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Vishnu, for example, can be Narayan, floating on the primeval ocean or lying on a bed of snakes. | Vishnu can be Narayan floating on an ocean or lying on snakes. |
"In Apache country?"Drew demanded. | Drew wanted to know whether it was in Apache country. |
The Peak is still the most fashionable place to live in Hong Kong, but real estate prices here are astronomical; rents run around HK$50,000 a month. | Real estate in The Peak is so high because it is considered to desirable. |
Seventh month: Pleasing appearance and nice manners so striking that am promoted to waiting on the Sisters! | I was promoted to waiting on the sisters because of my nice appearance and good manners. |
The two took up their quarters at the inn in Gatehouse. | The two were staying in a room at the Gatehouse Inn. |
I left with dreams of becoming a brigand, a highwayman. | I wanted to be a highwayman. |
well yeah we were yeah well we had uh we knew some Laotians and and uh the job they took uh you know basically are cleaning jobs | There were some people from Laos that took cleaning jobs here. |
It was a squalid, dirty place. | The area was wretched and filthy. |
Kamehameha, as chief of the Big Island, not only got his share of guns, but finally captured a cannon and ship. | He was the chief of the Big Island. |
From the Quai des Belges, you can take a cruise out to the Ceteau d'If, the island prison that was the scene of Alexandre Dumas's Count of Monte Cristo. | The Count of Monte Cristo was set upon a prison island known as the Ceteau d'If. |
The second is an economic argument which presumes that the Postal Service as a monopolist is an efficient provider of delivery. | Monopolistic service providers are sometimes assumed to operate efficiently. |
The best solutions for searching will probably result from a combination of humans and computers. | Combining the strengths of human and computers will likely lead to the best search solutions. |
well i guess that's all i to say you too | I must not say much else to you. |
The large, circular place de la Bastille is enjoying a new lease on life. | Enjoying a new lease on life is the huge, circular place de la Bastille. |
By the 15th century, the whole of Anatolia and Thrace, except for Constantinople, was under the control of these Osmanli (or Ottoman) Turks. | Ottomans controlled the whole of Anatolia and Thrace, sans Constantinople, by the year 1500. |
More important, the new dispensation has encouraged state universities to step up their efforts to recruit students from low-performing high schools, often with positive results. | State universities now have to recruit students harder. |
Since the 1960s, Mallorca has shone in its role as Spain's tourism juggernaut, defining the extremes of a Mediterranean the unbridled hedonism of topless beaches and singles bars, and the lethargic, point A (hotel) to point B (beach) vacation. | Mallorca has come to be the iconic representation of Mediterranean excess and mundane package holidays. |
What a heartwarming story! | The story was heartwarming. |
Under the leadership of an implementation committee created in the wake of the report, over the next five years a number of steps were taken to increase and support pro bono participation in the delivery of civil legal assistance, support pro se litigants, increase IOLTA participation, and eliminate barriers to access. | Certain steps were taken in the support of pro bono participation. |
New corporate and fast-food cultures, along with more freedom of movement among European Union countries and a more international perspective, have further changed the social landscape. | There was freedom of movement among the European Union countries. |
It might just be that Moesha is about advertising dollars and not about oppressing the beleaguered white man. | Moesha is just there to make money. |
Now there was only one and he had no choice; he could never trust the Sons of the Egg with Bork turned against them. | He could not trust them anymore. |
like a soap opera it you know who's fighting with who who doesn't want to go out on the field who doesn't want to catch it's unreal i mean you know that that's really detrimental to the team | The arguing and discord are really detrimental to the team. |
The only thing you can say on behalf of the liberals is that, while greedy operators on both sides have sold out to the tobacco industry, they alone seem to feel a bit embarrassed about it. | The liberals seem to be the only ones ashamed of the scandal in the tobacco industry. |
No, I dunno as how I'd be makin' that kinda play neither. | I am unsure as to how I'd make that kind of play. |
The Corp does take care of its employees. | The employees of the Corp are well taken care of by their employer. |
In 1565 she married her young cousin Henry, Lord Darnley, much to the chagrin of Elizabeth (Darnley was a grandson of Margaret Tudor and thus also had a claim to the English throne). | Elizabeth didn't like the fact that she married a family member. |
APHIS performed an environmental assessment and determined that the actions required or authorized by this rule will not present a significant risk of introducing or disseminating foot and mouth disease into the United States and will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. | APHIS has released a report that states no impact on the quality of the human environment. |
As far as I can remember, she didn't eat much. | From what I can remember, she didn't eat much. |
Near the village of Rosthwaite is the Bowder Stone, a giant lump of rock left behind by glacial ice that receded at a very slow pace. | The Bowder Stone was left by glacial movement. |
Lub??ron and Vaucluse | Vaucluse and Lubreron |
Quite so, quite so, said Mr. Wells soothingly. | Mr. Wells had a soothing voice. |
