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"The result of the trip was a series of nearly 20 paintings of the Upper Thames near Molesey . Art historian Kenneth Clark said this was `` a perfect moment of Impressionism . ''",
"The result of a few months spent near London was a series of nearly twenty paintings of the Upper Thames near Molesey , which was la... |
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"He never went into portrait painting and , unlike Renoir and Pissarro , found that Impressionism fulfilled his artistic needs .",
"He never deviated into figure painting and , unlike Renoir and Pissarro , never found that Impressionism did not fulfill his artistic needs ."
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"Until 1880 , Sisley lived and worked in the countryside west of Paris ; then Sisley and his family moved to a small village near Moret-sur-Loing . This was close to the forest of Fontainebleau where the painters of the Barbizon school had worked earlier in the century .",
"Until 1880 , Sisley lived and worked in... |
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"The Franco-Prussian War which began in 1870 caused Sisley 's father 's business to fail .",
"The Franco-Prussian War began in 1870 , and as a result , Sisley 's father 's business failed ."
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"During the 1860s , though , Sisley was in a better position than some of his fellow artists , for his father regularly gave him money .",
"During the 1860s , though , Sisley was in a better position than some of his fellow artists , for he received an allowance from his father ."
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"On 4 June 2008 , the French National Police found it and three other stolen paintings inside a van in Marseille .",
"On 4 June 2008 , the French National Police recovered it and three other stolen paintings from inside a van in Marseilles ."
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"The first time was in 1978 when on loan in Marseille , but it was found a few days later in the city 's sewers . It was stolen again in 1998 and the museum 's curator was convicted of the theft and jailed for five years along with two friends .",
"Once in 1978 when on loan in Marseille ( recovered a few days lat... |
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"Sisley is known for his Impressionist landscapes painted en plein air , that is outdoors .",
"Sisley is generally recognized as the most consistent of the Impressionists in his dedication to painting landscape en plein air ( i.e. , outdoors ) ."
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"In 1857 , at the age of 18 , Sisley was sent to London to study for a career in business , but he gave it up after four years and returned to Paris .",
"In 1857 , at the age of 18 , Sisley was sent to London to study for a career in business , but he abandoned it after four years and returned to Paris in 1861 ."... |
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"Described by art historian Robert Rosenblum as having `` almost a generic character , an impersonal textbook idea of a perfect Impressionist painting '' , his work strongly creates atmosphere and his skies are always very impressive .",
"Described by art historian Robert Rosenblum as having `` almost a generic c... |
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"His earliest known work is Lane near a Small Town . This is believed to have been painted around 1864 .",
"His earliest known work , Lane near a Small Town , is believed to have been painted around 1864 ."
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"He lived in poverty for the rest of his life , as the value of his paintings only rose in value after his death .",
"For the remainder of his life , he would live in poverty , for his paintings only rose significantly in monetary value after his death ."
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"The painter 's only income was from the sale of his works .",
"The painter 's sole means of support became the sale of his works ."
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"At the time , Sisley lived not far from Avenue de Clichy and the Cafà Guerbois , the meeting place of many Parisian painters .",
"At the time , Sisley lived not far from Avenue de Clichy and the Cafà Guerbois , the gathering place of many Parisian painters ."
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"Alfred Sisley ( 30 October 1839 -- 29 January 1899 ) was an English Impressionist landscape painter . He was born , and spent most of his life , in France .",
"Alfred Sisley ( 30 October 1839 -- 29 January 1899 ) was an French-born English Impressionist landscape painter who was born , and spent most of his life... |
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"In 1868 his paintings were accepted at the Salon , but it did not bring him any financial or critical success , and neither did any of the subsequent exhibitions .",
"In 1868 his paintings were accepted at the Salon , but the exhibition did not bring him any financial or critical success , and neither did any of... |
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"This was Sisley 's last trip to England . The National Museum of Wales in Cardiff now has two of his Welsh paintings .",
"This was Sisley 's last voyage to his ancestral homeland , and the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff now possesses two of his Welsh oilpaintings ."
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"Ã pinay-sur-Odon is a commune . It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France .",
"Ã pinay-sur-Odon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France ."
