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But for someone as smart as Gates, who can afford to hire experts on any subject under the sun, some of his foundation βs strategies are baffling. | But for someone as smart as Gates, who can afford to hire experts on any subject that makes you warm, some of his foundation βs strategies are baffling. | 0not_entailment
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But, for the over extended borrowers, the chickens have come home to roost. | But, for the over extended borrowers, the what the routines are. | 0not_entailment
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But going gently was difficult, to say the least, for his active mind was giving way to the essential basic desire for a man to possess the woman he loved and who loved him, and his kisses and caresses grew more and more urgent. | But going gently was difficult, so as to be brief and efficient, for his active mind was giving way to the essential basic desire for a man to possess the woman he loved and who loved him, and his kisses and caresses grew more and more urgent. | 0not_entailment
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But Grete's words had succeeded in disquieting her mother, who took a step to one side, caught sight of the huge brown mass on the flowered wallpaper, and before she was really conscious that what she saw was Gregor, screamed in a loud, hoarse voice: " Oh God, oh God! ", fell with outspread arms over the sofa as if giving up the ghost and did not move. | But Grete's words had succeeded in disquieting her mother, who took a step to one side, caught sight of the huge brown mass on the flowered wallpaper, and before she was really conscious that what she saw was Gregor, screamed in a loud, hoarse voice: " Oh God, oh God! ", fell with outspread arms over the sofa as if acting like a ghost and did not move. | 0not_entailment
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But he had been very helpful over the Puddephat business, she admitted to herself, and his moods were unpredictable β he might be on top of the world by the time he arrived at the cinema. | But he had been very helpful over the Puddephat business, she admitted to herself, and his moods were unpredictable β he might be on top of Mount Everest by the time he arrived at the cinema. | 0not_entailment
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But he had the last laugh β the Blades dumped Manchester United 2β1 on the opening day! | But he was the last to laugh at a joke β the Blades dumped Manchester United 2β1 on the opening day! | 0not_entailment
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But he is insisting, in black and white terms, that the divine sonship, mediated by the Spirit, must show itself in changed behaviour. | But he is insisting, in different colors terms, that the divine sonship, mediated by the Spirit, must show itself in changed behaviour. | 0not_entailment
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But he made no move to close the gap between them, as his deep blue gaze continued to caress her. | But he stood still to close the gap between them, as his deep blue gaze continued to caress her. | 0not_entailment
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But he never came near me again, and I was left high and dry with all that power lying idle inside me. | But he never came near me again, and I was left floating in dry air with all that power lying idle inside me. | 0not_entailment
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But here again one could argue that things go hand - in - hand: subjects perceived that an increase in a was equivalent to a decrease in k, and having argued the case for Ο, the case for k followed automatically. | But here again one could argue that things hold hands: subjects perceived that an increase in a was equivalent to a decrease in k, and having argued the case for Ο, the case for k followed automatically. | 0not_entailment
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But he saw her only as part of the furniture, and so her guilt was lessened. | But he saw her only as a piece of furniture, and so her guilt was lessened. | 0not_entailment
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But he suddenly said stop, and let her off the hook. | But he suddenly said stop, and let her off the coathook. | 0not_entailment
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But he vowed :' If I am, I will fight the case tooth and nail . ' | But he vowed :' If I am, I will bite and scratch . ' | 0not_entailment
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But he wasn't going to withdraw tactically this bloody buggering time, no sir, not with brass knobs on β¦ | But he wasn't going to withdraw tactically this bloody buggering time, no sir, not with buttons sewn on β¦ | 0not_entailment
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But his reckoning was good: they skimmed the British trench system and raced across the ruptured wastes of no - man's - land exactly opposite the given map reference. | But his reckoning was good: they skimmed the British trench system and raced across the ruptured wastes of a land that no one want to buy exactly opposite the given map reference. | 0not_entailment
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But however you you wangled them some way and you you eventually learnt your trade by half going to classes at night school and half of information from the bakers you had to put two and two together and you worked it out. | But however you you wangled them some way and you you eventually learnt your trade by half going to classes at night school and half of information from the bakers you had to group like things together and you worked it out. | 0not_entailment
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But how many of those blokes carrying signs outside Black Comedy can take the falls I do eight times a week? | But how many of those blokes carrying signs outside Black Comedy can fall down I do eight times a week? | 0not_entailment
