants them to be educated in the best schools.

The teens spent most of their time in Africa helping other people who are less fortunate than others.

contradiction

He has already demonstrated his acumen at milking the confrontation with Helms for its maximum theatrical and political value.

What he hasn't demonstrated is his acumen at achieving an ending that actually plays out in his favor.

neutral

) The narrative is laced throughout with colorful, distinctly Southern characters, including a Delta store owner who displays a Happy Holidays sign year round ([w]e have a holiday every two months or so) and a Georgia rabbi whose rock 'n' roll temple fuses Jewish and Southern ways ([w]e're sort of reconformadox).

The story contains rich, soulful characters with quirks, who are distinctly Southern.

entailment

The media inferred that Bush was ignoring moral issues because the religious right has nowhere else to go.

The media was critical of Bush when it came to religious issues.

entailment

The Globe stretches the reconciliation theme to new heights with a story suggesting that the fates are trying to bring John F. Kennedy Jr. back to his ex Daryl Hannah.

The Globe published a story suggesting John F. Kennedy Jr. forget his ex.

contradiction

Most people would rather keep what they have than risk it for a hypothetical payoff.

There are many that will always seek a risk.

neutral

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.

The only reason Slate accepted contentious writers was to boost readership.

neutral

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 all of the statistics about dropouts.

contradiction

Nothing in Siegel's work could explain this perception.

Other philosophers could explain this perception.

neutral

At various points in the film, Harrer thinks longingly of Rolf and writes him letters.

Harrer forgot about Rolf early in the film.

contradiction

If he does a better job, those citizenships will become more valuable, and he'll get a better price for them.

The citizenships have already hit their peak value.

contradiction

Chosen under the auspices of the center's director, historian Peter Gay, the fellows include cultural critic Paul Berman, at work on a literary and political history of the Nicaraguan revolution; technology historian Gregory Dreicer, who will study the architecture of racial segregation; and historian Marion Kaplan, who studies the daily life of Jews in Nazi Germany.

The director of the center is Peter Gay.

entailment

And to show me the famous window of the Defenestration of Prague, the glorious day in May 1618 during the Thirty Years War when two royal Catholic officers had been hurled from the window by the Protestant members of the Bohemian Diet--and being in Prague, had landed on a haystack below.

The Thirty Years war had conflict between the Catholics and Protestants.

neutral

Even if he remains uncorrupted, the president will be immersed in the concerns only of the wealthy and will lose all feeling for the lives of everyone else.

The president likes to do his work in his office.

neutral

Does this mean that you will be happier when the information comes out?

Do you think that once the information comes out you will cheer up?

entailment

There is only one airline the Shopping Avenger believes understands the fundamentals of customer service, and that is Southwest Airlines.

Shopping Avenger thinks Southwest Airlines is the best airline.

neutral

Fine, then simply means test it.

Test the item for its durability.

neutral

But in the long run, it's unavoidable.

We can work in order to avoid this.

neutral

De Kooning himself seems to have left the room.

Kooning left the room.

entailment

What we mean--and should mean--by character needs to be disentangled.

We talk about character.

entailment

Such thinking has no doubt fostered an environment in which, reports the Journal , AT&T has 8,000 employees married to each other.

The Journal reports that certain way of thinking created a married environment at AT&T.

entailment

The Post 's Michael Kelly goes cutesy today, dedicating his column to the regular broadcasts of what he calls National Tom Radio, the daily pronouncements of his 2 a year-old, in the process probably setting some kind of record for the number of occurrences of the word mommy in a Post op-ed piece.

Michael Kelly works for The Post.

entailment

But lately he has taken to cruising college campuses in his Miata, looking for recruits.

The man is recruiting for the military.

neutral

A reporter from a major publication cornered me recently, and Nathan, I only have a couple of minutes.

I interacted with a reporter not long ago.

entailment

Et In an interview on Late Edition , Ken Starr says that if he could do it over again, he would have used the independent counsel's office as a bully pulpit, appearing on television to counter the White House's spin doctors.

Kenn Starr wasn't a fan of the White House's spin doctors.

entailment

And eventually people are no longer eager to live on garbage dumps.

Living on garbage dumps will be a thing of the past.

entailment

Perhaps that's why I feel Plotz's article is the silliest explanation of the logic of adventure I've ever read.

Plotz has written an article which relates to adventure.

entailment

The Degas family (which sometimes changed their name to de Gas to suggest noble roots) came to prominence through the same international banking connections the Jewish financiers they deplored had.

the Degas family rose to power through international banking connections.

entailment

Ask any current teacher of legal ethics in any law school in the United States ( including a law school in New York).

New York has at least one law school.

entailment

Exempted from Novak's observation might be executives at Reebok, who last year professed to have been unaware of connotations associated with the name they gave to a new women's running Incubus.

Novak spoke extensively about Reebok.

contradiction

This book is not a road map for improving the American economy.

The book does not have all the information needed to improve the American economy.

entailment

The Clinton health-care plan is a case in point.

The case in point is the Clinton health-care plan.

entailment

Speaking of The third-place finisher, Forget Me Not , features an animated condom in a drawer.

