Sentence 1: But I would rather be talking about high standards than low standards."
Sentence 2: I would rather be talking about positive numbers rather than negative.
main-news	MSRpar	2012test	0440	4.250	Under the program, U.S. officials work with foreign port authorities to identify, target and search high-risk cargo.	Under the program, US officials work with foreign port authorities to seek out high-risk cargo before it can reach the United States.
main-news	MSRpar	2012test	0441	3.000	Niels told an interviewer in 1999 he thought the Old Man would outlive him by many years.	In 1999, two years before his death, Mr. Nielsen told an interviewer that he thought the rock face would outlive him by many years.
main-news	MSRpar	2012test	0442	0.750	One, Capt. Doug McDonald, remained hospitalized in critical condition on Thursday.	Her 20-year-old sister, Allyson, was severely burned and remained hospitalized in critical condition.
main-news	MSRpar	2012test	0443	4.000	On Wednesday, the total of National Guard and Reserve members called to active duty worldwide stood at 154,603.	As of yesterday, the total number of National Guard and Reserve troops called to duty worldwide stood at 154,603.
main-news	MSRpar	2012test	0444	3.600	During a period of nearly a decade, Telemarketing Associates raised more than $7 million.	Telemarketing Associates, hired by VietNow, raised $7.1 million from 1987 to 1995.
main-news	MSRpar	2012test	0445	2.200	The bodies of former Invercargill man Warren Campbell, 32, and climbing companion Jonathan Smith, 47, were recovered from below Mt D'Archiac late yesterday morning.	Warren David Campbell, 32, and climbing companion Jonathan Smith, 47, did not return as expected on Tuesday from climbing on Mt D'Archiac in the McKenzie District.
main-news	MSRpar	2012test	0446	2.800	Mr. Geoghan had been living in a protective custody unit since being transferred to the prison on April 3.	He had been in protective custody since being transferred to Souza-Baranowski in April, officials said.
main-news	MSRpar	2012test	0447	3.200	The 2000 Democratic platform supported the full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of the nation."
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