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Any NEA chairperson who had the interests of the gay community at heart would have rushed to defund the exhibit.	The exhibit portrayed the gay community negatively.	entailment
The villains were the blacklisters.	The blacklisters are perceived negatively	entailment
It's the kind where you look for everything, you vacuum up everything that's unfavorable, use all of it, whether it's rumor, fact, innuendo, hearsay, use all it, and don't let a kind word get in the whole thing.	We will take the high road, nothing negative is to be said.	contradiction
But if God has taken flight, in Gattaca and elsewhere, at least a few of his imitators are trying to save their souls.	His imitators care very little for trying to save their own souls.	contradiction
even falling knowing already he was dead, and how much I pray to myself I want not, ever,	I knew he was still alive, so I prayed for him to die.	contradiction
Or, to the extent that it really means keep the government out, it sounds like an attempt by the earlier settlers of the new domain to monopolize its structure at the expense of later comers who wish to play by a different set of rules in some portion of that space.	The late comers settled the new domain structure earlier than the settlers.	contradiction
Now economists are pointing out the unfairness of subsidizing the reduction in the number of doctors while refusing to do the same for other professions, such as economists.	The reduction of other professions ended up being reduced and subsidized as well.	neutral
Besides, complains New York 's Mark Stevens, there are more dresses on display than paintings.	Mark Stevens lives in New York.	entailment
Sheppard, Time ). Skeptics renew old attacks on sociobiology's all-encompassing view of human nature.	Skeptics also use new attacks, as well as ol attacks, against sociobiology's all-encompassing view of human nature.	neutral
Political analysts pretend to explain the past and predict the future with the same certainty as natural scientists.	Political analysts discuss the past.	entailment
Others, though, bash Pfitzner's work as a pale imitation of Wagner, massively bloated [and] endlessly meandering, and say its American performance would have been [b]etter never, perhaps, than late (Martin Bernheimer, the Los Angeles Times ).	Better never than late says others bashing Pfitzner's work.	entailment
The new law also makes it easier for broadcasters to renew their licenses, and requires TV manufacturers to install parent-friendly V-chips.	TV manufacturers must install parent-friendly V-chips.	entailment
While these varieties are generally incompatible with one another, all this code-writing has resulted in a far-flung community that understands the Unix beast.	Unix is very diffused and has a big community	entailment
There are lots of enormous rocks, anyway, which in my experience tends to mean lots of enormous snakes.	The presence of enormous rocks and enormous snakes are positively correlated.	entailment
The main reason the media have greeted Jack Kemp so rapturously isn't his ideas, his optimism, or his compassion.	Jack Kemp was never reported on my the media.	contradiction
Then I jump in with a higher bid at the end, hoping that at least some of those competitors are away from their computers and unable to respond.	The bid was about to end.	entailment
The critics I spoke to, however, offered credible arguments.	They spoke to several critics over the course of a week.	neutral
A renaissance of sociological research in the United Kingdom, as well as the fact that Prime Minister Tony Blair's intellectual guru is sociologist and London School of Economics Dean Anthony Giddens.	The United Kingdom is a country that is very poor when it comes to intellectual research.	contradiction
It may be more important to ask whether it's helped the people it was supposed to help, he began.	The people received more help than they actually needed.	contradiction
Nixon's Watergate sins (dismissed by the public on the eve of the election as, at most, the work of overzealous campaign aides) caught up with him in his second term.	Nixon was found to be completely innocent in the Watergate scandal.	contradiction
The rounded slinky movements of the dancelike kata looked specifically designed to develop grace, coordination, and balance.	The rounded sinuous movements of the kata looked like it was designed to develop grace.	entailment
The important question is not whether Clinton had sex with her and lied about it but what the country should do about this.	Clinton was truthful about his affair.	contradiction
Republicans have long demanded smaller government.	Politicians have demanded a smaller government for a long time.	entailment