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But I don't speak French or Arabic so I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb. | But I don't speak French or Arabic so I'm going to hurt like a sore thumb. | 0not_entailment
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But I don't want to tempt fate . β | But I don't want to tempt the woman . β | 0not_entailment
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But I don't want to tempt fate.β | But I don't want to tempt the woman | 0not_entailment
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But I 'd've thought that, that generally speaking, we should have been able to at least hold the line. | But I 'd've thought that, that generally speaking, we should have been able to at least hold onto the rope. | 0not_entailment
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But if I were a free agent, I think what I'd do now is keep Rainbow hammering away at this lost cause just long enough to put the wind up those damned smug ben Issachars. | But if I were a free agent, I think what I'd do now is keep Rainbow hammering away at this lost cause just long enough to blow air on those damned smug ben Issachars. | 0not_entailment
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But I found it collected dust in a corner. | But I found it gathered dust intentionally in a corner. | 0not_entailment
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But if the asserted proposition is about Ruritania, then surely it must be false, for in that case the subject term has a reference, i.e. there is something for the proposition to be true about If, on the other hand, the proposition is true, then by the same token it cannot be about Ruritania, for Ruritania does not exist; it is fiction. | But if the asserted proposition is about Ruritania, then surely it must be false, for in that case the subject term has a reference, i.e. there is something for the proposition to be true about If, on the other hand, the proposition is true, then for the price of one ticket it cannot be about Ruritania, for Ruritania does not exist; it is fiction. | 0not_entailment
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But if this were so then most other accounts of authority would come to grief. | But if this were so then most other accounts of authority would express condolences. | 0not_entailment
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But if we wait long enough, perhaps thousands of years, Tit for Tat will eventually muster the numbers required to tip it over the knife - edge, and the population will flip. | But if we wait long enough, perhaps thousands of years, this for that will eventually muster the numbers required to tip it over the knife - edge, and the population will flip. | 0not_entailment
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but if you can think of some way to say that and put it down so that we put down something like four sentences on paper and a few examples. | but if you can think of some way to say that and put it down so that we put down something like four sentences in theory and a few examples. | 0not_entailment
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But if you crave something more substantial, choose prawn or at a pinch, chicken β and preferably one of the drier versions, such as Bhuna or Madras or, even better, a Biryani. | But if you crave something more substantial, choose prawn or with a pinch of salt, chicken β and preferably one of the drier versions, such as Bhuna or Madras or, even better, a Biryani. | 0not_entailment
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But I mean what you're paying say er ooh say my cheese is nearly five pound at bloody Asda pasdas, got it up there for about one fifty. | But I mean what you're paying say er ooh say my cheese is nearly five pound at bloody Asda pasdas, got an erection there for about one fifty. | 0not_entailment
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But in a no - nonsense speech to American businessmen, the Bank's Governor Robin - Leigh Pemberton issued a thinly - veiled warning to the Government to hold fire on letting millions of homeowners off the hook. | But in a no - nonsense speech to American businessmen, the Bank's Governor Robin - Leigh Pemberton issued a thinly - veiled warning to the Government to hold fire on letting millions of homeowners off the coathook. | 0not_entailment
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But, indeed, the whole general effect is to divorce Resident Tutors from the WEA; the Resident Tutor would be excluded from urban areas, while on the other hand the WEA would be to say the least of it extremely circumscribed in rural areas. | But, indeed, the whole general effect is to divorce Resident Tutors from the WEA; the Resident Tutor would be excluded from urban areas, while on the other hand the WEA would be so as to be brief and efficient of it extremely circumscribed in rural areas. | 0not_entailment
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But indirectly the growing public awareness of science and its potential shaped the professionals ' world by exposing it to the rough and tumble of political life . | But indirectly the growing public awareness of science and its potential shaped the professionals ' world by exposing it to the normal situation of political life . | 0not_entailment
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But Inman said: β The referee did not recognise the technique and let her off the hook.β | But Inman said: β The referee did not recognise the technique and let her off the coathook | 0not_entailment
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β But in my book it's good management and Ron has as good a chance as any to get his hands on that title.β | β But in my autobiography it's good management and Ron has as good a chance as any to get his hands on that title.β | 0not_entailment
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But instead of throwing a β screen punchβ, Beery, as was often his habit, threw a real punch and knocked Raft out cold. | But instead of throwing a β screen punchβ, Beery, as was often his habit, threw a real punch and knocked Raft out into the cold air. | 0not_entailment
