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Muslim police stops 'more likely'
UK Muslims should accept that people of Islamic appearance are more likely to be stopped and searched by police, a Home Office minister has said. Hazel Blears said innocent Muslims would be targeted because of the search for Islamic extremists. Qualifications for religious leaders to enter the UK could also be made t...
politics
UK Muslims should accept that people of Islamic appearance are more likely to be stopped and searched by police, a Home Office minister has said. Hazel Blears said innocent Muslims would be targeted because of the search for Islamic extremists. Qualifications for religious leaders to enter the UK could also be made to...
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<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1000[/INST] Passage : UK Muslims should accept that people of Islamic appearance are more likely to be stopped and searched by police, a Home Office minister has said. Hazel Blears said innocent Muslims would be targeted because of the search for Islamic extremists. Qua...
1,001
Howard attacks cost of asylum
Michael Howard has launched an attack on the cost of Britain's "chaotic" asylum system under Tony Blair. The Tory leader said English local authorities have spent more than £3bn - or £140 per household - on asylum since Labour won power in 1997. Mr Howard is expected to tell activists in Kent that voters' tolerance a...
politics
Michael Howard has launched an attack on the cost of Britain' s" chaotic" asylum system under Tony Blair. The Tory leader said English local authorities have spent more than £3bn-or £140 per household-on asylum since Labour won power in 1997. Mr Howard is expected to tell activists in Kent that voters' tolerance and d...
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2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1001[/INST] Passage : Michael Howard has launched an attack on the cost of Britain' s" chaotic" asylum system under Tony Blair. The Tory leader said English local authorities have spent more than £3bn-or £140 per household-on asylum since Labour won power in 1997. Mr Ho...
1,002
Brown outlines third term vision
Gordon Brown has outlined what he thinks should be the key themes of New Labour's next general election bid. He said ensuring every child in Britain had the best start in life could be a legacy to match the NHS's creation. The chancellor has previously planned the party's election strategy but this time the role will...
politics
Gordon Brown has outlined what he thinks should be the key themes of New Labour' s next general election bid. He said ensuring every child in Britain had the best start in life could be a legacy to match the NHS' s creation. The chancellor has previously planned the party' s election strategy but this time the role wi...
['not', 'somehow', 'always', 'indeed', 'neither']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1002[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown has outlined what he thinks should be the key themes of New Labour' s next general election bid. He said ensuring every child in Britain had the best start in life could be a legacy to match the NHS' s creation. The chancellor has prev...
1,003
'Super union' merger plan touted
Two of Britain's big trade unions could merge to form a "super union" of two million members. The move by Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) would be a seen as a bid to carry more weight with ministers and employers. Amicus has 1.2 million members and the TGWU has 800,000. Any merger would have...
politics
Two of Britain' s big trade unions could merge to form a" super union" of two million members. The move by Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union ( TGWU ) would be a seen as a bid to carry more weight with ministers and employers. Amicus has 1. 2 million members and the TGWU has _____, 000. Any merger woul...
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1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1003[/INST] Passage : Two of Britain' s big trade unions could merge to form a" super union" of two million members. The move by Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union ( TGWU ) would be a seen as a bid to carry more weight with ministers and employers. Amicu...
1,004
UK firms 'embracing e-commerce'
UK firms are embracing internet trading opportunities as never before, e-commerce minister Mike O'Brien says. A government-commissioned study ranked the UK third in its world index of use of information and communication technology (ICT). The report suggests 69% of UK firms are now using broadband and that 30% of mic...
politics
UK firms are embracing internet trading opportunities as never before, e-commerce minister Mike O' Brien says. A government-commissioned study ranked the UK third in its world index of use of information and communication technology ( ICT ). The report suggests 69 % of UK firms are now using broadband and that 30 % of...
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1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1004[/INST] Passage : UK firms are embracing internet trading opportunities as never before, e-commerce minister Mike O' Brien says. A government-commissioned study ranked the UK third in its world index of use of information and communication technology ( ICT ). The re...
1,005
UK heading wrong way - Howard
Tony Blair has had the chance to tackle the problems facing Britain and has failed, Michael Howard has said. "Britain is heading in the wrong direction", the Conservative leader said in his New Year message. Mr Blair's government was a "bossy, interfering government that takes decisions that should be made by individ...
politics
Tony Blair has had the chance to tackle the problems facing Britain and has failed, Michael Howard has said." Britain is heading in the wrong direction", the Conservative leader said in his New Year message. Mr Blair' s government was a" bossy, interfering government that takes decisions that should be made by individ...
['ultimate', 'legal', 'wrong', 'simple', 'right']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1005[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has had the chance to tackle the problems facing Britain and has failed, Michael Howard has said." Britain is heading in the wrong direction", the Conservative leader said in his New Year message. Mr Blair' s government was a" bossy, int...
1,006
Kilroy launches 'Veritas' party
Ex-BBC chat show host and East Midlands MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk has said he wants to "change the face of British politics" as he launched his new party. Mr Kilroy-Silk, who recently quit the UK Independence Party,said "our country" was being "stolen from us" by mass immigration. He told a London news conference that V...
politics
Ex-_____ chat show host and East Midlands MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk has said he wants to" change the face of British politics" as he launched his new party. Mr Kilroy-Silk, who recently quit the UK Independence Party, said" our country" was being" stolen from us" by mass immigration. He told a London news conference that...
['live', 'BBC', 'local', 'radio', 'talk']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1006[/INST] Passage : Ex-_____ chat show host and East Midlands MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk has said he wants to" change the face of British politics" as he launched his new party. Mr Kilroy-Silk, who recently quit the UK Independence Party, said" our country" was being" sto...
1,007
Blair 'damaged' by Blunkett row
A majority of voters (68%) believe the prime minister has been damaged by the row over David Blunkett's involvement in a visa application, a poll suggests. But nearly half those surveyed said Mr Blunkett should return to Cabinet if Labour won the next election. Some 63% of respondents in the Sunday Times poll thought...
politics
A majority of voters ( 68 % ) believe the prime minister has been damaged by the row over David Blunkett' s involvement in a visa application, a poll suggests. But nearly half those surveyed said Mr Blunkett should return to Cabinet if Labour won the next election. Some 63 % of respondents in the Sunday Times poll ___...
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<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1007[/INST] Passage : A majority of voters ( 68 % ) believe the prime minister has been damaged by the row over David Blunkett' s involvement in a visa application, a poll suggests. But nearly half those surveyed said Mr Blunkett should return to Cabinet if Labour won t...
1,008
MP's shock at long lost daughter
Labour MP Stephen Pound has told of his shock and his joy on learning he fathered a daughter when he was "out of control" during the "wild" 1960s. Lucy, 36, tracked down Mr Pound after her birth mother told her he was known as "Precious" at school. Despite being told he was a "nutter who died at sea" she found a refe...
politics
Labour MP Stephen Pound has told of his shock and his joy on learning he fathered a daughter when he was" out of control" during the" wild" 1960s. Lucy, 36, tracked down Mr Pound after her birth mother told her he was known as" Precious" at school. Despite being told he was a" nutter who died at sea" she found a refer...
['grandparents', 'father', 'mother', 'brothers', 'doctors']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1008[/INST] Passage : Labour MP Stephen Pound has told of his shock and his joy on learning he fathered a daughter when he was" out of control" during the" wild" 1960s. Lucy, 36, tracked down Mr Pound after her birth mother told her he was known as" Precious" at school....
1,009
Green fear for transport ballot
The Green Party is concerned thousands of residents may not be able to vote in Edinburgh's transport referendum. Edinburgh City Council is to ballot constituents on proposals to introduce congestion charging in the capital. But Green MSP Mark Ballard fears people not on the council's edited electoral register may mis...
politics
The Green Party is concerned thousands of residents may not be able to vote in Edinburgh' s transport referendum. Edinburgh City Council is to ballot constituents on proposals to introduce congestion charging in the capital. But Green MSP Mark Ballard fears people not on the council' s edited electoral register may mi...
['voting', 'ballot', 'proposed', 'referendum', 'required']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1009[/INST] Passage : The Green Party is concerned thousands of residents may not be able to vote in Edinburgh' s transport referendum. Edinburgh City Council is to ballot constituents on proposals to introduce congestion charging in the capital. But Green MSP Mark Ball...
1,010
New drink limit 'would cut toll'
More lives than previously thought could be saved by cutting drink-drive limits by a third, a report says. University College London research claims cutting the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg would save 65 lives a year. The findings are being published by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for ...
politics
More lives than previously thought could be saved by cutting drink-drive limits by a third, a report says. University College London research claims cutting the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg would save 65 lives a year. The findings are being published by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for T...
['probability', 'number', 'risk', 'chance', 'share']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1010[/INST] Passage : More lives than previously thought could be saved by cutting drink-drive limits by a third, a report says. University College London research claims cutting the limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg would save 65 lives a year. The f...
1,011
CSA 'could close', says minister
Ministers would not rule out scrapping the Child Support Agency if it failed to improve, Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson has warned. But he said replacing the controversial CSA would be "the nuclear option". A report by the Commons work and pensions committee called for the agency to be wound up unless it im...
politics
Ministers would not rule out scrapping the Child Support Agency if it failed to improve, Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson has warned. But he said replacing the controversial CSA would be" the nuclear option". A report by the Commons work and pensions committee called for the agency to be wound up unless it imp...
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3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1011[/INST] Passage : Ministers would not rule out scrapping the Child Support Agency if it failed to improve, Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson has warned. But he said replacing the controversial CSA would be" the nuclear option". A report by the Commons work an...
1,012
Boothroyd calls for Lords speaker
Betty Boothroyd has said the House of Lords needs its own Speaker and that peers should lead the way on reforming the upper chamber. Baroness Boothroyd, who was the first woman to be Commons Speaker, said she believed Tony Blair initiated reforms without a clear outcome in mind. "Now we have to take care of it oursel...
politics
Betty Boothroyd has said the House of Lords needs its own Speaker and that peers should lead the way on reforming the upper chamber. Baroness Boothroyd, who was the first woman to be Commons Speaker, said she believed Tony Blair initiated reforms without a clear outcome in mind." Now we have to take care of it ourselv...
['testified', 'said', 'admitted', 'saying', 'declared']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1012[/INST] Passage : Betty Boothroyd has said the House of Lords needs its own Speaker and that peers should lead the way on reforming the upper chamber. Baroness Boothroyd, who was the first woman to be Commons Speaker, said she believed Tony Blair initiated reforms w...