The product itself won't be in stores until summer, so it's way too early to know how the shaving public will respond.	The product will hit the stores in spring.	contradiction
However, I am just a little disappointed that there is no representation in your measurement for popular music.	There is only no representation for pop music.	neutral
If you missed the demonstration that either diGenova or Toensing was the original source for the Dallas Morning News report about a Secret Service agent who witnessed Clinton and Lewinsky in a compromising situation, click here.	Click here to see the Dallas Morning News report about a Secret Service agent who witnessed Clinton and Lewinsky in a compromising situation.	entailment
sadistic (Alex Ross, The New Yorker ). A few critics take the audience's boos as evidence of New York opera-goers' conservatism.	Music critic's notoce an audience's reaction.	neutral
In the film, for example, his wrestling days come to an abrupt end after he and Lawler erupt into a brawl while appearing on Late Night With David Letterman . But in life, the rematches would continue.	The film accurately portrays the real life end of her wrestling career following an on-screen altercation.	contradiction
On the rare occasions the service is queried, it invokes the Dead President.	The service is queried about the dead President every day..	contradiction
Igave a lecture on the American economy in Tel Aviv, Israel, last month.	I gave a presentation on Tel Aviv's economy in American last year.	contradiction
In this context, it's hard to know what makes a kaffeeklatsch odd.	Kaffeeklatsch is odd, and I can tell you exactly why.	contradiction
You don't have to teach Rik Smits how to make post moves.	Rik Smits already knows lots of post moves.	entailment
It's almost barbaric in a certain way.	Being viewed as barbaric caused them to change the way it was being done.	neutral
The editors Slate is here for the duration.	Slate will be here for now.	entailment
Weegee's Life, Death, and the Human Drama (International Center of Photography Midtown, New York City).	Weegee lived a long life.	neutral
The pose and the prose of journalists have changed since Ben Hecht's The Front Page . Indeed, Hecht's reporters would have balked at being called journalists.	The old way of doing journalism was better than the actual one	neutral
I'm not sure it is right, in ways I hope it is wrong, and in the end, Richard, you might be It might just not add up.	It could be right, it could be wrong, and it might just not add up.	entailment
Linux found my various devices, such as my mouse and graphics card.	My computer uses Linux.	entailment
At bequest time, the strategic gift motive would evaporate, and the favored child would be favored no longer.	It's impossible for this child to ever lose his favor.	contradiction
There was a deeper The new ideas were immensely liberating, but at some point you can get too liberated.	The new ideas were controlling.	contradiction
Some places are so boring that that's what's comically interesting about Peoria, Encino, Cleveland.	Peoria, Encino, and Cleveland are some of the best places to visit for excitement and having a good time.	contradiction
The compositions become ever more undulating and graceful.	The compositions began to lessen in quality over time.	contradiction
But where would those two applicants have ranked if blacks had not been enslaved and discriminated against?	Two applicants were ranked.	entailment
A recent article in Science claimed to rebut Noam Chomsky's theory that our capacity for language is hard-wired in a particular--and uniquely human--module of the brain.	The article that appeared recently in Science agreed with Noam Chomsky's theory about language.	contradiction
Wilson provides superb overviews of Western intellectual history and of the current state of understanding in many academic disciplines.	Wilson offers a subpar review of Western intellectual history.	contradiction
If NBC wanted to clone its sitcoms, you think it could aim higher than Suddenly Susan and The Naked Truth , says USA Today 's Matt Roush.	Suddenly Susan and The Naked Truth are NBC's best sitcoms say's Matt Roush.	contradiction
For bitchy wit at its best, set your VCRs to catch Bette Davis in the incomparable All About Eve (Monday, Cinemax 2, 4 p.m.).	Bette Davis is not very funny for many	neutral
But the more important question How many teen-age girls are getting pregnant in the first place?	It's not unusual for a tee-age girl to get pregnant	entailment
So we all have benefited indirectly.	It has been a detriment to us all.	contradiction
(All gynaecologists are idealists.	Gynecologists specialize in female sexual health.	entailment
It would do that other thing--succeed.	There is success to be had.	entailment
