Input: The center contains a concert hall with acclaimed acoustics , theaters , a library , an exhibition gallery , shops , restaurants , and bars .

acclaimed

acoustics


Input: The Science Museum ( see page 55 ) is a state-of-the-art interactive museum that will teach you how everything and anything works from ancient sailing ships to the latest technology .

teach


Input: Just across Salisbury Road from the cultural center is the historic Peninsula Hotel , now expanded and modernized by a 32 - story tower .

expanded


Input: Its restored lobby is Hong Kong 's most elegant gathering place ; afternoon tea here is a visitors ' ritual .

restored

lobby

visitors

visitors


Input: At the time it was built , many thought it absurd to have a tree - lined boulevard running through what was practically a wilderness .

built


Input: A few blocks up Nathan Road is Kowloon Park ( open daily 6 am - midnight ) , elegantly laid out with fountains , promenades , and ornamental gardens ; be sure to go up the steps to see the Sculpture Walk .

open

Kowloon Park

go

up the steps

see

the Sculpture Walk


Input: Farther up Nathan Street you will reach Yau Ma Tei , one of the older parts of Kowloon .

reach

Yau Ma Tei

you


Input: Turn off Nathan and walk down Kansu Street to find the Jade Market ( open 10 am - 3 pm ; see page 80 ) , with more than 100 stalls spread out in a large tent , just before you reach the overpass .

walk

down

Kansu Street

open

the Jade Market

spread

more than 100 stalls

in a large tent

reach

you

the overpass


Input: The market runs all the way up to Tin Hau Temple , where you will find fortune tellers ' tables ( some speak English ) and possibly street performers singing Chinese opera or pop songs .

runs

The market

all the way up

to Tin Hau Temple


Input: The temple is one of the many dedicated to Tin Hau , goddess of seafarers ; this one also houses an altar to Shing Wong , the city 's god .

houses

this one

an altar to Shing Wong


Input: Nathan Road goes all the way up to Boundary Street , which marks the boundary between Kowloon and the New Territories .

goes

Nathan Road

all the way up

to Boundary Street


Input: Birds are favorite pets in Hong Kong , valued for their singing rather than their plumage , and here you 'll find all kinds of birds for sale as well as elaborate teak and bamboo cages .

sale


Input: Ask the tourist authority about its interesting Heritage Tour from Kowloon and other countryside tours ( see page 113 ) .

tourist

tourist

Tour

Heritage

tours

countryside


Input: As you approach the border , you can glimpse the skyscrapers of Shenzhen .

approach

you

the border


Input: It is known for its collection of bonsai and houses a jade seal more than 1,000 years old .

houses

It

a jade seal more than 1,000 years old


Input: It is built in a square , and the only way in is through the gate in the brick defensive wall .

built

It

in a square

defensive


Input: Kat Hing Wai was built four or five centuries ago by the Hakka Tang clan , one of the Five Great Clans that migrated here from North China ( see page 11 ) .

built

Kat Hing Wai

by the Hakka Tang clan


Input: The Tang clan 's earliest walled village was Lo Wai , which also has its defensive wall intact and is entered by a narrow gate .

defensive

entered

by a narrow gate

Lo Wai

which


Input: Few traditional ancestral halls remain in China since the anti-historical destruction during the Cultural Revolution , so these New Territories ancestral halls are rare survivors .

remain

Few traditional ancestral halls

in China

since the anti-historical destruction during the Cultural Revolution

destruction


Input: The traditional Qing Dynasty style of the mansion is enlivened by a few Western touches : a Baroque - style ceiling and stained glass above the doorways , showing the builder 's up - to - date attitude at the time of construction .

construction


Input: Just up a lane from the market is the Man Mo Temple , with long-burning incense coils hanging from its ceiling , a popular spot dedicated to the Taoist gods of war and literature .

war


Input: There are hundreds of stone steps in the hillside to walk up before you reach Man Fat Temple with its regiments of small gilt statues of Buddha lining the walls .

are

hundreds of stone steps

in the hillside

walk

up

reach

you

Man Fat Temple


Input: Some indefatigable climbers will want to go up to the top of the nine - story pink pagoda for a panoramic view .

go

Some indefatigable climbers

to the top of the nine - story pink pagoda


Input: There is a total of 12,800 Buddha statues here , plus the remains of the monastery 's founder embalmed in gold leaf .

is

a total of 12,800 Buddha statues

here


Input: Also here is the Hongkong Heritage Museum ( call Tel 2180 8188 for open hours ) .

call

open


Input: Two natural rock formations are always pointed out on excursions .

excursions


Input: Excursion companies sell a variety of orientation cruises of Hong Kong harbor that include a look at some of its 235 outlying islands .