1,013
Bid to cut court witness stress
New targets to reduce the stress to victims and witnesses giving evidence in courts in England and Wales have been announced by the lord chancellor. Lord Falconer wants all crown courts and 90% of magistrates' courts to have facilities to keep witnesses separate from defendants within four years. More video links wil...
politics
New targets to reduce the stress to victims and witnesses giving evidence in courts in England and Wales have been announced by the lord chancellor. Lord Falconer wants all crown courts and 90 % of magistrates' courts to have facilities to keep witnesses separate from defendants within four years. More video links wil...
['young', 'wealthy', 'most', 'both', 'some']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1013[/INST] Passage : New targets to reduce the stress to victims and witnesses giving evidence in courts in England and Wales have been announced by the lord chancellor. Lord Falconer wants all crown courts and 90 % of magistrates' courts to have facilities to keep wit...
1,014
Lord Scarman, 93, dies peacefully
Distinguished lawyer Lord Scarman, who conducted the inquiry into the 1981 Brixton riots, has died aged 93. The peer enjoyed a celebrated judicial career, serving as Law Commission chairman in its first seven years. He also chaired the 1969 tribunal set up to investigate civil disturbances in Northern Ireland. Paying...
politics
Distinguished lawyer Lord Scarman, who conducted the inquiry into the 1981 Brixton riots, has died aged 93. The peer enjoyed a celebrated judicial career, serving as Law Commission chairman in _____ first seven years. He also chaired the 1969 tribunal set up to investigate civil disturbances in Northern Ireland. Payin...
['such', 'that', 'those', 'its', 'both']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1014[/INST] Passage : Distinguished lawyer Lord Scarman, who conducted the inquiry into the 1981 Brixton riots, has died aged 93. The peer enjoyed a celebrated judicial career, serving as Law Commission chairman in _____ first seven years. He also chaired the 1969 tribu...
1,015
Tory leader urges Harry apology
Prince Harry should personally make clear how sorry he is about wearing a Nazi uniform to a friend's fancy dress party, says Tory leader Michael Howard. Mr Howard, whose grandmother died in Auschwitz, said many people would be offended by the prince's actions Clarence House has issued a statement saying the prince ha...
politics
Prince Harry should personally make clear how sorry he is about wearing a Nazi uniform to a friend' s fancy dress party, says Tory leader Michael Howard. Mr Howard, whose grandmother died in Auschwitz, said many people would be offended by the prince' s actions Clarence House has issued a statement saying the prince h...
['real', 'personal', 'live', 'comprehensive', 'longer']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1015[/INST] Passage : Prince Harry should personally make clear how sorry he is about wearing a Nazi uniform to a friend' s fancy dress party, says Tory leader Michael Howard. Mr Howard, whose grandmother died in Auschwitz, said many people would be offended by the prin...
1,016
NHS waiting time target is cut
Hospital waiting times for patients in Wales are to be cut, but not to the same extent as those in England. Welsh Health Minister Jane Hutt said no patient would wait more than 12 months for an outpatient appointment by March 2006, against a current target of 18 months. But she said the target for an inpatient appoin...
politics
Hospital waiting times for patients in Wales are to be cut, but not to the same extent as those in England. Welsh Health Minister Jane Hutt said no patient would wait more than 12 months for an outpatient appointment by March 2006, against a current target of 18 months. But she said the target for an inpatient appoint...
['agreement', 'mechanism', 'provision', 'framework', 'scheme']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1016[/INST] Passage : Hospital waiting times for patients in Wales are to be cut, but not to the same extent as those in England. Welsh Health Minister Jane Hutt said no patient would wait more than 12 months for an outpatient appointment by March 2006, against a curren...
1,017
Tories plan migrant health checks
Non-European Union citizens wanting to work in the UK will have to undergo tests for Tuberculosis and HIV, under plans unveiled by the Conservatives. A positive test for TB would mean visa applications being turned down, while HIV would be dealt with case by case. Leader Michael Howard said the checks on new arrivals...
politics
Non-European Union citizens wanting to work in the UK will have to undergo tests for Tuberculosis and HIV, under plans unveiled by the Conservatives. A positive test for TB would mean visa applications being turned down, while HIV would be dealt with case by case. Leader Michael Howard said the checks on new arrivals ...
['play', 'action', 'circulation', 'motion', 'being']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1017[/INST] Passage : Non-European Union citizens wanting to work in the UK will have to undergo tests for Tuberculosis and HIV, under plans unveiled by the Conservatives. A positive test for TB would mean visa applications being turned down, while HIV would be dealt wi...
1,018
MPs issued with Blackberry threat
MPs will be thrown out of the Commons if they use Blackberries in the chamber Speaker Michael Martin has ruled. The £200 handheld computers can be used as a phone, pager or to send e-mails. The devices gained new prominence this week after Alastair Campbell used his to accidentally send an expletive-laden message to ...
politics
MPs _____ be thrown out of the Commons if they use Blackberries in the chamber Speaker Michael Martin has ruled. The £200 handheld computers can be used as a phone, pager or to send e-mails. The devices gained new prominence this week after Alastair Campbell used his to accidentally send an expletive-laden message to ...
['cannot', 'also', 'will', 'still', 'automatically']
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<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1018[/INST] Passage : MPs _____ be thrown out of the Commons if they use Blackberries in the chamber Speaker Michael Martin has ruled. The £200 handheld computers can be used as a phone, pager or to send e-mails. The devices gained new prominence this week after Alastai...
1,019
Wales 'must learn health lessons'
The new health minister for Wales says there are lessons to learn from England in tackling waiting lists. Dr Brian Gibbons, on his first full day in the job after Jane Hutt was sacked, admitted "big challenges" but insisted the "essentials" were in place. But both Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats said Dr Gibbons...
politics
The new health minister for Wales says there are lessons to learn from England in tackling waiting lists. Dr Brian Gibbons, on his first full day in the job after Jane Hutt was sacked, admitted" big challenges" but insisted the" essentials" were in place. But both Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats said Dr Gibbons ...
['combination', 'range', 'statement', 'view', 'balance']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1019[/INST] Passage : The new health minister for Wales says there are lessons to learn from England in tackling waiting lists. Dr Brian Gibbons, on his first full day in the job after Jane Hutt was sacked, admitted" big challenges" but insisted the" essentials" were in...
1,020
UKIP candidate suspended
Eurosceptic party UKIP have suspended a candidate for allegedly suggesting the criminally insane should be killed. John Houston, 54, was due to stand in the East Kilbride seat in Lanarkshire at the next election. But he was suspended after his reported views, including the return of the British Empire, were sent to t...
politics
Eurosceptic party UKIP have suspended a candidate for allegedly suggesting the criminally insane should be killed. John Houston, 54, was due to stand in the East Kilbride seat in Lanarkshire at the next election. But he was suspended after his reported views, including the return of the British Empire, were sent to tw...
['English', 'sounding', 'born', 'speaking', 'Canadian']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1020[/INST] Passage : Eurosceptic party UKIP have suspended a candidate for allegedly suggesting the criminally insane should be killed. John Houston, 54, was due to stand in the East Kilbride seat in Lanarkshire at the next election. But he was suspended after his repo...
1,021
End Bush 'denial' Blair tells EU
Tony Blair is urging European leaders to wake up from their "state of denial" over President Bush's re-election. "America has spoken. The rest of the world should listen," the prime minister said in an interview with The Times newspaper, published on Friday. Mr Blair is at a summit in Brussels, where Iraq and Europea...
politics
Tony Blair is urging European leaders to wake up from their" state of denial" over President Bush' s re-election." America has spoken. The rest of the world should listen," the prime minister said in an interview with The Times newspaper, published on Friday. Mr Blair is at a summit in Brussels, where Iraq and Europea...
['event', 'season', 'month', 'moment', 'week']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1021[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair is urging European leaders to wake up from their" state of denial" over President Bush' s re-election." America has spoken. The rest of the world should listen," the prime minister said in an interview with The Times newspaper, published...
1,022
Brown to outline presidency goals
Next year will be "make or break" for development in poorer countries Gordon Brown will say as he sets out UK goals for its EU and G8 presidencies. The chancellor is due to outline a series of key targets the government will be judged on in 2005. They will include doubling aid from donor countries and eliminating deb...
politics
Next year _____ be" make or break" for development in poorer countries Gordon Brown will say as he sets out UK goals for its EU and G8 presidencies. The chancellor is due to outline a series of key targets the government will be judged on in 2005. They will include doubling aid from donor countries and eliminating deb...
['might', 'shall', 'would', 'must', 'will']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1022[/INST] Passage : Next year _____ be" make or break" for development in poorer countries Gordon Brown will say as he sets out UK goals for its EU and G8 presidencies. The chancellor is due to outline a series of key targets the government will be judged on in 2005. ...
1,023
Brown shrugs off economy fears
Gordon Brown is to freeze petrol duty increases, fund a £1bn package to avoid big council tax rises and boost childcare and maternity leave. In an upbeat pre-Budget report, he slightly increased borrowing but insisted economic targets would be met. The chancellor also hailed the longest period of growth in UK "indust...
politics
Gordon Brown is to freeze petrol duty increases, fund a £1bn package to avoid big council tax rises and boost childcare and maternity leave. In an upbeat pre-Budget report, he slightly increased borrowing but insisted economic targets would be met. The chancellor also hailed the longest period of growth in UK" industr...
['corners', 'choices', 'words', 'lines', 'spots']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1023[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown is to freeze petrol duty increases, fund a £1bn package to avoid big council tax rises and boost childcare and maternity leave. In an upbeat pre-Budget report, he slightly increased borrowing but insisted economic targets would be met....
1,024
UK troops on Ivory Coast standby
Downing Street has confirmed British troops are on standby in case they need to help evacuate several hundred UK citizens from Ivory Coast. The news came as it emerged France had begun evacuating its hostages after days of anti-French demonstrations. Trouble flared after nine French peacekeepers were killed and Presi...
politics
Downing Street has confirmed British troops are on standby in case they need to help evacuate several hundred UK citizens from Ivory Coast. The news came as it emerged France had begun evacuating its hostages after days of anti-French demonstrations. Trouble flared after nine French peacekeepers were killed and _____ ...
['Premier', 'President', 'after', 'Father', 'governor']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1024[/INST] Passage : Downing Street has confirmed British troops are on standby in case they need to help evacuate several hundred UK citizens from Ivory Coast. The news came as it emerged France had begun evacuating its hostages after days of anti-French demonstration...
1,025
Blair told to double overseas aid
Tony Blair is being urged to use all his negotiating powers to end poor countries' debt and double aid. Some 45 million children will die needlessly before 2015 and aid budgets are half their 1960 levels, Oxfam says in a report, Paying the Price. The call comes as the prime minister prepares to assume the presidency ...
politics
Tony Blair is being urged to use all his negotiating powers to end poor countries' debt and double aid. Some 45 million children will die needlessly before 2015 and aid budgets are half their 1960 levels, Oxfam says in a report, Paying the Price. The call comes as the prime minister prepares to assume the presidency o...