Her recognition of the grave personal injustice done by the left to Clarence Thomas is especially appreciated.	She refused to acknowledge the injustices done by the Democrats towards Clarence Thomas.	contradiction
I am still tempted to do that, but since I encountered that quotation, I have resisted.	I encountered temptation and resisted the quotations to the worst of my ability.	contradiction
Dexfenfluramine (tradenamed Redux), a cousin of fenfluramine, was just released.	The brand name Redux is probably expensive.	neutral
The most commonly stolen models are Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys.	Toyota Camry's are very unpopular cars.	contradiction
The old conventional Sibelius was a vulgar nationalist (a la Wagner) and a windy Romantic bore.	Wagner is an example of someone who will bring in a new day and excitement.	contradiction
mean is we moved closer, in,	We could only move forward.	neutral
Martha's Web readers are younger and richer than her magazine subscribers.	Martha's Web readers are upper class.	neutral
The Post notes the deep disappointment in Malaysia over the no-show by President Clinton, who stayed home to cope with the Iraqi crisis and sent Vice President Al Gore instead.	Clinton might have gone to Malaysia as planned	neutral
Giuliani is clearly wrong in trying to stop the exhibit, but how many people defending the museum right now would be trying to shut it down if the art was offensive in other, even less acceptable, ways?	Giuliani has tried to stop other exhibits before.	neutral
I just wanted to thank you for allowing Mark Alan Stamaty a forum for his hilarious--and often insightful--cartoon about a (slightly) warped world.	The show has a very limited fan base due to its topics.	neutral
To take only the most extreme Outright bribes do not, as far as we can tell, play a big role in determining federal policies--and who doubts that they would if they were legal?	It would be better for our laws if we could get rid of bribes entirely.	neutral
Microsoft's critics point out that Windows has 90 percent of the OS market.	It is socially problematic for Microsoft to hold such a large share of the OS market.	neutral
I thought to myself, 'This is incredible' ...It totally fell into our lap.	The person was given a great opportunity.	entailment
However, they should not be punished without due process in the name of 'national security' or 'protection of citizens' lives.	Protecting citizens and their lives should be at the forefront of all moral issues affecting the country.	neutral
Neither mother nor daughter is made distinctive this time around, except in the most heavy-handed way.	The mother and daughter stood out in the most illustrious and magnificent way possible..	contradiction
At least, it seems clear that the earnings of the total labor force have risen pretty much in line with productivity (output per hour of work) when measured correctly.	When measured correctly, the total labor force earnings coincide with productivity which shows an increase.	entailment
Once auction invoked the incomprehensible high-speed chatter of a tobacco dealer, building to the giddy crescendo, Sold American!	"Sold American!" had long been the auctioneer's signature catchphrase.	neutral
It is not overarching moral or political meaning that Didion has suddenly discovered.	Didion had a political epiphany.	contradiction
Rediscovering Arendt's public-private split wouldn't necessarily entail abandoning the feminist notion that the personal is political.	The personal is sometimes not political.	neutral
And then, of course, there was the New York Times , that old mainstay of psychotic delusion--Nash thought aliens were sending him encrypted messages through its pages (come to think of it, that could explain the Times ' odd prose).	Nash felt that proof of alien existence is far from conclusive.	contradiction
Bettelheim believed grandiosely in being a guide, but he had fundamentally humble guidance to that in the end, as in the beginning (one of his favorite phrases), one can hope to grow only by endeavoring to be one's own guide.	Bettelheim ignored the need for guidance of other people	contradiction
Yes, our parents had many of the same sexual traumas we did but, no, we don't want to hear about them in detail.	It's awkward to hear about your parents venereal diseases	entailment
Blockades have always been regarded as acts of war.	If you create a blockade, it's considered an act of aggression people will attack you for sure for.	neutral
The more Brown is attacked, the better she does.	Brown has often been object of criticism	neutral
The baby gets new toys every day, because used toys are immediately discarded.	The baby just receives thrift shop toys.	contradiction
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.	The Senate did not deliver a verdict.	contradiction
