NEADS ordered to battle stations the two F-15 alert aircraft at Otis Air Force Base in Falmouth, Massachusetts, 153 miles away from New York City.

( NEADS ( ( ( ( ( ordered ( to ( battle stations ) ) ) ( the ( two ( F-15 ( alert aircraft ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( at ( ( Otis ( Air ( Force Base ) ) ) ( in ( Falmouth ( , Massachusetts ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( 153 miles ) away ) ) ) ( from ( New ( York City ) ) ) ) . ) )

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There were two F-15 on alert 153 miles away.

( There ( ( were ( ( two F-15 ) ( on ( alert ( ( 153 miles ) away ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (CD two) (NN F-15)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NN alert)) (ADVP (NP (CD 153) (NNS miles)) (RB away)))))) (. .)))


(ROOT (FRAG (NP (DT All)) (ADJP (JJ mixed)) (ADVP (RB together)) (. !)))

Neatly organised according to their size and color.

( Neatly ( ( organised ( according ( to ( their ( ( size and ) color ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Neatly)) (VP (VBD organised) (PP (VBG according) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN size) (CC and) (NN color))))) (. .)))


( ( ( ( Myself , ) and ) ( my ( ( brother and ) sister ) ) ) . )

(ROOT (NP (NP (NP (NNP Myself)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN brother) (CC and) (NN sister))) (. .)))

Only I am left, nobody else. It's so cold here...so lonely.

( Only ( I ( ( ( ( am left ) , ) ( ( ( ( ( ( nobody else ) . ) ( It ( ( 's ( so cold ) ) here ) ) ) ... ) so ) lonely ) ) . ) ) )

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Grocery stores now stock a profusion of toothbrushes, Home Depot has shelves and shelves of different light bulbs, and Dell offers custom-configured personal computers.

( ( ( ( ( ( Grocery stores ) ( now ( stock ( ( a profusion ) ( of toothbrushes ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( ( Home Depot ) ( has ( ( ( shelves and ) shelves ) ( of ( different ( light bulbs ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ) ) and ) ( Dell ( offers ( custom-configured ( personal computers ) ) ) ) ) . )

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( Grocery ( ( stores ( stock toothbrushes ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Grocery)) (VP (VBZ stores) (NP (NN stock) (NNS toothbrushes))) (. .)))


It happens to be the third most famous diamond in the whole world, she boasted."

( ( It ( happens ( to ( be ( ( the ( third ( ( most famous ) diamond ) ) ) ( in ( the ( whole world ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( she ( ( boasted . ) '' ) ) ) )

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The diamond is the third most famous in the world according to her.

( ( The diamond ) ( ( ( is ( ( ( the third ) ( most famous ) ) ( in ( the world ) ) ) ) ( according ( to her ) ) ) . ) )

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All of our initiatives are to drive consumer value.

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None of our initiatives have anything to do with consumer value.

( ( None ( of ( our initiatives ) ) ) ( ( have ( anything ( to ( do ( with ( consumer value ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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At 9:21, it advised the Dulles terminal control facility, and Dulles urged its controllers to look for primary targets.

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Dulles terminal control facility did nothing to convince its controllers to look for targets.

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'  When he looks at the map it is obvious that Vietnam is to the extreme south of the Chinese Empire.

( ' ( ( ( ( ( When ( he ( looks ( at ( the map ) ) ) ) ) ( it ( is obvious ) ) ) that ) ( Vietnam ( is ( to ( ( the ( extreme south ) ) ( of ( the ( Chinese Empire ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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He looks at the map and notices that Vietnam is west of the Chinese Empire.

( He ( ( ( looks ( at ( ( ( the map ) and ) notices ) ) ) ( that ( Vietnam ( is ( west ( of ( the ( Chinese Empire ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Please consider a corporate donation of $2 Million or more to support Girl Scout programs and activities throughout Central Indiana.

