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[ "Out of 132 universities and colleges , the OU was ranked 43rd ( second quartile ) in the Times Higher Education Table of Excellence in 2008 , between the University of Reading and University of the Arts London ; it was rated highly in Design , Art History , English , Earth and Environmental Sciences , Computer Sci...
[ "It was rated top university in England and Wales for student satisfaction in the 2005 , 2006 and 2012 United Kingdom government national student satisfaction survey , and second in the 2007 survey .", "These were United Kingdom government national student satisfaction surveys ." ]
[ "The university is funded by a combination of student fees , contract income and allocations for teaching and research by the higher education funding bodies throughout the UK .", "The university is funded by the British state , and by student fees and contract income ." ]
[ "Today , practically all seismograms are recorded digitally to make analysis by computer easier .", "Today , almost all seismograms are recorded digitally to make analysis by computer easier ." ]
[ "Some used pens on ordinary paper , while others used light beams to expose photosensitive paper .", "Others used light beams to expose photosensitive paper ." ]
[ "Seismograms typically record motions in three cartesian axes ( x , y , and z ) , with the z axis perpendicular to the Earth 's surface and the x - and y - axes parallel to the surface .", "Seisometers record motions in three cartesian axes ( x , y , and z ) , with the z axis perpendicular to the Earth 's surface...
[ "It is a record of the ground motion at a measuring station as a function of time .", "A seismogram is a record of an earthquake induced motion at a measuring station as a function of time ." ]
[ "The National Olympic Committee for Turkey was created in 1908 and recognized in 1911 .", "The National Olympic Committee for Turkey was created in 1908 ." ]
[ "Turkey has also participated in most Winter Olympic Games since their first appearance in 1936 .", "Turkey has been a part of most Winter Olympic Games since their first in 1936 ." ]
[ "Turkey first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 , and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then .", "It has sent athletes to of the Summer Olympic Games since then ." ]
[ "Turkish athletes have won a total of 88 medals , divided into 39 golds , 25 silvers and 24 bronzes .", "Turkish athletes have won a total of 82 medals ." ]
[ "The bulbous , protruding eyes have yellow or copper colored irises and horizontal slit-shaped pupils .", "The large , protruding eyes have yellow or copper colored irises and horizontal slit-shaped pupils ." ]
[ "A research study showed that it would snap at a moving 1 cm ( 0.4 in ) piece of black paper as if it were prey but would disregard a larger moving piece .", "A research study showed that it would snap at a moving 1 cm ( 0.4 in ) piece of black paper as if it were prey ." ]
[ "Male toads generally outnumber female toads at breeding ponds .", "Male toads outnumber female toads at breeding ponds ." ]
[ "By twelve weeks of age they are miniature toads measuring about 1.5 cm ( 0.6 in ) long and ready to leave the pond .", "By twelve weeks of age they are small toads measuring about 1.5 cm ( 0.6 in ) long and ready to leave the pond ." ]
[ "It is a stressful period and mortality is high among breeding toads .", "It is a stressful period and deaths are high among breeding toads ." ]
[ "They can be distinguished from the tadpoles of other species by the fact that the mouth is the same width as the space between the eyes , and this is twice as large as the distance between the nostrils .", "They can be told apart from the tadpoles of other species by the fact that the mouth is the same width as ...