Had Apple allowed Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, perhaps even IBM to build hardware running the Mac OS, it might very well have seen its software become the industry standard.	Mac OS could have become the standard if companies such as HP or IBM were permitted to build hardware that ran it.	entailment
This passage could easily belong to a piece of nonfiction--to one of the witty old Letters from Europe that used to run in The New Yorker . And in fact, in the best of these character studies, a vivid picture of Cold War Europe--infected with mediocre rhetoric, imprisoned by fake boundaries, inhabited by numb and ambivalent people--begins to take shape.	The magazine prints some funny and true short writings.	entailment
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 felt seasick while crossing the sea to England	neutral
As long ago as 1939, Sir John Hicks, one of the founders of modern economics, noted that increasing returns, if tolerated, could lead to the wreckage of a large part of economic theory.)	Sir John Hicks earned a college degree in economics from Harvard.	neutral
The greatest events and achievements of the past 1,000 years are reviewed, including the miraculous growth of prosperity since 1750, the persistence of the city, the emancipation of women, the rise of the law, and the invention of limited liability (the key to the rise of equity corporations).	All of the great events and achievements of the past 1,000 years are often assessed.	entailment
Sixty-eight percent favor a federal law to prevent job discrimination against gays and lesbians.	There is a big consensus about preventing job discrimination against homosexuals	entailment
Some houses--big and small--have trimmed their lists, consulting closely with the chains to determine what is commercial, and have seen their profits and sales rise.	Consequently the chains have cut their relationships with these houses due to the new realization of emerging competition.	neutral
Dll stands for dynamic-link library, and .dll files are small chunks of computer code that are intended to be shared by more than one application.	.dll files can be shared by multiple apps.	entailment
And the reason why the rest of us sit in our armchairs and read about these accomplishments is because we wish we'd done something as interesting with our time.	People often wish that they had good accomplishments when reading about them.	entailment
Renaissance Florence.	The Renaissance saw Florence come to the front stage of European art.	neutral
But when the industry attempted to create , the same activists protested again, declaring the safer cigarette evil because it would encourage smokers to continue their habit.	The new cigarette that was created continues to encourage smokers.	neutral
Other no story line, cheap puns, and heavy-handed sexual innuendo.	Points to critique in a story include an identifiable plot and cleverness of its jokes.	entailment
Comments like these make you wonder not whether Bush and his friends ever used cocaine, but whether they ever stopped.	Americans wonder if Bush and his buddies were users of cocaine.	entailment
That is the feeling that makes the children take out the broken tea pot and empty jam tin.	The kids broke the tea pot.	neutral
She claims the Air Force treated her unfairly and that her commanding officers gave her no guidance.	The Air Force treated her unfairly.	neutral
He hasn't had a new thought for 20 years.	He was always proposing new ideas	contradiction
Few bounty hunter training programs exist--the most frequently attended programs are 20-hour courses that cover only basic legal constraints.	Plenty bounty hunter training programs exist--the most frequently attended programs are 60-hour courses that cover advanced legal constraints.	contradiction
Bill Bennett said Newt Gingrich is cozying up to the left and should change course or step down.	Bill Bennett claimed Newt Gingrich is getting chummy with the right, but should change that.	contradiction
notion of divine sanction for democratic values.	They believe that their democratic values are sanctioned by God.	entailment
Map maker, map maker, make me a map.	They already have a map.	contradiction
Gigot thinks the tax fraud proceedings against Hubbell are legitimate and ordinary, while everyone else regards the indictments as trumped-up mini-crimes meant to squeeze Hubbell into giving Starr what he wants--cooperation.	Gigot has a difference of belief on the Hubbell as most do.	entailment
Bob Smith quit the GOP and will run for president as an independent.	Bob Smith decided to stay with the Republican Party.	contradiction
He did not, however, suggest that everybody follow his example.	He never told everybody to listen to his example.	entailment