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[
"Counter-Strike is a first-person shooter video game for the computer .",
"Counter-Strike ( also known as Half-Life : Counter-Strike , Counter-Strike 1.6 , or simply CS ) is a tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation which originated from a Half-Life modification by Minh `` Gooseman... |
[
"Celebrity practitioners include Brandon Boyd , Richard Gere , Adam Yauch , Jet Li , Sharon Stone , Allen Ginsberg , Philip Glass , Mike Barson and Steven Seagal .",
"Celebrity practitioners include Brandon Boyd , Richard Gere , Adam Yauch , Jet Li , Sharon Stone , Allen Ginsberg , Philip Glass , Mike Barson and ... |
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"Today , Tibetan Buddhism is found in the Tibetan Plateau , Nepal , Bhutan , Mongolia , Kalmykia , Siberia , and the Russian Far East .",
"Today , Tibetan Buddhism is adhered to widely in the Tibetan Plateau , Nepal , Bhutan , Mongolia , Kalmykia ( on the north-west shore of the Caspian ) , Siberia ( central Russ... |
[
"There were over 6,000 monasteries in Tibet , however nearly all of these were destroyed by Chinese Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution .",
"There were over 6,000 monasteries in Tibet , but nearly all were ransacked and destroyed by Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution ."
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"It was made the official state religion by the Mongol Yuan dynasty and the Manchu Qing dynasty that ruled China .",
"It was adopted as an official state religion by the Mongol Yuan dynasty and the Manchu Qing dynasty that ruled China ."
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"The Indian regions of Sikkim and Ladakh are also home to large Tibetan Buddhist populations .",
"The Indian regions of Sikkim and Ladakh , both formerly independent kingdoms , are also home to significant Tibetan Buddhist populations ."
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"Monasticism was the foundation of Buddhism in Tibet .",
"Although there were many householder-yogis in Tibet , monasticism was the foundation of Buddhism in Tibet ."
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"Tibetan Buddhism had a strong effect on the peoples of Central Asia in the 11th century CE , especially in Mongolia and Manchuria .",
"Tibetan Buddhism exerted a strong influence from the 11th century CE among the peoples of Central Asia , especially in Mongolia and Manchuria ."
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[
"Tibetan Buddhism has expanded to the West and throughout the world .",
"In the wake of the Tibetan diaspora , Tibetan Buddhism has gained adherents in the West and throughout the world ."
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[
"She came to fame in the late 1990s , after many films that showed her beauty , including Starship Troopers , Wild Things and The World Is Not Enough .",
"She achieved success during the late 1990s in several films , including Starship Troopers , Wild Things , and The World Is Not Enough ."
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"There are also `` low fat '' margarines , which contain even less fat .",
"Discussions concerning the nutritional value of margarines and spreads revolve around two aspects â '' the total amount of fat , and the types of fat ( saturated fat , trans fat ) ."
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"His father was a serious Quaker and ran the shipping business started by his father , Thomas P. Cope . The business was started in 1821 .",
"Alfred , an orthodox member of the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers , operated a lucrative shipping business started by his father , Thomas P. Cope , in 1821 ."
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"Cope introduced his ( then ) friend Marsh to the marl pit owner , Albert Vorhees , when the two visited the site .",
"Cope introduced his colleague to the marl pit owner Albert Vorhees when the two visited the site ."
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"Marsh persuaded John Wesley Powell to ask Cope to give the Survey the specimens Cope found back in 1874 .",
"Marsh lobbied John Wesley Powell to act against Cope and attempted to persuade Hayden to `` muzzle '' Cope 's publishing ."
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"Cope was the first son of Alfred and Hanna Cope .",
"Edward Drinker Cope was born on July 28 , 1840 , the eldest son of Alfred and Hanna Cope ."
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"Although the view has been shown to be incorrect , it was common among paleontologists in Cope 's time .",
"Although the view has been shown incorrect , it was the prevalent theory among paleontologists in Cope 's time ."
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"Cope 's beliefs became one with an increased emphasis on continual and utilitarian evolution with less involvement of a Creator .",
"Cope 's beliefs later evolved to one with an increased emphasis on continual and utilitarian evolution with less involvement of a Creator ."
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"Later he discovered that Marsh had gone -- behind Cope 's back and made a private agreement with Vorhees : any fossils that Vorhees 's men found were sent back to Marsh at New Haven .",
"Marsh went behind Cope 's back and made a private agreement with Vorhees : any fossils that Vorhees 's men found were sent bac... |
[
"Cope sold fossils to museums . For example , in 1895 the American Museum of Natural History in New York City bought his collection of about 10,000 fossil mammals .",
"Cope sold his collections to the American Museum of Natural History in 1895 ; his set of 10,000 American fossil mammals sold for $ 32,000 , lower ... |
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"With his finances improved , he was able to publish a massive work on the Batrachians of North America , which was the most detailed work on the continent 's frogs and amphibians ever done , p350 and the 1,115-page The Crocodilians , Lizards and Snakes of North America .",
"With his finances improved , he was ab... |
[
"Although his collection still contained more than 13,000 specimens , Cope 's fossil hoard was much smaller than Marsh 's collection , which was valued at over a million dollars .",
"While his collection contained more than 13,000 specimens , Cope 's fossil hoard was still much smaller than Marsh 's collection , ... |
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"p68 In 1887 , Cope published his own Origin of the Fittest : essays in evolution , detailing his views on the subject .",
"In 1887 , Cope published his own `` Origin of the Fittest : Essays in Evolution '' , detailing his views on the subject ."