['finance', 'energy', 'prime', 'government', 'defence']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1025[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair is being urged to use all his negotiating powers to end poor countries' debt and double aid. Some 45 million children will die needlessly before 2015 and aid budgets are half their 1960 levels, Oxfam says in a report, Paying the Price. T...
1,026
Peace demo appeal rejected
Peace protestors have lost a landmark appeal over police actions in stopping an anti-war demonstration days after the start of the Iraq war. They had appealed against a High Court decision that it was not unlawful for police to forcibly turn protestors away near RAF Fairford, Glos, in 2003. The police had also sought...
politics
Peace protestors have lost a landmark appeal over police actions in stopping an anti-war demonstration days after the start of the Iraq war. They had appealed against a High Court decision that it was not unlawful for police to forcibly turn protestors away near RAF Fairford, Glos, in 2003. The police had also sought ...
['some', 'considerable', 'property', 'much', 'criminal']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1026[/INST] Passage : Peace protestors have lost a landmark appeal over police actions in stopping an anti-war demonstration days after the start of the Iraq war. They had appealed against a High Court decision that it was not unlawful for police to forcibly turn protes...
1,027
Retirement age could be scrapped
The "myth that ageing is a barrier" to contributing to society needs to be "exploded", the work and pensions minister has said. This was why the government was considering scrapping the retirement age entirely, Alan Johnson said. It was also committed to "stamping out" age discrimination and would outlaw it, he told ...
politics
The" myth that ageing is a barrier" to contributing to society needs to be" exploded", the work and pensions minister has said. This was why the government was considering scrapping the retirement age entirely, Alan Johnson said. It was also committed to" stamping out" age discrimination and would outlaw it, he told a...
['before', 'between', 'past', 'near', 'under']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1027[/INST] Passage : The" myth that ageing is a barrier" to contributing to society needs to be" exploded", the work and pensions minister has said. This was why the government was considering scrapping the retirement age entirely, Alan Johnson said. It was also commit...
1,028
Jowell rejects 'Las Vegas' jibe
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell, has hit out at critics of the Gambling Bill. She told the Guardian newspaper there would be no "Las Vegas-style" super-casinos, as rumoured in the press. Meanwhile Labour backbencher Stephen Pound labelled casino-related regeneration schemes "a pile o...
politics
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell, has hit out at critics of the Gambling Bill. She told the Guardian newspaper there would be no" Las Vegas-style" super-casinos, as rumoured in the press. Meanwhile Labour backbencher Stephen Pound labelled casino-related regeneration schemes" a pile of...
['student', 'government', 'local', 'community', 'social']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1028[/INST] Passage : The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell, has hit out at critics of the Gambling Bill. She told the Guardian newspaper there would be no" Las Vegas-style" super-casinos, as rumoured in the press. Meanwhile Labour backbenche...
1,029
Ban on hunting comes into force
Fox hunting with dogs is now illegal in England and Wales after a ban on the activity came into force overnight. The law faces a stiff test this weekend, with the Countryside Alliance saying many hunts will be out in force. Chief police officers spokesman Nigel Yeo said he expected most people would obey the law - by...
politics
Fox hunting with dogs is now illegal in England and Wales after a ban on the activity came into force overnight. The law faces a stiff test this weekend, with the Countryside Alliance saying many hunts will be out in force. Chief police officers spokesman Nigel Yeo _____ he expected most people would obey the law-by d...
['expressed', 'felt', 'argued', 'said', 'states']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1029[/INST] Passage : Fox hunting with dogs is now illegal in England and Wales after a ban on the activity came into force overnight. The law faces a stiff test this weekend, with the Countryside Alliance saying many hunts will be out in force. Chief police officers sp...
1,030
Blair says UK tsunami aid to soar
Tony Blair has predicted the British Government will eventually give "hundreds of millions" of pounds in aid to countries hit by the tsunami. The prime minister was speaking publicly for the first time since returning from his holiday in Egypt. Mr Blair insisted he had been "intimately involved" in "all decisions at ...
politics
Tony Blair has predicted the British Government will eventually give" hundreds of millions" of pounds in aid to countries hit by the tsunami. The prime minister was speaking publicly for the first time since returning from his holiday in Egypt. Mr Blair insisted he had been" intimately involved" in" all decisions at a...
['Michael', 'Frank', 'lead', 'Bill', 'Nick']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1030[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has predicted the British Government will eventually give" hundreds of millions" of pounds in aid to countries hit by the tsunami. The prime minister was speaking publicly for the first time since returning from his holiday in Egypt. Mr ...
1,031
Straw attacked on China arms
Moves to lift the European Union's ban on arms exports to China have been condemned by human rights groups and the Conservatives. The 15 year embargo was imposed in the aftermath of China's crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989. UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, who will hold talks in Beijing on Thursday...
politics
Moves to lift the European Union' s ban on arms exports to China have been condemned by human rights groups and the Conservatives. The 15 year embargo was imposed in the aftermath of China' s crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989. UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, who will hold talks in Beijing on Thursda...
['which', 'that', 'even', 'would', 'with']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1031[/INST] Passage : Moves to lift the European Union' s ban on arms exports to China have been condemned by human rights groups and the Conservatives. The 15 year embargo was imposed in the aftermath of China' s crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989. UK ...
1,032
Defiant hunts put ban to the test
Thousands of hunt supporters have been out on the first day of hunting in England and Wales after the ban on hunting with dogs came into force. The Countryside Alliance called on hunt supporters to meet as normal, but vowed to stay within the law. Although hunting with dogs is now a criminal offence, exercising hound...
politics
Thousands of hunt supporters have been out on the first day of hunting in England and Wales after the ban on hunting with dogs came into force. The Countryside Alliance called on hunt supporters to meet as normal, but vowed to stay within the law. Although hunting with dogs is now a criminal offence, exercising hounds...
['that', 'these', 'there', 'here', 'enough']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1032[/INST] Passage : Thousands of hunt supporters have been out on the first day of hunting in England and Wales after the ban on hunting with dogs came into force. The Countryside Alliance called on hunt supporters to meet as normal, but vowed to stay within the law. ...
1,033
EU fraud clampdown urged
EU member states are failing to report fraud and irregularities in EU funds on a consistent basis, the UK's public spending watchdog has said. The National Audit Office said although the latest figures showed reported fraud was falling, the EU still had no common definition of fraud. It also expressed concern that, f...
politics
EU member states are failing to report fraud and irregularities in EU funds on a consistent basis, the UK' s public spending watchdog has said. The National Audit Office said although the latest figures showed reported fraud was falling, the EU still had no common definition of fraud. It also expressed concern that, f...
['just', 'today', 'necessary', 'able', 'possible']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1033[/INST] Passage : EU member states are failing to report fraud and irregularities in EU funds on a consistent basis, the UK' s public spending watchdog has said. The National Audit Office said although the latest figures showed reported fraud was falling, the EU sti...
1,034
Straw praises Kashmir moves
The UK has welcomed the decision by India and Pakistan to open a bus link across the ceasefire line dividing the disputed region of Kashmir. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, touring South East Asian countries, praised the "spirit of cooperation" in achieving the breakthrough. Media reports in both countries describe the...
politics
The UK has welcomed the decision by India and Pakistan to open a bus link across the ceasefire line dividing the disputed region of Kashmir. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, touring South East Asian countries, praised the" spirit of cooperation" in achieving the breakthrough. Media reports in both countries describe the ...
['resistance', 'cooperation', 'liberty', 'understanding', 'protest']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1034[/INST] Passage : The UK has welcomed the decision by India and Pakistan to open a bus link across the ceasefire line dividing the disputed region of Kashmir. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, touring South East Asian countries, praised the" spirit of cooperation" in ac...
1,035
UK helps raped Rwandan women
Britain is to give a £4m grant to help women survivors of the Rwandan genocide who were raped and often deliberately infected with HIV/Aids. An estimated 25,000 girls and women were raped during the 1994 genocide. About 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu militias after the assassination of an ethni...
politics
Britain is to give a £4m grant to help women survivors of the Rwandan genocide who were raped and often deliberately infected with HIV / Aids. An estimated 25, 000 girls and women were raped during the 1994 genocide. About 800, 000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu militias after the assassination of an et...
['vascular', 'oral', 'intensive', 'cancer', 'other']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1035[/INST] Passage : Britain is to give a £4m grant to help women survivors of the Rwandan genocide who were raped and often deliberately infected with HIV / Aids. An estimated 25, 000 girls and women were raped during the 1994 genocide. About 800, 000 Tutsis and moder...
1,036
Howard denies split over ID cards
Michael Howard has denied his shadow cabinet was split over its decision to back controversial Labour plans to introduce ID cards. The Tory leader said his front bench team had reached a "collective view" after holding a "good discussion", but admitted it was "not an easy issue". He had decided to support the plans a...
politics
Michael Howard has denied his shadow cabinet was split over its decision to back controversial Labour plans to introduce ID cards. The Tory leader said his front bench team had reached a" collective view" after holding a" good discussion", but admitted it was" not an easy issue". He had decided to support the plans as...
['President', 'Mayor', 'Director', 'members', 'chairman']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1036[/INST] Passage : Michael Howard has denied his shadow cabinet was split over its decision to back controversial Labour plans to introduce ID cards. The Tory leader said his front bench team had reached a" collective view" after holding a" good discussion", but admi...
1,037
EU referendum question unveiled
The question to be asked in the referendum on the EU Constitution has been unveiled by the government. It will be: "Should the United Kingdom approve the treaty establishing a constitution for the European Union?" The constitution will be incorporated into UK law if there is a yes vote in the referendum, expected in ...
politics
The question to be asked in the referendum on the EU Constitution has been unveiled by the government. It will be :" Should the United Kingdom approve the treaty establishing a constitution for the European Union ?" The constitution will be incorporated into UK law if there is a yes vote in the referendum, expected in...
['Tuesday', 'hours', 'half', 'Thursday', 'part']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1037[/INST] Passage : The question to be asked in the referendum on the EU Constitution has been unveiled by the government. It will be :" Should the United Kingdom approve the treaty establishing a constitution for the European Union ?" The constitution will be incorpo...
