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The Spanish Jesuit missionary visited Melaka several times from 1545 until his death in 1553 on Shangchuan Island off the coast of Canton. | The Spanish Jesuit died off the coast of Canton. |
I had the impression of a steel curtain coming down and blotting out the real woman. | I imagined a steel curtain coming down. |
Rather, it is meant to suggest that reorganizations of government agencies frequently encounter start-up problems and unanticipated consequences that result from the consolidations are unlikely to fully overcome obstacles and challenges, and may require additional modifications in the future to effectively achieve our ... | Reorganization of government agencies encounter start-up problems and consequences. |
uh-huh yeah really yeah and i need all the help i can get | yes, and i require as much assistance as possible |
Following the death of the Prophet Mohammed in 632, Arab armies, united under Islam, poured out of their homeland, and soon took Egypt, Syria, and Palestine from the Byzantines; Constantinople was besieged from 674 to 678, but survived because of its defences. | Constantinople survived four years of attack from Arab armies that had conquered Egypt, Syria and Palestine. |
yeah well what kind of things do you normally have with it people have different ideas of what goes with it | What do you normally have with it? |
Outside, the courtyard is paved in limestone tram-setts from the streets of Old Dublin. | Old Dublin streets were paved in limestone. |
Colonnaded public buildings, iron balconies, winding streets, flagstoned squares and the many churches all speak of the Portuguese inheritance as well as the Chinese, a fusion of East and West that has produced the unique Macanese culture. | The Macanese culture is an intermarriage of a number of cultures. |
The food may not live up to expectations, but the fantasy environment makes up for it. | The food isn't as great as you'll first think, but that is made up by the fantasy environment. |
Madeira's biggest and most spectacular festival has earned a worldwide reputation. | The largest festival has gained a large amount of worldwide attention. |
For example, some age groups appear to be more susceptible to air pollution than others (e.g. | Air pollution can affect some age groups more than others.. |
France, say its best-selling authors and most popular talking heads, is the victim of globalization--although adroit use of red tape has held imports from low-wage countries to a level far below that in the United States (or Britain, where the unemployment rate is now only half that of France). | Pundits believe that globalization has hurt France. |
12988 (Civil Justice Reform), sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) and found to meet the standards for drafting and clarity set forth in the order. | The standards that were defined in the order were found to have been met. |
In its new building, the ground floor gallery of the Project Arts Ceter displays the most avant-garde in painting and sculpture. | Modern art can be viewed in the ground floor gallery of the Project Arts Center. |
They are great respecters of private property. | They respected private property. |
White took the point. | The point was taken. |
Below the estuary of the Loire, the Atlantic coast is the preserve of the country's most independent-minded ports, the Protestant strong?hold of La Rochelle and the proud, proserous city of Bordeaux. | Some of the country's most independent-minded ports are found on the Atlantic coast. |
yeah this cave that we used to go in was little it was small it was more | There was a little cave that we used to go in. |
While magic produced their food and made a better world for them, they hated it because they couldn't do it for themselves. | They hated magic, because while it produced their food, and made a better world for them, they couldn't do it for themselves. |
A generation ago, even 15 years ago, jail was as alien as Mars. | As little as 15 years ago jail was as foreign as a planet. |
Perhaps not. | Maybe not. |
oh gosh that's hard to say it's um used to be a big Twin Peaks fan but they've made me mad so i haven't watched them in a while in a while | I used to like to watch Twin Peaks but I have not watched that show for awhile. |
As a former track wannabe and somebody with several postgraduate degrees, I took exception to this egregious statement in the May 21 Today's | As a former aspiring runner with several collegiate degrees I took exception to the statement in May 21. |
really so is it just women that go there | It is really only women who go there. |
Most judges have been making clear to the batterers that the issue is between the state courts and them, Ms. | The issue is between the courts and the batterers, according to most judges. |
'Don't be coy. | I don't want you to act coy. |
The two co-chairmen of the campaign are lawyers Al Emch of Jackson Kelly and Scott Segal of the Segal Law Firm. | The campaign has two lawyers as co-chairmen. |
A Newsweek piece describes (and amply illustrates) how the men's magazine Maxim is stimulating the Playboy ization of the genre. | A Newsweek piece describes how the men's magazine is stimulating the Playboy ization of the genre. |
Fair enough. | That is ok. |
On the white bed, bandages round her head, lay the girl. | The girl had dressings round her head and was on a white bed. |
(Apparently spiritual guidance was a necessity for those who dwelt among an excess of temptation. ) | People who lived in tempting situations apparently needed spiritual guidance. |
Start at the confluence of the V??zyre and Dordogne rivers, where the hilltop village of Limeuil affords a fine view of both valleys and their bridges meeting at right angles down below. | Limeuil is located on a hill near the Dordogne river. |
Unhappy with USC's attempt to include conventional classical music in the institute's music courses and concerts, Schenberg's descendants successfully sued USC for neglecting its contract with the institute. | USC tried to include conventional classical music into the institute's music classes. |
