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[ "Punjab was a state of British India .", "Punjab was a province of British India , it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule ." ]
[ "Geographically the Punjab province of India was a triangular tract of country of which the Indus and the Sutlej to their confluence formed the two sides , the base being the lower Himalaya hills between those two rivers ; but the British province also included a large tract outside those boundaries .", "The Punj...
[ "A fifth locomotive - perhaps named Spondon - may also have been used , although little is known of either of these .", "A fifth engine - perhaps named Spondon - may also have been used , although little is known of either of these ." ]
[ "The line then falls , again mostly at one in fifty ( 2 % ) - to Lynton & Lynmouth station , still 700 feet ( 213 m ) above the sea , and hidden by the landscape from the town of Lynton .", "The line then falls , again mostly at one in fifty - to Lynton & Lynmouth station , still 700 feet ( 213 m ) above the sea ...
[ "Unusually , some of the temporary track was wider than the final gauge - the section around Parracombe Bank for example , spanning the Heddon valley , was built to 3 ft ( 914 mm ) gauge , with a locomotive known as Winnie .", "Unusually , some of the temporary track was wider than the final gauge - the section a...
[ "This scheme was supported by Sir George Newnes who became chairman of the company .", "This plan was supported by Sir George Newnes who became chairman of the company ." ]
[ "Collard Bridge marks the start of an 8-mile ( 13 km ) climb , mainly at one in fifty , to Blackmoor Gate .", "Collard Bridge marks the start of an 8-mile ( 13 km ) climb , mainly at one in fifty ( 2 % ) , to Blackmoor Gate ." ]
[ "A fifth locomotive , Lew was purchased in 1925 , with improvements to the original Manning Wardle design .", "A fifth engine , Lew was bought in 1925 , with a few improvements to the original Manning Wardle design ." ]
[ "Starting at 15 feet ( 4.6 m ) above sea level , The first 3 3⁄4 miles ( 6.0 km ) , through Barnstaple , and along the Yeo Valley stays relatively level .", "Starting at 15 feet ( 4.6 m ) above sea level , The first 3 3⁄4 miles ( 6.0 km ) , through Barnstaple , and along the Yeo Valley stays nearly level ." ]
[ "The L&B had an exemplary safety record , and no members of the public were killed or injured during its 37-year existence , although accidents at Braunton Road and Chumhill did claim the lives of three track workers .", "The L&B had a very good safety record , and no members of the public were killed or injured ...
[ "A shallower down-gradient follows , of about 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) , towards Parracombe Bank , and the start of another climb , of about 2 1⁄2 miles ( 4 km ) , to Woody Bay - at 1,000 feet ( 305 m ) , the highest railway station in southern England .", "A slight down-gradient follows , about 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) m lo...
[ "The stations and track bed were auctioned in 1938 .", "The stations and track bed were sold in 1938 ." ]
[ "The locos were named after local rivers : Yeo , Exe , and Taw .", "The engines were named after local rivers : Yeo , Exe , and Taw ." ]
[ "Although bought at the auction ( it is believed by Barwicks of London ) by December 1935 , Lew was working for Sidney Castle , the dismantler of the railway .", "Although bought at the auction by December 1935 , Lew was working for Sidney Castle , the dismantler of the railway ." ]
[ "In 1922 the L&B was taken over by the Southern Railway , and eventually closed in September 1935 .", "The L&B was taken over by the Southern Railway in 1923 , and finally closed in September 1935 ." ]
[ "The Manning Wardles were delivered ahead of the lock-out , and Yeo and Taw were used in the final stages of construction .", "The Manning Wardles were delivered before the dispute , and Yeo and Taw were used to help build the line ." ]
[ "The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Bill was passed on 27 June 1895 , and the line opened on 11 May 1898 with public service commencing on 16 May , connecting with trains from Waterloo on the Ilfracombe Branch Line at Barnstaple Town .", "The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Bill was passed on 27 June 1895 , and the line...
[ "This was extended in 2006 ; and the following year plans were announced to open 9 miles ( 14 km ) of track , linking the station at Woody Bay to both Lynton ( at a new terminus on an extension to the original line , closer to the town ) and Blackmoor Gate , and to a new station at Wistlandpound Reservoir .", "Th...
[ "These were supplemented by a 2-4-2T , Lyn , built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia , USA , as the Company realized that three locos would be insufficient .", "These were supplemented by a 2-4-2T , Lyn , built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia , USA , as the company realized that thre...