1,038
Malik rejects all-black MP lists
A call for ethnic minority shortlists to boost the number of black and Asian MPs has been rejected by one of Labour's most senior Asians. Shahid Malik, who is on Labour's ruling NEC, accepted people's frustration but said there should be targets not lists to boost representation of minorities. Just 13 of Britain's 65...
politics
A call for ethnic minority shortlists to boost the number of black and Asian MPs has been rejected by one of Labour' s most senior Asians. Shahid Malik, _____ is on Labour' s ruling NEC, accepted people' s frustration but said there should be targets not lists to boost representation of minorities. Just 13 of Britain'...
['although', 'Khan', 'meanwhile', 'who', 'what']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1038[/INST] Passage : A call for ethnic minority shortlists to boost the number of black and Asian MPs has been rejected by one of Labour' s most senior Asians. Shahid Malik, _____ is on Labour' s ruling NEC, accepted people' s frustration but said there should be targe...
1,039
MP attacked by muggers in Kenya
An MP has had more than £600 and his passport stolen after being mugged by six men in a park in Kenya. Quentin Davies, the MP for Grantham and Stamford, was attacked in a notoriously dangerous park in the capital, Nairobi. He was not hurt in the mugging on Saturday evening. Several people are being questioned over th...
politics
An MP has had more than £600 and his passport stolen after being mugged by six men in a park in Kenya. Quentin Davies, the MP for Grantham and Stamford, was attacked in a notoriously dangerous park in the capital, Nairobi. He was not hurt in the mugging on Saturday evening. Several people are being questioned over the...
['produced', 'took', 'carry', 'used', 'found']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1039[/INST] Passage : An MP has had more than £600 and his passport stolen after being mugged by six men in a park in Kenya. Quentin Davies, the MP for Grantham and Stamford, was attacked in a notoriously dangerous park in the capital, Nairobi. He was not hurt in the mu...
1,040
Candidate resigns over BNP link
A prospective candidate for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has resigned after admitting a "brief attachment" to the British National Party(BNP). Nicholas Betts-Green, who had been selected to fight the Suffolk Coastal seat, quit after reports in a newspaper that he attended a BNP meeting. The former teacher confirm...
politics
A prospective candidate for the UK Independence Party ( UKIP ) has resigned after admitting a" brief attachment" to the British National Party ( BNP ). Nicholas Betts-Green, who had been selected to fight the Suffolk Coastal seat, quit after reports in a newspaper that he attended a BNP meeting. The former teacher con...
['again', 'once', 'eventually', 'consequently', 'afterwards']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1040[/INST] Passage : A prospective candidate for the UK Independence Party ( UKIP ) has resigned after admitting a" brief attachment" to the British National Party ( BNP ). Nicholas Betts-Green, who had been selected to fight the Suffolk Coastal seat, quit after report...
1,041
'Nuclear dumpsite' plan attacked
Plans to allow foreign nuclear waste to be permanently stored in the UK have been branded "deeply irresponsible" by the Liberal Democrats. The government has confirmed intermediate level waste (ILW) that was to have been shipped back to its home countries will now be stored in the UK. The cash raised will go towards ...
politics
Plans to allow foreign nuclear waste to be permanently stored in the UK have been branded" deeply irresponsible" by the Liberal Democrats. The government has confirmed intermediate level waste ( ILW ) that was to have been shipped back to its home countries will now be stored in the UK. The cash raised will go towards...
['British', 'Canadian', 'Federal', 'Pacific', 'Associated']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1041[/INST] Passage : Plans to allow foreign nuclear waste to be permanently stored in the UK have been branded" deeply irresponsible" by the Liberal Democrats. The government has confirmed intermediate level waste ( ILW ) that was to have been shipped back to its home ...
1,042
Labour accused of broken pledge
Labour has already broken its pre-election promise on immigration before the ink has dried on its new pledge card, the Tories have claimed. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has been quoted as telling Labour members he wants more migrants to come to the UK. Tory co-chairman Liam Fox said the comments were at odds with To...
politics
Labour has already broken its pre-election promise on immigration before the ink has dried on its new _____ card, the Tories have claimed. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has been quoted as telling Labour members he wants more migrants to come to the UK. Tory co-chairman Liam Fox said the comments were at odds with Tony...
['registration', 'election', 'blue', 'Christmas', 'pledge']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1042[/INST] Passage : Labour has already broken its pre-election promise on immigration before the ink has dried on its new _____ card, the Tories have claimed. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has been quoted as telling Labour members he wants more migrants to come to the...
1,043
Labour trio 'had vote-rig factory'
Three Labour councillors in Birmingham were caught operating a "vote-rigging factory", an Election Court has heard. Police found the trio handling unsealed postal ballots in a deserted warehouse in the city during a late-night raid in June 2004, the hearing was told. The votes were later counted towards that month's ...
politics
Three Labour councillors in Birmingham were caught operating a" vote-rigging factory", an Election Court has heard. Police found the trio handling unsealed postal ballots in a deserted warehouse in the city during a late-night raid in June 2004, the hearing was told. The votes were later counted towards that month' s ...
['eventually', 'still', 'also', 'apparently', 'officers']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1043[/INST] Passage : Three Labour councillors in Birmingham were caught operating a" vote-rigging factory", an Election Court has heard. Police found the trio handling unsealed postal ballots in a deserted warehouse in the city during a late-night raid in June 2004, th...
1,044
Blair returns from peace mission
Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived back from his diplomatic mission to the Middle East to try to resurrect the peace process. Mr Blair held talks with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas. He confirmed that a renewed drive to reform the Palestinian Authority and address ...
politics
Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived back from his diplomatic mission to the Middle East to try to resurrect the peace process. Mr Blair held talks with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas. He confirmed that a renewed drive to reform the Palestinian Authority and address s...
['once', 'again', 'also', 'later', 'repeatedly']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1044[/INST] Passage : Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived back from his diplomatic mission to the Middle East to try to resurrect the peace process. Mr Blair held talks with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas. He confirmed...
1,045
Galloway plea for hostage release
Ex-Labour MP George Galloway has appealed for the release of aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Iraq. Mrs Hassan, 59, who led Care International operations in Iraq, was abducted in Baghdad on 19 October. Mr Galloway was expelled from the Labour party because of his staunch opposition to the war on Iraq. He deni...
politics
Ex-Labour MP George Galloway has appealed for the release of aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Iraq. Mrs Hassan, 59, who led Care International operations in Iraq, was abducted in Baghdad on 19 October. Mr Galloway _____ expelled from the Labour party because of his staunch opposition to the war on Iraq. He den...
['gets', 'subsequently', 'received', 'was', 'came']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1045[/INST] Passage : Ex-Labour MP George Galloway has appealed for the release of aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Iraq. Mrs Hassan, 59, who led Care International operations in Iraq, was abducted in Baghdad on 19 October. Mr Galloway _____ expelled from the La...
1,046
Guantanamo four questioned
The four Britons freed from US custody in Guantanamo Bay are expected to be allowed a visit by one relative. Moazzam Begg, Martin Mubanga, Feroz Abbasi and Richard Belmar were held for three years, accused of al-Qaeda links. Mr Begg's father, Azmat, said he had been told he could see his son for 20 minutes and would ...
politics
The four Britons freed from US custody in Guantanamo Bay are expected to be allowed a visit by one relative. Moazzam Begg, Martin Mubanga, Feroz Abbasi and Richard Belmar were held for three years, accused of al-Qaeda links. Mr Begg' s father, Azmat, said he had been told he could see his son for 20 minutes and would ...
['near', 'past', 'towards', 'around', 'from']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1046[/INST] Passage : The four Britons freed from US custody in Guantanamo Bay are expected to be allowed a visit by one relative. Moazzam Begg, Martin Mubanga, Feroz Abbasi and Richard Belmar were held for three years, accused of al-Qaeda links. Mr Begg' s father, Azma...
1,047
Minister defends hunting ban law
The law banning hunting with dogs in England and Wales is enforceable and "very clear", Alun Michael has said. The rural affairs minister said it would become obvious if people flouted the law, which came into force on Friday, and pretended they were not. Some 270 hunts met legally on Saturday killing a total of 91 f...
politics
The law banning hunting with dogs in England and Wales is enforceable and" very clear", Alun Michael has said. The rural affairs minister said it would become obvious if people flouted the law, which came into force on Friday, and pretended they were not. Some 270 hunts met legally on Saturday killing a total of 91 fo...
['hunting', 'development', 'farming', 'homosexuality', 'water']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1047[/INST] Passage : The law banning hunting with dogs in England and Wales is enforceable and" very clear", Alun Michael has said. The rural affairs minister said it would become obvious if people flouted the law, which came into force on Friday, and pretended they we...
1,048
Clarke to unveil immigration plan
New controls on economic migrants and tighter border patrols will be part of government plans unveiled on Monday. Home Secretary Charles Clarke wants to introduce a points system for economic migrants and increase deportations of failed asylum seekers. Tony Blair has said people are right to be concerned about abuses...
politics
New controls on economic migrants and tighter border patrols will be part of government plans unveiled on Monday. Home Secretary Charles Clarke wants to introduce a points system for economic migrants and increase deportations of failed asylum seekers. Tony Blair has said people are right to be concerned about abuses ...
['human', 'world', 'current', 'home', 'Home']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1048[/INST] Passage : New controls on economic migrants and tighter border patrols will be part of government plans unveiled on Monday. Home Secretary Charles Clarke wants to introduce a points system for economic migrants and increase deportations of failed asylum seek...
1,049
Mayor will not retract Nazi jibe
London mayor Ken Livingstone has again refused to retract a Nazi insult made to a Jewish reporter. Labour's Mr Livingstone, who says he is "standing by" his remarks, had accused an Evening Standard journalist of being like a "concentration camp guard". At his weekly press conference on Tuesday he said his comments we...
politics
London mayor Ken Livingstone has again refused to retract a Nazi insult made to a Jewish reporter. Labour' s Mr Livingstone, who says he is" standing by" his remarks, had accused an Evening Standard journalist of being like a" concentration camp guard". At his weekly press conference on Tuesday he said his comments we...
['host', 'book', 'multitude', 'record', 'number']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1049[/INST] Passage : London mayor Ken Livingstone has again refused to retract a Nazi insult made to a Jewish reporter. Labour' s Mr Livingstone, who says he is" standing by" his remarks, had accused an Evening Standard journalist of being like a" concentration camp gu...
1,050
Pakistani women 'must not hide'
Hiding women away in the home hidden behind veils is a backward view of Islam, President Musharraf of Pakistan has said during a visit to Britain. He was speaking to the BBC's Newsnight programme a few hours before visiting the Pakistani community in Manchester. "My wife is travelling around. She is very religious bu...
politics
Hiding women away in the home hidden behind veils is a backward view of Islam, President Musharraf of Pakistan has said during a visit to Britain. He was speaking to the BBC' s Newsnight programme a few hours before visiting the Pakistani community in Manchester." My wife is travelling around. She is very religious bu...
