Datasets:

TheFactoryX
/

edition_0895_mteb-sts12-sts-readymade

split stringclasses 1 value	sentence1 stringlengths 39 213	sentence2 stringlengths 35 192	score float64 0.25 5
train	Bremer said one initiative is to launch a $70 million nationwide program in the next two weeks to clean up neighborhoods and build community projects.	Families stuck on the highway were being urged to remain in their cars, and to use their cell phones only in case of emergency.	3
train	A promotional poster, complete with countdown dial, reminds readers of the upcoming release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.	3.4
train	Shares of Littleton, Colorado-based EchoStar rose $1.63, or 5.3 percent, to $32.26 at 10:55 a.m.	Aventis, based in Strasbourg, France, is one of the leading producers of the vaccine and one of a handful of companies that still make it.	4.8
train	So was Edie Falco, the critically praised co-star of "Frankie and Johnny."	International rescue workers hacked desperately through flattened debris for survivors and cemeteries overflowed in Iran's ancient Silk Road city of Bam yesterday.	3.6
train	There are 103 Democrats in the Assembly and 47 Republicans.	Chiron and Aventis Pasteur together made about 80 million doses, ordinarily enough for U.S. demand, The Associated Press reported.	5
train	SARS went on to claim the lives of 44 people in the Toronto area, including two nurses and a doctor.	Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.	3
train	The only other person who had not been accounted for Sunday was a man from Fort Worth, Texas.	The new products on the desktop side include the latest versions of Pylon Conduit and Pylon Pro.	3.25
train	Shares of McDonald's Corp. and Wendy's International Inc. continued a modest run-up on the New York Stock Exchange Monday.	"The concrete barriers (between lanes) were being tossed around like feathers."	1
train	Swartz, indicted in February, had argued that New Hampshire was the wrong place to charge him.	On Wednesday next week, Mr Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, Jordan.	2.4
train	"I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel," said Silver.	The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27, or 1.2 percent, closing at 1,520.15 after gaining 30.46 yesterday.	2.4
train	Shares in EDS closed on Thursday at $18.51, a gain of 6 cents.	"IT is the only vehicle on which established economies will be able to compete" with fast-growing economies such as China and India, Barrett said.	2
train	Gartner's report said global WLAN equipment shipments reached 19.5 million last year, a 120 percent increase over 2001's 8.9 million units.	The government did not identify the taikonauts -- a term coined from taikong, the Chinese word for space.	3.4
train	The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.	Ankara says all four suicide bombers were Turkish.	4.2
train	It later emerged that he had broken his right thigh and bones in his right wrist and elbow.	But Itar-Tass news agency said four of his bodyguards were among those killed by the bomb.	4.6
train	"These changes may affect a large number of existing Web pages," the statement continued.	LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said that meant the cable could be used "as we see fit.	2.667
train	"Further testing is still under way, but at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive," the specialist said yesterday.	The grant also funds beach testing in King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	3.25
train	However, we have decided to opt for the European consortium's engine as the best overall solution and due to the substantial price efforts made".	The 27-year-old rapper's attorney in the civil matter, Mark Gann, did not return calls for comment.	1
train	The attack seemed similar to others staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12.	With the remaining three shuttles grounded in the wake of the Columbia accident, the rookies will have to wait even longer.	4.176
train	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI climbed 164 points, or 1.91 percent, to 8,765.38, brushing its highest levels since mid-January.	OPEC this week is set to pressure independent exporters to back the cartel's next supply cut to prevent the resumption of Iraqi exports undercutting oil prices.	5
train	The weather service reported maximum sustained winds of nearly 105 miles an hour with stronger gusts.	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually need to start exercising and eating better, according to new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	4.25
train	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured in southern Iraq when a munitions dump exploded.	Total shipments reached 19.5 million units last year, compared with 8.9 million units in 2001.	3
train	Graham is expected to be nominated and elected to a second one-year term today and will deliver the presidential address.	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	4
train	This year the Audubon Society once again hosts its annual Christmas Bird Count.	The military said it had killed 16 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, with one soldier killed and six wounded.	3.75
train	Once converted, BayStar will own an aggregate of approximately 2.95 million shares of SCO common stock or 17.5 percent of the company's outstanding shares.	The results are to be published in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.	3.8