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But in that no - man's - land twilight after the long X - ray session and before receiving another summons to my surgeon, I noticed a grave deterioration in that fern. | But in that a land that no one want to buy twilight after the long X - ray session and before receiving another summons to my surgeon, I noticed a grave deterioration in that fern. | 0not_entailment
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But, in the final analysis, if you can't get any help, if he won't refer you to a specialist for help change your doctor! | But, in the last page of the report, if you can't get any help, if he won't refer you to a specialist for help change your doctor! | 0not_entailment
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But in the final analysis it had been he who wanted out. | But in the last page of the report it had been he who wanted out. | 0not_entailment
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But in the final analysis it is a question of political history, which only the political historians can resolve. | But in the last page of the report it is a question of political history, which only the political historians can resolve. | 0not_entailment
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But in the final analysis, Switzerland took three points out of a possible four from Scotland and that fact was not lost on Roxburgh, who said: β I think these two games were significant. | But in the last page of the report, Switzerland took three points out of a possible four from Scotland and that fact was not lost on Roxburgh, who said: β I think these two games were significant. | 0not_entailment
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But in the final analysis the decisions β and the responsibility β were mine. | But in the last page of the report the decisions β and the responsibility β were mine. | 0not_entailment
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But in the final analysis, things had not changed since Wellington had pointed to a British infantryman before Waterloo with the words β It all depends on that articleβ. | But in the last page of the report, things had not changed since Wellington had pointed to a British infantryman before Waterloo with the words β It all depends on that articleβ. | 0not_entailment
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But in the next move Tit for Tat' retaliates'. | But in the next move this for that' retaliates'. | 0not_entailment
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But I should have guessed that Hurley and his crowd would again put two and two together and make 22. | But I should have guessed that Hurley and his crowd would again group like things together and make 22. | 0not_entailment
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But I think they've more or less given up the ghost. | But I think they've more or less acted like a ghost. | 0not_entailment
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But it is also essential , because China βs new leadership seems determined to come to grips with a vast array of internal imbalances that threaten the environment , promote destabilizing income inequality , and exacerbate regional disparities . | But it is also essential , because China βs new leadership seems determined to grip a vast array of internal imbalances that threaten the environment , promote destabilizing income inequality , and exacerbate regional disparities . | 0not_entailment
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But it is being used I believe as a scapegoat to get the government off the hook for financial reasons. | But it is being used I believe as a scapegoat to get the government off the coathook for financial reasons. | 0not_entailment
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' But it might put a cat among the pigeons . ' | ' But it might let the cat eat a lot of food . ' | 0not_entailment
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But it needed new blood. | But it needed donated blood. | 0not_entailment
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But it's all in a day's work for the manmountain β¦ well, in a day's lounging around, actually. | But it's all work that be done in a single day for the manmountain β¦ well, in a day's lounging around, actually. | 0not_entailment
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But it's all water under the bridge for this season and Linfield must now concentrate on bridging the gap between themselves and their Danish visitors. | But it's all nothing important for this season and Linfield must now concentrate on bridging the gap between themselves and their Danish visitors. | 0not_entailment
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But it was felt that if we were to incorporate everything you wanted, why not go the whole hog and re - launch the mag? | But it was felt that if we were to incorporate everything you wanted, why not think about eating a whole pig and re - launch the mag? | 0not_entailment
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But it was often touch and go. | But it was often swift. | 0not_entailment
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But it was touch and go all the way. | But it was swift all the way. | 0not_entailment
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But it was touch and go at Munich. | But it was swift at Munich. | 0not_entailment
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But it was worth it to keep the wolves from the door. | But it was worth it to stay away from harassment. | 0not_entailment
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β But I've been reading an interview in Groundswell where Johnny Boy says that he's misunderstood and really he's got a heart of gold.β | β But I've been reading an interview in Groundswell where Johnny Boy says that he's misunderstood and really he's got a cold, mean heart | 0not_entailment
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But I've had the last laugh. | But I've was the last to laugh at a joke. | 0not_entailment