['generally', 'today', 'otherwise', 'everyone', 'she']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1050[/INST] Passage : Hiding women away in the home hidden behind veils is a backward view of Islam, President Musharraf of Pakistan has said during a visit to Britain. He was speaking to the BBC' s Newsnight programme a few hours before visiting the Pakistani community...
1,051
Visa row mandarin made Sir John
The top civil servant at the centre of the David Blunkett visa affair has been knighted in the New Year Honours. Sir John Gieve was Home Office permanent secretary during the saga which ended with Mr Blunkett quitting. He and other civil servants were criticised for failing to recall how the visa for Mr Blunkett's ex...
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The top civil servant at the centre of the David Blunkett visa affair has been knighted in the New Year Honours. Sir John Gieve was Home Office permanent secretary during the saga which ended _____ Mr Blunkett quitting. He and other civil servants were criticised for failing to recall how the visa for Mr Blunkett' s e...
['through', 'with', 'from', 'during', 'without']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1051[/INST] Passage : The top civil servant at the centre of the David Blunkett visa affair has been knighted in the New Year Honours. Sir John Gieve was Home Office permanent secretary during the saga which ended _____ Mr Blunkett quitting. He and other civil servants ...
1,052
Kilroy-Silk attacked with slurry
Euro MP Robert Kilroy-Silk has had a bucket of farm slurry thrown over him by a protester in Manchester. The UK Independence Party member was arriving for a BBC radio show when the attacker emerged from behind a bush. Fellow guest Ruth Kelly MP was also hit by the slurry. Mr Kilroy-Silk said the man, who later disapp...
politics
Euro MP Robert Kilroy-Silk has had a bucket of farm slurry thrown over him by a protester in Manchester. The UK Independence Party member was arriving for a BBC radio show when the attacker emerged from behind a bush. Fellow guest Ruth Kelly MP was also hit by the slurry. Mr Kilroy-Silk said the man, who later disappe...
['had', 'having', 'also', 'have', 'would']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1052[/INST] Passage : Euro MP Robert Kilroy-Silk has had a bucket of farm slurry thrown over him by a protester in Manchester. The UK Independence Party member was arriving for a BBC radio show when the attacker emerged from behind a bush. Fellow guest Ruth Kelly MP was...
1,053
Petrol duties frozen, Brown says
Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a freeze on fuel duty in his pre-budget speech to the Commons on Thursday. Mr Brown told the House that government policy is to raise fuel duty at least in line with inflation each year to fulfil environmental commitments. But this financial year, because of "volatility in the oi...
politics
Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a freeze on fuel _____ in his pre-budget speech to the Commons on Thursday. Mr Brown told the House that government policy is to raise fuel duty at least in line with inflation each year to fulfil environmental commitments. But this financial year, because of" volatility in the oi...
['production', 'usage', 'taxes', 'duty', 'cost']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1053[/INST] Passage : Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced a freeze on fuel _____ in his pre-budget speech to the Commons on Thursday. Mr Brown told the House that government policy is to raise fuel duty at least in line with inflation each year to fulfil environmental...
1,054
Howard unveils election platform
The Conservatives would stand up for the "forgotten majority", Michael Howard pledged as he unveiled the first part of the Tory election manifesto. The Tory leader argued there was a mass of people whom he says feel let down by Tony Blair and who share Tory values. In the foreword to the manifesto, he promises to foc...
politics
The Conservatives would stand up for the" forgotten majority", Michael Howard pledged as he unveiled the first part of the Tory election manifesto. The Tory leader argued there was a mass of people whom he says feel let down by Tony Blair and who share Tory values. In the foreword to the manifesto, he promises to focu...
['what', 'finding', 'maybe', 'whether', 'knowing']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1054[/INST] Passage : The Conservatives would stand up for the" forgotten majority", Michael Howard pledged as he unveiled the first part of the Tory election manifesto. The Tory leader argued there was a mass of people whom he says feel let down by Tony Blair and who s...
1,055
Lawyer attacks anti-terror laws
A senior barrister who has resigned in protest over the government's anti-terror laws says the current system is giving Britain a bad name. Ian MacDonald QC quit when the government failed to recognise a House of Lords ruling that detaining terror suspects indefinitely is unlawful. He was part of a 19-strong panel wh...
politics
A senior barrister who has resigned in protest over the government' s anti-terror laws says the current system is giving Britain a bad name. Ian MacDonald QC quit when the government failed to recognise a House of Lords ruling that detaining terror suspects indefinitely is unlawful. He was part of a 19-strong panel wh...
['being', 'reasons', 'what', 'reason', 'why']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1055[/INST] Passage : A senior barrister who has resigned in protest over the government' s anti-terror laws says the current system is giving Britain a bad name. Ian MacDonald QC quit when the government failed to recognise a House of Lords ruling that detaining terror...
1,056
Turkey deal 'to help world peace'
A deal bringing Turkey a step closer to EU membership is of "fundamental importance" to the peace and security of the world, Tony Blair has said. The deal, struck at the European Council last week, also proved claims of a clash between Muslims and Christians were "wrong", Mr Blair said. It represented the achievement...
politics
A deal bringing Turkey a step closer to EU membership is of" fundamental importance" to the peace and security of the world, Tony Blair has said. The deal, struck at the European Council last week, also proved claims of a clash between Muslims and Christians were" wrong", Mr Blair said. It represented the achievement ...
['taken', 'take', 'been', 'takes', 'date']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1056[/INST] Passage : A deal bringing Turkey a step closer to EU membership is of" fundamental importance" to the peace and security of the world, Tony Blair has said. The deal, struck at the European Council last week, also proved claims of a clash between Muslims and ...
1,057
Protect whistleblowers, TUC says
The government should change the law to give more protection to employees who raise health and safety concerns about their workplaces, the TUC has said. It said data from employment tribunals suggested 1,500 "safety whistleblowers" had lost their jobs since 1999. Some firms found it cheaper to sack a worker than to i...
politics
The government should change the law to give more protection to employees who raise health and safety concerns about their workplaces, the TUC has said. It said data from employment tribunals suggested 1, 500" safety whistleblowers" had lost their jobs since 1999. Some firms found it cheaper to sack a worker than to _...
['clean', 'destroy', 'improve', 'build', 'storm']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1057[/INST] Passage : The government should change the law to give more protection to employees who raise health and safety concerns about their workplaces, the TUC has said. It said data from employment tribunals suggested 1, 500" safety whistleblowers" had lost their ...
1,058
Kinnock to urge reform in Lords
Neil Kinnock has said his acceptance of a seat in the House of Lords will allow him to help "achieve further progress with substantial democratic reform." On the BBC's Breakfast with Frost it was put to Mr Kinnock that he had once referred to Lords members as "brigands, muggers, bribers and gangsters". But the outgoi...
politics
Neil Kinnock has said his acceptance of a seat in the House of Lords will allow him to help" achieve further progress with substantial democratic reform." On the BBC' s Breakfast with Frost it was put to Mr Kinnock that he had once referred to Lords members as" brigands, muggers, bribers and gangsters". But the outgoi...
['thought', 'suggests', 'admitted', 'added', 'argued']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1058[/INST] Passage : Neil Kinnock has said his acceptance of a seat in the House of Lords will allow him to help" achieve further progress with substantial democratic reform." On the BBC' s Breakfast with Frost it was put to Mr Kinnock that he had once referred to Lord...
1,059
McConnell details Scots wave toll
At least three people from Scotland died in the tsunami disaster and a further three are on the missing list, the first minister has told MSPs. The figures came out during a statement by Jack McConnell to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. He formally expressed Scotland's sympathy for the victims of the Indian Oce...
politics
At least three people from Scotland died in the tsunami disaster and a further three are on the missing list, the first minister has told MSPs. The figures came out during a statement by Jack McConnell to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. He formally expressed Scotland' s sympathy for the victims of the Indian Oce...
['figures', 'details', 'treatment', 'arrest', 'sentences']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1059[/INST] Passage : At least three people from Scotland died in the tsunami disaster and a further three are on the missing list, the first minister has told MSPs. The figures came out during a statement by Jack McConnell to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. He fo...
1,060
Police urge pub closure power
New powers are needed to close disorderly pubs, bars and clubs for up to a week or even permanently, police chiefs have told MPs. Association of Chief Police Officers president Chris Fox said the current 24-hour closure power did not have enough impact on bad landlords. Mr Fox's comments follow the controversy over p...
politics
New powers are needed to close disorderly pubs, bars and clubs for up to a week or even permanently, police chiefs have told MPs. Association of Chief Police Officers president Chris Fox said the current 24-hour closure power did not have enough impact on bad landlords. Mr Fox' s comments follow the controversy over p...
['concern', 'problems', 'hostility', 'interest', 'criticism']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1060[/INST] Passage : New powers are needed to close disorderly pubs, bars and clubs for up to a week or even permanently, police chiefs have told MPs. Association of Chief Police Officers president Chris Fox said the current 24-hour closure power did not have enough im...
1,061
Blunkett tells of love and pain
David Blunkett has spoken of his love for married publisher Kimberly Quinn for the first time. The home secretary described how it affected his friends and personal life, but said he was a great believer in personal responsibility. Mr Blunkett is taking legal action to gain access to Mrs Quinn's two-year-old son. She...
politics
David Blunkett has spoken of his love for married publisher Kimberly Quinn for the first time. The home secretary described how it affected his friends and personal life, but said he was a great believer in personal responsibility. Mr Blunkett is taking legal action to gain access to Mrs Quinn' s two-year-old son. She...
['Blu', 'story', 'survive', 'survive', 'Blu']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1061[/INST] Passage : David Blunkett has spoken of his love for married publisher Kimberly Quinn for the first time. The home secretary described how it affected his friends and personal life, but said he was a great believer in personal responsibility. Mr Blunkett is t...
1,062
Housing plans criticised by MPs
"Irreversible environmental damage" will be caused by government plans to build more than one million homes in south-east England, MPs have warned. "Sustainable communities" were being promoted without a real understanding of what "sustainable" means, the Environmental Audit Committee said. It said issues like energy...
politics
" Irreversible environmental damage" will be caused by government plans to build more than one million homes in south-east England, MPs have warned." Sustainable communities" were being promoted without a real understanding of what" sustainable" means, the Environmental Audit Committee said. It said issues like energy ...
['because', 'hence', 'while', 'citing', 'with']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1062[/INST] Passage : " Irreversible environmental damage" will be caused by government plans to build more than one million homes in south-east England, MPs have warned." Sustainable communities" were being promoted without a real understanding of what" sustainable" mea...