Excursion

sell

Excursion companies

a variety of orientation cruises of Hong Kong harbor

look

at some of its 235 outlying islands


Input: These pleasant , but expensive , outings can lay the foundation for your own explorations aboard the cheap but usually comfortable ferries used by the islanders themselves .

expensive

outings

cheap

ferries

used

ferries

by the islanders themselves


Input: Chek Lap Kok airport sits on reclaimed land just off Lantau ; plans to build a bridge may change Lantau , but at present it is sparsely populated and makes a perfect getaway .

sits

Chek Lap Kok airport

on reclaimed land

on

reclaimed land

Chek Lap Kok airport

off

Lantau

reclaimed land

build

a bridge

change

plans to build a bridge

Lantau

getaway


Input: At 934 m ( 3,064 ft ) , Lantau Peak is high enough to attract the occasional rain cloud - refreshingly cool breezes blow on most hot summer days .

attract

the occasional rain cloud


Input: Ferries depart from Central every two hours between 6:10 am and 10:30 pm to Silvermine Bay ( Mui Wo ) , where a bus terminal has buses to all parts of the island .

depart

Ferries

from Central

to Silvermine Bay


Input: There are also ferries to Discovery Bay .

are

ferries to Discovery Bay


Input: The most famous site on the island is the world 's tallest seated bronze statue of Buddha at 22 m ( 72.6 ft ) , the Tiantan Buddha ( see page 55 ) .

on

the island

The most famous site


Input: Visitors are welcome to visit the 24 - hectare ( 60 - acre ) establishment , and may sample the end product , Lantau tea .

Visitors

Visitors

visit

the 24 - hectare ( 60 - acre ) establishment

Visitors

product

product


Input: Many of the inhabitants live - by choice , not necessarily through economic hardship - on the water , aboard houseboats or in houses on stilts in the main creek .

choice

hardship

hardship

on

the water

Many of the inhabitants live - by choice , not necessarily through economic hardship


Input: A Trappist monastery , situated on a hillside overlooking the east coast of Lantau , is also open to visitors .

situated

A Trappist monastery

on a hillside overlooking the east coast of Lantau

on

a hillside overlooking the east coast of Lantau

A Trappist monastery

open

to visitors

A Trappist monastery

visitors

visitors


Input: To get here , follow the path from the southwest end of Discovery Bay ; the walk takes about 30 minutes .

get

here


Input: The rest of the year , life goes on at its accustomed pace : rickety machines chugging in two - man factories , children in school uniforms being ferried home to houseboats , and the old fishermen stirring shrimp paste .

in

children

school uniforms

uniforms

uniforms

ferried

children in school uniforms

to houseboats


Input: By way of formal tourist attractions , Pak Tai Temple , built in 1783 , has some fine carvings and a great iron sword said to be 600 years old .

tourist

tourist

attractions

built

Pak Tai Temple


Input: They are an easy walk apart by the harbor road , or a longer 45 - minute hike on the scenic Peak Road .

easy

walk

walk

easy

by the harbor road

hike

on the scenic Peak Road

on

a longer 45 - minute hike

the scenic Peak Road


Input: The Praya , the promenade in front of the ferry pier , is a good place to observe the many junks and fishing boats in the harbor .

observe

the many junks and fishing boats in the harbor


Input: The principal settlements are Yung Shue Wan on Lamma 's northwest , and Sok Kwu Wan , on the east coast .

on


Input: You can build an appetite for dinner by making your way from the beach to the restaurant .