Any NEA chairperson who had the interests of the gay community at heart would have rushed to defund the exhibit.

The exhibit portrayed the gay community negatively.

entailment

The villains were the blacklisters.

The blacklisters are perceived negatively

entailment

It's the kind where you look for everything, you vacuum up everything that's unfavorable, use all of it, whether it's rumor, fact, innuendo, hearsay, use all it, and don't let a kind word get in the whole thing.

We will take the high road, nothing negative is to be said.

contradiction

But if God has taken flight, in Gattaca and elsewhere, at least a few of his imitators are trying to save their souls.

His imitators care very little for trying to save their own souls.

contradiction

even falling knowing already he was dead, and how much I pray to myself I want not, ever,

I knew he was still alive, so I prayed for him to die.

contradiction

Or, to the extent that it really means keep the government out, it sounds like an attempt by the earlier settlers of the new domain to monopolize its structure at the expense of later comers who wish to play by a different set of rules in some portion of that space.

The late comers settled the new domain structure earlier than the settlers.

contradiction

Now economists are pointing out the unfairness of subsidizing the reduction in the number of doctors while refusing to do the same for other professions, such as economists.

The reduction of other professions ended up being reduced and subsidized as well.

neutral

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

Mark Stevens lives in New York.

entailment

Sheppard, Time ). Skeptics renew old attacks on sociobiology's all-encompassing view of human nature.

Skeptics also use new attacks, as well as ol attacks, against sociobiology's all-encompassing view of human nature.

neutral

Political analysts pretend to explain the past and predict the future with the same certainty as natural scientists.

Political analysts discuss the past.

entailment

Others, though, bash Pfitzner's work as a pale imitation of Wagner, massively bloated [and] endlessly meandering, and say its American performance would have been [b]etter never, perhaps, than late (Martin Bernheimer, the Los Angeles Times ).

Better never than late says others bashing Pfitzner's work.

entailment

The new law also makes it easier for broadcasters to renew their licenses, and requires TV manufacturers to install parent-friendly V-chips.

TV manufacturers must install parent-friendly V-chips.

entailment

While these varieties are generally incompatible with one another, all this code-writing has resulted in a far-flung community that understands the Unix beast.

Unix is very diffused and has a big community

entailment

There are lots of enormous rocks, anyway, which in my experience tends to mean lots of enormous snakes.

The presence of enormous rocks and enormous snakes are positively correlated.

entailment

The main reason the media have greeted Jack Kemp so rapturously isn't his ideas, his optimism, or his compassion.

Jack Kemp was never reported on my the media.

contradiction

Then I jump in with a higher bid at the end, hoping that at least some of those competitors are away from their computers and unable to respond.

The bid was about to end.

entailment

The critics I spoke to, however, offered credible arguments.

They spoke to several critics over the course of a week.

neutral

A renaissance of sociological research in the United Kingdom, as well as the fact that Prime Minister Tony Blair's intellectual guru is sociologist and London School of Economics Dean Anthony Giddens.

The United Kingdom is a country that is very poor when it comes to intellectual research.

contradiction

It may be more important to ask whether it's helped the people it was supposed to help, he began.

The people received more help than they actually needed.

contradiction

Nixon's Watergate sins (dismissed by the public on the eve of the election as, at most, the work of overzealous campaign aides) caught up with him in his second term.

Nixon was found to be completely innocent in the Watergate scandal.

contradiction

The rounded slinky movements of the dancelike kata looked specifically designed to develop grace, coordination, and balance.

The rounded sinuous movements of the kata looked like it was designed to develop grace.

entailment

The important question is not whether Clinton had sex with her and lied about it but what the country should do about this.

Clinton was truthful about his affair.

contradiction

Republicans have long demanded smaller government.