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But I've never had it like that, it's, touch wood I never do. | But I've never had it like that, it's, put the finishing touches on wood furniture I never do. | 0not_entailment
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But Kendall's men made light of any suggestion of a crisis with an irresistible first - half display. | But Kendall's men illuminated any suggestion of a crisis with an irresistible first - half display. | 0not_entailment
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But Khrushchev's next visit to the West was one of sweetness and light, to Britain at the invitation of Eden. | But Khrushchev's next visit to the West was one of sugary and nutritionally void food, to Britain at the invitation of Eden. | 0not_entailment
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But leisure journeys weave all over the place . | But leisure journeys weave in place . | 0not_entailment
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But leisure journeys weave all over the place . | But leisure journeys weave nowhere . | 0not_entailment
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But let me first applaud the coupling: it works like a charm. | But let me first applaud the coupling: it work poorly. | 0not_entailment
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But lets just notice two or three things in this particular interview, the first thing that we see and its so obvious is that the way of salvation is so wondrously simple, it couldn't be easier, you know there are so many people who think it is hard to get saved, who think it is hard to come to Christ and to become a Christian, well the problem is you see the devil has blinded their eyes, they've blinded the eyes of men and women, so that they think that they can't do this, but what is actually happened, Paul tells us in, in, in Carinthians in the first er, in to Carinthians in chapter four and verse four, he says the god of this world has blinded the eyes of the unbelieving that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of god, and there is this shroud, this covering, but the thing is god takes that away so that we can see and so its not difficult to become a Christian, it is not hard to get saved, sometimes as Christians we are guilty of making it difficult for people to become Christians, we put all sorts of rules in, we, we make them undergo various periods of er, of probation before we wer we've were, were willing to call them Christians, remember the Philippine jailer he cried out there to the apostle Paul who was er in jail there with Silus the, the be, the tremendous earthquake and they were released all their vetoers was, were broken and the prisoners were all, could of escaped and the ja, the Philippine jailer he cries out a question that I'm sure he doesn't even know what he means when he calls it out, he's not thinking of heaven, he's not thinking of the future life, he's not thinking of having his sins dealt with but he just cries out what must I do to be saved and the apostle Paul and he gets, opens the scrolls and he starts in genesis and he explains the plan of salvation and he tells him what he's got to do and he explains all the requirements and then about three or four hours later the mans mind is completely blurred he doesn't understand a word of it, its gone way beyond him | But lets just notice two or three things in this particular interview, the first thing that we see and its so obvious is that the way of salvation is so wondrously simple, it couldn't be easier, you know there are so many people who think it is hard to get saved, who think it is hard to come to Christ and to become a Christian, well the problem is you see the devil has blinded their eyes, they've blinded the eyes of men and women, so that they think that they can't do this, but what is actually happened, Paul tells us in, in, in Carinthians in the first er, in to Carinthians in chapter four and verse four, he says the god of this world has blinded the eyes of the unbelieving that they might not see the brightest star of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of god, and there is this shroud, this covering, but the thing is god takes that away so that we can see and so its not difficult to become a Christian, it is not hard to get saved, sometimes as Christians we are guilty of making it difficult for people to become Christians, we put all sorts of rules in, we, we make them undergo various periods of er, of probation before we wer we've were, were willing to call them Christians, remember the Philippine jailer he cried out there to the apostle Paul who was er in jail there with Silus the, the be, the tremendous earthquake and they were released all their vetoers was, were broken and the prisoners were all, could of escaped and the ja, the Philippine jailer he cries out a question that I'm sure he doesn't even know what he means when he calls it out, he's not thinking of heaven, he's not thinking of the future life, he's not thinking of having his sins dealt with but he just cries out what must I do to be saved and the apostle Paul and he gets, opens the scrolls and he starts in genesis and he explains the plan of salvation and he tells him what he's got to do and he explains all the requirements and then about three or four hours later the mans mind is completely blurred he doesn't understand a word of it, its gone way beyond him | 0not_entailment
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But, like Horsley, Everett was immediately infected by the challenge of the project and the admirable enthusiasm which it represented, and he put himself out on a limb to help. | But, like Horsley, Everett was immediately infected by the challenge of the project and the admirable enthusiasm which it represented, and he put himself out onto a tree branch to help. | 0not_entailment
