Question: The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a descriptive dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press. It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to scholars and academic researchers, as well as describing usage in its many variations throughout the world. The second edition came to 21,728 pages in 20 volumes, published in 1989.

Work began on the dictionary in 1857, but it was not until 1884 that it began to be published in unbound fascicles as work continued on the project, under the name of "A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles; Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by The Philological Society". In 1895, the title "The Oxford English Dictionary" ("OED") was first used unofficially on the covers of the series, and in 1928 the full dictionary was republished in ten bound volumes. In 1933, the title "The Oxford English Dictionary" fully replaced the former name in all occurrences in its reprinting as twelve volumes with a one-volume supplement. More supplements came over the years until 1989, when the second edition was published. Since 2000, a third edition of the dictionary has been underway, approximately a third of which is now complete. 1. how many volumes does the 2nd edition have?
2. what does OED stand for?
3. what has been underway since 2000?
4. how much is complete?
5. when did work begin on it originally?
6. what is OED?
7. What does it trace?
8. how many pages does the 2nd edition have?
9. what happened in 1933?
10. what was the former name?
11. who uses it as a resource?
12. does it have many variations?
13. are the variations around the world or just one region?
14. when was it republished?
15. when was the title first used unofficially?
16. how many volumes was it when republished?
17. when was the 2nd edition published?
18. what role did the philological society play?
19. who publishes OED?
20. How many supplement volumes did it have when the title changed? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. 20.
2. Oxford English Dictionary
3. A third edition.
4. A third.
5. 1857,
6. The Oxford English Dictionary
7. The historical development of the English language
8. 21,728
9. The Oxford English Dictionary fully replaced the former name
10. A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
11. Scholars and academic researchers,
12. Yes
13. The world
14. 1884
15. In 1895
16. Ten.
17. 1989.
18. it provided the materials it is based on.
19. Oxford University Press.
20. "12 with 1 supplement.

Q: Food waste has been a chronic problem for restaurants and grocery stores -- with millions of tons lost along the way as crops are hauled hundreds of miles, stored for weeks in refrigerators and prepared on busy restaurant assembly lines. But the historically high price of products is making it an even bigger drag on the bottom line.

Restaurants, colleges, hospitals and other institutions are compensating for the rising costs of waste in novel ways. Some are tracking their trash with software systems, making food in smaller packages or trying to compost (......) and cut down on trash-hauling costs.

"We have all come to work with this big elephant in the middle of kitchen, and the elephant is this 'It's okay to waste' belief system," said Andrew Shackman, president of LeanPath, a company that helps restaurants cut back food waste.

The interest in cutting food waste "has just rocketed in the last six to nine months," he said.

Roughly 30 percent of food in the United States goes to waste, costing some $48 billion annually, according to a Stockholm International Water Institute study. A University of Arizona study estimated that 40 to 50 percent of food in the United States is wasted. Wholesale food costs have risen more than 8 percent this year, the biggest jump in decades, according to the National Restaurant Association.

Freshman students at Virginia Tech were surprised this year when the two of the campus' biggest dining halls to find there were no trays.

"You have to go back and get your dishware and your drink, but it's not that different," said Caitlin Mewborn, a freshman. "It's not a big trouble. You take less food, and you don't eat more than you should."

Getting rid of trays has cut food waste by 38 percent at the dining halls, said Denny Cochrane, manager of Virginia Tech's sustainability program. Before the program began, students often grabbed whatever looked good at the buffet , only to find at the table that their eyes were bigger than their stomachs, he said.

1. It's okay to waste
2. Andrew Shackman
3. president of LeanPath
4. helps restaurants cut back food waste.
5. Trays
6. Cut food waste
7. Yes
8. 38 percent
9. Denny Cochrane
10. manager of Virginia Tech's sustainability program
11. Roughly 30 percent
12. a Stockholm International Water Institute study
13. 40 to 50 percent
14. University of Arizona
15. $48 billion annually

Numbered questions:
1. What is the big elephant in the middle of the kitchen?
2. Who said that?
3. What is his job?
4. What does that company do?
5. What was taken away from the dining halls and Virginia tech?
6. Why?
7. Was that an effective measure?
8. How much waste was cut by it?
9. Who said that?
10. What is his job?
11. How much food in the US is wasted?
12. Who says that?
13. What's another estimate?
14. By whom?
15. What is the cost of this by one estimate?

input: (CNN) -- Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey on a day of toil and trouble as Ireland's Dan Martin won the ninth stage of the Tour de France.

Sky Team rider Froome, who has a one minute and 25 second lead over his closest challenger, was forced to battle on his own as his teammates failed to give him adequate protection.

Richie Porte lost his grip on second place overall after finishing more than 17 minutes adrift, while Vasili Kiryienka was swept up by a broom wagon and is unlikely to feature in the remainder of the Tour.

There was also misery for Peter Kennaugh, who suffered bruising after falling from his bike -- an incident which left Froome wide open to attack on all fronts.

"This was one of the hardest days I have ever had on the bike," Froome told reporters.

"I had no-one else with me. I am really happy I have come through today. I was completely on my own, I had (sporting director) Nicolas Portal in the car telling me not to worry."

Martin, the nephew of great Irish cyclist Stephen Roche, won the long descent to Bagneres-de-Bigorre with Froome following home 20 seconds later in a pack which included rivals Alejandro Valverde and Alberto Contador.

Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford revealed his surprise at seeing his team struggle with Porte's failure particularly difficult for him to comprehend.

"That was a bit of a surprise, it is not often we've seen Richie have a day like that," Brailsford said. 1. What race is this about?
2. What stage of the tour?
3. Who is Martin the nephew of?
4. Who kept the yellow jersey?
5. Did Froome also win the ninth stage?
6. Who won the ninth stage?
7. Did anyone fall?
8. who fell?
9. Was he injured?
10. Who finished over 17 minutes back?
11. What team does Froome ride for?
12. how big is Froome's lead?
13. Where is Martin from?
14. Was Froome riding with others?
15. Who won the descent? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Tour de France.
2. ninth
3. great Irish cyclist Stephen Roche,
4. Chris Froome
5. no
6. Dan Martin
7. yes
8. Peter Kennaugh
9. suffered bruising
10. Richie Porte
11. Sky Team
12. one minute and 25 second
13. Ireland
14. no
15. Martin,