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probably overcompensated a little bit
They might make too much money.
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Alfred Kazin jowled that Oprah's club represents the carpet bombing of the American mind, but even a stuffed shirt like Kazin can't complain when 15 million TV watchers are urged to read Toni Morrison and do.)
Kazin dislikes most of what Oprah's club represents.
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Established booksellers on the island were enraged and drove them off to the banks of the Seine, where they've been ever since.
They were welcomed with open arms.
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The game is at least as popular in Japan as it is in the US.
The game is popular in Japan and the US.
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The parish church, the Eglise Sainte-Croix, is worth a visit for the splendid 16th-century altarpiece by Jean Bongartz of Colmar.
The original altarpiece of the parish church was replaced in 1917.
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associations that was the primary subject that's how they obtain information about segments of society and group them into age brackets uh their habits their hobbies their income
They don't have any information.
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But we own Washington, says Gulcher Vernon Jordan, flashing a smile and a wad of Ben Franklins.
After Gulcher Vernon Jordan flashed a smile and his wad of cash, he placed the money on a table.
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In North Korea!
It is torture and starvation.
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The crowd, including the northerner, went back into the den.
The person from the north went into the den.
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If you don't have your own equipment it is easy to buy at the resort.
Visitors must bring all necessary equipment, as it cannot be bought at the resort.
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Earth Loses Its Balance
Earth needs to rebalance.
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Yes, said the lawyer, "it is quite possible that there may be a later will than the one in my possession."
The lawyer was sceptical about the will he had in his possession.
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Ah, that I will leave you to find out.
I will just tell you that.
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The Graves model is still available, for about $125, though some might call it passe.
You can still purchase the Graves model.
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i'm in California which has a lot of immigration probably more than any where else in the country though i'm not sure if that's the case
There aren't a lot of immigrants in California.
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Hundreds of hotels have sprung up along the sandy beaches, and these have been followed by restaurants, bars, and shops, making today's Sharm El-Sheikh not just a diving destination but a true tourist resort.
Sharm El-Sheikh will be nothing but a diving destination.
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There were four letters, sir.
Four letters remained out of the eleven to be expected.
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Its timber-framed houses of the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries are marvelous examples of sturdy Norman architecture, achieving a pleasing irregularity in the way the plaster is set in oblique forms between the solid oak posts and collar beams supporting the balconies.
The timber-framed houses are several centuries old.
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The Laemmle Theater chain shows top foreign releases, while the Wells Fargo Theater at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage features matin??e heroes such as Hopalong Cassidy and the Lone Ranger.
The Wells Fargo Theater only shows very well known classic westerns.
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In Hong Kong the South China Morning Post reported on its front page that Indonesia's anti-riot forces have been ordered to shoot to cripple rather than kill in clashes with protestors.
The Indonesia anti riot forces have been forced to damage, but not kill protesters.
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we uh the the Bombay had a litter uh last October and i just got her back from the vet this morning getting her spayed only going to breed them once
Bombay never had a litter.
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and one for glass and then you can either bundle your newspapers or put them in grocery bags so we have we leave three little piles of things out on the curb every Thursday and the garbage men come by and
Garbage men come by on Mondays and they collect one big bag with everything in it.
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but anyway that's their life
If only they did things differently.
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We're getting deluged with calls on the issue, said Hamon, whose agency supports the state's legal-services programs and operates a legal hotline for the elderly.
They wanted to have a better phone system to handle all the calls.
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Canada Miss started to look a little sloppy.
Canada Miss continued to look sloppy.
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The road up to Amber takes you through classical Rajasthani landscape, its parched hills embracing Lake Maota, where water buffalo snooze lazily in the sun.
The winding road to Amber is long, but you'll see so much it'll be worth it.
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However, be sure you compare prices and models before buying.
Don't compare prices and models at all, simply buy away.
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No other country has such a rule.
Every country has this rule.
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And the thought was suddenly in his mind: "We were quite aware of it and because we knew they meant well by us according to their own view of the matter, we did not attempt to attack them."
We had made an attempt to attack them.
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Ca'daan slept soundly for the first night in nearly a month.
Ca'daan was able to have a good sleep.
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As they were retracing their steps to the gate, he gave a sudden cry, and stooping, picked something up from among the leaves, and held it out to Julius.
Julius recognized it immediately on sight.
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The Salmon Corporation is a building, tall and plain as any other- a skyscraper with glass skirt-tails.
The building for The Salmon Corporation is a plain looking tall building.
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The spear snapped in half.
The weapon was indestructible.
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Instead, he gave a speech that bypassed traditional moral issues such as school prayer and homosexuality and never mentioned the word abortion.