[ "The common toad usually moves by walking rather slowly or in short shuffling jumps involving all four legs .", "The common toad usually moves by walking rather slowly or in short jumps using all four legs ." ]
[ "At breeding time , the male develops nuptial pads on the first three fingers .", "At breeding time , the male gets nuptial pads on the first three fingers ." ]
[ "The males are very enthusiastic , will try to grasp fish or inanimate objects and often mount the backs of other males .", "They will try to grasp fish or inanimate objects and often mount on the backs of other males ." ]
[ "The underside is a dirty white speckled with gray and black patches .", "The underside is a dirty white spotted with gray and black patches ." ]
[ "Their age can be determined by counting the number of annual growth rings in the bones of their phalanges .", "Their age can be found by counting the number of yearly growth rings in the bones of their phalanges ." ]
[ "Adults use the same location year after year and over 80 % of males marked as juveniles have been found to return to the pond at which they were spawned .", "Over 80 % of males marked as juveniles have been found to return to the pond at which they were spawned ." ]
[ "The males arrive first and remain in the location for several weeks while the females only stay long enough to mate and spawn .", "The females only stay long enough to mate and spawn ." ]
[ "It is voracious and eats woodlice , slugs , beetles , caterpillars , flies , earthworms and even small mice .", "It has a large appetite and eats woodlice , slugs , beetles , caterpillars , flies , worms and even small mice ." ]
[ "Small , fast moving prey may be caught by a flick of the tongue while larger items are grabbed with the jaws .", "Small , fast moving prey may be caught by a flick of the tongue ." ]
[ "Over the course of a few weeks their legs develop and their tail gradually gets reabsorbed .", "Over a few weeks their legs develop and their tail slowly gets reabsorbed ." ]
[ "Rather than fighting for the right to mate with a female , male toads may settle disputes by means of the pitch of their voice .", "Rather than fighting for the right to mate with a female , male toads use the pitch of their voice ." ]
[ "It moves with a slow ungainly walk or short jumps and has greyish brown skin covered with wart-like lumps .", "It has a greyish brown skin covered with wart-like lumps ." ]
[ "It lays its eggs on the toad 's skin and when these hatch , the larvae crawl into the toad 's nostrils and eat its flesh internally with lethal consequences .", "When these hatch , the larvae crawl into the toad 's nostrils and eat its flesh ." ]
[ "The hind legs are short relative to other frogs ' legs and the hind feet have long , unwebbed toes .", "The back legs are short and the back feet have long , unwebbed toes ." ]
[ "The tadpoles also exude noxious substances which deter fishes from eating them but not the great crested newt .", "The tadpoles also have noxious substances which keep fishes from eating them but not the great crested newt ." ]
[ "The head joins the body without a noticeable neck and there is no external vocal sac .", "There is no external vocal sac ." ]
[ "Common toads can live for many years and have survived for fifty years in captivity .", "They have lived for fifty years in captivity ." ]
[ "Croaking provides a reliable sign of body size and hence of prowess .", "Croaking gives a sign of body size and prowess ." ]
[ "It emerges at dusk and may travel some distance in the dark while hunting .", "It may travel some distance in the dark while hunting ." ]
[ "The common toad can reach about 15 cm ( 6 in ) in length .", "The common toad can grow to about 15 cm ( 6 in ) in length ." ]
[ "The tadpoles at first look similar to those of the common frog ( Rana temporaria ) but they are a darker color , being blackish above and dark gray below .", "The tadpoles look like those of the common frog ( Rana temporaria ) ." ]
[ "The common toad tends to be sexually dimorphic with the females being browner and the males greyer .", "The common toad tends to be sexually dimorphic ." ]
[ "The strings of eggs absorb water and swell in size , and small tadpoles hatch out after a fortnight to three weeks .", "The strings of eggs absorb water and swell in size ." ]
[ "It does not recognize its prey as such but will try to consume any small , dark colored , moving object it encounters at night .", "It will try to eat any small , dark colored , moving object it encounters at night ." ]
[ "The fore limbs are short with the toes of the fore feet turning inwards .", "The front limbs are short with the toes of the front feet turning inwards ." ]
[ "By morning it has returned to its base and may occupy the same place for several months .", "By morning it has returned to its base ." ]
[ "The European common toad ( Bufo bufo ) seems to have arisen more recently .", "The common toad or European toad ( Bufo bufo ) is an amphibian ." ]
[ "The skin is dry and covered with small wart-like lumps .", "The skin is dry and covered with small warts ." ]
[ "The common toad reaches maturity at three to seven years old but there is great variability between populations .", "The common toad reaches maturity at three to seven years ." ]
[ "He uses these to grasp the female when mating .", "These are to hold the female ." ]
[ "The head is broad with a wide mouth below the terminal snout which has two small nostrils .", "The head is broad with a wide mouth ." ]
[ "The color is a fairly uniform shade of brown , olive-brown or greyish-brown , sometimes partly blotched or banded with a darker shade .", "Sometimes it is partly blotched or banded with a darker shade ." ]
[ "A successful male stays in amplexus for several days and , as the female lays a long , double string of small black eggs , he fertilises them with his sperm .", "A successful male stays in amplexus for several days ." ]
[ "At first they cling to the remains of the strings and feed on the jelly .", "At first they hold onto the remains of the strings and feed on the jelly ." ]