Politicians have demanded a smaller government for a long time.

entailment

The product itself won't be in stores until summer, so it's way too early to know how the shaving public will respond.

The product will hit the stores in spring.

contradiction

However, I am just a little disappointed that there is no representation in your measurement for popular music.

There is only no representation for pop music.

neutral

If you missed the demonstration that either diGenova or Toensing was the original source for the Dallas Morning News report about a Secret Service agent who witnessed Clinton and Lewinsky in a compromising situation, click here.

Click here to see the Dallas Morning News report about a Secret Service agent who witnessed Clinton and Lewinsky in a compromising situation.

entailment

sadistic (Alex Ross, The New Yorker ). A few critics take the audience's boos as evidence of New York opera-goers' conservatism.

Music critic's notoce an audience's reaction.

neutral

In the film, for example, his wrestling days come to an abrupt end after he and Lawler erupt into a brawl while appearing on Late Night With David Letterman . But in life, the rematches would continue.

The film accurately portrays the real life end of her wrestling career following an on-screen altercation.

contradiction

On the rare occasions the service is queried, it invokes the Dead President.

The service is queried about the dead President every day..

contradiction

Igave a lecture on the American economy in Tel Aviv, Israel, last month.

I gave a presentation on Tel Aviv's economy in American last year.

contradiction

In this context, it's hard to know what makes a kaffeeklatsch odd.

Kaffeeklatsch is odd, and I can tell you exactly why.

contradiction

You don't have to teach Rik Smits how to make post moves.

Rik Smits already knows lots of post moves.

entailment

It's almost barbaric in a certain way.

Being viewed as barbaric caused them to change the way it was being done.

neutral

The editors Slate is here for the duration.

Slate will be here for now.

entailment

Weegee's Life, Death, and the Human Drama (International Center of Photography Midtown, New York City).

Weegee lived a long life.

neutral

The pose and the prose of journalists have changed since Ben Hecht's The Front Page . Indeed, Hecht's reporters would have balked at being called journalists.

The old way of doing journalism was better than the actual one

neutral

I'm not sure it is right, in ways I hope it is wrong, and in the end, Richard, you might be It might just not add up.

It could be right, it could be wrong, and it might just not add up.

entailment

Linux found my various devices, such as my mouse and graphics card.

My computer uses Linux.

entailment

At bequest time, the strategic gift motive would evaporate, and the favored child would be favored no longer.

It's impossible for this child to ever lose his favor.

contradiction

There was a deeper The new ideas were immensely liberating, but at some point you can get too liberated.

The new ideas were controlling.

contradiction

Some places are so boring that that's what's comically interesting about Peoria, Encino, Cleveland.

Peoria, Encino, and Cleveland are some of the best places to visit for excitement and having a good time.

contradiction

The compositions become ever more undulating and graceful.

The compositions began to lessen in quality over time.

contradiction

But where would those two applicants have ranked if blacks had not been enslaved and discriminated against?

Two applicants were ranked.

entailment

A recent article in Science claimed to rebut Noam Chomsky's theory that our capacity for language is hard-wired in a particular--and uniquely human--module of the brain.

The article that appeared recently in Science agreed with Noam Chomsky's theory about language.

contradiction

Wilson provides superb overviews of Western intellectual history and of the current state of understanding in many academic disciplines.

Wilson offers a subpar review of Western intellectual history.

contradiction

If NBC wanted to clone its sitcoms, you think it could aim higher than Suddenly Susan and The Naked Truth , says USA Today 's Matt Roush.

Suddenly Susan and The Naked Truth are NBC's best sitcoms say's Matt Roush.

contradiction

For bitchy wit at its best, set your VCRs to catch Bette Davis in the incomparable All About Eve (Monday, Cinemax 2, 4 p.m.).

Bette Davis is not very funny for many

neutral

But the more important question How many teen-age girls are getting pregnant in the first place?

It's not unusual for a tee-age girl to get pregnant

entailment

So we all have benefited indirectly.