( Please ( ( ( consider ( ( a ( corporate donation ) ) ( of ( ( ( ( $ 2 ) Million ) or ) more ) ) ) ) ( to ( ( support ( Girl ( Scout ( ( programs and ) activities ) ) ) ) ( throughout ( Central Indiana ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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We do not need donations from corporate sponsors.

( We ( ( ( do not ) ( ( need donations ) ( from ( corporate sponsors ) ) ) ) . ) )

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When she was not helping with the crops and the garden, she could be seen washing and hanging out huge baskets of clothes.

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When the crops and the garden were finished, she washed and hung out the clothes.

( ( When ( ( ( ( the crops ) and ) ( the garden ) ) ( were finished ) ) ) ( , ( she ( ( ( ( ( washed and ) hung ) out ) ( the clothes ) ) . ) ) ) )

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I believe that your support will be returned many times over through quality education, which elevates our entire profession.

( I ( ( believe ( that ( ( your support ) ( will ( be ( ( returned ( many times ) ) ( over ( through ( ( ( quality education ) , ) ( which ( elevates ( our ( entire profession ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Your help will not make a difference that can be noticed at all.

( ( Your help ) ( ( ( will not ) ( make ( ( a difference ) ( that ( can ( be ( noticed ( at all ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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I refuse, out of conservatism and sheer curmudgeonliness to give up English grammar (like the  neutral  pronouns of reference) when I cannot paraphrase without losing what little elegance there may be in my writing, and I refuse to sacrifice metonyms, metaphors, allusions, and other figures of speech that contain male referents, substituting  big liar  for Baron Munchhausen and  Peeping Thomasina  for Peeping Tom or trying to get around saying or writing Pollyanna, say uncle, raise Cain , or Jesus Christ !

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I like my writing style to be eloquent and as descriptive as possible.

( I ( ( ( like ( my ( writing style ) ) ) ( to ( ( be ( ( eloquent and ) ( as descriptive ) ) ) ( as possible ) ) ) ) . ) )

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( We ( ( ( ca n't ) ( confirm that ) ) . ) )

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (MD ca) (RB n't) (VP (VB confirm) (NP (DT that)))) (. .)))

( No ( , ( that ( certainly ( ( ( is n't ) ( the case ) ) . ) ) ) ) )

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But I plowed through a bunch of them that summer.

( But ( I ( ( ( plowed ( through ( ( a bunch ) ( of them ) ) ) ) ( that summer ) ) . ) ) )

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I read through a lot of books over the summer.

( I ( ( ( read ( through ( ( a lot ) ( of books ) ) ) ) ( over ( the summer ) ) ) . ) )

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The FAA may have been tracking the progress of United 93 on a display that showed its projected path to Washington, not its actual radar return.

( ( The FAA ) ( ( may ( have ( been ( ( tracking ( ( the progress ) ( of ( United 93 ) ) ) ) ( on ( ( a display ) ( that ( ( showed ( its ( projected path ) ) ) ( to ( ( ( Washington , ) not ) ( its ( actual ( radar return ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The FAA knew the plane was not on the right path.

( ( The FAA ) ( ( knew ( ( the plane ) ( ( was not ) ( on ( the ( right path ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The letters of the answer are left in their original order but spread over two or more

( ( ( The letters ) ( of ( the answer ) ) ) ( are ( ( ( left ( in ( their ( original order ) ) ) ) but ) ( spread ( over ( ( two or ) more ) ) ) ) ) )

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The letter orders of the answer are always changed.

( ( ( The ( letter orders ) ) ( of ( the answer ) ) ) ( ( ( are always ) changed ) . ) )

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These cases offer a rational approach to inventory management for manufacturers, one that is premised on receiving accurate POS information from retailers and maintaining good working relationships with all channel players'for example, retail orders are not placed at the last minute and textile suppliers come through when they say they will.

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There has never been a case for textile suppliers not to do good on their promises.