[ "The toad is an inconspicuous animal as it usually lies hidden during the day .", "The toad usually lies hidden during the day ." ]
[ "Its chief means of defense lies in the foul tasting secretion that is produced by its paratoid glands and other glands on its skin .", "Its main means of defense is a foul tasting secretion ." ]
[ "As the pair wander piggyback around the shallow edges of the pond , the gelatinous egg strings , which may contain 3000 to 6000 eggs and be 3 to 4.5 metres ( 10 to 15 ft ) in length , get tangled in plant stalks .", "The egg strings may have 3000 to 6000 eggs and be 3 to 4.5 metres ( 10 to 15 ft ) in length ." ]
[ "The toads in this genus are included in the family Bufonidae , the true toads .", "The toads in this genus are known as true toads ." ]
[ "This contains a toxin called bufagin and is enough to deter many predators although grass snakes seem to be unaffected by it .", "Grass snakes seem to be unaffected by it ." ]
[ "Periodically , the common toad sheds its skin .", "On occasion , the common toad sheds its skin which comes away in tattered pieces ." ]
[ "Although usually a solitary animal , in the breeding season large numbers of toads converge on certain breeding ponds , where the males compete to mate with the females .", "Large numbers of toads move towards the breeding ponds ." ]
[ "They contain a noxious substance , bufotoxin , which is used to deter potential predators .", "They have a noxious substance called bufotoxin ." ]
[ "On 5 October 2000 , the MTR Corporation Limited became Hong Kong 's first privatised rail and metro company , which marked the start of the Hong Kong government 's planned initiative to wind down its interests in various public utilities .", "On 5 October 2000 the operator of the MTR network , MTR Corporation Li...
[ "MTR Corporation has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits ( although the rail lines are profitable themselves ) ; many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes .", "MTR Corporation Limited has always been reliant on ...
[ "Prior to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , the Mass Transit Railway Corporation was wholly owned by the Hong Kong Government .", "Prior to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , the Mass Transit Railway Coporation was wholly owned by the Hong Kong Government ." ]
[ "In June 2001 , MTR was transferred to Hang Seng Index .", "In June , 2001 , MTR Corporation Limited was transferred to Hang Seng Index ." ]
[ "The offering involved the sale of around one billion shares , and the company now has around 250,000 shareholders .", "The offering involved the sale of around one billion shares , and the company now has the largest shareholder base of any company listed in Hong Kong ." ]
[ "In 1886 , Édouard Marchand conceived a new genre of entertainment for the Folies Bergère : the music-hall review .", "In 1886 , Édouard Marchand thought up a new type of entertainment for the Folies Bergère : the music-hall review ." ]
[ "In the early 1890s , the American dancer Loie Fuller starred at the Folies Bergère .", "In the early 1890s , the American dancer Loïe Fuller starred at the Folies Bergère ." ]
[ "It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise , with light entertainment including operettas , opéra comique ( comic opera ) , popular songs , and gymnastics .", "It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise , offering operettas , comic opera , popular songs , and gymnastics ." ]
[ "In 1882 , Édouard Manet painted his well-known painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère which depicts a bar-girl , one of the demimondaines , standing before a mirror .", "In 1882 , Édouard Manet painted the famous A Bar at the Folies-Bergère ." ]
[ "It became the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872 , named after a nearby street , the rue Bergère ( `` bergère '' means `` shepherdess '' ) .", "It became the Folies Bergère on 13 September 1872 , named after a nearby street , the rue Bergère ." ]
[ "The institution is still in business , and is always a strong symbol of French and Parisian life .", "It is still in business ." ]
[ "The habanero chili comes from the Amazonas region , and from there it was spread through Mexico .", "The habanero chili comes from the Amazonas region ." ]
[ "Unripe habaneros are green , and they color as they mature .", "Unripe habaneros are green ." ]
[ "The habanero is a perennial flowering plant , meaning that with proper care and growing conditions , it can produce flowers ( and thus fruit ) for many years .", "With proper care and growing conditions , it can produce flowers ( and thus fruit ) for many years ." ]
[ "Habanero chilis are very hot , rated 100,000-350 ,000 on the Scoville scale .", "Habanero chilis are very spicy , rated 100,000-350 ,000 on the Scoville scale ." ]
[ "The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association .", "The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association , played under a best-of-seven playoff format ." ]
[ "The NBA Finals has been played at the end of every NBA and Basketball Association of America season in history , the first being held in 1947 .", "This event has been played at the end of every NBA and BAA season in history ." ]
[ "On 13 May 1787 a fleet of 11 ships , which came to be known as the First Fleet , was sent by the British Admiralty from England to Australia .", "On 13 May 1787 , 11 ships were sent from Great Britain to Australia ." ]
[ "However , New Year 's Day was already a public holiday , and Commonwealth Day did not gather much support .", "Australia Day is a public holiday held each year in Australia ." ]
[ "The court in Guildford heard on Monday , 17 January 1597 ( Julian date , equating to the year 1598 in the Gregorian calendar ) from a 59 year-old coroner , John Derrick , who gave witness that when he was a scholar at the `` Free School at Guildford '' , fifty years earlier , `` hee and diverse of his fellows did ...