It has been a detriment to us all.

contradiction

(All gynaecologists are idealists.

Gynecologists specialize in female sexual health.

entailment

It would do that other thing--succeed.

There is success to be had.

entailment

Her recognition of the grave personal injustice done by the left to Clarence Thomas is especially appreciated.

She refused to acknowledge the injustices done by the Democrats towards Clarence Thomas.

contradiction

I am still tempted to do that, but since I encountered that quotation, I have resisted.

I encountered temptation and resisted the quotations to the worst of my ability.

contradiction

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

The brand name Redux is probably expensive.

neutral

The most commonly stolen models are Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys.

Toyota Camry's are very unpopular cars.

contradiction

The old conventional Sibelius was a vulgar nationalist (a la Wagner) and a windy Romantic bore.

Wagner is an example of someone who will bring in a new day and excitement.

contradiction

mean is we moved closer, in,

We could only move forward.

neutral

Martha's Web readers are younger and richer than her magazine subscribers.

Martha's Web readers are upper class.

neutral

The Post notes the deep disappointment in Malaysia over the no-show by President Clinton, who stayed home to cope with the Iraqi crisis and sent Vice President Al Gore instead.

Clinton might have gone to Malaysia as planned

neutral

Giuliani is clearly wrong in trying to stop the exhibit, but how many people defending the museum right now would be trying to shut it down if the art was offensive in other, even less acceptable, ways?

Giuliani has tried to stop other exhibits before.

neutral

I just wanted to thank you for allowing Mark Alan Stamaty a forum for his hilarious--and often insightful--cartoon about a (slightly) warped world.

The show has a very limited fan base due to its topics.

neutral

To take only the most extreme Outright bribes do not, as far as we can tell, play a big role in determining federal policies--and who doubts that they would if they were legal?

It would be better for our laws if we could get rid of bribes entirely.

neutral

Microsoft's critics point out that Windows has 90 percent of the OS market.

It is socially problematic for Microsoft to hold such a large share of the OS market.

neutral

I thought to myself, 'This is incredible' ...It totally fell into our lap.

The person was given a great opportunity.

entailment

However, they should not be punished without due process in the name of 'national security' or 'protection of citizens' lives.

Protecting citizens and their lives should be at the forefront of all moral issues affecting the country.

neutral

Neither mother nor daughter is made distinctive this time around, except in the most heavy-handed way.

The mother and daughter stood out in the most illustrious and magnificent way possible..

contradiction

At least, it seems clear that the earnings of the total labor force have risen pretty much in line with productivity (output per hour of work) when measured correctly.

When measured correctly, the total labor force earnings coincide with productivity which shows an increase.

entailment

Once auction invoked the incomprehensible high-speed chatter of a tobacco dealer, building to the giddy crescendo, Sold American!

"Sold American!" had long been the auctioneer's signature catchphrase.

neutral

It is not overarching moral or political meaning that Didion has suddenly discovered.

Didion had a political epiphany.

contradiction

Rediscovering Arendt's public-private split wouldn't necessarily entail abandoning the feminist notion that the personal is political.

The personal is sometimes not political.

neutral

And then, of course, there was the New York Times , that old mainstay of psychotic delusion--Nash thought aliens were sending him encrypted messages through its pages (come to think of it, that could explain the Times ' odd prose).

Nash felt that proof of alien existence is far from conclusive.

contradiction

Bettelheim believed grandiosely in being a guide, but he had fundamentally humble guidance to that in the end, as in the beginning (one of his favorite phrases), one can hope to grow only by endeavoring to be one's own guide.

Bettelheim ignored the need for guidance of other people

contradiction

Yes, our parents had many of the same sexual traumas we did but, no, we don't want to hear about them in detail.

It's awkward to hear about your parents venereal diseases

entailment

Blockades have always been regarded as acts of war.

If you create a blockade, it's considered an act of aggression people will attack you for sure for.

neutral

The more Brown is attacked, the better she does.

