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A few hours after Japan's attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, a dozen Japanese battalions began an assault on Hong Kong; Hong Kong's minimal air force was destroyed on the airfield at Kai Tak within five minutes. | Both attacks were coordinated by the same person. | neutral |
well as a matter of fact i just got rid of a car because of the requirement to do some major repairs | I decided not to hold on to a car due to the expense of fixing it. | entailment |
I'm sorry, sir, but it's clean gone. | It is gone. | entailment |
Alcohol use and trauma. | Alcohol use is related to trauma. | entailment |
Yet once again, Clinton's critics are lumping it into a pattern. | There's a clear pattern in the criticism lobbied at Clinton. | entailment |
Ornithologists, bring your binoculars. | Bird lovers should bring binoculars. | entailment |
In the late afternoon of the third day the Kentuckian was walking a long-legged bay on a lead when León climbed to the top pole of the corral. | Léon was always too afraid to climb to the top pole of the corral. | contradiction |
With a population of 120,000, it is a larger city than most expect to find on such a tiny island, but in fact you can walk across the center in just 10 to 15 minutes. | People don't use cars in the area because you can walk to the center in 10 minutes. | neutral |
and i thought that was really neat | I found it boring. | contradiction |
Perhaps we are now seeing a new social phenomenon--trophy kids. | Trophy kids have been around for a while. | contradiction |
You've all got people in your lives who need your attention a whole lot more than pandas do. | Pandas aren't as important as the other people in your lives. | entailment |
magazines and stuff where you dress your animals up and take them to a party i haven't gone that far i'm not that bonkers you know my cats do not wear clothes and | My cats have different outfits every single day. | contradiction |
If this option is exercised, GAO will send a letter to the original requester and each co-requester documenting this agreement. | GAO will send a letter if this option is exercised. | entailment |
According to the Association, 200 companies responded. | The Association had very trustworthy sources of information. | neutral |
GWBush.com and another Zack Exley site squeaked by this, and since the campaign couldn't buy it, they decided to get rid of it. | Zack Exley came to an agreement to sell the domain name for a reasonable fee. | contradiction |
8. Bauer showed bad judgment by letting the allegations of an appearance of impropriety become a political problem. | Bauer showed excellent judgement, it was the right thing to do. | contradiction |
Our salvation this night, said Jon. | An hero has come and saved Jon. | neutral |
Naples is where pizza began (the region is the nation's number one supplier of mozzarella), and flavorful home-cooking of fresh ingredients has been raised to an art form. | No trip to Naples is complete without trying pizza with fresh ingredients. | neutral |
Elsewhere, groups of lawyers have come up with innovative ways to reach people in need of legal help. | Lawyers have innovative ways to reach people in need of help. | entailment |
One section had been ripped down by the lash of wind from a huge piece of the sky, which now lay among the ruins with a few stars glowing inside it. | All the stars had died out inside the piece of sky that lay among the ruins. | contradiction |
The hammer he swung must have weighed fifteen stones. | He swung the hammer, even though it was quite heavy for him. | neutral |
Deep economic problems are supposed to be a punishment for deep economic sins, not an accidental byproduct of swings in the birth rate. | There are deep economic problems. | entailment |
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori has worked well enough to send countless young men to their deaths through the ages. | DUlce et decorum est pro patria mori has sent countless young men fighting in a war to their deaths through the ages. | neutral |
He has two law partners, Lori Mannicci and Linda Gardner. | He has partners in law. | entailment |
i think you're right i don't think we're i think we're we'd we'd overstep our bounds if we went in and did that | You're wrong, doing that wouldn't be overstepping our bounds. | contradiction |
I remembered the name as being that of the lawyer to whom Mrs. Inglethorp had written the night before. | Mrs. Inglethorp has been in contact with a lawyer lately. | entailment |
Francaise? he hazarded. | He knew her name as they'd previously met. | neutral |
The Rooney system is working in Queens, as it has in Bethlehem. | The Rooney system has worked in Queens and Bethlehem and will be implemented everywhere now. | neutral |
My dear Evelyn, cried Mrs. Cavendish, "this can't be true!" Miss Howard nodded grimly. | "It can't be true, Evelyn!" Mrs. Cavendish yelled. | entailment |
You are sure of what you say? asked the Coroner sternly. | The Coroner pressed the witness to be absolutely sure of what he was saying. | entailment |
Now Spanish and English are interchangeable. | Very few people speak Spanish and English. | contradiction |
The methodology included 90 interviews, observations, and data analysis from the population of 94 court districts selected purposively for their characteristics on significant variables. | We only had about 10 observations for the method. | contradiction |
San Pietro in Vincoli (St.Peter in Chains) might not attract a second look if it didn't contain one of the greatest of Michelangelo's sculptures, his formidable Moses. | Michelangelo's David resides within San Pietro in Vincoli. | contradiction |
The romance gods are fickle. | The romance gods are indecisive. | entailment |
What's in this for Bradley? | Does Bradley get nothing from this? | neutral |
The biggest town in the National Park, the population of Keswick (pronounced kezzick ) swells each summer as hikers, boaters, and sightseers arrive. | There aren't any towns in national parks, only animals and plants. | contradiction |
