sentence1
stringlengths
5
1.82k
sentence2
stringlengths
1
393
label
stringclasses
4 values
The BJP defeated Congress in the general elections of May 1996, winning the largest number of seats in Parliament.
It took a long time to figure out the result in the general elections of May 1996.
neutral
Come agin, suh come, agin!" Drew went down the corridor, his spurs answering with a chiming ring each time his heels met planking.
Drew wore spurs.
entailment
Gainsborough's Blue Boy and Lawrence's Pinkie are the showpieces of the Huntington Gallery.
The Huntington Gallery's prize pieces are Gainsborough's Blue Boy and Lawrence's Pinkie.
entailment
One held a massive scattergun over his shoulder with one hand, his other hand rested on the hilt of a wide-bladed greatsword that hung from his belt.
One person held a gun and a sword.
entailment
This kept his name in the papers for months, and forced him to give a six-hour long deposition to Hamilton's lawyer, a portion of which appears for the first time in Alexander's book.
He vanished into anonymity, disappearing as though he had never existed.
contradiction
you know like all these people are just standing sitting sitting sitting around just going you know like what shall we do has anybody thought of anything no And then this guy from Federal Federal Express comes along they go what's that this track which it's going around the world and they can tell you where your package is anywhere any time
Federal Express can track your package anywhere in the world.
entailment
Cartoons, sitcoms, and political campaigns conjure up characters with a single, instantly recognizable characteristic.
Cartoons create characters with a recognizable characteristic because the writers feel that it'll make them easier to understand.
neutral
Well, it was just then that Bauerstein arrived.
Bauesterin arrived right at that moment.
entailment
The heartland of Georgetown's chinatown is centered on Lebah Chulia and Lebah Campbell, both of which run off the city's main commercial thoroughfare of Jalan Penang.
There is a great activity in the areas of Lebah Chulia and Lebah Campbell.
neutral
yes i do she was um at a private well i stayed off work with her for little over for of a year when she was born and then i
I stayed at home until I couldn't afford it anymore.
neutral
handles fifteen gunshot wounds a day
Deals with fifteen gunshot wounds every day.
entailment
Although such a combination increases the risks of overpayments occurring, the risks can be effectively mitigated if the sampling plan developed ensures that projected savings exceed estimated costs.
Although a combination increases the risk of over payments, this can always be mitigated if the developed sampling plan ensures saving exceeds cost.
neutral
The salt has large crystals (which have a higher density than those from Ibiza) and is considered excellent for curing fish.
The salt's crystals are larger than those of any salt lake in the world.
neutral
Well, if they can't get in, then we'd better either provide incentives for schools to come into being where they can afford it, or figure out a way to give them enough of a voucher where they can.
Schools deserve incentives to come into being.
entailment
Homer wrote his epic works on Chios; and lyrical poetry was much admired, particularly the work of the poets Archilochos on Paros and Sappho on Lesvos.
Homer, Archilochos, and Sappho were writers.
entailment
um i lived in Massachusetts for two years and they have a total ban on guns and i saw that it didn't stop crime in that state
The state of Massachusetts doesn't have any crime or gun laws.
contradiction
Where?" Sir James smiled.
Sir James was happy as he asked, "Where?"
entailment
In order to set off that startling red, the villagers of Roussillon paint their houses with every imaginable variation of ochre from the neighboring quarries.
Some villagers in Roussillon own their own horses.
entailment
for how many calls
Don't you dare call!
contradiction
(Or to comment on his current incompetence--it's an open secret on the Hill that Thurmond has lost it.
Thurmond was still of sound mind.
contradiction
Scum... some of 'em wearin' blue coats, some gray, but they was all jus' murderin' outlaws.
They looked like soldiers, but they were still murderers.
entailment
Normally you'll find no one at all on the delightful volcanic sand beach at Anse C??ron.
The beach is always crammed full of people.
contradiction
and now they tell you what to teach and how long and you know what day
They have a curriculum planned out for each day of the school year.
neutral
yeah that would that would be much
That would be too much for me.
neutral
Nearby San Gabriel and Santa Clarita Valleys, also separated from the Los Angeles basin by ranges of mountains, suffer from the same monotonous landscape of suburban sprawl.