The listeners expected a controversial speech, instead he bypassed traditional moral issues.
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Types of water are discussed in Section 5, Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies.
There are many water types, some are healthier than others.
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The engineering drawing package released to manufacturing includes items such as the schematic of the product's components, interface control documents, a listing of materials, notations of critical manufacturing processes, and testing requirements.
The engineering drawing package was canceled and no longer exists.
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The walls on both sides of this gate enclose the honden (main hall) of the shrine.
Within the honden lie many statues, where tributes to the gods are placed.
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well children will tend to do that
It can be frustrating for the adults who are watching the kids do that.
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yeah i've been trying to put weed spray on the lawn for the whole week and you can't put it on if it's suppose to rain within forty eight hours
I'm hoping to get it done next week.
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In recent weeks the characters have become embroiled in the Monica Lewinsky affair, as Ken Starr tries to subpoena a manuscript the three e-mailers are desperate to keep unpublished.
Nobody cares if Ken Starr manages to publish the incriminating manuscript.
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However, it is clear that the number of congressional oversight hearings and other GAO testimony opportunities will decline significantly in fiscal year 2001 as a result of factors beyond our control.
The committee expects more oversight hearings with GAO testimony in fiscal year 2001.
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and so i'll turn on the TV and just i can hear it back in the bathroom and you know keep up kind of what's going on in the world so i'll do either CNN or Good Morning America or something like that but from time to time
I like to watch sports on the TV.
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They saw his opponent roll outside the blow and come out on his feet.
The opponent managed to get back on his feet rolling outside the hammer strike.
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After all, Steele wasn't paid for what she said, but for a picture of Willey and Clinton together.
Willey and Clinton were never seen or photographed together.
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A huge unfinished obelisk lies prone but not free from the face.
A massive obelisk lies sideways and unfinished.
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Yes. The girl had sunk back on the sofa exhausted with the strain of the long story.
The story was about exhaustion.
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i'm not i was never into jogging i hated that when i was in high school playing football coach was always making us run
When I played football in high school, the coach always made us run, and I've never liked jogging.
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Behind the alternating rocky and sandy coastline, from the marble quarries of Carrara, the mountain chain of the Apennines reaches south into Tuscany where lie the ageless beauties of Pisa, Lucca, Florence, and Siena, not to mention the smaller, and arguably more magical, hillside towns of Montepulciano, Volterra, and San Gimignano.
There are marble quarries in Carrara that supply the Western world with all of their marble.
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2) A German court implicated Iranian leaders in four recent assassinations in Berlin.
A court in Germany implicated Iranian leaders in Berlin assassinations.
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for some reason because he was carrying a camera uh they left him alone
Without a camera, he would've been arrested.
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Jon erupted in laughter.
Jon was mirthless.
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yeah i'm looking forward to seeing Nolan Ryan pitch
Nolan Ryan is the best pitcher in the whole league.
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But the museum's most celebrated treasures are the late 15th-century tapestries, especially Lady with the Unicorn, depicting the five senses and the temptations she vows to overcome.
The museum does not have anything older than the 16th century.
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well i've i've lost most of my hair so that's no real problem
I've lost most of my hair.
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i do know a couple good shade tree mechanics and i call them once in a while for advice and once in a while for advice and once in a while they'll come over and say oh this is how you do it you know and i try to learn
I get great advice from some mechanics I know.
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The categories of the balanced scorecard
There are no categories that could balance a scorecard.
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oh where are you from originally
Where did you live before moving to the United States?
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Preaching that suffering came from the pursuit of personal desire, Buddha had advocated the Middle Way of the Eightfold right views, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right recollection, and right meditation.
Right meditation was most important to Buddha.
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a cousin so uh uh but anyhow we got uh we got a nice uh picture and it came in an envelope that says Dances with Wolves so we've got to uh try to get out there and see that one
The picture showed the main characters kissing in the rain.
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Re Scott Shuger's idiotic statement on black colleges.
Shuger made comments on black colleges.
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Taxes on contribution and investment income are deferred until amounts are withdrawn.
Taxes on contribution aren't referred at all
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He controls a marvellous organization.
He is in power of a great business.
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One had to separate the relationship, whatever it was, between Monica, et al.
Monica wanted the relationship to end.
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After a majority agrees and the representatives of the three principals (Treasury, GAO, and OMB) approve and sign the interpretation; the interpretation will be published by OMB and GAO.
Even before a majority agrees and the representatives of the three principals approve and sign the interpretation, the interpretation gets published by the Treasury.
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This assumption has been shown to be reasonable provided the change in the risk being valued is within the range of risks evaluated in the underlying studies (Rowlatt et al.