[ "Cricket is played on a grassy field .", "A cricket field is where cricket is played ." ]
[ "Cricket was first played in southern England in the 16th century .", "The game started in England in the 16th century ." ]
[ "If the batsman hits the ball over the field boundary without the ball touching the field , the batting team scores six runs .", "The other fielders chase the ball after the batsman has hit it ." ]
[ "The batsman tries to prevent the ball from hitting the wicket by striking the ball with his bat .", "The batsman is trying to defend the wicket from getting hit with the ball ." ]
[ "In four-innings matches there is also the possibility of a draw : the team with fewer runs still has batsmen on the field when the game ends .", "There are two teams : the team bowling has 11 players on the field ." ]
[ "The wicket is made of three vertical stumps supporting two small horizontal bails .", "The bowler is trying to aim the ball at a wicket , which is made up of three sticks ( called stumps ) stuck into the earth , with two small sticks ( called bails ) balanced on them ." ]
[ "After a bowler has bowled six times ( an over ) , another member of the fielding team is designated as the new bowler , the old bowler taking up a fielding position .", "The same bowler can not bowl two overs one after the other ." ]
[ "All eleven members of the fielding team take the field , but only two members of the batting team ( two batsmen ) are on the field at any given time .", "The captain of the bowling team chooses a bowler from his team ; the other 10 players are called fielders ." ]
[ "Cricket is a bat and ball game , played between two teams of eleven players each .", "It is played between two teams of eleven players each who score runs ( points ) by running between two sets of three small , wooden posts called wickets ." ]
[ "Carmichael was born in Boulder , Colorado , United States .", "Carmichael was born in Boulder , Colorado , United States on April 2 , 1979 ." ]
[ "Jesse Royal Carmichael ( born April 2 , 1979 ) is the keyboardist of American pop rock band Maroon 5 .", "Jesse Royal Carmichael ( b. 2 April 1979 ) is an American musician , guitarist & keyboardist ." ]
[ "The province facing Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea .", "Hiroshima is home to two UNESCO World Heritage sites : Hiroshima faces Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea ." ]
[ "is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island .", "is a Japanese prefecture in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu ." ]
[ "The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province .", "The area of Bingo Province and Aki Province were merged in Hiroshima Prefecture ." ]
[ "However , the film won an award from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for best feature film with lesbian content .", "Even though the lesbian content had been hidden , the movie won an award from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) for best feature movie with lesbian content ." ]
[ "Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg .", "It is set in 1920s and 1980s Birmingham , Alabama and is based on a novel by Fannie Flagg called Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ." ]
[ "Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski , it stars Kathy Bates , Jessica Tandy , Mary Stuart Masterson , and Mary-Louise Parker .", "The movie stars Kathy Bates , Jessica Tandy , Mary-Louise Parker and Mary Stuart Masterson ." ]
[ "Ninny , over several encounters with Evelyn , tells her the story of the now-abandoned town of Whistle Stop , Alabama , and the people who lived there .", "Ninny tells Evelyn her stories over several visits ." ]
[ "It tells the story of a Depression-era friendship between two women , Ruth and Idgie , and a 1980s friendship between Evelyn , a middle-aged housewife , and Ninny , an elderly woman who knew Ruth and Idgie .", "In particular , she tells Evelyn about two young women , Idgie and Ruth ." ]
[ "Lynx preys largely on small to fairly large sized mammals and birds .", "Lynx prey mostly on small to fairly large sized mammals and birds ." ]
[ "Among the recorded prey items for the species are hares , rabbits , marmots , squirrels , dormice , other rodents , grouse , red foxes , wild boar , foxes , chamois , moose , roe deer , red deer , reindeer and other ungulates .", "Among prey for the species are hares , rabbits , marmots , squirrels , dormice , o...