( There ( ( ( has never ) ( been ( ( ( a case ) ( for ( textile suppliers ) ) ) ( not ( to ( ( do good ) ( on ( their promises ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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They don't quarrel and grab, and if they had done so, Sophie or another make-believe character probably would have intervened and insisted on kind, considerate behavior.

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If they had become aggressive, nothing would exist to prevent continued aggression.

( ( If ( they ( had ( become aggressive ) ) ) ) ( , ( nothing ( ( would ( exist ( to ( prevent ( continued aggression ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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Retailers with more and more floor space were chasing fewer and fewer apparel-consumption dollars.

( ( Retailers ( with ( ( ( more and ) more ) ( floor space ) ) ) ) ( ( were ( chasing ( ( ( fewer and ) fewer ) ( apparel-consumption dollars ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Floor space was expanding while apparel-consumption dollars were shrinking with retailers.

( ( Floor space ) ( ( was ( expanding ( while ( ( apparel-consumption dollars ) ( were ( shrinking ( with retailers ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Interestingly, parents who are warm, communicative, and firm but appropriate in their expectations have children who are less drawn to TV, particularly violent TV.

( Interestingly ( , ( ( parents ( who ( are ( ( ( ( ( warm , ) communicative ) , ) and ) ( ( firm but ) ( appropriate ( in ( their expectations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( have ( children ( who ( ( are less ) ( drawn ( to ( TV ( , ( particularly ( violent TV ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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Parents have a large role in the children's desire for TV consumption.

( Parents ( ( have ( ( a ( large role ) ) ( in ( ( ( the ( children 's ) ) desire ) ( for ( TV consumption ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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According to a senior al Qaeda detainee, the government of Sudan seized everything Bin Ladin had possessed there.

( ( According ( to ( a ( senior ( al ( Qaeda detainee ) ) ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( ( the government ) ( of Sudan ) ) ( ( seized ( ( everything ( Bin Ladin ) ) ( had ( possessed there ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )

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The Sudan government stored Bin Laden's belongings in a safe house.

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What, what are some of the first stories you remember?

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( ( The stories ) ( ( are ( hard ( to remember ) ) ) . ) )

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As we step into the new millenium, we are excited about the many challenges facing us in Indianapolis as our international population continues to grow.

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Illegal immigration is driving the growth of Indianapolis's international population.

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I think you can be proud, just as I am, of the graduates of your law school and of their accomplishments.

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I think you can be proud of your graduates and their accomplishments

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All these elements-including religion-combined in an explosive compound.

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(ROOT (S (NP (PDT All) (DT these) (NN elements-including)) (VP (VBD religion-combined) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT an) (JJ explosive) (NN compound)))) (. .)))

Religion was the strongest element of these.

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Well thank you for sharing your experience with me.

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Thanks for telling me about your college experience.

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(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD said) (, ,) (ADVP (RB Really))) (. ?)))

(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD said) (, ,) (S (INTJ (UH Oh)) (, ,) (VP (VB yeah)))) (. ?)))


The machine then presses the die down on the fabric, cuts through the fabric, and unloads the machine.

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The machine presses the die down to cut the thread.

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Windows is compounded from the Icelandic words vindr `wind' + auga `eye,' a window being the eye of a house.

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Windows is originally from the Icelandic language

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Compounding native English words or elements produces all classes of combinations' farmhouse ;  underst and   twenty-one ;  herewith ;  into ;  someone ;  because ;  good grief .  It is also a gradual process, as evidenced by the sequence of to day, to-day, today .

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( This ( ( includes ( words ( like underwear ) ) ) . ) )

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Once again, there was no immediate information about the fate of the inbound aircraft.

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Nothing was known about what happened to the plane.

( Nothing ( ( was ( known ( about ( what ( happened ( to ( the plane ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The notice NEADS received at 9:24 was that American 11 had not hit the World Trade Center and was heading for Washington, D.C.

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American 11 sent a notice right before impact that it hit a building.

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Sure as shootin', I've just shot my wad'lock, stock, and barrel'demonstrating how guns and cannons echo through our language.