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But Liverpool appeared to have weathered the storm and were heading for their first clean sheet since their Cup final win in May when Spoliaric crashed home a left - foot drive on the hour. | But Liverpool appeared to have predicted the coming storm and were heading for their first clean sheet since their Cup final win in May when Spoliaric crashed home a left - foot drive on the hour. | 0not_entailment
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But Matthew Blake did not seem prepared to let her off the hook so easily. | But Matthew Blake did not seem prepared to let her off the coathook so easily. | 0not_entailment
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But Michael Peckham does all three β which makes him seem, on the face of it, an unlikely character to move to Whitehall as the government's new Director of Research and Development at the Department of Health. | But Michael Peckham does all three β which makes him seem, Encountering, an unlikely character to move to Whitehall as the government's new Director of Research and Development at the Department of Health. | 0not_entailment
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But Miss Patricia Rawlings, Tory Euro - MP for Essex South - West, made light of the ideological distinctions. | But Miss Patricia Rawlings, Tory Euro - MP for Essex South - West, illuminated the ideological distinctions. | 0not_entailment
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But more importantly, they can make or break political careers. | But more importantly, they can build or destroy political careers. | 0not_entailment
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But most of them had come back to work reasonably cap - in - hand, preferring to be half - starved on half - pay than to starve altogether on none. | But most of them had come back to work reasonably without wearing a hat, preferring to be half - starved on half - pay than to starve altogether on none. | 0not_entailment
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But Mr Major and his Government are not yet out of the woods. | But Mr Major and his Government are not yet out of lumber. | 0not_entailment
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But Niki was still on a roll. | But Niki was still moving uncontrollably. | 0not_entailment
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But Norman, who ended his 28-month exile from the winner's rostrum in the Canadian Open in September, unleashed a punishing run of three birdies in the next five holes to reach the turn in 31 against Faldo's 33. | But Norman, who ended his 28-month exile from the winner's rostrum in the Canadian Open in September, unleashed a punishing run of three birdies in debt to reach the turn in 31 against Faldo's 33. | 0not_entailment
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But nor was it every day that in broad daylight β given that the light wasn't all that good β that she stood in what was now quite heavy rain getting soaked while her amorous swain waited for her to make the next move. | But nor was it every day that in a well-lit room β given that the light wasn't all that good β that she stood in what was now quite heavy rain getting soaked while her amorous swain waited for her to make the next move. | 0not_entailment
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But nor was it every day that in broad daylight β given that the light wasn't all that good β that she stood in what was now quite heavy rain getting soaked while her amorous swain waited for her to make the next move. | But nor was it every day that in broad daylight β given that the light wasn't all that good β that she stood in what was now quite heavy rain getting soaked while her amorous swain waited for her to stand still. | 0not_entailment
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but notice kick the bucket appears as a verb phrase and eat humble pie, get your knickers in a twist and so on. | but notice kick the bucket appears as a verb phrase and eat cheap and tasteless pie, get your knickers in a twist and so on. | 0not_entailment
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But now America's debt ceiling has become the subject of intense political posturing and touch - and - go negotiations behind closed doors. | But now America's debt ceiling has become the subject of intense political posturing and swift negotiations behind closed doors. | 0not_entailment
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But now that the Nineties are in full swing, has anyone out there discovered that the phones have stopped jangling, their Filofax is miraculously blank, or the traffic clogging our roads has withered to a trickle? | But now that the Nineties are at a swingset, has anyone out there discovered that the phones have stopped jangling, their Filofax is miraculously blank, or the traffic clogging our roads has withered to a trickle? | 0not_entailment
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But now that the patience of the exchange markets is exhausted and Mr Lawson finds he is unable to raise base rates any more, the chickens are coming home to roost. | But now that the patience of the exchange markets is exhausted and Mr Lawson finds he is unable to raise base rates any more, the what the routines are. | 0not_entailment
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But, of course, it would be delightful if she took a fall. | But, of course, it would be delightful if she fell down. | 0not_entailment
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But one cannot have it both ways: for UK wastes (the import of wastes for landfill is now outlawed) the options are landfill or incineration, and people local to either hate the one near them. | But one cannot do two things at once: for UK wastes (the import of wastes for landfill is now outlawed) the options are landfill or incineration, and people local to either hate the one near them. | 0not_entailment