build

You

an appetite for dinner

making

from the beach

to the restaurant

way

way

your

from the beach

to the restaurant


Input: An Excursion to Macau

Excursion

to Macau


Input: The story of the Western discovery of Macau begins in 1513 when Portuguese explorer , Jorge Alvares , reached the south coast of China .

discovery

Western

of Macau

reached

Portuguese explorer , Jorge Alvares

the south coast of China


Input: No less impressive were the secular challenges .

challenges

challenges


Input: China and Japan were not on speaking terms , so trade between them had to be channeled through a neutral middleman .

so

China and Japan were not on speaking terms

trade between them had to be channeled through a neutral middleman

trade


Input: The Dutch sent an invasion flotilla to Macau in 1622 , but the defenders triumphed .

sent

The Dutch

an invasion flotilla

to Macau

defenders

defenders


Input: China began to relax trade restrictions , and with the rise of Hong Kong , Macau became an isolated Portuguese outpost .

began

China

to relax trade restrictions

trade

trade

became

Macau

an isolated Portuguese outpost


Input: Macau , now the Chinese Special Economic Zone of Zhuhai , is becoming something like a boomtown as an exporter of toys , furniture , and electronics .

becoming

Macau , now the Chinese Special Economic Zone of Zhuhai

something like a boomtown


Input: Macau 's population is estimated at around 450,000 , an appallingly high figure for such a small area ; recent land reclamation has eased the situation to some extent .

eased

recent land reclamation

the situation


Input: If a trace of tropical lethargy still adds to the charm in this city of sidewalk cafes , palm trees , and pedicabs , any torpor definitely ends once inside the doors of Macau 's casinos , scene of some of the liveliest gambling west of Las Vegas .

ends

any torpor

once inside the doors of Macau 's casinos


Input: Gambling provides almost 40 percent of the government 's tax revenues , and is a major source of employment .

provides

Gambling

almost 40 percent of the government 's tax revenues

revenues

the government 's

revenues


Input: Arriving

Arriving


Input: The easiest way to get to Macau is by jetfoil , operated by TurboJet ( Tel 2859-3333 ) .

easiest

way

get

to Macau


Input: Departures are from the Macau Ferry Terminal , just west of Central in the Shun Tak Centre , 200 Connaught Road , Central , in Hong Kong .

Departures

from the Macau Ferry Terminal


Input: Pedicabs were once the most common form of transportation in Macau , but today they are mainly a tourist attraction .

tourist

tourist

attraction


Input: Sights in Macau

Sights

Sights


Input: Directly across the street from the wharf where passengers arrive from Hong Kong is the first surprise to greet visitors to Macau - the vast Jai-alai Palace , said to be the world 's most luxurious fronton .

arrive

passengers

from Hong Kong

the wharf

where

visitors

visitors

to Macau


Input: In an effort to provide yet one more thing to bet on , players are imported from Spain to take part in this lightning - fast Basque ball game .

provide

one more thing to bet on

players

players

part

in this lightning - fast Basque ball game


Input: Also in front of the ferry terminal is a new Cyber fountain , with 86 water spouts that shoot up to 70 m ( 230 ft ) and are illuminated at night by 288 spotlights producing 80 colors .

producing

80 colors


Input: Continuing around the peninsula in a clockwise direction brings you to the Rua da Praia Grande ( Big Beach Street ) - a pleasant promenade with shaded benches under the banyan trees .

brings

you

to the Rua da Praia Grande ( Big Beach Street


Input: For an authentic feel of old Portugal , slip into the cool entrance hall of theimpressive Leal Senado ( `` Loyal Senate `` building ) , a fine example of colonial architecture .

slip

into the cool entrance hall of theimpressive Leal Senado ( `` Loyal Senate `` building

entrance

hall


Input: The inscription over the archway reads , `` Cidade do nome de Deus , nao ha outra mais leal '' - `` City of the Name of God , None is More Loyal '' - a bit of praise attributed to Portugal 's King John IV in the 17th century .

praise


Input: On top of a hill in the center of the city , it 's approached by a grand staircase .

approached

by a grand staircase


Input: The rest of the building and an adjoining college were destroyed in a typhoon - fanned fire in 1835 .

destroyed

in a typhoon - fanned fire in 1835


Input: It gives an overview of Macau 's history and its daily life and traditions .