train	OPEC producers at a meeting on Wednesday are set to pressure independent oil exporters to contribute to the cartel's next supply cut to allow for the return of Iraqi oil.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 16.68 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,636.94.	2.5
train	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	Later Tuesday, Graham was expected to be re-elected for a second one-year term.	3.2
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gave up 11.91 points, or 1.19 percent, at 986.60.	Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.	5
train	The technology-packed Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> dropped 37.78 points, or 1.94 percent, to 1,912.36.	Charles Cullen, 43, was transferred from the Somerset County Jail in Somerville to the Anne Klein Forensic Center, a 150-bed psychiatric treatment facility in Trenton.	3
train	This northern autumn US trainers will work with soldiers from four North African countries on patrolling and gathering intelligence.	DRINKING green tea can dramatically reduce the risk of men contracting prostate cancer, a study by Australian researchers has discovered.	4
train	Squyres is principal investigator for the Athena payload - a collection of science instruments carted by each rover.	While waiting for a bomb squad to arrive, the bomb exploded, killing Wells.	4.6
train	Ms. Cripps-Prawak left last Friday, two days after the department introduced a plan to distribute medical marijuana through doctors' offices.	"This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here."	4.6
train	"It is about a third of what I owe in the world," he told reporters.	Major fires had burned 264,000 acres by early last night.	4
train	Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."	"However, we are not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment."	4
train	Several shots rang out in the darkness, but only one gator had been killed by 11 p.m.	An audiotape aired last week by the Arab al-Jazeera television network may be the strongest evidence yet that Saddam survived the war.	3
train	But church members and observers say they expect that the decision could be problematic for many Episcopalians.	The S&P 500 had climbed 16 percent since its March low and yesterday closed at its highest since Dec. 2.	4
train	The new policy gives greatest weight to grades, test scores and a student's high school curriculum.	The Korean Air deal is expected to be finalized "in the next several weeks," Boeing spokesman Bob Saling said.	2.75
train	In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 40.12, or 0.5 percent, at 8,571.69, having fallen 51 points Monday.	Trouble flared when at least four North Korean reporters rushed from the Taegu media centre to confront a dozen activists protesting against human rights abuses in the North.	4.25
train	Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.	He refused to say what percentage of domestic flights had security officers on board.	2.5
train	That took the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR down 9/32, its yield rising to 3.37 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.	U.S. officials did not say whether American forces, who were acting on intelligence, crossed into Syrian territory and were vague about how the Syrian guards were involved.	4
train	The valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be collected and turned in to county election officials by Sept. 2.	Nations like Israel and Australia already have such status.	3.6
train	The Bush administration blames Hussein loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops for the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks.	Shares of Express Scripts ESRX.O fell about 4 percent to $66.73 on the Nasdaq in late morning trade.	3.8
train	Mr Alibek said: "Our outcomes are very encouraging.	Police believe Wilson then shot Jennie Mae Robinson once in the head before turning the gun on herself.	3
train	The Sunshine Group LTD represented the developers, The Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors LP, on the deal.	Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said investigators felt confident that with the arrests they had "at least one of the fires resolved."	4.8
train	The ADRs fell 10 cents to $28.95 at 10:06 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading today.	The same survey found the median household income rose by $51, when accounting for inflation, to $43,057.	3
train	Orange shares jumped as much as 15 percent.	Asked if he felt any regret about theOctober 12 attack, the answer was an adamant "no".	3.2
train	The latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting; they were forecasting claims to fall no lower than 410,000 for last week.	The Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game and seventh in their last nine as they beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.	3.6
train	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. Annika Sorenstam drew the crowds, Michelle Wie got the publicity but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	The judge scheduled another oversight hearing for late January.	3.8
train	Bremer, 61, is a onetime assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger and was ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism from 1986 to 1989.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	3.75
train	On Monday, as first reported by CNET News.com, the RIAA withdrew a DMCA notice to Penn State University's astronomy and astrophysics department.	A poll released this week showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor has given a boost to his re-election effort.	3.75