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But one is constantly struck by the author's insatiable interest in the whole range of sculptural production, which refused to allow him to ignore the ceramics made under the influence of sculptors, the bronze door handles of the Hill Music Room or even the four terminal busts attached to the bookcase in the office of the Keeper of Antiquities. | But one is constantly struck by the author's insatiable interest in the whole range of sculptural production, which refused to allow him to ignore the ceramics made under the spell of sculptors, the bronze door handles of the Hill Music Room or even the four terminal busts attached to the bookcase in the office of the Keeper of Antiquities. | 0not_entailment
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But on the face of it, Borg is preeminent within that small category of sportsmen β they are almost invariably men, because women are at least offered an alternative role by Nature β whose existence seems entirely bound up with their success. | But Encountering, Borg is preeminent within that small category of sportsmen β they are almost invariably men, because women are at least offered an alternative role by Nature β whose existence seems entirely bound up with their success. | 0not_entailment
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But on the other hand we thought I suppose oh good riddance you know er rather than have a few er namby - pamby people you know sitting on the fence, we might be better off without them. | But on the other hand we thought I suppose oh good riddance you know er rather than have a few er namby - pamby people you know putting something on the fence, we might be better off without them. | 0not_entailment
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But out of sight at the other end of the course, Mr Hill had also come to grief. | But out of sight at the other end of the course, Mr Hill had also express condolences. | 0not_entailment
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But, overall, it's pretty soft - centred stuff, it packs no punches, and it's pretty predictable. | But, overall, it's pretty soft - centred stuff, it packs a small amount, and it's pretty predictable. | 0not_entailment
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But please to remember that the Battle of Britain boffinery first saw the light of day in the mid-1930s. | But please to remember that the Battle of Britain boffinery first saw the brightest star of day in the mid-1930s. | 0not_entailment
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But , secondly , it seems to me plain as a pikestaff that the building society , in parting with its money , relied on the transfer . | But , secondly , it seems to me unclear that the building society , in parting with its money , relied on the transfer . | 0not_entailment
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But she accepted that , in the longer term , he would want children . | But she accepted that , immediately , he would want children . | 0not_entailment
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But she did know that Michele was a Gemini, which made her patent enthusiasm seem peculiar to say the least β¦ | But she did know that Michele was a Gemini, which made her patent enthusiasm seem peculiar so as to be brief and efficient β¦ | 0not_entailment
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β But she's not doing a kiss - and - tell β¦ not yet,β he said teasingly. | β But she's not doing a romantic storytime β¦ not yet,β he said teasingly. | 0not_entailment
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But she was busy watching his feet, waiting for him to do a runner. | But she was busy watching his feet, waiting for him to go jogging. | 0not_entailment
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But she was not on the tour, so I had to grin and bear it. | But she was not on the tour, so I had to be happy. | 0not_entailment
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But should go to another factory and er hold your own in the factory you could expect to get the full money, which I did at twenty one. | But should go to another factory and er be stingy in the factory you could expect to get the full money, which I did at twenty one. | 0not_entailment
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But since then Oxford have been on the up and up. | But since then Oxford have been earning more money. | 0not_entailment
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But since the State is unwilling to go the distance alone, rest assured his answer will be no. | But since the State is unwilling to take a lot of time alone, rest assured his answer will be no. | 0not_entailment
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But since they were very important people who told the original lies, they couldn't eat humble pie and be seen to change their minds, so we're stuck with the thing until the end of the next century, unless β¦ β | But since they were very important people who told the original lies, they couldn't eat cheap and tasteless pie and be seen to change their minds, so we're stuck with the thing until the end of the next century, unless β¦ β | 0not_entailment
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But so long as Mary of Guise's position was upheld by her daughter, no amount of rhetoric could conceal the fact that in attacking the regent they were attacking the queen, and religious sincerity did not get them off the hook of treason; thus, for example, when they seized the coining - irons of the mint in Edinburgh in July, it was an intelligent enough political and military act, but their efforts to justify it on the grounds that they were serving their country by stopping the regent's debasement of the coinage rang all too hollow. | But so long as Mary of Guise's position was upheld by her daughter, no amount of rhetoric could conceal the fact that in attacking the regent they were attacking the queen, and religious sincerity did not get them off the coathook of treason; thus, for example, when they seized the coining - irons of the mint in Edinburgh in July, it was an intelligent enough political and military act, but their efforts to justify it on the grounds that they were serving their country by stopping the regent's debasement of the coinage rang all too hollow. | 0not_entailment
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