gives

an overview of Macau 's history and its daily life and traditions

It


Input: The fort , built by the Jesuits in the 17th century as a defense against the Dutch , was largely destroyed by the same fire that burned St. Paul's .

built

by the Jesuits

defense

against the Dutch

destroyed

The fort

by the same fire that burned St. Paul


Input: Local legend claims that he wrote part of his great saga , Os Lusiadas , in what is now called the Camoes Grotto , situated in the spacious tropical Camoes Garden .

claims

Local legend

that he wrote part of his great saga , Os Lusiadas , in what is now called the Camoes Grotto , situated in the spacious tropical Camoes Garden

wrote

he

part of his great saga , Os Lusiadas

situated

the Camoes Grotto

in the spacious tropical Camoes Garden


Input: Those whose fate was to die on some far foreign field could not have wanted a more peaceful , lovely graveyard .

die


Input: The small , whitewashed chapel was the first Protestant church built in China .

church

was the first Protestant

built in


Input: Photos and documents tell the life story of the physician - revolutionary - statesman , who lived for a time in Macau , but never in this building .

revolutionary

revolutionary


Input: Surrounded by statues , carvings , and incense burners , here the faithful make their devotions and check their fortunes , and traditional funerary displays give a cheerful send-off to the recently departed .

make

the faithful

their devotions

check

the faithful

their fortunes

give

traditional funerary displays

a cheerful send-off

to the recently departed


Input: An unexpected piece of historical memorabilia turns up in the monastery garden , where guides point out a small stone table used for a treaty - signing ceremony in 1844 .

used

a small stone table

for a treaty - signing ceremony

signing

treaty


Input: The signatories , who were the Chinese viceroy from Canton and the minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America , put their names to a historic document - the first - ever treaty between the two countries .

signatories

signatories


Input: Another important ceremony took place in 1999 when Macau became part of China .

became

Macau

part of China


Input: Nearby is the Macau Cultural Center and the Museum of Art ( open Tuesday - Sunday 10 am - 7 pm ; closed Monday ; small admission ) .

open

closed

Art


Input: Exhibits cover fishing , seaborne trade , sea transport , and there is an aquarium .

trade

transport

sea

is

an aquarium


Input: The Barrier Gate ( Portas do Cerco ) , which was built more than a century ago , marks the boundary between the enclave of Macau and the People's Republic of China .

built

which

The Barrier Gate ( Portas do Cerco


Input: There are 12 of them ; you ca n't miss the eye-popping Lisboa , which has several floors of gambling , but there 's also the Hyatt Regency , the Mandarian Oriental , and Taipa 's Jockey Club .

are

12 of them

's

the Hyatt Regency , the Mandarian Oriental , and Taipa 's Jockey Club


Input: The casinos offer familiar international games - baccarat , blackjack , boule , craps , roulette - along with more exotic Chinese pastimes .

offer

The casinos

familiar international games - baccarat , blackjack , boule , craps , roulette - along with more exotic Chinese pastimes


Input: Players bet on the numbers that will come up , and on whether the result will be `` big '' or `` small . ''

Players

Players

result


Input: They keep busy 24 hours a day , but if you want a change of scene there are always more gambling opportunities available .

there

more gambling opportunities

always


Input: You should always ask for a certificate of guarantee when you buy gold or jewelry .

ask

You

for a certificate of guarantee

buy

you

gold or jewelry


Input: Knowledgeable visitors look for antiques - either Chinese heirlooms or leftovers from the gracious Portuguese colonial days .

visitors

visitors


Input: Also worth investigating are contemporary handicrafts , both Portuguese and Chinese , from across the border .

investigating


Input: Whether you choose to dine in one of the Macanese , Chinese , traditional Portuguese , or international - style restaurants , you will be treated to a hearty meal at a good price .

choose

you

to dine in one of the Macanese , Chinese , traditional Portuguese , or international - style restaurants

dine


Input: Macau has an ample supply of Portuguese wines .

supply

of Portuguese wines


Input: Since the construction of the New Macau - Taipa Bridge has allowed easy access to the airport , the population has grown to more than 30,000 , with industrial development , new apartment blocks , and luxury resort hotels .