well i know from some of the sites that we've had done quite a list of sites that have gone bad and you have to clean up and you know the law now is a super fund and anybody who's contributed toxic waste no matter if you were somebody that eventually you know uh damaged the ground or not uh everybody has to contribute ... | Some sites have gone bad. |
Anse took the third volume. | There is a third volume. |
Petroleum had been found in northern Borneo, at Miri, and in Brunei, and the Anglo-Dutch Shell company used Singapore as its regional depot for its oil supplies and exports. | The Anglo-Dutch Shell company stored regionally produced oil in Singapore. |
The spectacular, large canvas, the single most famous image of Toledo, fuses the mundane and the spiritual, depicting grave-faced local noblemen attending the count's funeral. | The canvas is very large and depicts a funeral. |
The President would decide whether to assert the privilege. | The President would be the one to decide whether or not to assert the privilege. |
The analytic techniques are explicitly described. | The method of analysis is described. |
We've had to reach out to retirees, college students, and civic types, says O'Brien. | O'Brien stated that they reached out to retirees, college students and civil minded people. |
Intricate mosaics depicting scenes from Menender's comedies are displayed beautifully, with clear glass tile walkways allowing close access to the detail. | The intricate mosaics can be seen in detail thanks to the tile walkways. |
and uh we used to get Arts and Entertainment in San Antonio and i we get a little bit of the good ones here but we used to try and catch uh some of the stuff they had on there | We used to get Arts and Entertainment in San Antonio, and we get a little bit of the good ones here. |
He nodded and she smiled. | She smiled after he nodded. |
yeah i uh i i i feel that way when movies are like blown up out of proportion you know usually people tell you how good they are and you always | People always tell you how much they love movies. |
You'll find that the Old Cites myriad colours, sounds, smells, and tastes stir the senses; the Temple Mount's architecture can take your breath away; pilgrims tracing Christ's journey to Calvary along the Via Dolorosa remain a deeply moving sight; and the views from the Mount of Olives are stunning. | The Old City is full of many culturally significant sites. |
Only the right arm of one of the two transepts and the octagonal belltower, the Clocher de l'Eau-B??nite, remain. | The left arms of the two transepts no longer remain. |
and EDS is very particular about this hair cuts i mean it was like you can't have you know such and such facial hair no beards you know and just really detailed | The EDS has strict regulations pertaining to the grooming of facial hair. |
These challenges included (1) initially establishing and maintaining trust relationships, (2) developing agreements on the use and protection of shared information, (3) obtaining adequate funding, (4) developing and retaining a membership base, and (5) developing and maintaining an organization staff with appropriate s... | These challenges included initially establishing and maintaining trust relationships. |
Its elements were identified | The elements were identified. |
I Know He Grabbed Her | She was grabbed by him, I know that. |
And how does your being an astronomer change the fact that you are still only quoting their unsupported statements? | You are still incorrect even being an astronomer. |
Certainly, replied Tommy cheerfully. | "Yes," Tommy replied. |
While five years ago there were 4 LSC programs, the state will operate one statewide LSC program beginning January 1, 2002. | Five years ago, there were 4 LSC programs in the state. |
Am I right?" | Isn't that correct? |
well i could barely hear what the switchboard operator was saying as what was the topic | It was difficult to understand what the operator was saying. |
Ca'daan and the woman walked back to the others. | Ca'daan and the lady returned to the group. |
and those are really handy i mean we they they have modems in them you can send a fax from your PC | Those are useful and you can use your PC to send a fax. |
Head over ears." | Up to the ears. |
The pistol was alien to Ca'daan. | Ca'daan was unfamiliar with the pistol. |
A later tunnel, built by King Hezekiah in 701 b.c. , from inside the city walls to to the hidden Gihon Spring in the valley outside the walls allowed Jerusalem to survive the onslaught of Assyrian armies that had already destroyed the northern Kingdom of Israel and swept its ten tribes from the annals of history. | A tunnel helped Jerusalem survive invading Assyrian armies. |
Besides, a father confessor should be elderly, it is not at all the role for a young man. | Young men are not suitable for the position of father confessor. |
The Edinburgh Weaving Company (on Castlehill) has over 150 tartans for sale but will also custom make a kilt for you to take home. | While you could buy a premade tartan, The Edinburgh Weaving Company could also make your own kilt for you. |
Information wanting to be free doesn't seem so appealing when it includes details about all your own flesh and frailties--credit history, shopping habits, records of where you've been, what you asked for, and what you took. | Free information does not seem welcomed when it contains your own personal data. |
Based on these timelines, it is estimated that, in principle, the mercury controls needed to comply with a multipollutant strategy can be met provided that (1) an adequate supply of materials and labor is available and (2) the control technology implementation process begins at least 16 months prior to the date control... | There are 2 stated conditions under which the mercury controls can be provided. |
'Oh gee, I don't know Derry. | 'Uh oh, no idea Derry. |
He is, in fact, Canadian. | He's Canadian. |
but that's going to be difficult | That's going to be hard. |