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The references to firearms from speech originate from ancient times.

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Two hundred pages further on there is less exuberance in the circumlocution  that fluid so terribly scarce in the region,  and in three other references water is simply water .  Giles is not always waxing poetic and may, like other explorers, be useful as a source for the history of Australian and general English.

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Two hundred pages in, they say there is too much water.

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Each week, about 3 children in this state die from child abuse or neglect.

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Neglect or abuse is the cause of about 3 children deaths per week in this state.

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We are so grateful for your generous contribution to last year's auction.

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We look forward to similar levels of support at this year's auction.

( We ( ( ( ( look forward ) ( to ( ( similar levels ) ( of support ) ) ) ) ( at ( ( this ( year 's ) ) auction ) ) ) . ) )

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We often hear about economic poverty, but what some of these young people are growing up with is emotional poverty-they have often given up on hope and the possibility of a successful future.

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Young people of today are all looking forward to a successful future.

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They explain,  If your picture looks crooked, you would want to see your friend's paper to learn how to make it straight,  or  If you aren't sure what you're supposed to do, then you should check.

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If something is wrong, learn from your friend or ask for help, eventually check if need be.

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Successful apparel manufacturers must now focus on their capability to respond accurately and efficiently to the stringent demands placed on them by new retailing practices.

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Successful apparel manufacturers must focus on the ability to respond accurately.

( ( Successful ( apparel manufacturers ) ) ( ( must ( focus ( on ( the ( ability ( to ( respond accurately ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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According to Vygotsky, infants are biologically endowed with basic perceptual, attentional, and memory capacities that they share with other animals.

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These shared memory capacities are assumed and have never been proven.

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(British linguist Deborah Cameron in Feminism and Linguistic Theory doubts these lacunae, suggesting that English is flexible, and that women are disadvantaged primarily by alienation from high language.)

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A women can succeed just as well if given the opportunity to dwell within the context of high language.

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Do you remember what kind of stories they were?

( ( ( Do you ) ( remember ( ( ( what kind ) ( of stories ) ) ( they were ) ) ) ) ? )

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Do you remember the type of stories they were?

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That was you know, you kind of felt important at that point because you've, you've graduated to next level of adolescence, you're now helping the bus driver.

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Helping the bus driver meant you're now more important.

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Taking page 17 again, I was reminded that Giles is rather given to semi-serious poetic diction at times, and we find him referring to the presence of water in the Finke River as  the stream purling over its stony floor  or, quoting some bygone poet,  brightly the brook through the green leaflets, giddy with joyousness, dances along.

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I was reminded the Giles tends to be poetic when he describes nature.

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( I ( ( 'd ( say ( quite ( a few ) ) ) ) . ) )

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That's one thing about this school is they just give you like certain classes to take and they don't let you pick and choose what you want to take and stuff.

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This school assigns you classes that you don't get to choose from.

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Faculty Recruitment and Development Discretionary funds are especially needed to attract and retain faculty members.

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Faculty Recruitment funds are running low.

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( Dad ( , ( ( look ( at ( this shell ) ) ) . ) ) )

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( ( Look ( at ( the shell ) ) ) ( I ( found . ) ) )

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In the present case, ACTUALLY is such a loosely used  filler  word in the language (like really , I mean , y'know , etc.) as to be almost useless as a substitute (except  literally ).

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The word "actually" is rarely ever used as a filler word.

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Then her father introduces a special form of strategic thinking called distancing.

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Distancing is a special form of strategic thinking that her father introduces.

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A fellow who  skinned his flint  was looked upon as being a parsimonious, penny-pinching, stingy cheapskate'a veritable skinflint.

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Being a skinflint was like a death sentence for men.

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But my father loves the South, so, I guess it would be an adjustment for him if they moved so--.

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My father would have to adjust, as he loves the South, so--

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So she, we would always fuss about her sitting with us but anyway this one morning I putting siding dad and I are putting siding on her house and nobody come to the door.