construction

of the New Macau - Taipa Bridge

allowed

the construction of the New Macau - Taipa Bridge

easy access to the airport

easy

access to the airport

industrial


Input: The quaint Taipa Village , with its narrow lanes and colonial buildings painted yellow , blue , and green , has almost been completely swallowed up by the development of nearby housing projects .

painted

buildings

yellow , blue , and green

development

of nearby housing projects


Input: Not as developed as Taipa , it offers the joys of sand and sea and is known for its beaches .

offers

it

the joys of sand and sea


Input: An Excursion to Guangzhou ( Canton ) Guangzhou was China 's major seaport for 2,000 years and the center for European traders in the 19th century .

Excursion

to Guangzhou ( Canton


Input: Ever since 1957 the Canton Trade Fair ( officially the Chinese Export Commodities Fair ) has attracted throngs of international business people every spring and autumn .

Trade

Fair

Fair

Canton Trade

attracted

the Canton Trade Fair ( officially the Chinese Export Commodities Fair

throngs of international business people


Input: The scary traffic is a real experience - vehicles of all kinds jockey for position on crowded streets , missing each other by inches , and speeding on the freeways is rampant .

real

experience


Input: There are many package tours to Guangzhou from Hong Kong ( see page 113 ) , and this may be the easiest way to visit the city .

tours

to Guangzhou

visit

the city

easiest

way to visit the city


Input: Four comfortable express trains depart the Kowloon - Canton Railway ( KCR ) Station in Hung Hom , Kowloon , making the trip in less than two hours .

depart

Four comfortable express trains

the Kowloon - Canton Railway ( KCR ) Station in Hung Hom , Kowloon

trip

Four comfortable express trains

trip

making

the trip

Four comfortable express


Input: Turbo Cat ferries leave the China Hong Kong City ( CHKC ) terminal twice a day ; the journey takes two hours .

leave

Turbo Cat ferries

the China Hong Kong City ( CHKC ) terminal

journey


Input: Citibus also travels to Guangzhou from CHKC ; there are five round-trips a day , taking 3 1/2 hours .

travels

Citibus

to Guangzhou

from CHKC

are

five round-trips a day


Input: Hong Kong currency is widely accepted in Guangzhou , or you can change your currency into RMB ( yuan ) at any bank or hotel .

accepted

Hong Kong currency


Input: English is spoken in hotels and tourist destinations .

tourist

destinations

tourist


Input: Sights in Guangzhou

Sights

Sights


Input: Yuexiu Park , situated near the Trade Fair in the northern part of the city , is Guangzhou 's largest ; it covers a hilly 100 hectares ( 247 acres ) .

situated

near the Trade Fair in the northern part of the city


Input: Actually a five - story pavilion on a hilltop , it contains a fine collection of historical exhibits .

contains

it

a fine collection of historical exhibits


Input: Dr . Sun Yat-sen 's Memorial Hall honors the founder of the Chinese Revolution , flanked by his heroic statue in copper .

Revolution


Input: This enormous , modern version of a traditional Chinese building , with sweeping blue tile roofs , contains an auditorium big enough to seat 4,700 people .

contains

an auditorium big enough to seat 4,700 people

This enormous , modern version of a traditional Chinese building , with sweeping blue tile roofs


Input: It was built in 1931 with contributions from overseas Chinese .

built

contributions

from overseas Chinese

contributions


Input: Although the banyan trees that once flourished here are now no more , the often - restored complex has remained a focus of local Buddhist activities .

restored

complex

remained

the often - restored complex

a focus of local Buddhist activities

activities

Buddhist

activities


Input: In the early Middle Ages , Canton had a significant Muslim population as a result of its trade with the Middle East .

result

of its trade with the Middle East

Canton had a significant Muslim population

trade

with the Middle East

its


Input: The modern minaret is known as the `` Plain ( or Naked ) Pagoda , '' in contrast to the Flower Pagoda of the Buddhist temple .