train	Chavez said investigators feel confident they've got "at least one of the fires resolved in that regard."	The McLean, Virginia-based company said newspaper revenue increased 5 percent to $1.46 billion.	4.8
train	At midnight on Wednesday, 68 percent of voters said "no" to the tax, with 97 percent of the votes counted.	Spansion Flash memory solutions are available worldwide from AMD and Fujitsu.	3.8
train	He was referring to John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange last Sunday .	"There's very strong interest in getting money back to the ratepayers as quickly as possible," Commissioner Susan Kennedy said.	3
train	The man accused of using fake grenades to commandeer a Cuban plane that landed in Key West in April was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.	Shares of McDonald's and Wendy's continued their recent recovery Monday, rising more than 1 percent on the New York Stock Exchange in afternoon trade.	3.25
train	Families stuck on the highway remained in their cars, and used their cell phones to call home.	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX shed 0.17 of a point, or just 0.02 percent, to 934.	4.4
train	For the entire season, the average five-day forecast track error was 259 miles, Franklin said.	Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.	3.25
train	Argentine Guillermo Coria and Netherlander Martin Verkerk are in the other half.	Texas Instruments climbed $US1.37 to $US19.25 and Novellus Systems advanced $US1.76 to $US36.31, each having been raised to "overweight" by Lehman.	4.2
train	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.	Domestic sales at both GM and No. 2 Ford Motor Co. declined more than predicted as a late summer sales frenzy prompted a larger-than-expected industry backlash.	3
train	Heather, 35, who lost a leg in a road accident, is thought to have steel plates fitted in her hips, which would make natural childbirth impossible.	That was up from the year-ago quarter, when the company earned $54.3 million, or 22 cents a share.	4.2
train	Only New Jersey now bans holders of learners permits or intermediate licenses from using cell phones, pagers or other wireless devices while driving.	"We condemn this raid which is in our view illegal and morally and politically unjustifiable," London-based NCRI official Ali Safavi told Reuters by telephone.	2
train	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually may be well on their way to hypertension under new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	The arm was kept in a separate room, but the monkeys could track their progress by watching a representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.	3
train	Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> shed 2.38 points, or 0.24 percent, at 995.10.	3.75
train	The weakness exists in the way that VBA looks at the properties of documents passed to it when the document is opened by a host application.	For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.	2.588
train	"This is an easy case in my view and wholly without merit, both factually and legally."	A Cuban architect was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for using two fake grenades to hijack a passenger plane from Cuba to Florida in April.	4.4
train	He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays on his neck.	Chief Executive Mickey Robinson was fired for cause in September, the company said last month.	3.2
train	The Nasdaq composite index advanced 20.59, or 1.3 percent, to 1,616.50, after gaining 5.7 percent last week.	National Breast Cancer Centre head Professor Christine Ewan said there was no need for panic.	3.5
train	International rescue workers are scouring flattened debris for survivors in Iran's shattered ancient Silk Road city of Bam after a violent earthquake killed more than 20,000 people.	Watches or warnings could be issued for eastern Cuba later on Thursday.	3.6
train	A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday and was expected to hit somewhere along the Texas or Louisiana coasts by Monday night.	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 2.09 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX leapt 2.23 percent.	3
train	John Hickenlooper had 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for City Auditor Don Mares.	In a show of corporate solidarity, Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, and Albertson Inc. locked out their workers the next morning.	3
train	Announcing the selection, Kmart CEO Julian Day said Grey will help the retailer "find creative ways to communicate the unique strengths of Kmart to the new America consumer."	"I marched in the streets against Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War," she said.	4.8
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	Both the House and Senate bills would end the ban on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.	3.6
train	Rusch has also allowed five or more earned runs in each of his last three starts.	The Hispanic population increased by 9.8per cent from the April 2000 census figures, despite less favourable social and economic conditions than in the 1990s.	3.6
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 7.42 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,653.44.	3.8
train	The bank's shares fell 45 cents in trading yesterday to $91.51 per share.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	4
train	The army said the raid, which comes just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the Hamas leader in the city, targeted militants in Hamas.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	4