[ "All locos & coaches was repainted in Southern Maunsell Green livery , the wagons were repainted in Southern Umber livery and track and buildings were improved .", "All stock was repainted in Southern Maunsell livery , and track and buildings were improved ." ]
[ "An observer at the time wrote : The Southern removed everything they could use elsewhere , and by 8 November , had lifted the track from Lynton to milepost 15 1\\/3 - on the Barnstaple side of Woody Bay station .", "The Southern Railway removed everything they could use on other lines , and by 8 November , they ...
[ "The remaining track was lifted by June 1936 , and in September , surviving loco Lew was shipped to Brazil .", "The remaining track was lifted by June 1936 , and in September , Lew was shipped to South America - probably Brazil ." ]
[ "After construction by Baldwin , the loco was shipped across the Atlantic in parts , and re-assembled at Pilton by railway staff .", "After it was built by Baldwin , the engine was shipped across the Atlantic in parts , and re-assembled at Pilton by railway staff ." ]
[ "Baldwin was selected as they could deliver the loco - based largely on standard components - more quickly than domestic suppliers , who had a backlog of orders , caused by a national engineering dispute over the 8 hour working day resulting in a lock-out by employers from July 1897 and January 1898 .", "Baldwin ...
[ "In 1923 the L&B was absorbed into the Southern Railway , and began an upgrade program .", "In 1923 the L&B became part of the Southern Railway , and began an upgrade program ." ]
[ "The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway ( L&B ) opened as an independent railway in May 1898 .", "The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway ( L&B ) is a Heritage railway in North Devon , England ." ]
[ "Third class seats became garden furniture , and first class seats found their way into local snooker halls and Masonic lodges .", "Third class seats became garden furniture , and first class seats were used in local public halls ." ]
[ "The journey of nearly 20 miles ( 32 km ) took on average an hour and a half .", "The journey of nearly twenty miles normally took about one and a half hours ." ]
[ "At least four contractors ' locomotives were used for construction .", "At least three builders ' engines were used for building the line ." ]
[ "On 13 November an auction was held , although the railway failed to attract much interest .", "On 13 November a sale was held , but the railway did not attract much interest ." ]
[ "Some coaches were sectioned for use as garden sheds .", "Some carriages were cut up and used as garden sheds ." ]
[ "The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Association was formed in 1979 ; and a short section was reopened to passengers in 2004 .", "The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Association was created in 1979 ." ]
[ "In 1896 , the Hunslet Engine Company submitted two designs ( a 2-4-2T and a 4-4-0T ) , but eventually an order was placed for three 2-6-2Ts from Manning Wardle & Co of Leeds .", "The railway ordered three 2-6-2Ts from Manning Wardle & Co of Leeds ." ]
[ "To satisfy several influential residents , the terminus at Lynton was some distance from the town itself , and from the cliff railway to Lynmouth .", "To make things worse , to satisfy several powerful local people , Lynton station was built quite a long way from the town itself , and from the cliff railway to L...
[ "It is believed to have been left behind by James Nuttall , as a result of the financial problems and litigation between railway and contractor .", "It is thought that it was left behind by James Nuttall , because of the financial problems and legalcase between the railway and the builder ." ]
[ "This work was completed by July 1936 and in September , Lew was moved by rail to Swansea and loaded onto the S.S. Sabor destined for the port of Pernambuco ( since renamed Recife ) , Brazil .", "This work was completed by July 1936 and in September , Lew was moved by rail to Swansea and then shipped to South Ame...
[ "They are the oldest established football team from London playing in the Premier League .", "The club plays in the Premier League , the top football league in England ." ]
[ "Fulham Football Club \\ / ˈfʊləm \\ / is a professional football club based in Fulham , London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham , southwest London .", "Fulham Football Club , is an English football club from London ." ]
[ "The club 's first recorded all-white club kit came in 1903 , and ever since then the club has been playing in all-white shirts and black shorts , with socks going through various evolutions of black and\\/or white , but are now normally white-only .", "It plays in a white shirt and black shorts for home games ."...