The contest was held on a Saturday.

neutral

When Pixar went public, the money raised from that very first sale of its shares was what it used to run its business in the future.

Investors who bought Pixar stocks on the first day they were available have seen a five-fold increase in their value.

neutral

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

The cover image of Michael Jordan is of him in his home.

neutral

Dr. Richards, can you write a prescription for the tabloids?

Dr. Richards semi-retired last month.

neutral

It's really cool to be postmodern and hip

Nobody claims that being postmodern and hip is the cool at all.

contradiction

Or, perhaps most striking of all, consider a set piece in which Reich speaks to the National Association of Manufacturers.

Reich has meaningful things to say to the National Association of Manufacturers.

neutral

Richard Holbrooke was confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations.

The United Nations does not have ambassadors.

contradiction

I read last week's Committee of Advice for Dole, with some interest and not a little amazement.

I had no interest in reading last weeks Committee of Advice for Dole.

contradiction

Even his admirers admit he's dour and humorless.

No one finds him funny.

entailment

Similarly, the idea that Native American babies, or black babies, or whatever, have some mystical genetic affinity with their own kind is silly.

The black babies are mostly born to unwed teenage mothers.

neutral

They never forgave Arafat for bowing to what Ajami calls the logic of brute, irreversible facts.

Arafat was considered to be a weak leader by Ajami.

neutral

In other words, Bill Gross could break even--provided he was the only advertiser on the Web.

Even though he's just one person in terms of advertising, Bill Gross could easily break even or even profit.

contradiction

Not all falsehoods, of course, are lies (the key ingredient in a lie is intentionality).

All falsehoods are inherently lies.

contradiction

To aid the larger lexicographical enterprise, I'm interested in collecting samples of references to yadda yadda yadda (or similarly imitative terms) in any communications media other than paper.

Large lexicographical enterprises may want to just categorize everything into their datasets.

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) says herbal remedies can work--Saint Johnswort does cure some folks' mild depression--but herbs also have nasty side effects.

herbal remedies can take effect, as shown from St John's Wort ridding some people from small depressions, but the herbs also have unpleasant side effects.

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They won't be satisfied--and won't relax--until they've identified his flaws.

This group will not be happy until the flaws of this man are figured out.

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Paste for Greenies

Greenies benefit from the use of paste.

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This book is not a road map for improving the American economy.

People should follow the book word for word for improving the American economy.

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Based on scuttlebutt and speculation from insiders at the Clinton, Bush, Reagan, and Ford White Houses, here are the four likeliest scenarios for presidential adultery.

Here are 15 likely scenarios for presidential adultery.

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Even if they use the meat.

There is meat that could be used.

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Hives feature the mathematical genius of honeycombs and precise divisions of labor.

The hives studied are located in California.

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If I had not been born, both my sisters would have substantially bigger shares of the pie, and everybody else's share would be exactly what it is now.

My sisters would have a bigger portion of the pie if I were not here.

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In that sense, the stock market boom is founded firmly on the steadier achievements to which Kazin refers.

Kazin was an expert in the stock market.

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Besides, complains New York 's Mark Stevens, there are more dresses on display than paintings.

The paintings are more important than the dresses.

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(A Versace show opened with razor-sharp bias-cut asymmetrical navy dresses, stern except for a frill at the hem and a swatch of black lace that masked eyes.

In a provocative move all the models at the show were completely naked and no clothing was featured at all; the designer called it "primal fashion".

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The boycott has been called off, but demands persist for full disclosure of records of Holocaust victims' assets, and there's little sign the Swiss will recover their pristine image any time soon.

If the Swiss cooperate they might recover their image.

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Because the $50,000 prize to be announced July 29 is for the artist's whole oeuvre and not the work submitted for the show, I would award it, if forced to choose, to South African William Kentridge, who is known for powerful , many with anti-apartheid themes.

The prize amount is set at fifty thousand dollars.

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In the publicity leading up to the release of Showgirls , Eszterhas gave interview after interview about the importance of the movie, of its deep moral message, its serious purpose.

Showgirls never got released.

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Those in the bottom half are threatened by globalization and technological change.

Technological change affects poor people but not as much as globalization affects them.

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As for the victory in Chechnya, it's a mirage.

No one could be victorious in Chechnya.

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It might not have the scope of The Godfather or The Godfather Part II , yet among all the gangster pictures since Coppola's epic, it has no peer.

The Godfather movies were the last gangster movies Coppola ever made.

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A Time story says the electric-car movement is running out of juice.

Time reports that the electric vehicle hype is dying down.

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Life aboard ship is tough

It is difficult to live one's life on board a ship.

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Until recently, their industry was illegal almost everywhere.

Their industry was always perfectly legal.

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By the end, just before his death from rectal cancer (a grimly appropriate fate for the author of The Search for Fecality, in which he Is god a being?

The author is still writing novels.

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And third, in the issue it published the following Monday, Newsweek included the full excerpt--which is where Brill found the out-of-context quote he claims Newsweek ignored.

Brill found an out of context excerpt in an issue of Newsweek.

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The British company that recently won fame for cloning a sheep is reportedly on the verge of deriving human blood plasma from sheep and cows.

There has been successful attempts are cloning animals.

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