1,063
MPs' murder sentence concern
Murder sentences should not be reduced automatically simply because of a guilty plea, says a new MPs' report. The influential Commons home affairs committee was responding to sentencing guidelines issued this summer. The MPs also call for tougher sentences for crimes committed under the influence of drink or drugs. T...
politics
Murder sentences should not be reduced automatically simply because of a guilty plea, says a new MPs' report. The influential Commons home affairs committee was responding to sentencing guidelines issued this summer. The MPs also call for tougher sentences for crimes committed under the influence of drink or drugs. Th...
['actually', 'directly', 'sent', 'simultaneously', 'indeed']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1063[/INST] Passage : Murder sentences should not be reduced automatically simply because of a guilty plea, says a new MPs' report. The influential Commons home affairs committee was responding to sentencing guidelines issued this summer. The MPs also call for tougher s...
1,064
'No-one can define new hunt ban'
The new law banning hunting with dogs is "so poorly drafted" no-one can define the offence, pro-hunt MPs say. The accusation came after it emerged a Devon man had been told he could use his four dogs to "chase away unwanted animals" from his farm. Because he did not intend to kill deer or foxes it was not hunting. Li...
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The new law banning hunting with dogs is" so poorly drafted" no-one can define the offence, pro-hunt MPs say. The accusation came after it emerged a Devon man had been told he could use his four dogs to" chase away unwanted animals" from his farm. Because he did not intend to kill deer or foxes it was not hunting. Lib...
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1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1064[/INST] Passage : The new law banning hunting with dogs is" so poorly drafted" no-one can define the offence, pro-hunt MPs say. The accusation came after it emerged a Devon man had been told he could use his four dogs to" chase away unwanted animals" from his farm. ...
1,065
Hospital suspends 'no Welsh' plan
An English hospital has suspended plans to stop treating Welsh patients who have waited more than three months. Hereford County Hospital had earlier said that from the new year patients waiting longer than this would be taken off waiting lists for hip and knee operations. GPs in Wales had feared patients could be pus...
politics
An English hospital has suspended plans to stop treating Welsh patients who have waited more than three months. Hereford County Hospital had earlier said that from the new year patients waiting longer than this would be taken off waiting lists for hip and knee operations. GPs in Wales had feared patients could be push...
['Those', 'Everything', 'Each', 'They', 'This']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1065[/INST] Passage : An English hospital has suspended plans to stop treating Welsh patients who have waited more than three months. Hereford County Hospital had earlier said that from the new year patients waiting longer than this would be taken off waiting lists for ...
1,066
Tories pledge free sports lessons
Children would be offered two hours' free sports training a week by a future Tory government, the party has said. The Club2School policy would provide up to £250m yearly for local sports clubs in the UK to deliver after-school sport. The extra coaching would be funded by the National Lottery and would come on top of ...
politics
Children would be offered two hours' free sports training a week by a future Tory government, the party has said. The Club2School policy would provide up to £250m yearly for local sports clubs in the UK to deliver after-school sport. The extra coaching would be funded by the National Lottery and would come on top of t...
['time', 'Oxford', 'there', 'school', 'place']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1066[/INST] Passage : Children would be offered two hours' free sports training a week by a future Tory government, the party has said. The Club2School policy would provide up to £250m yearly for local sports clubs in the UK to deliver after-school sport. The extra coac...
1,067
Faith schools citizenship warning
Schools must improve the quality of citizenship lessons - or social cohesion and democracy will suffer, says the education watchdog. Independent faith schools were singled out by Ofsted chief, David Bell, for not doing enough to promote the "wider tenets of British society". Mr Bell said Muslim, Jewish and Evangelica...
politics
Schools must improve the quality of citizenship lessons-or social cohesion and democracy will suffer, says the education watchdog. Independent faith schools were singled out by Ofsted chief, David Bell, for not doing enough to promote the" wider tenets of British society". Mr Bell said Muslim, Jewish and Evangelical C...
['inadequate', 'best', 'unnecessary', 'failing', 'crucial']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1067[/INST] Passage : Schools must improve the quality of citizenship lessons-or social cohesion and democracy will suffer, says the education watchdog. Independent faith schools were singled out by Ofsted chief, David Bell, for not doing enough to promote the" wider te...
1,068
Ministers lose slopping out case
The Scottish Executive has lost an appeal against an inmate's compensation for being forced to slop out in prison. Armed robber Robert Napier, 25, won £2,450 after he claimed he suffered an outbreak of the skin complaint, eczema, when slopping out at Barlinnie Prison. Napier said that the practice, where prisoners us...
politics
The Scottish Executive has lost an appeal against an inmate' s compensation for being forced to slop out in prison. Armed robber Robert Napier, 25, won £2, 450 after he claimed he suffered an outbreak of the skin complaint, eczema, when slopping out at Barlinnie Prison. Napier said that the practice, where prisoners u...
['break', 'breach', 'violation', 'review', 'breaking']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1068[/INST] Passage : The Scottish Executive has lost an appeal against an inmate' s compensation for being forced to slop out in prison. Armed robber Robert Napier, 25, won £2, 450 after he claimed he suffered an outbreak of the skin complaint, eczema, when slopping ou...
1,069
Escaped prisoner report ordered
First Minister Jack McConnell has ordered a report on the decision to allow a paranoid schizophrenic knife attacker to go on a visit unguarded. Michael Ferguson, 36, escaped after being allowed out of the high-security Carstairs unit. The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon has demanded to know who was responsible for signing off ...
politics
First Minister Jack McConnell has ordered a report on the decision to allow a paranoid schizophrenic knife attacker to go on a visit unguarded. Michael Ferguson, 36, escaped after being allowed out of the high-security Carstairs unit. The SNP' s Nicola Sturgeon has demanded to know who was responsible for signing off ...
['legislation', 'scheme', 'leave', 'contract', 'action']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1069[/INST] Passage : First Minister Jack McConnell has ordered a report on the decision to allow a paranoid schizophrenic knife attacker to go on a visit unguarded. Michael Ferguson, 36, escaped after being allowed out of the high-security Carstairs unit. The SNP' s Ni...
1,070
Chancellor rallies Labour voters
Gordon Brown has issued a rallying cry, telling supporters the "stakes are too high" to stay at home or protest vote in the forthcoming general election. The chancellor said the vote - expected to fall on 5 May - will give a "clear and fundamental" choice between Labour investment and Conservative cuts. Speaking at L...
politics
Gordon Brown has issued a rallying cry, _____ supporters the" stakes are too high" to stay at home or protest vote in the forthcoming general election. The chancellor said the vote-expected to fall on 5 May-will give a" clear and fundamental" choice between Labour investment and Conservative cuts. Speaking at Labour' ...
['telling', 'charging', 'teaching', 'offering', 'urging']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1070[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown has issued a rallying cry, _____ supporters the" stakes are too high" to stay at home or protest vote in the forthcoming general election. The chancellor said the vote-expected to fall on 5 May-will give a" clear and fundamental" choic...
1,071
Councils 'must find Gypsy sites'
Ministers are telling councils to find more sites for travellers, amid continuing rows concerning a string of unauthorised encampments. Councils are also to be given stronger powers to move on illegal settlements by Gypsy communities on rural land. More money is to be given to councils to develop official caravan par...
politics
Ministers are telling councils to find more sites for travellers, amid continuing rows concerning a string of unauthorised encampments. Councils are also to be given stronger powers to move on illegal settlements by Gypsy communities on rural land. More money is to be given to councils to develop official caravan park...
['covering', 'represented', 'inside', 'with', 'seeking']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1071[/INST] Passage : Ministers are telling councils to find more sites for travellers, amid continuing rows concerning a string of unauthorised encampments. Councils are also to be given stronger powers to move on illegal settlements by Gypsy communities on rural land....
1,072
Plaid MP's cottage arson claim
A Plaid Cymru MP believes UK security services were involved in some arson attacks blamed on Welsh extremists. It is 25 years since the start of 12 years of fire-bombings, attributed to a shadowy group known as Meibion Glyndwr. Plaid Cymru's Elfyn Llwyd has suggested the security services could have been involved, wi...
politics
A Plaid Cymru MP believes UK security services were involved in some arson attacks blamed on Welsh extremists. It is 25 years since the start of 12 years of fire-bombings, attributed to a shadowy group known as Meibion Glyndwr. Plaid Cymru' s Elfyn Llwyd has suggested the security services could have been involved, wi...
['losing', 'acquiring', 'clearing', 'purchasing', 'burning']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1072[/INST] Passage : A Plaid Cymru MP believes UK security services were involved in some arson attacks blamed on Welsh extremists. It is 25 years since the start of 12 years of fire-bombings, attributed to a shadowy group known as Meibion Glyndwr. Plaid Cymru' s Elfyn...
1,073
Hatfield executives go on trial
Engineering firm Balfour Beatty and five railway managers are to go on trial for manslaughter over the Hatfield rail crash in 2000. Four people died when a section of rail broke and a high speed train derailed. Balfour Beatty's railway maintenance arm was in charge of the upkeep of the line at Hatfield, Hertfordshire...
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Engineering firm Balfour Beatty and five railway managers are to go on trial for manslaughter over the Hatfield rail crash in 2000. Four people died when a section of rail broke and a high speed train derailed. Balfour Beatty' s railway maintenance arm was in charge of the upkeep of the line at Hatfield, Hertfordshire...
['Walker', 'Robertson', 'Ward', 'Wilson', 'Cook']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1073[/INST] Passage : Engineering firm Balfour Beatty and five railway managers are to go on trial for manslaughter over the Hatfield rail crash in 2000. Four people died when a section of rail broke and a high speed train derailed. Balfour Beatty' s railway maintenance...
1,074
Final hunts held as ban looms
Hunts in England and Wales have begun on the last day that hunting with dogs is legal, with more due out later. Thousands of supporters are expected to turn out at more than 250 meets, many of which have altered their normal schedules to be out on a Thursday. The ban on hunting with dogs comes into effect from 0001 G...
politics
Hunts in England and Wales have begun on the last day that hunting with dogs is legal, with more due out later. Thousands of supporters are expected to turn out at more than 250 meets, many of which have altered their normal schedules to be _____ on a Thursday. The ban on hunting with dogs comes into effect from 0001 ...
['seen', 'out', 'performed', 'over', 'done']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1074[/INST] Passage : Hunts in England and Wales have begun on the last day that hunting with dogs is legal, with more due out later. Thousands of supporters are expected to turn out at more than 250 meets, many of which have altered their normal schedules to be _____ o...