Landscapes outside of the city areas are much more preferable as they are vast and open.
neutral
On March 22, 1996, OMB approved the information collection and assigned OMB Control
The OMB is a highly established group.
neutral
In order to help members of Congress carry out their role and evaluate the process used to develop the National Energy Policy, GAO needs selected factual and non-deliberative records that the Vice President, as Chair of the NEPDG, or others representing the Group, are in a position to provide GAO.
There is nobody who can provide the records need to move the process forward.
contradiction
It would be necessary to repeal section 6008 since its provisions conflict with the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of the proposed legislation.
There are conflicting sections of the proposed legislation.
entailment
As we've seen, stealth weapons blind the risk-averse public and policy-makers to the genuine perils of combat in the opening days of any military engagement, turning war into an out of sight, out of mind proposition.
Stealth weapons have absolutely no effect on the public's and policy-makers' ability to gauge the perils of combat.
contradiction
The whole thing was prearranged, sham packet and all, with the object of making us think the game was up therefore I fancy that we must have been pretty hot on the scent.
The object was making us think the game was up.
entailment
Through successful working relationships between GAO and the IGs, agencies have consistently met the CFO requirements.
The agencies are currently meeting the requirements.
entailment
However, the chocolate-faced god is quite gaily decorated in hues of red, yellow, and blue, and his round, white-circled eyes look more startled than fierce.
However, the pale and colorless god looks frightening to all that see him.
contradiction
With British associate Maxwell Fry designing most of the housing, Le Corbusier created the leading public buildings and laid out a town of spacious boulevards and sweeping tree-lined avenues, inspired at least in part by Lutyens' ideas for New Delhi, and blessedly uncongested by growing traffic.
Le Corbusier and Maxwell Fry knew each other for years before doing their first project together.
neutral
His eyes were gold-amber and shone in the moonlight when he looked to Ca'daan.
The moon was bright.
entailment
Tuppence is my girl!
My girl is Tuppence.
entailment
that's right that's right well you can reduce that risk by uh having the car checked out i mean you know you you if you're going to look at fifty different cars you don't want to do this but if you've narrowed it down to one or two
There are always a lot of car options to look at.
neutral
Mintz means to start an argument, to lay out a polemic, but what's nettlesome is not his answer but the question.
Mintz had an argument with them.
contradiction
He was one of a crowd.
He was completely alone with nobody around him.
contradiction
We call it the Old One, said Ca'daan, smiling at them.
Ca'daan smiled as he spoke.
entailment
Wag the Dog director Barry Levinson writes that his movie was just a joke but compares Hillary Clinton's allegation of a right-wing conspiracy to the distraction ploys found in the film.
Hillary Clinton enjoyed the movie Wag the Dog because of it's references to real life political theater.
neutral
The Washington Post predicts that the arrest will remind other suspected war criminals not to travel abroad .
The arrest may convince other suspected criminals to not travel.
entailment
The ruminative buffalo pulls plows and carts, then wallows in the mud of a village pond.
After the buffalo has to power the plows, it splashes in the muddy village pond.
entailment
We all knew the rules, so no one needed an OPEN sign.
Nobody knew the rules, so we needed an OPEN and CLOSED sign.
contradiction
Retirement of debt securities prior to maturity (586)
Retirement of the debt is required.
neutral
But repeated isn't an accurate description here, since the shape is never the same twice.
The shape is never the same because it is freehanded.
neutral
Today, President Bush proposed the most significant step America has ever taken to cut power plant emissions, the Clear Skies Initiative.
The Clear Skies Initiative is just another ineffective policy that won't impact emissions.
contradiction
From the hillside terrace behind the town hall, look northwest to the rust-colored ravines surrounding Roussillon.
There are ravines around Roussillon.
entailment
When Clinton lawyer Bob Bennett requested that the Paula Jones trial begin sooner than scheduled, reporters construed it as a display of confidence.