well i'm i'm a west Texan Lubbock Midland Odessa | I'm from west Texas. | entailment |
In 1962 the colonial authorities closed the border with China, but even this did not altogether stem the flow of The next arrivals were the Vietnamese boat people. | The Vietnamese people were looking for refuge from their home country. | neutral |
Snorkelling and Scuba Diving | Water activities are offered by the host including scuba and snorkeling. | neutral |
One does, mister. | A person does. | entailment |
and that makes sense but like you said i mean it it seems simple and i think in a way it's so simple that people would be afraid to try it | It think people would be afraid to try it because it's so simple. | entailment |
C. Commission Procedures Adapted to the Expeditious Consideration of Proposed Service Innovations | Commission procedures are adapted to the proposed postal service innovations. | neutral |
Villains are picked off in order of ascending nastiness--sadistic brutes, followed by smarmy flacks, followed by twisted visionaries in expensive suits. | What start out as great ideas by visionaries become twisted into monstrous machines of suffering. | neutral |
yep for when i read i read for enjoyment or escapism and i | I read to escape or to enjoy myself. | entailment |
Its endemic to the entire profession, Snider Basically if youre rich, you can hire lawyers, and if youre poor, you can have one appointed. | Lawyers that are appointed are far superior to ones that are hired. | neutral |
a uh special effects man who somehow gets involved in this um oh i'm not sure i can't remember It's been a while since i've seen it But he he gets involved in some sort of bad dealings with somebody and he has to go underground and he uses all of his special effects knowledge in doing what needs to be done | The special effects man is unable to use his skills for anything. | contradiction |
Nearby waters, particularly rich in prawns and red mullet, provide all manner of eating houses, both on the beach and in the town, with some of the best seafood on the coast. | Prawns are not available locally. | contradiction |
it's it's clothing | it's keeping me warm | neutral |
No, not at all. | Yes, by all possible means definitely. | contradiction |
It's speculated that aeons ago this may have been a forest extinguished by the eruption of some volcano now deep under the sea. | It is believed that there was a forest that was destroyed by the volcano ages ago. | entailment |
Sportscaster Marv Albert denied charges that he had assaulted and sodomized a female acquaintance. | There are rape and abuse charges against Marv Albert. | entailment |
Preventing developers from adding features is not as easy as it sounds. | Developers are legally allowed to add features. | neutral |
yeah it was it was delightful watching them uh learn they uh they went out with their individual personalities and picked it up in their own little way | I really enjoyed watching them and learn about them. | entailment |
This involves a morning or afternoon of theory and shallow-water work, giving you an opportunity to try out the basic techniques before committing yourself a full open-water course. | It is necessary to master basic techniques before going into the full open water course otherwise it is dangerous. | neutral |
The point is not simply to wander aimlessly through Neil Simon country but also to establish that not so long ago to participate in an American election you needed to own property, pass a literacy test, and be a male relative. | Passing a literacy test is needed to participate in an American election. | entailment |
A These results indicate the sensitivity of the primary benefits estimate to alternative assumptions; results reflect the use of a three percent discount rate, where appropriate. | The results show the benefits are sensitive. | entailment |
you get a chance to sit down in baseball every once in a while you know if you're not up for three innings or whatever but | Baseball is popular because of the fact you can sit down during games periodically. | neutral |
Figure 3.3 shows the net U.S. ownership of foreign assets-the net international investment position13-and net income receipts on net U.S. assets abroad. | Figure 3.3 shows the effect of U.S. ownership of foreign assets on the net international investment position. | neutral |
Conceived with meticulous care, Katsura is one of Japan's masterpieces of subtle residential design and garden landscaping. | Katsura is a horribly ugly place. | contradiction |
For large-scale simulations, one-way nesting of fine and coarse grids can be performed to allow simulation of sensitive areas with strong pollution spatial gradients using a fine grid resolution. | For large scale simulations one way nesting or something else can be performed. | neutral |
well let's see other than gardening which i fiddle at i'm not very good at what else do i mostly just computer stuff | I am much better at gardening than at computer stuff. | contradiction |
At the very least, Flytrap illustrates the need for less fact chasing and more analysis and illumination of the what should we do about it question. | Flytrap has taught many people a few valuable lessons. | neutral |
not inside now uh when we bought the house that we live in right now we had a company that came out and painted it that was one of the requirements from you know FHA | The FHA required that we had a company come out and paint our house after we bought it. | entailment |
The variable cost of delivery depends on volume delivered, thus the comparison of variable costs between France and the U.S. is straightforward. | The variable cost of delivery depends on how many residents there are. | contradiction |
no i'm kind of uh actually uh i think they've got the draft choices to make to make a good run at it but i i'm not sure how well they'll draft | I'm not sure of how well they'll draft because they didn't do such a good job last year. | neutral |