1,075
Falconer rebuts 'charade' claims
Concessions on a bill which critics claim would allow euthanasia "through the back door" were not a political ploy, the lord chancellor has said. Ministers have been accused of panic in offering last minute changes to the Mental Capacity Bill amid chaotic scenes in the Commons on Tuesday. Lord Falconer said it was fa...
politics
Concessions on a bill which critics claim would allow euthanasia" through the back door" were not a political ploy, the lord chancellor has said. Ministers have been accused of panic in offering last minute changes to the Mental Capacity Bill amid chaotic scenes in the Commons on Tuesday. Lord Falconer said it was fai...
['mean', 'constitute', 'undergo', 'allow', 'start']
4
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1075[/INST] Passage : Concessions on a bill which critics claim would allow euthanasia" through the back door" were not a political ploy, the lord chancellor has said. Ministers have been accused of panic in offering last minute changes to the Mental Capacity Bill amid ...
1,076
School sport 'is back', says PM
Tony Blair has promised that "sport is back" as a priority for schools. The prime minister launched a £500m initiative to allow school sports clubs in England to provide up to three hours of extra activity a week by 2010. "It's an important part of education and it's an important part of health," Mr Blair said. But t...
politics
Tony Blair has promised that" sport is back" as a priority for schools. The prime minister launched a £500m initiative to allow school sports clubs in England to provide up to three hours of extra activity a week by 2010." It' s an important part of education and it' s an important part of health," Mr Blair said. But ...
['aimed', 'focused', 'concerned', 'aims', 'being']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1076[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has promised that" sport is back" as a priority for schools. The prime minister launched a £500m initiative to allow school sports clubs in England to provide up to three hours of extra activity a week by 2010." It' s an important part o...
1,077
Anti-terror plan faces first test
Plans to allow Home Secretary Charles Clarke to place terror suspects under house arrest without trial are set for their first real test in Parliament. Tories, Lib Dems and some Labour MPs are poised to vote against the plans. Mr Clarke says the powers are needed to counter terror threats. Opponents say only judges, ...
politics
Plans to allow Home Secretary Charles Clarke to place terror suspects under house arrest without trial are set for their first real test in Parliament. Tories, Lib Dems and some Labour MPs are poised to vote against the plans. Mr Clarke says the powers are needed to counter terror threats. Opponents say only judges, n...
['criminal', 'suspected', 'specific', 'crime', 'other']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1077[/INST] Passage : Plans to allow Home Secretary Charles Clarke to place terror suspects under house arrest without trial are set for their first real test in Parliament. Tories, Lib Dems and some Labour MPs are poised to vote against the plans. Mr Clarke says the po...
1,078
Former NI minister Scott dies
Former Northern Ireland minister Sir Nicholas Scott has died at a London hospice, his family has announced. The former Conservative MP for Kensington and Chelsea, died after a long illness diagnosed as Alzheimer's. The 71-year-old served in Northern Ireland from 1981 to 1987 during the premiership of Margaret Thatche...
politics
Former Northern Ireland minister Sir Nicholas Scott has died at a London hospice, his family has announced. The former Conservative MP for Kensington and Chelsea, died after a long illness diagnosed as Alzheimer' s. The 71-year-old served in Northern Ireland from 1981 to 1987 during the premiership of Margaret Thatche...
['public', 'peace', 'Party', 'parliamentary', 'political']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1078[/INST] Passage : Former Northern Ireland minister Sir Nicholas Scott has died at a London hospice, his family has announced. The former Conservative MP for Kensington and Chelsea, died after a long illness diagnosed as Alzheimer' s. The 71-year-old served in Northe...
1,079
Blair rejects Iraq advice calls
Tony Blair has rejected calls for the publication of advice on the legality of the Iraq war amid growing calls for an investigation. The prime minister told his monthly press conference the matter had been dealt with by the Attorney General. Earlier, Conservative MP Michael Mates joined calls for a probe into claims ...
politics
Tony Blair has rejected calls for the publication of advice on the legality of the Iraq war amid growing calls for an investigation. The prime minister told his monthly press conference the matter had been dealt with by the Attorney General. Earlier, Conservative MP Michael Mates joined calls for a probe into claims L...
['acknowledged', 'called', 'this', 'considered', 'denied']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1079[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has rejected calls for the publication of advice on the legality of the Iraq war amid growing calls for an investigation. The prime minister told his monthly press conference the matter had been dealt with by the Attorney General. Earlie...
1,080
Police probe BNP mosque leaflet
Police are investigating a British National Party leaflet posted to homes in south Wales opposing plans for a new mosque. Anti-racism campaigners in Swansea have handed copies to South Wales Police. Swansea's Muslim community is raising money to open a new mosque and community centre in the former St Andrews United R...
politics
Police are investigating a British National Party leaflet posted to homes in south Wales opposing plans for a new mosque. Anti-racism campaigners in Swansea have handed copies to South Wales Police. Swansea' s Muslim community is raising money to open a new mosque and community centre in the former St Andrews United R...
['leaf', 'word', 'song', 'film', 'result']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1080[/INST] Passage : Police are investigating a British National Party leaflet posted to homes in south Wales opposing plans for a new mosque. Anti-racism campaigners in Swansea have handed copies to South Wales Police. Swansea' s Muslim community is raising money to o...
1,081
Blair says mayor should apologise
Tony Blair has urged London mayor Ken Livingstone to apologise for his "Nazi" comment to a Jewish reporter. Labour's Mr Livingstone, who says he is "standing by" his remarks, had accused an Evening Standard journalist of being like a "concentration camp guard". Mr Blair told Five's Wright Stuff show: "Let's just apol...
politics
Tony Blair has urged London mayor Ken Livingstone to apologise for his" Nazi" comment to a Jewish reporter. Labour' s Mr Livingstone, who says he is" standing by" his remarks, had accused an Evening Standard journalist of being like a" concentration camp guard". Mr Blair told Five' s Wright Stuff show :" Let' s just a...
['says', 'were', 'being', 'loves', 'was']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1081[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has urged London mayor Ken Livingstone to apologise for his" Nazi" comment to a Jewish reporter. Labour' s Mr Livingstone, who says he is" standing by" his remarks, had accused an Evening Standard journalist of being like a" concentratio...
1,082
Jowell confirms casino climbdown
Tessa Jowell has announced plans to limit the number of new casinos in the UK to 24, in a move branded a "humiliating retreat" by the Tories. It puts an end to plans for up to 40 super casinos, originally outlined in the government's Gambling Bill. Instead there will be a cap of eight new casinos in each size categor...
politics
Tessa Jowell has announced plans to limit the number of new casinos in the UK to 24, in a move branded a" humiliating retreat" by the Tories. It puts an end to plans for up to 40 super casinos, originally outlined in the government' s Gambling Bill. Instead there will be a cap of eight new casinos in each size categor...
['which', 'whose', 'because', 'Which', 'though']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1082[/INST] Passage : Tessa Jowell has announced plans to limit the number of new casinos in the UK to 24, in a move branded a" humiliating retreat" by the Tories. It puts an end to plans for up to 40 super casinos, originally outlined in the government' s Gambling Bill...
1,083
Security papers 'found in street'
An inquiry is under way after files containing security details about the Pakistani president's visit to London were found by a member of the public. The files are believed to contain detailed security arrangements for Gen Pervez Musharraf's visit this week, including police codes. Scotland Yard said the policing ope...
politics
An inquiry is under way after files containing security details about the Pakistani president' s visit to London were found by a member of the public. The files are believed to contain detailed security arrangements for Gen Pervez Musharraf' s visit this week, including police codes. Scotland Yard said the policing op...
['debates', 'negotiations', 'talks', 'meetings', 'sessions']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1083[/INST] Passage : An inquiry is under way after files containing security details about the Pakistani president' s visit to London were found by a member of the public. The files are believed to contain detailed security arrangements for Gen Pervez Musharraf' s visi...
1,084
Blair congratulates Bush on win
Tony Blair has said he looks forward to continuing his strong relationship with George Bush and working with him during his second term as president. Mr Bush's re-election came at a crucial time for a world that was "fractured, divided and uncertain", Mr Blair said. It had to be brought together, he added, saying act...
politics
Tony Blair has said he looks forward to continuing his strong relationship with George Bush and working with him during his second term as president. Mr Bush' s re-election came at a crucial time for a world that was" fractured, divided and uncertain", Mr Blair said. It had to be brought together, he added, saying act...
['appealed', 'want', 'turned', 'appeal', 'look']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1084[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has said he looks forward to continuing his strong relationship with George Bush and working with him during his second term as president. Mr Bush' s re-election came at a crucial time for a world that was" fractured, divided and uncerta...
1,085
Howard 'truanted to play snooker'
Conservative leader Michael Howard has admitted he used to play truant to spend time with his school friends at a snooker hall. Mr Howard said his time at Jack's Snooker Hall in Llanelli in the 1950s had not done him "any lasting damage". But he told the Times Educational Supplement that truancy was "very bad" and sa...
politics
Conservative leader Michael Howard _____ admitted he used to play truant to spend time with his school friends at a snooker hall. Mr Howard said his time at Jack' s Snooker Hall in Llanelli in the 1950s had not done him" any lasting damage". But he told the Times Educational Supplement that truancy was" very bad" and ...
['has', 'publicly', 'even', 'once', 'however']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1085[/INST] Passage : Conservative leader Michael Howard _____ admitted he used to play truant to spend time with his school friends at a snooker hall. Mr Howard said his time at Jack' s Snooker Hall in Llanelli in the 1950s had not done him" any lasting damage". But he...
1,086
Short attacks US over tsunami aid
Former Cabinet minister Clare Short has criticised the US-led tsunami aid coalition, saying the UN should be leading efforts. President Bush has announced that an alliance of the US, India, Australia and Japan will co-ordinate a humanitarian drive. But Ms Short said the effect of the parallel coalition would be to un...
politics
Former Cabinet minister Clare Short has criticised the US-led tsunami aid coalition, saying the UN should be leading efforts. President Bush has announced that an alliance of the US, India, Australia and Japan will co-ordinate a humanitarian drive. But Ms Short said the effect of the parallel coalition would be to und...
['resigned', 'acted', 'continued', 'worked', 'sits']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1086[/INST] Passage : Former Cabinet minister Clare Short has criticised the US-led tsunami aid coalition, saying the UN should be leading efforts. President Bush has announced that an alliance of the US, India, Australia and Japan will co-ordinate a humanitarian drive....