train	Part of the accord was the implementation of a special health council that would monitor health spending and progress in reforming the health system.	The intervention force will confiscate weapons, reform the police, strengthen the courts and prison system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry.	2.2
train	VeriSign introduced its Site Finder service on Sept. 15.	It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.	3.2
train	Amgen shares gained 93 cents, or 1.45 percent, to $65.05 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.	Harry Potter's latest wizard trick?	3.5
train	Schofield got Toepfer to admit on cross-examination that she ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	Home Depot reported a 22 percent jump in third-quarter profit behind a nearly 8 percent rise in same-store sales.	4.8
train	The American Stock Exchange biotech index .BTK surged 5 percent.	Prairie dogs, usually found in southwestern and western states, aren’t indigenous to Wisconsin.	3.25
train	The new research will be published soon in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, inspectors will be fingerprinting and photographing many foreign passengers arriving in Atlanta.	3.4
train	Mayor Joe T. Parker said late Thursday that the three workers were two men and a woman who were inside the building when the first blast occurred.	A Caesarean had originally been planned in mid- November, two weeks early.	4
train	Michael Bloomberg, NYC Mayor: "I'm gonna try march with a number of different groups.	He ran last year for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor, but lost the primary to multimillionaire Tony Sanchez.	3.6
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	The panel will not begin a formal investigation because the statute of limitations has expired, Plofsky said.	3.5
train	Colgate shares closed Monday at $56.30 on the New York Stock Exchange.	Druce last night was held in isolation at the same prison.	3.75
train	Police launched an international hunt for Shevaun Pennington after she ran away with 31-year-old Toby Studabaker Saturday.	Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.	4
train	A Royal Duty is based on his experiences with Diana, Princess of Wales and letters allegedly to and from her.	Captain Robert Ramsey of US 1St Armored Division said a truck had exploded outside the building at around 11 am.	4
train	According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures.	That saw the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR slip 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.36 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.	3.25
train	Griffith, a Mount Airy native, now lives on the North Carolina coast in Manteo.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 5.51 points, or 0.56 percent, to 981.73.	3
train	Vice President Dick Cheney and Mississippi Republican gubernatorial candidate Haley Barbour acknowledge the cheering crowd.	Heatley underwent surgery Saturday for a broken jaw and an MRI found two torn ligaments in his right knee.	3.4
train	"Tomorrow at the Mission Inn, I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California.	The Mets took Lastings Milledge, an outfielder from Florida, with the 12th pick.	3.6
train	Licensing revenue slid 21 percent, however, to $107.6 million.	Close cooperation between regional law enforcement agencies and intelligence services was at the heart of the fight against terrorism, he said.	3.6
train	Waksal has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and is to be sentenced next week.	Nvidia will take advantage of MediaQ customers, which include such players as Siemens AG, Sharp, Philips, Dell, Mitsubishi and Sony Corp.	1.75
train	The index, which measures activity in the service sector, climbed to 50.7 last month from 47.9 in March.	"I'm really excited about going to Cleveland," James told ESPN.com.	4
train	The 51-year-old nurse worked at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the latest outbreak.	U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday.	1.6
train	A new study, conducted in Europe, found the medicine worked just as well as an earlier disputed study, sponsored by ImClone Systems, said it did.	The bill is among the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.	4.25
train	The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.	Academic achievement -- including grades, test scores and high school curriculum -- are given the highest priority.	1.75
train	With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old nuclear crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is slated to visit South Korea from August 13 to 15.	BlueCore3-Multimedia contains an open platform DSP co-processor and also includes a 16-bit stereo audio codec with dual ADC and DAC for stereo audio.	2.5
train	He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.	Google's early stage backers in include California-based Stanford University and VC firms Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.	1.8
train	People who have opposed these actions throughout are now trying to find fresh reasons to say this wasn't the right thing to do."	The Hulk trailed last month's Marvel Comics adaptation, X2: X-Men United, which grossed $85.6-million in its opening weekend.	2
train	The new sensor -- dubbed CANARY for ''cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields'' -- hijacks this natural process with two important changes.	Shares jumped almost 7 percent in pre-open trading, rising to $18.26 from $17.05 at Tuesday's close.	2