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Dad fell off the ladder while I was putting the siding on her house.

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Such spellings and soundings are hardly surprising, however delightful.

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The spellings and sounds were quite surprising when I first noticed them.

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It was notified at 9:34 that American 77 was lost.

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American 77 was confirmed to be lost at 9:34.

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To stand and continue firing when under heavy attack on the battlefield took courage because artillerymen usually lacked infantry weapons.

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It takes bravery to stand against gunfire, but many of the artillerymen only thought they were standing with their brothers-in-arms.

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Cobuild is intended for the foreign learner of English, whose dual concern is with understanding and using the core vocabulary of English, and who, having achieved that aim, can  graduate  to a dictionary for native speakers'like CED .

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Cobuild is meant for foreigners trying to learn English.

( Cobuild ( ( is ( meant ( for ( foreigners ( trying ( to ( learn English ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Had I known such strange events would occur, I assure you I would have spent much more time studying physics in Minshall Lab and less time playing bridge in the Hub.

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I wish I had spent more time studying physics.

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Annually SIDS claims the lives of approximately 3,000 babies in the United States.

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SIDS claims the lives of 3,000 American babies each year and the number continues to rise.

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In his winning essay [XIV, 4] on Shakespeare's extensive use of legal language, Mr. D.S.

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Shakespeare is often referred to as a literary genius.

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( There ( ( ( ( was ( initial resistance ) ) , ) however ) . ) )

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( ( The resistance ) ( ( faded quickly ) . ) )

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In this case, the cycle time for the long-cycle plant represents the number of weeks typical for offshore production.

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Offshore production typically requires a great number of weeks to finish a product.

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In Home Services for adults and seniors.

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Offering adults and seniors in home services.

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Immediately thereafter it was reported that a plane had hit the Pentagon.

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Just beforehand, the Pentagon aircraft impact had been reported.

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(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Just) (RB beforehand)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNP Pentagon) (NN aircraft) (NN impact)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN reported)))) (. .)))


By age 8 to 10, most brain regions have taken on specific functions, so brain plasticity declines.

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Most regions take on functions by age 10, so they are more flexible.

( ( ( ( ( ( Most regions ) ( ( take ( on functions ) ) ( by ( age 10 ) ) ) ) , ) so ) ( they ( are ( more flexible ) ) ) ) . )

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Rather, it means mind-to-mind communication without any observable intermediary'ESP.

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Yes, mind-to-mind communication can only exist with ESP.

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How much assistance a child needs depends not just on cognitive maturity but also on other child characteristics.

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The level of required assistance for a child is based solely on that child's cognitive maturity.

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A perennial language puzzler is the famous  yes  in response to very nearly all questions and declarations.

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There are many people who act in the perennial language.

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Just check the appropriate box on the enclosed pledge card and return it in the reply envelope.

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Check the appropriate box and then throw everything in the trash.

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In sum, increasingly pressured adult lives have contributed to parental diculties in granting children the attention they need.

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As parents have increased stress from their daily commutes, paying attention to their kids becomes harder.

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(ROOT (S (VP (VB Do) (RB n't) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ nervous)))) (. .)))

(ROOT (S (VP (VB Do) (RB not) (VP (VB feel) (ADJP (JJ anxious)))) (. .)))


I take the liberty of reprinting the glossary here, because some of the terms are far from common ( chippy, hootch , and century are perhaps the more familiar) and many are not included in standard dictionaries of

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The glossary that I am reprinting gives the definitions of these terms.

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(ROOT (FRAG (X (WP What)) (VP (VBD unmitigated) (NP (NN nonsense))) (. !)))

( It ( ( makes ( complete sense ) ) . ) )

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In Antony and Cleopatra (Act IV, Scene VIII, lines 14 et seq .)  Antony commands the wounded Scarus to

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( ( Antony commands ) ( ( Scarus ( to ( do something ) ) ) . ) )

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People have different reference needs at different times.