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"Charles R. Knight , a former friend , said that Cope 's language was so filthy that `` in ( Cope 's ) heyday no woman was safe within five miles of him '' .",
"Charles R. Knight , a former friend called , `` Cope 's mouth the filthiest , from hearsay that in ( Cope 's ) heyday no woman was safe within five miles... |
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"The Choir usually sings in about four or five concerts a year , often performing with an orchestra called Southern Sinfonia .",
"The choir is usually involved in four or five concerts a year , and regularly performs with the Southern Sinfonia ."
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"Choir practice is held every week in the Crypt of St Paul 's Cathedral on the Octagon in the middle of Dunedin .",
"Weekly rehearsals are held in the crypt of St Paul 's Cathedral on the Octagon in central Dunedin ."
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"The society stopped existing in 1888 but started existing with the same name as before in 1897 with James Coombs as conductor .",
"This group collapsed in 1888 and it was not until 1897 that the third Dunedin Choral Society was formed with James Coombs as conductor ."
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"The choir has about 140 members at the moment .",
"In 2009 the choir 's membership was around 140 ."
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"The City of Dunedin Choir a community choir in a city called Dunedin which is in the South Island of New Zealand .",
"The City of Dunedin Choir ( trading name of the Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated ) is a community choir in Dunedin , New Zealand ."
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"Schubert : Mass in A Flat ; Orff : Carmina Burmana ; Elgar : Dream of Gerontius ; Bach : A Christmas Oratorio ; Ralph Vaughan Williams : Serenade to Music ; Handel : The King Shall Rejoice ; Purcell : Come ye Sons of Art ; Mendelssohn : As the Hart Pants ; Handel : My Heart is Inditing ; Haydn : Nelson Mass ; Hand... |
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"However , through all these `` trading name '' changes , the official name remains Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated .",
"However , through all these `` trading name '' changes , the legal entity has remained Dunedin Choral Society Incorporated ."
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"It changed its name to Schola Cantorum in 1967 , after joining together with the University Union Choir , and then it changed its name to City of Dunedin Choir in 1993 , the year it had existed for 130 years .",
"The Choral Society changed its name to Schola Cantorum in 1967 , upon merging with the University Un... |
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"The choir sings many types of music , including music from these periods : Baroque , Classical and Romantic orchestral works , and also modern New Zealand choral music .",
"The choir 's repertoire encompasses Baroque , Classical and Romantic orchestral works , and includes contemporary New Zealand choral music .... |
[
"Bourgeauville is a commune . It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France .",
"Bourgeauville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France ."
] |
[
"Wazner , also Wazenez or Wadjenedj , was a Predynastic Egyptian king who ruled in the Nile Delta .",
"Wazner , also Wazenez or Wadjenedj ( or possibly Wenegbu ? ) , was a Predynastic Egyptian king who ruled in the Nile Delta ."
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[
"Kyle Martino was born on February 19 , 1981 in Atlanta , Georgia .",
"Kyle Martino ( born February 19 , 1981 in Atlanta , Georgia ) is a retired American soccer player and currently a TV soccer color analyst ."
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", also with Baz Luhrmann .",
", both with Baz Luhrmann ."
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"Craig Pearce is an Australian actor and screenwriter . He co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the movie version with Baz Luhrmann .",
"Pearce co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann ."
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"He also wrote the screenplay for the 1996 movie Romeo + Juliet and co-wrote the 2001 movie Moulin Rouge !",
"He wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet and co-wrote the 2001 film Moulin Rouge !"
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[
"The genre is said to have started in the 1950s .",
"The genre in its current form dates back to the early 1950s ."
] |
[
"A campus novel , also called the academic novel , is a novel that 's story is around or about a campus of a university .",
"A campus novel , also known as an academic novel , is a novel whose main action is set in and around the campus of a university ."
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[
"The power trio is a popular type of a rock and roll band format since the 1960s .",
"A power trio is a rock and roll band format popularized in the 1960s ."