Bob Bennett had never before requested that a trial begin sooner, so it showed he was really confident.
neutral
If rugged textiles don't appeal, then you'll also find beautiful embroidered items such as cotton and linen tablecloths and napkins.
The area produces some of the finest handicrafts in the country.
neutral
no it's really hard to do that i mean it's i don't know i guess um we do kind of have a budget um but it's kind of funny what we what we do i guess is we try to proportion uh who pays what according to the salary that we make uh do you not understand what i'm saying we we pay a percentage
We've intended to create an actual budget, but haven't accomplished it yet.
neutral
i know it's easy to do especially if you if you have a job where you have to buy nice clothes and things
If you have to buy nice clothes and accessories for your job, it's easy.
entailment
If, in spite of my warnings, you make up your mind to go through with it, you will find everything arranged.
I urge you to do it.
contradiction
Although the research to date supports the efficacy of these interventions, clinical trials are needed to confirm these findings and to set the stage for the next logical step of effectiveness studies.
The interventions are efficacious.
neutral
get that cash advance uh-huh
We spent it all at once.
neutral
um special thing buying land and building our own house and they did an analysis for us based on what we were putting in and the time frame that we wanted to look at
Having an analysis is really not that important. you can always add time and money.
contradiction
However, greater than 90 percent fertilization may result in masking toxic responses.
Greater than 90 percent fertilization often means instant death.
contradiction
yeah yeah i think we will see a black a black man as president before we see a woman president
I think our next president is going to be female.
contradiction
We included FAA in our review because it has certain exemptions from the Federal Acquisition Regulations designed to facilitate delegating procurement authorities to lower levels.
There won't be any procurement delegation, because FAA has not been included.
contradiction
Although this rate variation may seem minimal, if all the banks paid IOLTA interest at only 0.25 percent, the annual earnings on $1.
There is no variation.
contradiction
A Day of Service occurs on the day before the opening of a national conference.
Day of service will never occur.
contradiction
Do you think it would be such a disaster if they did meet?
Do you think it would be amazing if they met?
contradiction
This is a Roman Catholic guest house, but it is open to everyone.
You have to be Roman Catholic to stay there.
contradiction
Sacred bugaku and kagura dances are performed at the shrine, while numerous souvenir shops do a roaring trade in the local woodcarvings, both sacred and utterly pornographic, and maple-leaf-shaped sweet buns (momiji).
Sacred bugaku and kagura dances are commonly seen at the shrine.
entailment
or about or about those two newsmen or whatever that got captured
It is not about reporters being captured at all.
contradiction
The city's commercial reputation reflects its origins as the national merchants' capital and a major trading hub.
The city has the worst commercial reputation.
contradiction
Canal tours reveal a less grand but more intimate face of Paris on the way from the center to Parc de la Villette (see page 72) in the northeastern outskirts.
There are canal tours that move in the northeastern outskirts.
entailment
uh back to the topic
Continuing on this tangent.
contradiction
This start-and-stop representation would be confusing to the client and would significantly undermine the effectiveness of representation.
The client would be confused with the type of representation.
entailment
More than the divinity of Shiva, the 11th-century Temple of Brihadisvara boasts architecture celebrating the victory of the great Chola kingdom over the Pallavas of Kanchipuram and the Cheras of Kerala.
The Temple of Brihadisvara has a statue of Shiva at the altar.
neutral
The glittering Emerald Coast on the northeast tip of the island is one of Italy's smartest resort areas, with beautiful beaches, five-star hotels, sports complexes, and exclusive marinas for yachts and motor launches.
The Emerald Coast is on the northern part of the island.
entailment
There are some smart people--most notably Harvard's Jeffrey Sachs--who believe that, but my view is that Asian economies had gone seriously off the rails well before last summer, and that some kind of unpleasant comeuppance was inevitable.
I think Asian economies are headed for a depression.
neutral
and a Bradshaw?" 151 "When I took her the telegram, sir."
He said he took her the telegram on Tuesday.
neutral
Regular data collection is scheduled to begin July 1, 2001.