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People have different reference needs for different subjects.

( People ( ( have ( ( different ( reference needs ) ) ( for ( different subjects ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The most innovative firms were approximately four times as profitable, achieving average profit margins of 11.

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Firms that had the most innovation had average profit margins of more than 10.

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William Dillard's simple maxim1 succinctly captures the central'and perennial'inventory challenge facing retail managers.

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Retail managers are plagued with issues and praise Dillard as a God-send.

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( ( Its continuance ) ( ( seems assured ) . ) )

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(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (VBN doomed))) (. .)))


Once more unto the breach for the warriors of 1'Acad??mie Fran?§aise in their uphill battle to preserve the purity of their native tongue.

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The people at Academie Francaise are once again battling to keep their native language pure.

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The fighters were scrambled because of the report that American 11 was heading south, as is clear not just from taped conversations at NEADS but also from taped conversations at FAA centers; contemporaneous logs compiled at NEADS, Continental Region headquarters, and NORAD; and other records.

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Taped conversations show that no fighters were scrambled to track American 11.

( ( Taped conversations ) ( ( show ( that ( ( no fighters ) ( were ( scrambled ( to ( track ( American 11 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )

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For 4- and 5-year-olds, questions more often address narrative organization ( What happens next? ); analyses of characters ( Why did the little girl want a teddy bear? ); and connections between the book and the child's everyday life ( Have you ever seen a fire engine on its way to a fire?

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Four and five year olds shouldn't be asked any questions during reading.

( ( ( Four and ) ( five ( year olds ) ) ) ( ( ( should n't ) ( be ( ( asked ( any questions ) ) ( during reading ) ) ) ) . ) )

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Each operation is assigned to a single worker, who receives a bundle of unfinished garment parts and undertakes her single operation on each item in the bundle.

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Garments are created completely by machinery.

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American Airlines' nationwide ground stop between 9:05 and 9:10 was followed by a United Airlines ground stop.

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The ground stops lasted for quite a while.

( ( The ( ground stops ) ) ( ( lasted ( for ( quite ( a while ) ) ) ) . ) )

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The donations will enable the __ Unit to continue supporting the research, educational and service programs.

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We rely solely on donations for supporting research, educational and service programs.

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It is she who had addressed Macbeth, in I. ii, as  that shalt be king hereafter.

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( ( This women ) ( ( was ( ( the mother ) ( of Macbeth ) ) ) . ) )

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One method of capturing volatility is to look at the standard deviation of each establishment's inventory level and I/S ratio for the two time periods.

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There are only two methods of capturing volatility, one is to look at standard deviation of inventory level and I/S ratios.

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Also, notice Herron's window display at the city Center through October.

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Herron has a window display up until the Fall.

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This is one place in apparel manufacturing where teamwork has been quite successful.

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Individual work, not teamwork, is what worked in this place.

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The FAA was asked to provide an update, but the line was silent because the FAA had not been added to the call.

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The FAA had been trying to contact the other agencies for several minutes.

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Um, that was told to me and I saw that genie coming out of the bottle in the picture in the book was not about a kind and loving genie.

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The genie as depicted in the illustration was not the sort that would be generous of heart.

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An interesting example of a derivative from the passive gerundive that has acquired a quasi-active meaning is reprimand from reprimendus , `one who is to be repressed.

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A horrible example is the derivative from the passive gerundive which means one who like to oppress people.

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One of the clearest indicators of young children's understanding of stories, and other prereading skills, is the extent to which they can give elaborate, detailed accounts of past events.

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A child being able to elaborate on a story is an indicator that the child understands the story.

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Enemy is a combination of the Latin in `not' + amicus `friend,' and is thus a doublet with inimical . That enemy could be related to amiable , is more than a little ironic.

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( Enemy ( is ( ( an ( compounded word ) ) ( from Latin ) ) ) )

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Then I started paying him half the tuition bill.

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I decided it was time to be more financially responsible.

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