] |
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"The usual power trio has three people playing the guitar , bass , and drums . It does not include the rhythm guitar or keyboard often included in other rock music .",
"The traditional power trio has a lineup of guitar , bass and drums , leaving out the rhythm guitar or keyboard that are used in other rock music ... |
[
"Malafrena is a book that was written in 1979 by Ursula K. Le Guin .",
"Malafrena is a 1979 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin ."
] |
[
"The novel takes place in the country of Orsinia , which is also the setting of Le Guin 's Orsinian Tales .",
"Although she is best known for science fiction and fantasy , the only unusual element of this novel is that it takes place in the imaginary Central European country of Orsinia , which is also the setting... |
[
"All Days Are Nights : Songs for Lulu is an album by Rufus Wainwright .",
"All Days Are Nights : Songs for Lulu is the sixth studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright , first released in Canada through Decca Records on March 23 , 2010 ."
] |
[
"Faisal Mosque is a mosque located in Islamabad , the capital of Pakistan .",
"The impetus for the mosque began in 1966 when the late King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia supported the initiative of the Pakistani Government to build a national mosque in Islamabad during an official visit to Pakistan ."
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"Faisal Mosque is a mosque located in Islamabad , the capital of Pakistan . It is the National mosque of Pakistan , and one of the largest mosques in the world .",
"The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and one of the largest mosques in the world ."
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"It is named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia .",
"The Faisal Mosque is named after the late King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia , who supported and financed the project ."
] |
[
"For example , a political affair may be describing some bad activities of public officials , such as the Watergate affair , or the Dreyfus affair .",
"Political affair may refer to the illicit or scandalous activities of public , such as the Watergate affair , or to a legally constituted government department , ... |
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"An affair can also mean some kind of public controversy or scandal . For example , a political affair may be describing some bad activities of public officials , such as the Watergate affair , or the Dreyfus affair .",
"Affair may refer to professional , personal , or public business matters or to a particular b... |
[
"Portuguese exploration of Africa and Asia , Columbus ' voyage to the Americas ( 1492 ) and finally Ferdinand Magellan 's circumnavigation of the earth ( 1519-21 ) provided the final , practical proofs for the global shape of the earth .",
"Portuguese exploration of Africa and Asia , Columbus 's voyage to the Ame... |
[
"Terry Pratchett 's Strata and Discworld novels ( 1983 onwards ) are set on a flat , disc-shaped world resting on the backs of four huge elephants which are in turn standing on the back of an enormous turtle .",
"Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels ( 1983 onwards ) are set on a flat , disc-shaped world that rests... |
[
"In C. S. Lewis ' The Voyage of the Dawn Treader the fictional world of Narnia is `` round like a table '' ( i.e. , flat ) , not `` round like a ball '' , and the characters sail toward the edge of this world .",
"In C. S. Lewis ' The Voyage of the Dawn Treader the fictional world of Narnia is `` round like a tab... |
[
"Fantasy fiction is particularly rich in references to the flat Earth .",
"Fantasy fiction is particularly rich in references to flat worlds ."
] |
[
"The idea of a flat Earth is that the surface of the Earth is flat ( a plane ) .",
"The Flat Earth model is a view that the Earth 's shape is a flat plane or disk ."
] |
[
"HÃ gglingen is a municipality of the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland .",
"HÃ gglingen is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland ."
] |
[
"Open Season is a 2006 animated-comedy movie that was produced by Michelle Murdocca , Amy Jupiter , Steve Moore and John B. Carls and was directed by Jill Culton , Roger Allers and Anthony Stacchi .",
"Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film , written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed ... |
[
"Enrico Chiesa ( born 29 December 1970 ) is an Italian football player .",
"Enrico Chiesa ( born December 29 , 1970 in Genoa ) is an Italian football coach and former striker ."
] |
[
"Bahà ` u 'll à h , which means `` Glory of God '' , was a Persian nobleman who founded the religion known as the Bahà ' à Faith .",
"`` For Bahà ' às , the photograph of Bahà ` u 'll à h is very precious and it should not only be viewed but also handled with due reverence and respect , which is not the case her... |
[
"Feather Falls is a waterfall found on the Fall River . It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River , in Plumas National Forest of Butte County , California .",
"Feather Falls is a waterfall located on the Fall River , a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River , within the Plumas National Forest in the ... |
[
"The falls were often said to be over 640 feet tall , however , they recently measured to stand 410 feet tall , which is what the USGS Brush Creek 7 1\\/2 '' quadrangle says . A town found nearby , Feather Falls , California , is named after this waterfall .",
"The Feather Falls were recently measured to be 410 f... |
[
"In 2000 , about 227 people lived in New Providence .",
"The population was 227 at the 2000 census ."