[ "Lyndon B. Johnson did so , as has each President since .", "Lyndon B. Johnson and each President since have done so ." ]
[ "In 1963 , the U.S. Representative from Duluth , John Blatnik , introduced a bill to observe Leif Erikson Day nationwide .", "In 1963 , the U.S. Representative from Duluth , John Blatnik , introduced a bill to observe Leif Erikson Day in the rest of the United States ." ]
[ "Presidents have used the proclamation to praise the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally and the spirit of discovery .", "Presidents have used the proclamation to praise the spirit of discovery and the contributions of Americans of Nordic descent generally ." ]
[ "In addition to the federal observance , some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day , particularly in the Upper Midwest , where large numbers of people from the Nordic countries settled .", "Some states officially commemorate Leif Erikson Day , particularly in the Upper Midwest , where large numbers of p...
[ "The date was chosen because the ship Restauration coming from Stavanger , Norway , arrived in New York Harbor on October 9 , 1825 , at the start of the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States .", "The date was chosen because the ship Restauration coming from Stavanger , Norway , arrived in N...
[ "By 1956 , Leif Erikson Day had been made an official observance in seven states ( Wisconsin , Minnesota , South Dakota , Illinois , Colorado , Washington , and California ) and one Canadian province ( Saskatchewan ) .", "By 1956 , Leif Erikson Day was an official holiday seven states ( Wisconsin , Minnesota , So...
[ "In 1964 , the United States Congress authorized and requested the President to create the observance through an annual proclamation .", "In 1964 , the United States Congress authorized and requested the President to create the observance through a yearly proclamation ." ]
[ "October 9 is not associated with any particular event in Leif Erikson 's life .", "October 9th is not related with any event in Leif Erikson 's life ." ]
[ "In 1930 , Wisconsin became the first U.S. state to officially adopt Leif Erikson Day as a state holiday , thanks in large part to efforts by Rasmus Anderson .", "In 1930 , Wisconsin became the first state to officially adopt Leif Erikson Day as a state holiday ." ]
[ "This book helped popularize the idea that Vikings were the first Europeans in the New World .", "This book helped make popular the idea that Vikings were the first Europeans in the New World ." ]
[ "A year later , the state of Minnesota followed suit .", "A year later , the state of Minnesota did the same ." ]
[ "Leif Erikson Day is an annual American observance which occurs on October 9 .", "Leif Erikson Day is a holiday in the American and happens on October 9 ." ]
[ "During his appearance at the Norse-American Centennial in 1925 , President Calvin Coolidge gave recognition to Leif Erikson as the Discoverer of America due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut Gjerset and Ludvig Hektoen .", "This was due to research by Norwegian-American scholars such as Knut...
[ "Marshall Bruce Mathers III ( born October 17 , 1972 ) , better known by his stage name Eminem and by his alter ego Slim Shady , is an American rapper , record producer , songwriter , and actor .", "Marshall Bruce Mathers III , ( born October 17 , 1972 ) , better known by his stage name Eminem and his other name ...
[ "The Marshall Mathers LP was released in May 2000 .", "It is called The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and is a sequel to The Marshall Mathers LP ." ]
[ "On November 5 , 2013 , Eminem released his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , and its track `` Headlights '' is an apology to his mother Debbie .", "Eminem released his eighth studio album on November 5 , 2013 ." ]
[ "On March 5 , 2009 , Eminem reported in a press release that he would be releasing two new albums that year .", "Eminem has released 8 studio albums :" ]
[ "Subjects covered in Infinite included his struggles with raising his newborn daughter Hailie Jade Scott Mathers while on limited funds .", "Eminem has one biological daughter named Hailie Jade Scott Mathers by ex-wife Kimberley Anne Scott Mathers ." ]
[ "The northern cricket frog ( Acris crepitans ) is a species of small hylid frog native to the United States and northeastern Mexico .", "The Northern Cricket Frog ( Acris crepitans ) is a species of small Hylid frogs ." ]
[ "The following Murrinh-patha myth , for instance , is performed in Murrinh-patha ceremonies to initiate young men into adulthood .", "The following Murrinh-patha myth , for example , is performed in Murrinh-patha ceremonies to initiate young men into adulthood ." ]
[ "The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia nevertheless observes : `` One intriguing feature ( of Aboriginal Australian mythology ) is the mixture of diversity and similarity in myths across the entire continent . ''", "The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia does however note that `` One intriguing feature ( o...