yeah i've heard that that's a really good way to get cars up here they they only come around like once a year in the summertime they have a state auction but but they don't um they don't repossess that many cars up here figure in a big metropolitan area there would be a lot of uh where they repossess they uh take their... | More cars are repossessed in metropolitan areas than in rural ones. |
uh huh sometimes it might be the candlelight and sometimes it might be the picnic out back or something well that's you know that's fun | Sometimes it'll be by candlelight or outside somewhere. |
Commissioned in 1597 by the Valide Sultan Safiye, mother of Mehmet III, it was not completed until 1663, making the Yeni Camii the youngest of Istanbul's classical mosques. | Istanbul has mosques in it and Yeni Camii is the most recent addition to that collection. |
i don't i don't think they should be forced but i think they should be encouraged i guess encouraged to to do some kind of public work i guess just to get them i guess involved with community maybe you know just community activity if nothing else see how the city works stuff like that | They shouldn't be forced to do it. |
Because then they feel like they are forced to stay in that situation. | They feel like they dont have options. |
At the Family Law Information Center, where open boxes of tissues are displayed as prominently as forms for initiating divorce, custody and child- support proceedings, office assistant Beatrice Contreras said there is often a line of people waiting to use the two machines. | There's often a line of people waiting at the Family Law Information Center, which deals with divorce, custody, and child support issues. |
The Sunday Telegraph of London led its front page with an exclusive interview with Sami Salih, a defector from Iraq who described how he ran Saddam Hussein's illegal oil smuggling network and how the profits were used to buy arms. | Saddam Hussein bought arms by selling oil on the international black market. |
blows everything out of proportion uh most of the time during the winter that we've got an offshore wind which is blowing straight out | The new blows the severity of our weather during the winter out of proportion. |
'Oh my,' someone muttered. | Someone spoke quietly. |
You can also visit the Sadberk Han??m Museum, with its private collection covering the period from 500 b.c. to Ottoman times. | The museum has a collection from 500 b.c. to Ottoman times. |
and so now i i feel lucky actually because i've almost lived around everyone i've i went to UT to college and so they you know they have | I feel lucky because I've lived around almost everyone. |
you're not too sure what's going on he tells parents all the time haul them into the doctor's office and get them checked | He advises parents to take them to the doctor. |
It puzzled her, I could see. | She looked puzzled. |
Otherwise, southern Italy is overlooked by tourists almost as much as it has been by the national government since the 1871 reunification. | Not many visit southern Italy for the purposes of tourism. |
What about 3 feet? | How about three feet? |
Marilyn McNamara (New Hampshire) and Adrienne Worthy (West Virginia) facilitated this discussion. | Marilyn and Adrienne made the discussion easier for everybody. |
But wherefore the bonds and fetters? | Where are the bonds and fetters. |
With pleasure, replied Tommy. | Pleasure is all mine, replied Tommy. |
But about three o'clock a ferocious and prolonged hooting outside drove us to the window, to see Poirot alighting from a car, accompanied by Japp and Summerhaye. | Poirot got out of a car. along with Japp and Summerhaye. |
A vast burning cloud of gas and steam bearing rocks and ashes roared down the mountainside onto the town. | The rocks with steam and ashes descended onto the town from the mountain. |
The resort sits on the east side of the wide bay, with the cruise port on the west. | The resort is positioned on the eastern area of the broad bay. |
He felt 193 sure that the inhabitants of Astley Priors would not interfere with him up to a certain point. | The people that lived on Astley Priors wouldn't interfere with him. |
Eleventh and twelfth months: Parlourmaid duties resumed with entire success. | During the eleventh and twelfth months, I successfully resumed parlourmaid duties. |
The company has forged alliances with several cable companies such as Comcast (full Microsoft recently invested $1 billion in Comcast) and Cox to provide service. | The company made alliances with several cable companies. |
The following are examples of information that should be considered for | Some examples should be considered. |
How much is a single executive worth? | How much is an executive worth? |
I've got a plan. | I have an idea of what we should do. |
They all confirmed my opinion. | All of them said things that were consistent with what I already thought. |
can't even think of what team he plays for either | I can't recall who he plays for. |
However, they had not seen the last of their Muslim foe. | They will see their Muslim enemy again. |
Boxing officials ordered a rematch of the March 13 heavyweight championship fight between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis . Fans and sports writers are in an uproar because the judges called the fight a draw--despite a huge disparity of punches in Lewis' favor and the widespread perception of spectators that Lewis w... | There will be a rematch of the fight between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis. |
and we have i my girlfriend used to uh be in the Navy and she was based uh based in Panama | We were both in the Navy, and she was based in Panama. |
Julius my own cousin!" | Julius is my relative. |
yeah it's pretty nice we played out here a couple of times in the middle of the winter when my parents came down and what not they were amazed | Did you play in the snow during winter? |
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