] |
[
"New Providence is a city of Iowa in the United States .",
"New Providence is a city in Hardin County , Iowa , United States ."
] |
[
"Masanori Sanada ( born 6 March 1968 ) is a former Japanese football player .",
"Masanori Sanada ( born March 6 , 1968 in Shizuoka , Shizuoka , Japan ) is a Japanese former football player ."
] |
[
"Sasakwa is a city of Oklahoma in the United States .",
"Sasakwa is a town in Seminole County , Oklahoma , United States ."
] |
[
"The Ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia , Greece .",
"The exact origins of the Games are shrouded in myth and legend but records indicate that they began in 776 BC in Olympia in Greece ."
] |
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"The Ancient Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions held between the city-states of Ancient Greece . They used to be called the Olympic Games ( ; Olympiakoi Agones ) until the modern day Olympic Games started .",
"The Olympic Games ( - ta Olympia ; - Olympiakoi Agones ) were a series of athletic com... |
[
"is about 2 kilometres in diameter , and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,709,000 km in 699.125 days , at an inclination of 165 Â to the ecliptic ( 164 Â to Jupiter 's equator ) , with an eccentricity of 0.1961 .",
"is about 2 kilometres in diameter , and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,709... |
[
"It was found by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman , et al . in 2003 .",
"It was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman , et al . in 2003 ."
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"It belongs to the Carme group , made up of non-spherical retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23,000,000 and 24,000,000 km and at an inclination of about 165 Â .",
"It belongs to the Carme group , made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 a... |
[
"Buckhorn is a city of Perry County in the state of Kentucky , United States .",
"Buckhorn is a city in Perry County , Kentucky , United States ."
] |
[
"Currently , besides running his own political party , Khan is also a charity worker and cricket commentator .",
"Currently , besides his political activism , Khan is also a philanthropist and cricket commentator ."
] |
[
"They made their second album in 2008 , Doll Domination . This album included the singles `` When I Grow Up '' , `` I Hate This Part '' and `` Jai Ho !",
"Following the departure of Carmit Bachar in February 2008 , the group continued as a quintet and in September of that year they released their second album , D... |
[
"Antin was able to arrange a record deal with A&M Records and Interscope Records in 2003 , and the Pussycat Dolls changed into a music group . By 2005 the group was lead singer Nicole Scherzinger , with Melody Thornton , Jessica Sutta , Ashley Roberts , Kimberly Wyatt and Carmit Bachar .",
"After attracting natio... |
[
"The album included the hit singles `` Do n't Cha '' , `` Buttons '' , and `` Stickwitu '' ; a song that earned the group a Grammy Award nomination .",
"Success as a music group came in 2005 with their first album PCD which debuted at number five in the US producing three successful singles `` Do n't Cha '' , `` ... |
[
"The group also went into reality television programs , a Las Vegas act , merchandising and other money making activites organized by Antin , Interscope , and their partners .",
"Since then the group has developed a global image and commercial brand overseen by Antin , Interscope and various partners . They have ... |
[
"In a short video promoting the charity Equality Now Joss Whedon said that `` Fray is not done , Fray is coming back .",
"In a short video promoting the charity Equality Now Joss Whedon confirmed that `` Fray is not done , Fray is coming back ."
] |
[
"The series was published by Dark Horse Comics beginning in 2001 .",
"The series was published by Dark Horse Comics beginning in 2001 , with delays between the first six and the final two issues caused by Whedon 's TV commitments , during which Moline illustrated Route 666 for CrossGen Comics . After the series '... |
[
"Fray tells the story of a Slayer named Melaka Fray .",
"The story is about a Vampire Slayer of the future named Melaka Fray and her discovery of what being a Slayer means ."
] |
[
"Fray is an eight-issue comic book series . It is a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer .",
"Fray is an eight-issue comic book limited series , a futuristic spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer ."
] |
[
"The series was closely linked to the seventh season of Buffy . It includes the Slayer 's mystical scythe and her origins .",
"The series was closely linked to the concurrently airing seventh season of Buffy , with coinciding depictions of the Slayer 's mystical scythe and her origins , a major contributor to the... |
[
"This was repeated in 2007 's Comic Con where Joss said that he would `` absolutely would be returning to that world . ''",
"This was reiterated in 2007 's Comic Con where Joss stated that he `` absolutely would be returning to that world . ''"
] |
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