It is impossible to do studies on risk.
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okay do you um have a garden
Do you own a garden?
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At the expense of the middle class.
It is at the expense of the middle class.
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With some exceptions, we are all democrats now.
We are all democrats now with the exception of a few.
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and uh we do this for the community they put those on so i so i think you know we're probably reaching a successful stage and and just with voluntary i think
The community does not appreciate what we do.
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It is not true what he said.
His story is full of contradictions.
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She will not be teaching at Rutgers this fall.
She has decided to accept Rutgers' invitation to become a tenured professor.
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Using the average bargaining labor cost, city delivery is 8 percent lower.
City delivery has gone down by 8 percent.
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The pyramid is surrounded by a compound designed to mimic the King's palace at his court in Memphis; with beams, columns, and bundles of reeds carved onto its facade.
The pyramid is the first and oldest one build, but it's still the best architecture-wise.
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Of course the information-technology sector has been wonderfully successful--but that is because it has been in a position to exploit the extraordinary possibilities offered by photolithography, not because of any special virtue in the way it operates.
Without photolithography there would be no computers.
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okay well my favorite probably all time TV show is Star Trek and i would like that i i like the adventure of it
I really like to watch adventure shows.
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Fowler and Hamilcar were coming from the back room of the cantina, and there was a stir at the table.
Fowler and Hamilcar came back from the bedroom.
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Slate 's Dialogue on mixed marriage.)
Slate doesn't talk about marriage.
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Its (unsurprising) Home-schooled kids probably learn more than school-schooled kids, but they risk isolation and social discomfort.
Home-schooled kids can be isolated but usually are smarter.
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Another crack echoed soon after.
There was another crack afterward.
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For information on local hiking trails, contact the Angeles National Forest headquarters at (626) 574-5200.
The phone number for the Angeles National Forest headquarters is (626) 574-5200.
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Ehrlich's theories lost steam after he lost a famous 1980 bet with economist Julian Simon, who wagered that any basket of resources Ehrlich might name would be cheaper at any date in the future.
Losing the bet proved that Ehrlich did not know what he was talking about at all.
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There are a couple of historic baths in Istanbul which cater specifically for tourists, namely the 18th-century a alo lu Hamam in Sultanahmet, and 16th-century Galatasaray Hamam in Beyo lu.
The historic baths in Istanbul are a large source of tourist revenue.
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Recently I went on a press junket to an Italian island, hosted by dull technologists.
I was never on an Italian island.
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In fact, although all other nominees are welcome, Slate 's software-development team--through a simple iterative program--has already cast 1.8 million votes for Bill Gates.
Slate's software team voted for Smith.
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To honor its creators, it was to be called 'Przyrolarouish'.
THe name paid tribute to their children.
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1. What is known about the competence and
A lot is known of the competence.
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But let's look at the score card on how the several classes made
The score card is actually about a government office.
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Unavoidable, I suppose.
I guess Hitler was not avoidable.
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With the advent of the Mughals in 1526, Delhi alternated with Agra as the capital, and each ruler asserted his particular taste in architectural caprice.
Delhi and Agra took turns being the capital after 1526.
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While News Quiz has avidly solicited sardonic comments on Kosovo and Littleton, the Abner Louima case confounds me.
The Abner Louima case confused me.
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In 1718 Bienville marked the spot for New Orleans.
At 1718, that terrain had a penny value, it was not used for anything.
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You must admit that there's a difference between stealing a diamond necklace for yourself and being hired to steal it."
Stealing a diamond necklace for yourself is not the same as being hired to steal it.
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For the followers of Andrew Jackson, the destruction of the Second Bank of the United States was the panacea; for the disciples of William Jennings Bryan, the panacea was silver coinage; for the followers of Ronald Reagan, supply-side economics was the crackpot quick fix.
The destruction of the Second Bank of Canada was the panacea for the disciples of William Jennings Bryan.
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Dorcas's eyes looked as though they would pop out of her head.
Dorca didn't have eyes.
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and they just raised the minimum wage today but that's not like you know
They just decreased minimum wage today.
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In the other instances, there is at least a trade-off posited between individual rights and competing public purposes, like the protection of children.
The trade-off isn't always a fair one in some instances.
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history and continue through its completion or stabilization.
Continue through stabilization or completion.
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of course they could always stick something in the credit bureau
They have the option of putting something in the credit bureau.
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8 percent of the population in LSSM's service area are classified as poor and 20 percent are classified as elderly.
The the area serviced by LSSM, 32% of the population are poor.
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Done what? The Industrialist was more amused than otherwise.
The Industrialist found this more amusing than they normally would.
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