Ships from around the Mediterranean docked at the double harbor. | The double harbor was docked from ships from all over the Mediterranean. | entailment |
The amendment failed, as did the overall bill; and when the bill came up for a vote again this year, no similar amendment was offered. | The amendment was the reason the bill passed. | contradiction |
Wine profits were huge, and by 1800 exports had reached nine million bottles per year. | Wine exporting shrank sharply. | contradiction |
Rather than a formal church, Hinduism is a guide to a virtuous life and a structure for social relationships. | Rather than a formal church, Hinduism is a guide to a virtuous life and a structure for social relationships which has hurt its ability to expand. | neutral |
Rather, they would need to know the specific Web addresses already. | Someone needs to know specific web addresses | entailment |
um yeah yeah well that's probably true to so | That is probably right but it may be wrong. | neutral |
The horse had likely already felt the large man's fear. | The horse seemed to sense the fear of the large man. | entailment |
The exception is the OXO Good Grips teakettle, designed by the New York firm Smart Design and introduced last year. | The Good Grips teakettle was designed by a team in California. | contradiction |
Later, in 454 b.c. , the treasury was transferred to Athens and its deposits were used to finance the construction of many of the major buildings and temples of the Classical Age. | The buildings and temples in Athens could not have been built without the treasury. | neutral |
I'll show you." | "You will see." | entailment |
Our simulation results reflect unified budget deficits/surpluses. | There was many simulations with results on budget deficits. | neutral |
government accounts within the unified budget. | The government accounts tend to grow significantly more when the budget is unified. | neutral |
The fine Romanesque cloister was moved here from a nearby convent that suffered damage in the Civil War. | The communists had attempted to destroy the convent during the Civil War. | neutral |
Why? What's doing back at the house? | Why do you need to head back to the house, exactly? | neutral |
This first critical success factor focuses on the role of the senior executive of the enterprise in developing a culture that includes the CIO in senior-level decision making and that assumes the potential of IT in creating value for the enterprise. | Senior executives must create a culture where the CIO is involved in major decision making. | entailment |
You know where they are? persisted the German. | You know their location? asked the German. | entailment |
They are collected by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior, which | They are then passed on to other parts of the Department of the Interior. | neutral |
The gallery is set in the 18th-century Charlemont House, built for Lord Charlemont by Sir William Chambers. | THe gallery is in the Smith House. | contradiction |
To receive facsimile copies of the daily list or any list from the past 30 days, please call (202) 512-6000 using a touchtone phone. | Copies are available by fax. | entailment |
OLYMPIA (AP) - The Washington Supreme Court is asking the Legislature to approve a $90 surcharge on a court filing fee to help provide legal help for the poor in civil cases, Chief Justice Gerry Alexander said Wednesday. | Chief Justice Gerry Alexander said The Washington Supreme Court wants to charge $90 for court filing. | entailment |
Black commentators (e.g. | White commentators. | contradiction |
About three dozen cases, involving 123 people facing eviction, were handled, according to Volunteer Lawyer Project Director Barbara Romeo. | Barb Romeo is responsible for handling over 20 eviction cases. | entailment |
Maryland ranks at the top of the list nationally in the level of funding for civil legal assistance in the state. | MAryland ranks at the bottom of the list nationally | contradiction |
Here's Ole Tar wantin' his special grub Drew went on to Shiloh's stall. | Here's Tar, wanting his special food. | entailment |
He offered me one of the tiny Russian cigarettes he himself occasionally smoked. | He offered me one of the cigarettes that he sometime smoked. | entailment |
Drew was puzzled. | Drew understood completely. | contradiction |
8 After 2010, we assumed discretionary spending would grow at the same rate as GDP. | GDP and discretionary spending were expected to grow by 20 percent after 2010. | neutral |
and so i was so proud after he got me extricated he looked at went out there to check it over and he just laughed he said Sissy i'm sorry but we're going to redo this | My pride was nill after he got me extricated, good thing there was nothing else to redo. | contradiction |
and i don't know that sounds to to me more like the front office problem than coaching problem but then the team was sold | it was clear the coach was to blame. | contradiction |
We are not ready to call it quits. | We aren't ready to stop. | entailment |
Ben and Nicolette split, and Nicolette began seeing a married plumber who was doing work on Clark's house. | Nicolette and Clark are friends. | neutral |
The Legal Services Corporation Act authorizes petitioner Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to local grantee organizations providing free legal assistance to indigent clients in, inter alia, welfare benefits claims. | LSC is allowed to give money to organizations that help people with welfare benefits claims. | neutral |
The most beautiful you will meet during the next convention. | The most beautiful thing you will see during the next convention. | entailment |
The notion of increasing returns has been around since Adam Smith, and it was written about at length by Alfred Marshall in 1890. | The idea of increasing returns has been in existence since Adam Smith. | entailment |
It is even becoming something of a commuter town owning or renting an apartment here costs a fraction of what it would in Hong Kong. | The rent prices are some of the highest in the world in this city. | contradiction |