To counter a perceived communist threat from the Soviet Union, the US quickly set to work reconstructing the economy by transforming Japan's institutions and devising a new pacifist constitution. | The transformation of Japan's institutions came from the US reconstructing the economy, because of a perceived threat from the Soviet Union. |
For example, they said that electronic comment processes for controversial rules on which a large number of comments are filed may ultimately yield little more than a count of supporters and opponents. | The shoreline has luxurious cottages, styled like plantation homes. |
(b) Most of the increased tax revenue from individuals reflects higher income, not higher tax rates. | An increase in tax revenue doesn't typically come from increased tax rates so much as from an increase in income. |
It was at Fontainebleau that he abdicated in 1814 to go into his first exile on the island of Elba. | He traveled to the island of Elba in 1814. |
The Minoans were ruled by a priest-king who presided over both religious and economic affairs. | A priest-king was in charge of Minoan religious and economic dealings. |
they kind of went in there and took over | They just went there and took over |
Although it hasn't dominated Seattle's skyline since the '80s, when the economic boom sprouted a host of taller buildings, it remains the city's symbol of progress. | That is definitely the city's emblem of progress, despite its recent building. |
And this is just what did happen, in the shape of a communication, which arrived by the second post from a firm of French music publishers, acknowledging Mrs. Inglethorp's cheque, and regretting they had been unable to trace a certain series of Russian folksongs. | A firm of French music publishers sent out a communication acknowledging Mrs. Inglethorp's cheque. |
The most fascinating feature, though, is the reliquary, lined with religious relics, some also rather macabre. | The most interesting thing visitors will see is the reliquary. |
Little St-Julien-le-Pauvre, a jewel of early Gothic architecture dating from between 1165 and 1220, hosts recitals of chamber and religious music. | The small St-Julien-le-Pauvre has chamber and religious music shows. |
If we want to change that attitude, Hollywood should not be the main place we look. | We should not look at Hollywood if we want to change that attitude. |
News counter with their own religious covers. | The news counter with spiritual covers of their own. |
yeah well i wish you the best | I wish you good luck. |
Well over a million ancestor-worshipping Japanese descend on Koyasan and Okunoin on major public holidays, especially those commemorating the dead. | Over a million Japanese people go there on major holidays. |
Time 's cover package attacks corporate In some ways, it represents pork-barrel legislation of the worst order. | Time writes about pork-barrel legislation. |
Anticipating potential benefit cuts, people could save more now to supplement their future retirement income and to cushion against future health care costs or they could choose to work longer and delay retirement. | Working longer without retirement is an option for people responding to potential benefit cuts. |
As part of its annual submission of data and workpapers to the Commission to support the Commission's Report to Congress on International Mail, the Postal Service provided the FY 2000 billing determinant data for outbound mail. | The Postal Service submits data to Congress every year. |
Whatever the merit of these stories, it is certainly clear from them how Ellison was able to write his masterpiece, Invisible Man . | Invisible Man is a book written by Ellison. |
oh how neat people do it for their children i mean why not well you know why not why not | People are neat for their children |
George Pearinsky was disappointed. | George was upset. |
Some of Plath's feminist defenders say Hughes' lax and digressive verses serve mostly to remind us of what a great poet she was (Katha Pollitt, the New York Times Book Review ). Hughes' defenders use the occasion to restate their case against Plath's Her poetry was humorless and hyperbolic and would not be remembered ... | Plath wrote poetry. |
you know it's like whoa | You know, like wow. |
Come here." He caught her and yanked a single hair out of her head. | He grabbed her and pulled out one of her hairs. |
that's overdoing it | It is being overdone. |
Congress, various government officials, the press and ultimately the greatest source of power in our democracy - the American people. | The greatest source of power in the American democracy is the people. |
i that's the one thing i don't know i i don't know if they take them to the local aluminum uh recycling plant | I'm not sure if they bring them to the recycling plant or not. |
uh-huh yeah and but then they lost too much business | Yeah, but then they lost too much business. |
Doodlehead | Head associated with doodles. |
If a Milosevic knew with reasonable certainty that ethnic cleansing would be prevented and punished, he might not attempt it. | A Milosevic might be less likely to attempt ethnic cleansing if he knew that there would be repercussions. |
In his crime bill, passed in 1994, he went further than any Republican president would have dared to restrict habeas corpus, the writ by which state prisoners, including those on death row, can get their cases reviewed by federal courts. | The Republican president wrote a crime bill in 1994. |
Sampling Kyoto is definitely a case of less is more. | Kyoto showcases a philosophy of quality over quantity. |
God knows he's prepared for it. | God acknowledges that he's prepared for that event. |
His body was dressed in shabby clothes, and the face disfigured to prevent identification. | He did not look presentable at that time |