[ "It is a complex mythology of narratives , songs and ceremonies known to the Pintupi as Tingarri .", "It is a complex mythology of stories , songs and ceremonies known to the Pintupi as Tingarri ." ]
[ "In the case of the Atherton Tableland , myths tell of the origins of Lake Eacham , Lake Barrine , and Lake Euramo .", "For example on the Atherton Tableland , myths tell of the origins of Lake Eacham , Lake Barrine , and Lake Euramo ." ]
[ "It is this philosophy that gives Murrinh-patha people motive and meaning in life .", "It is this philosophy that gives Murrinh-patha people reason and meaning in life ." ]
[ "The pan-Australian Captain Cook myth , however , tells of a generic , largely symbolic British character who arrives from across the oceans sometime after the Aboriginal world was formed and the original social order founded .", "The Australia wide Captain Cook myth , however , tells of a symbolic British charac...
[ "Since then , Dixon has assembled a number of similar examples of Australian Aboriginal myths that accurately describe landscapes of an ancient past .", "Since then , Dixon has found many similar examples of Australian Aboriginal myths that accurately describe landscapes of an ancient past ." ]
[ "The term coined by Radcliffe-Brown is now commonly used and familiar to broader Australian and international audiences , as it is increasingly used by government agencies , museums , art galleries , Aboriginal organizations and the media to refer to the pan-Australian Aboriginal myth specifically , and as a shorth...
[ "Further investigation of the material by the Australian Heritage Commission led to the Crater Lakes myth being listed nationally on the Register of the National Estate , and included within Australia 's World Heritage nomination of the wet tropical forests , as an `` unparalleled human record of events dating back...
[ "Within this Pintupi world view , three long geographical tracks of named places dominate , being interrelated strings of significant places named and created by mythic characters on their routes through the Pintupi desert region during the Dreaming .", "They are interrelated strings of important places named and...
[ "This is the underlying message repeatedly being told within the Murrinh-patha myths .", "This is the message being told within the Murrinh-patha myths ." ]
[ "When the craters were formed , eucalyptus forests dominated rather than the current wet tropical rain forests .", "When the craters were formed , the area was eucalyptus forest , not the current wet tropical rain forests ." ]
[ "Pollen fossil sampling from the silt which had settled to the bottom of the craters confirmed the Aboriginal myth-tellers ' story .", "Pollen fossil sampling from the bottom of the craters agrees with the Aboriginal myth-tellers ' story ." ]
[ "David Horton 's Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia contains an article on Aboriginal mythology observing : `` A mythic map of Australia would show thousands of characters , varying in their importance , but all in some way connected with the land .", "David Horton wrote in the Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Aust...
[ "Life is good and benevolent , but throughout life 's journey , there are numerous painful sufferings that each individual must come to understand and endure as he grows .", "Life is good and caring , but during life 's journey , there are many painful sufferings that each person must come to understand and live ...
[ "This ` Rainbow Serpent ' is generally and variously identified by those who tell ` Rainbow Serpent ' myths , as a snake of some enormous size often living within the deepest waterholes of many of Australia 's waterways ; descended from that larger being visible as a dark streak in the Milky Way , it reveals itself...
[ "Geological research dated the formative volcanic explosions described by Aboriginal myth tellers as having occurred more than 10,000 years ago .", "Geologists have dated the volcanic explosions which formed the lakes , and were described by Aboriginal myth tellers , as having happened more than 10,000 years ago ...
[ "Dixon observed from the evidence available that Aboriginal myths regarding the origin of the Crater Lakes might be dated as accurate back to 10 , 000 years ago .", "Dixon said that Aboriginal myths about the origin of the Crater Lakes might be accurate back to 10 000 years ago ." ]
[ "Australian Aboriginal myths ( also known as Dreamtime Stories , Songlines or Aboriginal oral literature ) are the stories traditionally performed by Aboriginal peoples within each of the language groups across Australia .", "Australian Aboriginal myths , also known as Dreamtime stories and Songlines , are the st...
[ "He particularly noted the numerous myths telling of previous sea levels , including : There are 400 distinct Aboriginal groups across Australia , each distinguished by unique names usually identifying particular languages , dialects , or distinctive speech mannerisms .", "He particularly noted many myths telling...
[ "Radcliffe-Brown coined the term ` Rainbow Serpent ' to describe what he identified to be a common , recurring myth .", "Radcliffe-Brown used the words `` Rainbow Serpent '' to describe this common , recurring myth ." ]
[ "An Australian linguist , R. M. W. Dixon , recording Aboriginal myths in their original languages , encountered coincidences between some of the landscape details being told about within various myths , and scientific discoveries being made about the same landscapes .", "An Australian linguist , R. M. W. Dixon , ...
[ "In addition , such performance often continuously incorporates and `` mythologises '' historical events in the service of these social purposes in an otherwise rapidly changing modern world .", "Also the performance often adds and `` mythologises '' historical events in the service of these social purposes in a ...
