```ruby
describe "sets $VERBOSE to true", :shared => true do
  it "sets $VERBOSE to true" do
    ruby_exe("fixtures/verbose.rb", :options => @method, :dir => "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}\\..").chomp.match(/true$/).should_not == nil
  end
end
```

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user
```ruby
describe "sets $VERBOSE to true", :shared => true do
  it "sets $VERBOSE to true" do
    ruby_exe("fixtures/verbose.rb", :options => @method, :dir => "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/..").chomp.match(/true$/).should_not == nil
  end
end
```
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