Together with the Conciergerie (see page 30), it sprawls right across the Ile de la Cite. | It sprawls right across the Ile de la Cite along with the Conciergerie. |
i don't know i know there must be something more i can do with it | There must be something else I can do with it. |
( Slate 's Explainer examines the bill of attainder at greater length here.) | the bill of attainder is examined at greater length. |
Mintie said she hopes her organization can be a national model for other professions. | Mintie is hoping that her organization will become a national model for other professions. |
An estimated 40 million American youths participate in organized sports. | Many children in America play organized sports. |
In the apse there's a moving mosaic of the Madonna above a frieze of the 12 Apostles. | There is a mosaic above the decoration of the 12 apostles. |
To herself she said: "Of course, if father heard that he would have a fit! | She said to herself: "Father would have a fit if he had heard that!" |
In his original covenant, Marshall stipulated that money would be available for the priory only if a part of the church were opened to the people of the surrounding countryside for worship. | Marshall originally stipulated that part of the church should be opened to the people of the surrounding countryside to worship if money was to be made available for the priory. |
In the Kansai region, peony lovers head for Hasedera Temple in rural Nara. | The hasedera temple has a lot of peonies. |
He moved down the aisle, not glancing at the seated Satheri, until he was facing the old man, drawing Nema and Bork with him. | He didn't look at the Satheri while he walked down the aisle. |
The interest from the pooled money adds up to about $6 million per year statewide. | Annually around six million dollars is earned in interest across the state. |
By comparison, this is a significant increase in the reserve margin since it dipped below 10 percent in the late 1990's. | In the late 1990's, it dropped to below 10 percent. |
In selecting and/or developing, and implementing a particular electronic signature technology for an automated T&A application, management must assess the risks associated with the loss, misuse, or compromise of the electronic T&A information and signatures compared to the benefits, costs, and effort associated... | The risks associated with the misuse of T&A information is one of the factors that management has to assess. |
The rest of us will stay here. | More than one person were staying. |
OK, enough already. | That's enough. |
She rarely gave me time to get a word in edgeways. | She hardly let me speak. |
are they politicians | Are they politicians? |
you know it's crazy | You know it is crazy. |
Accounts vary as to what happened next, but it appears that Shearer was either duped by the Serbs or double-crossed by them. | There are several stories concerning what was next to occur. |
Absent cost containment reforms, Medicare spending would contribute to federal dissaving over the long term even if the unified surpluses projected over the next decade are saved. | Cost containment reforms are needed. |
and um my parents they're the fishermen and my brother uh i i usually don't do too much fishing i usually take my raft and float along behind the boat and get a suntan | My family, my parents and brother, love to fish, while I attach my float to the end of the boat and bask in the sunshine. |
(Ironically, it's the one night of the year when you get the least sleep. ) | Coincidentally, it's the only night of the year where sleep is disrupted. |
and the guy was oh yeah he's almost proud that he had to pay an extra ten bucks to get his oil changed i'm going | He was very happy to pay extra for the oil change. |
anyway i guess everything's been pretty typical for March | I guess everything has been typical for march. |
and once they get the foundation poured then they they apply tension to that iron bar which compresses the concrete and makes it more uh stable more stable and and puts more strength into it | They apply tension to that iron bar once they get the foundation poured, that in turn compresses the concrete, and makes it more stable, puts the strength into it. |
Closed case statistics form a major component of the program activity data collected by LSC, and are a critical measure of the impact of federal funding on the legal problems of people living in poverty. | The program activity data was collected by LSC. |
The author of this anti-conspiratorial missive? | Who wrote this piece? |
from the winter | Since the winter. |
In other words, it's not our vocabularies but our ability to string words together that is a distinctively human evolutionary adaptation. | Syntax is more human specific than words alone. |
In early 1997, GAO designated Y2K as a highrisk area to highlight the government's exposure. | Y2K was considered high risk by the GAO in the beginning of 1997. |
Just ask your Alfred how much time he 12 spends over there.' She was very angry. | She was angry about the amount of time she spent there. |
By subjecting all state agencies to the rigorous discipline of preparing financial reports and having them audited, the Comptroller increased accountability for data accuracy beyond that required to receive an unqualified audit opinion. | By subjecting state agencies to the discipline of preparing finance reports and having them audited, the comptroller increased data accuracy and accountability. |
no it's it's got people singing but it's it is instrumental but it's it's got people singing but it's got a like a whole bunch of people singing you know um how many people are in | This has got a whole lot of people singing in it. |
well we'll have a day or two that it'll be down near zero as it has been the last two years just before Christmas but at uh uh normally it'll be in the thirties and forties on the coldest days and we've experienced some seventies here uh to eighties recently | Just before Christmas it tends to be down near zero for one or two days |
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