July 1, 2001 is when data collection is slated to begin with regularity.
entailment
The PKK has murdered Turks who teach Kurdish children, Kurds who side with the Turks, and thousands of Turkish soldiers.
No Turks have been murdered by PKK.
contradiction
On the outskirts of the high-class shopping district of Piazza di Spagna, you'll find mass-produced sweaters, jeans, and other casual wear.
People who can't afford high class clothing shop on the outskirts of Piazza di Spagna.
neutral
Below Jesus' feet is a Latin in?­scription that suggests that the tympanum was the work of one man, Gislebertus (Gilbert).
Gisleburtus destroyed the tympanum of Jesus.
contradiction
Both men are working with the same set of facts and accusations.
Both guys are using very different information.
contradiction
Abraham Lincoln was walking at a steady pace, as if he had all the time in the world.
Lincoln ran down the street.
contradiction
The word aswan actually means trade or market in ancient Egyptian, signifying its most pre-eminent activity.
Aswan was named after a bird.
contradiction
There might have been?
There may have been? He said.
neutral
You're a good sort, Tommy.
Tommy is liked.
neutral
Although the research to date supports the efficacy of these interventions, clinical trials are needed to confirm these findings and to set the stage for the next logical step of effectiveness studies.
Research to date does not support efficacy of the interventions.
contradiction
A shocking one-third of young children are still malnourished--but in 1975, the fraction was more than half.
one third of young children are still malnourished, and this is shocking.
entailment
yeah yeah they sound like that'd be a pretty good Western movie but i i don't know yet uh i'll just have to save my money i guess
I hate Westerns, but I do love spending money, so I'll have to go see it anyway.
contradiction
uh or we'll suddenly be in the dark and say oh my goodness now we don't have the ability to go on to some new technology
We are too primitive to adapt to new technology.
neutral
The delivery model constructed by La Poste uses hundred of parameters, and allows the calculation of the unit costs of street delivery with an error of less than three percent in each area.
The error averages less than 3% in each area, however it is known to sometimes be up to 40%.
neutral
Depending on their respective objectives and features, contractual arrangements of this kind have been labeled contract rates, negotiated service agreements, or more recently, niche classifications.
Contract rates and negotiated service agreements have similar objectives and features.
neutral
GAO will provide the draft report to the agency-designated liaison or agencydesignated point of contact.
The agency-designated liaison will provide the draft report to the GAO.
contradiction
Zelon's public-interest work has not gone unnoticed.
Zelon does public-interest work in information technology.
neutral
It convened client and community advocates, as well as legal services staff who embrace the concept of client-centered legal services.
The community advocates are well versed at spotting legal services that are client-centered.
neutral
But there was nothing to lose.
There isn't anything else left to care about losing.
entailment
While Americans returning home must pay 10% duty on everything above $600 worth of purchases made abroad, the US customs levy added to the price of an item may still come to less than what the purchases would cost in Boston or Chicago.
US customs charges a fee based on purchases made.
entailment
Call that reconnaissance.
Call that reconnaissance.
entailment
Your sergeant very rightly broke it up.
It wasn't broken up by any one.
contradiction
The islands are busy, but all facilities such as hotels and restaurants are open, and extra ferries and small boats (caiques) mean more opportunity to travel between islands.
The extra ferries compete with each other for business.
neutral
Bob Dole angered many Hispanics by endorsing the move to make English the official language of the United States.
No Hispanic people were angry at Bob Dole for his endorsement of English being the official language of the United States.
contradiction
You will pass some of Akko's four khans or caravanserais inns with large inner courtyards used by travellers and their caravans.
You will go by the caravanserais inns with the big courtyards on the inside utilized by travelers and their caravans.
entailment
I say, Thank you.
No thanks to you, I say.
contradiction
Still reeling from the effects of the Persian devastation, Jerusalem was conquered in 638 by the forces of Islam.
Jerusalem was conquered.
entailment
The southeast of France, from the Alps down through the Rh??ne Val?­ley to Provence and the Cete d'Azur (French Rivi?­era), is France's playground, with resorts that cater to tourists' needs in both summer and winter.
The resorts in France's playground are all five-star resorts.
neutral