The first kibbutz was founded at Degania near the Sea of Galilee in 1909 and there are now some 300 kibbutzim in Israel.
Can we say the following?
The first kibbutz was founded at Degania.

yes

Macedonia seems confident it can weather the storm, but some fear Athens may soon take things up a notch.
Can we say the following?
Greece and Macedonia are in dispute over name.

no

That request is at odds with the law signed early yesterday, by Bush, directing the federal courts to consider the case de novo without taking into account the state court's findings.
Can we say the following?
Bush pushed the issue to federal courts.

yes

Anna Nobili is no ordinary nun. The 38-year-old used to be a lap-dancer, and spent many years working in Italian nightclubs. She is now using her talents in a rather different way - for what she calls "The Holy Dance" in a performance on Tuesday evening at the Holy Cross in Jerusalem Basilica in Rome, in front of senior Catholic clerics including Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, head of the Vatican's Cultural Department. Miss Nobili told the BBC World Service that the transformation from podium lap dancer to nun happened gradually.
Can we say the following?
Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002.
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