[ "With so many distinct Aboriginal groups , languages , beliefs and practices , scholars can not attempt to characterise , under a single heading , the full range and diversity of all myths being variously and continuously told , developed , elaborated , performed , and experienced by group members across the entire...
[ "It makes the following generalisation about Aboriginal myths and mythology : Australian anthropologists willing to generalise suggest Aboriginal myths still being performed across Australia by Aboriginal peoples serve an important social function amongst their intended audiences : justifying the received ordering ...
[ "Australian Aboriginal mythologies have been characterised as `` at one and the same time fragments of a catechism , a liturgical manual , a history of civilization , a geography textbook , and to a much smaller extent a manual of cosmography . ''", "Australian Aboriginal myths have been described as parts of a c...
[ "In particular , scholars suggest the Murrinh-patha have a oneness of thought , belief , and expression unequalled within Christianity , as they see all aspects of their lives , thoughts and culture as under the continuing influence of their Dreaming .", "The Murrinh-patha have a oneness of thought , belief , and...
[ "Scholars of the Pintupi peoples ( from within Australia 's Gibson Desert region ) believe they have a predominantly ` mythic ' form of consciousness , within which events occur and are explained by the preordained social structures and orders told of , sung about , and performed within their superhuman mythology ,...
[ "Included in his assemblage are : The Murrinh-Patha people ( whose country is the saltwater country immediately inland from the town of Wadeye ) describe a Dreamtime in their myths which anthropologists believe is a religious belief equivalent to , though wholly different from , most of the world 's other significa...
[ "All such myths variously tell significant truths within each Aboriginal group 's local landscape .", "All the myths explain important features and meanings within each Aboriginal group 's local landscape ." ]
[ "Animating and sustaining this Murrinh-patha mythology is an underlying philosophy of life that has been characterised by Stanner as a belief that life is '' ... a joyous thing with maggots at its center . ''", "This Murrinh-patha mythology is based on a view of life that believes life is '' ... a joyous thing wi...
[ "Each language was used for original myths , from which the distinctive words and names of individual myths derive .", "Each group had its own myths , and the words and names of individual myths come these language groups ." ]
[ "( see above regarding this social function played by Aboriginal myths ) In 1988 Australian anthropologist Kenneth Maddock assembled several versions of this ` Captain Cook ' myth as recorded from a number of Aboriginal groups around Australia .", "In 1988 Australian anthropologist Kenneth Maddock examined severa...
[ "Within this Aboriginal religion , no distinction is drawn between things spiritual\\/ideal\\/mental and things material ; nor is any distinction drawn between things sacred and things profane : rather all life is ` sacred ' , all conduct has ` moral ' implication , and all life 's meaning arises out of this eterna...
[ "This Captain Cook is a harbinger of dramatic transformations in the social order , bringing change and a different social order , into which present-day audiences have been born .", "This Captain Cook signals dramatic changes in the social order , into which present-day Aborigines have been born ." ]
[ "Within the myth and in its performance , young , unadorned children must first be swallowed by an ancestral being ( who transforms into a giant snake ) , then regurgitated before being accepted as young adults with all the rights and privileges of young adults .", "The children are then vomited up before being a...
[ "As R.M. W. Dixon writes : Aboriginal specialists willing to generalise believe all Aboriginal myths across Australia , in combination , represent a kind of unwritten ( oral ) library within which Aboriginal peoples learn about the world and perceive a peculiarly Aboriginal ` reality ' dictated by concepts and valu...
[ "The men 's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London and five other cities in Great Britain from 26 July to 11 August .", "It is held in 26 July to 11 August ." ]
[ "Hurricane Floyd was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States in the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season .", "Hurricane Floyd was the only hurricane to make landfall in the United States during the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season ." ]
[ "The strongest wind in the Florida Keys was 59 mph ( 94 km\\/h ) at Duck Key , although wind gusts were stronger .", "The strongest wind in the Florida Keys was 59 mph ( 94 km\\/h ) at Duck Key ." ]
[ "When Floyd was a tropical storm located over Cuba , the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the Florida Keys as well as the southwest Florida coast to Venice .", "When Floyd was a tropical storm located over Cuba , the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the Florida Keys...
[ "However , the interaction between the hurricane and the approaching cold front produced much heavier rainfall .", "But , the interaction between the hurricane and the approaching cold front caused much heavier rainfall ." ]