Brown has often been object of criticism

neutral

The baby gets new toys every day, because used toys are immediately discarded.

The baby just receives thrift shop toys.

contradiction

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.

The Senate did not deliver a verdict.

contradiction

Had Apple allowed Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, perhaps even IBM to build hardware running the Mac OS, it might very well have seen its software become the industry standard.

Mac OS could have become the standard if companies such as HP or IBM were permitted to build hardware that ran it.

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This passage could easily belong to a piece of nonfiction--to one of the witty old Letters from Europe that used to run in The New Yorker . And in fact, in the best of these character studies, a vivid picture of Cold War Europe--infected with mediocre rhetoric, imprisoned by fake boundaries, inhabited by numb and ambivalent people--begins to take shape.

The magazine prints some funny and true short writings.

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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 felt seasick while crossing the sea to England

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As long ago as 1939, Sir John Hicks, one of the founders of modern economics, noted that increasing returns, if tolerated, could lead to the wreckage of a large part of economic theory.)

Sir John Hicks earned a college degree in economics from Harvard.

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The greatest events and achievements of the past 1,000 years are reviewed, including the miraculous growth of prosperity since 1750, the persistence of the city, the emancipation of women, the rise of the law, and the invention of limited liability (the key to the rise of equity corporations).

All of the great events and achievements of the past 1,000 years are often assessed.

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Sixty-eight percent favor a federal law to prevent job discrimination against gays and lesbians.

There is a big consensus about preventing job discrimination against homosexuals

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Some houses--big and small--have trimmed their lists, consulting closely with the chains to determine what is commercial, and have seen their profits and sales rise.

Consequently the chains have cut their relationships with these houses due to the new realization of emerging competition.

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Dll stands for dynamic-link library, and .dll files are small chunks of computer code that are intended to be shared by more than one application.

.dll files can be shared by multiple apps.

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And the reason why the rest of us sit in our armchairs and read about these accomplishments is because we wish we'd done something as interesting with our time.

People often wish that they had good accomplishments when reading about them.

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Renaissance Florence.

The Renaissance saw Florence come to the front stage of European art.

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But when the industry attempted to create , the same activists protested again, declaring the safer cigarette evil because it would encourage smokers to continue their habit.

The new cigarette that was created continues to encourage smokers.

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Other no story line, cheap puns, and heavy-handed sexual innuendo.

Points to critique in a story include an identifiable plot and cleverness of its jokes.

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Comments like these make you wonder not whether Bush and his friends ever used cocaine, but whether they ever stopped.

Americans wonder if Bush and his buddies were users of cocaine.

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That is the feeling that makes the children take out the broken tea pot and empty jam tin.

The kids broke the tea pot.

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She claims the Air Force treated her unfairly and that her commanding officers gave her no guidance.

The Air Force treated her unfairly.

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He hasn't had a new thought for 20 years.

He was always proposing new ideas

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Few bounty hunter training programs exist--the most frequently attended programs are 20-hour courses that cover only basic legal constraints.

Plenty bounty hunter training programs exist--the most frequently attended programs are 60-hour courses that cover advanced legal constraints.

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Bill Bennett said Newt Gingrich is cozying up to the left and should change course or step down.

Bill Bennett claimed Newt Gingrich is getting chummy with the right, but should change that.

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notion of divine sanction for democratic values.

They believe that their democratic values are sanctioned by God.

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Map maker, map maker, make me a map.

They already have a map.

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Gigot thinks the tax fraud proceedings against Hubbell are legitimate and ordinary, while everyone else regards the indictments as trumped-up mini-crimes meant to squeeze Hubbell into giving Starr what he wants--cooperation.

Gigot has a difference of belief on the Hubbell as most do.

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Bob Smith quit the GOP and will run for president as an independent.

Bob Smith decided to stay with the Republican Party.

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He did not, however, suggest that everybody follow his example.

He never told everybody to listen to his example.

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