1,087
Guantanamo four free in weeks
All four Britons held by the US in Guantanamo Bay will be returned to the UK within weeks, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told the Commons on Tuesday. Moazzam Begg, from Birmingham, and Martin Mubanga, Richard Belmar and Feroz Abbasi, from London, have been held by the US for almost three years. They were detained in t...
politics
All four Britons held by the US in Guantanamo Bay will be returned to the UK within weeks, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told the Commons on Tuesday. Moazzam Begg, from Birmingham, and Martin Mubanga, Richard Belmar and Feroz _____i, from London, have been held by the US for almost three years. They were detained in th...
['Hasan', 'Musa', 'Muhammad', 'Yusuf', 'Abbas']
5
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1087[/INST] Passage : All four Britons held by the US in Guantanamo Bay will be returned to the UK within weeks, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told the Commons on Tuesday. Moazzam Begg, from Birmingham, and Martin Mubanga, Richard Belmar and Feroz _____i, from London, ha...
1,088
Tories attack EU asylum moves
David Blunkett has been accused of using the "politics of confusion" to disguise new EU immigration measures. Tory spokesman David Davis told MPs the UK was losing its power of veto over who was allowed to come to Britain. The EU has opted to adopt qualified majority voting in this area - previously measures needed u...
politics
David Blunkett has been accused of using the" politics of confusion" to disguise new EU immigration measures. Tory spokesman David Davis told MPs the UK was losing its power of veto over who was allowed to come to Britain. The EU has opted to adopt qualified majority voting in this area-previously measures needed unan...
['home', 'health', 'school', 'police', 'bank']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1088[/INST] Passage : David Blunkett has been accused of using the" politics of confusion" to disguise new EU immigration measures. Tory spokesman David Davis told MPs the UK was losing its power of veto over who was allowed to come to Britain. The EU has opted to adopt...
1,089
Cherie accused of attacking Bush
Cherie Blair has been accused of criticising George W Bush's policies in a private address she gave during a United States lecture tour. The prime minister's wife is said to have praised the Supreme Court for overruling the White House on the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees. The Tories said she broke a conve...
politics
Cherie Blair has been accused of criticising George W Bush' s policies in a private address she gave during a United States lecture tour. The prime minister' s wife is said to have praised the Supreme Court for overruling the White House on the legal rights of Guantanamo _____ detainees. The Tories said she broke a co...
['prisoner', 'prison', 'Bay', 'captive', 'detention']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1089[/INST] Passage : Cherie Blair has been accused of criticising George W Bush' s policies in a private address she gave during a United States lecture tour. The prime minister' s wife is said to have praised the Supreme Court for overruling the White House on the leg...
1,090
Tsunami 'won't divert Africa aid'
UK aid to help the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster will not take much needed relief from Africa, Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised. Mr Blair told the BBC's Breakfast with Frost show the money spent on the tsunami would not "invade" the money Britain wanted to spend on Africa. Questioned about the disaster,...
politics
UK aid to help the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster will not take much needed relief _____ Africa, Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised. Mr Blair told the BBC' s Breakfast with Frost show the money spent on the tsunami would not" invade" the money Britain wanted to spend on Africa. Questioned about the disaster...
['within', 'like', 'from', 'through', 'against']
3
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1090[/INST] Passage : UK aid to help the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster will not take much needed relief _____ Africa, Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised. Mr Blair told the BBC' s Breakfast with Frost show the money spent on the tsunami would not" invade" the...
1,091
Mandelson warning to BBC
The BBC should steer away from "demonising" ex-Downing Street media chief Alastair Campbell, Peter Mandelson has said. The European commissioner and former Labour minister was speaking amid claims that Mr Campbell is part of a Labour "dirty tricks" campaign. That charge was denied by Mr Mandelson, who said the Tories...
politics
The BBC should steer away from" demonising" ex-Downing Street media chief Alastair Campbell, Peter Mandelson has said. The European commissioner and former Labour minister was speaking amid claims that Mr Campbell is part of a Labour" dirty tricks" campaign. That charge was denied by Mr Mandelson, who said the Tories ...
['into', 'around', 'behind', 'through', 'towards']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1091[/INST] Passage : The BBC should steer away from" demonising" ex-Downing Street media chief Alastair Campbell, Peter Mandelson has said. The European commissioner and former Labour minister was speaking amid claims that Mr Campbell is part of a Labour" dirty tricks"...
1,092
Blair 'pressing US on climate'
Tony Blair is pressing the US to cut greenhouse gases despite its unwillingness to sign the Kyoto Protocol, Downing Street has indicated. Officials have confirmed climate change was discussed when influential senator John McCain recently visited Mr Blair. Climate change was an issue the prime minister "wanted to prog...
politics
Tony Blair is pressing the US to cut greenhouse gases despite its unwillingness to sign the Kyoto Protocol, Downing Street has indicated. Officials have confirmed climate change was discussed when influential senator John McCain recently visited Mr Blair. Climate change was an issue the prime minister" wanted to progr...
['removal', 'reduction', 'decrease', 'replacement', 'abolition']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1092[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair is pressing the US to cut greenhouse gases despite its unwillingness to sign the Kyoto Protocol, Downing Street has indicated. Officials have confirmed climate change was discussed when influential senator John McCain recently visited Mr...
1,093
Police chief backs drinking move
A chief constable has backed the introduction of 24-drinking, saying police had a responsibility to ensure people could benefit from a law change. However, Norfolk police chief Andy Hayman also warned that a great deal of preparatory work was still needed. "I don't subscribe to the views of some of my colleagues who ...
politics
A chief constable _____ backed the introduction of 24-drinking, saying police had a responsibility to ensure people could benefit from a law change. However, Norfolk police chief Andy Hayman also warned that a great deal of preparatory work was still needed." I don' t subscribe to the views of some of my colleagues wh...
['unsuccessfully', 'has', 'however', 'group', 'have']
2
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1093[/INST] Passage : A chief constable _____ backed the introduction of 24-drinking, saying police had a responsibility to ensure people could benefit from a law change. However, Norfolk police chief Andy Hayman also warned that a great deal of preparatory work was sti...
1,094
Game warnings 'must be clearer'
Violent video games should carry larger warnings so parents can understand what their children are playing, the trade and industry secretary has said. Patricia Hewitt is expected to call for the law banning the sale of 18-rated games to children to be enforced better at a games industry meeting on Sunday. She is conc...
politics
Violent video games should carry larger warnings so parents can understand what their children are playing, the trade and industry secretary has said. Patricia Hewitt is expected to call for the law banning the sale of 18-rated games to _____ to be enforced better at a games industry meeting on Sunday. She is concerne...
['children', 'women', 'games', 'broadcasters', 'Nintendo']
1
<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1094[/INST] Passage : Violent video games should carry larger warnings so parents can understand what their children are playing, the trade and industry secretary has said. Patricia Hewitt is expected to call for the law banning the sale of 18-rated games to _____ to be...
1,095
Mallon wades into NE vote battle
Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon has been drafted in to boost the Yes campaign as the North East assembly referendum enters its final week. The former police chief, dubbed Robocop for his zero tolerance style, clashed on Thursday with Sunderland No campaigner Neil Herron. Mr Mallon said an assembly would give local peo...
politics
Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon has been drafted in to boost the Yes campaign as the North East assembly referendum enters its final week. The former police chief, dubbed Robocop for his zero tolerance style, clashed on Thursday with Sunderland No campaigner Neil Herron. Mr Mallon said an assembly would give local peop...
['warning', 'comment', 'idea', 'claim', 'claims']
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<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1095[/INST] Passage : Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon has been drafted in to boost the Yes campaign as the North East assembly referendum enters its final week. The former police chief, dubbed Robocop for his zero tolerance style, clashed on Thursday with Sunderland No c...
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Howard rejects BNP's claim
Tory leader Michael Howard has dismissed claims that his immigration policy was "moving onto the turf" of the British National Party (BNP). BNP leader Nick Griffin told the Independent he expected some BNP voters to switch to the Tories over the issue. But Mr Howard said he rejected the idea that the Tories and BNP a...
politics
Tory leader Michael Howard has dismissed claims that his immigration policy was" moving onto the turf" of the British National Party ( BNP ). BNP leader Nick Griffin told the Independent he expected some BNP voters to switch to the Tories over the issue. But Mr Howard said he rejected the idea that the Tories and BNP ...
['comprehensive', 'balanced', 'reasonable', 'strong', 'fair']
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<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1096[/INST] Passage : Tory leader Michael Howard has dismissed claims that his immigration policy was" moving onto the turf" of the British National Party ( BNP ). BNP leader Nick Griffin told the Independent he expected some BNP voters to switch to the Tories over the ...
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Tories opposing 24-hour drinking
The Tories say plans to extend pub opening times should be put on hold until binge drinking is under control, despite backing a law change last year. Spokesman David Davis said ministers had failed to make his party aware of concern among senior police that plans would cause more anti-social behaviour. Notts police c...
politics
The Tories say plans to extend pub opening times should be put on hold until binge drinking is under control, despite backing a law change last year. Spokesman David Davis said ministers had failed to make his party aware of concern among senior police that plans would cause more anti-social behaviour. Notts police ch...
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<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1097[/INST] Passage : The Tories say plans to extend pub opening times should be put on hold until binge drinking is under control, despite backing a law change last year. Spokesman David Davis said ministers had failed to make his party aware of concern among senior po...
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New foot and mouth action urged
A senior Tory MP has criticised agriculture department Defra's "lackadaisical" approach to planning for a future foot and mouth outbreak. Public accounts committee chairman Edward Leigh was giving his reaction to a report by a government watchdog on lessons to be learnt from the crisis. The National Audit Office said...
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A senior Tory MP has criticised agriculture department Defra' s" lackadaisical" approach to planning for a future foot and mouth outbreak. Public accounts committee chairman Edward Leigh was giving his reaction to a report by a government watchdog on lessons to be learnt from the crisis. The National Audit Office said...
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<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1098[/INST] Passage : A senior Tory MP has criticised agriculture department Defra' s" lackadaisical" approach to planning for a future foot and mouth outbreak. Public accounts committee chairman Edward Leigh was giving his reaction to a report by a government watchdog ...
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Correction agency plans dropped
Plans to create a single correctional agency for Scotland have been scrapped. The Scottish Executive will not now merge the Scottish Prison Service with local authority social work criminal justice departments. The National Correctional Agency would have provided a 'one-stop' justice system but has been abandoned in ...
politics
Plans to create a single correctional agency for Scotland have been scrapped. The Scottish Executive will not now merge the Scottish Prison Service with local authority social work criminal justice departments. The National Correctional Agency would have provided a' one-stop' justice system but has been abandoned in t...
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<s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1099[/INST] Passage : Plans to create a single correctional agency for Scotland have been scrapped. The Scottish Executive will not now merge the Scottish Prison Service with local authority social work criminal justice departments. The National Correctional Agency woul...