Naked

Pagoda

Naked


Input: Chen Jia Ci , the Chen Family Institute ( open daily 8:30 am - 5 pm ) , was built in the late 19th century to promote arts and crafts .

built

Chen Jia Ci , the Chen Family Institute

promote

arts and crafts

arts

crafts


Input: Zhou Enlai also taught here .

taught

Zhou Enlai


Input: This small formerly residential island , beautifully shaded by banyan trees , was the home of the closed community of the foreign colony in the era of `` concessions . ''

concessions


Input: A popular optional excursion is an hour 's detour to Guangzhou Zoo , founded in 1958 .

excursion

an hour 's detour to Guangzhou Zoo

founded


Input: The Cantonese love to eat and have the reputation of eating almost anything that walks on four legs .

eat

eating

almost anything that walks on four legs

walks

anything

that


Input: A Side Trip to Foshan

Trip

to Foshan


Input: A very popular day - trip from Guangzhou goes to Foshan , a city of nearly 300,000 people , renowned for its handicrafts for more than a thousand years .

goes

A very popular day - trip from Guangzhou

to Foshan


Input: Foshan 's most outstanding artistic monument is Zu Miao , the Taoist Ancestral Temple , a Sung dynasty establishment rebuilt in the 14th century and well worth visiting .

visiting


Input: Constructed in wood , brick , stone , ceramic , and bronze , this is a work of extravagant beauty , uniting many ancient art forms .

Constructed

in wood , brick , stone , ceramic , and bronze

art

ancient

forms


Input: An Excursion to Shenzhen

Excursion

to Shenzhen


Input: Literally created out of rural farmland , it was set up in the 1970s as the answer to Hong Kong .

created

set

it


Input: It is even becoming something of a commuter town - owning or renting an apartment here costs a fraction of what it would in Hong Kong .

becoming

It

something of a commuter town

costs

owning or renting an apartment here

a fraction of what it would in Hong Kong


Input: Shenzhen is easy to reach - the KCR commuter train runs throughout the day , the trip taking about 40 minutes .

easy

to reach

reach

trip


Input: City buses also go to Shenzhen .

go


Input: Shenzhen 's main tourist attractions are its enormous theme parks .

tourist

tourist

attractions


Input: It contains elaborate replicas of China 's chief monments in impressive detail , including a scaled - down version of the Great Wall .

contains

It

elaborate replicas of China 's chief monments in impressive detail , including a scaled - down version of the Great Wall


Input: The 24 China Folk Culture Villages represent China 's ethnic variety ; they feature craftspeople in traditional costumes along with folksong and dance performances .

costumes

costumes


Input: It quickly spread to the first floor where the main bathroom was destroyed .

destroyed

bathroom


Input: Initial calls said that many animals were inside the house and firefighters quickly worked to rescue all the cats and dogs .

calls

that many animals were inside the house

said

that many animals were inside the house


Input: At least one cat and one dog had to receive CPR and oxygen , but both are reported to be in stable condition .

reported

both

to be in stable condition


Input: '' There was smoke all over the house .

was

smoke

all over the house


Input: Two firefighters were injured while fighting the fire and were transported to Erie County Medical Center , '' said Division Fire Chief Thomas Ashe who also said that sections of the kitchen wall at the back of the house had to be torn out to stop the fire from spreading through the walls .

injured

Two firefighters

transported

Two firefighters

to Erie County Medical Center

said

Division Fire Chief Thomas Ashe who also said that sections of the kitchen wall at the back of the house had to be torn out to stop the fire from spreading through the walls

Two firefighters were injured while fighting the fire and were transported to Erie County Medical Center

torn

out

sections of the kitchen wall at the back of the house

stop

the fire

from spreading through the walls


Input: The other firefighter was treated for injuries he received to his hand , which was believed to have been caused by glass or a cat scratching him .

caused

by glass or a cat scratching him

injuries he received to his hand

which


Input: The injuries are said to not be life threatening .

said

The injuries

to not be life threatening


Input: North Korea has joined , violated , and withdrawn from the Nuclear Non - Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) in the course of activities apparently dedicated to the production of nuclear weapons .

activities

activities

production

of nuclear weapons

joined

North Korea

the Nuclear Non - Proliferation Treaty ( NPT )


Input: On 23 April 2003 in Beijing , North Korean Deputy Foreign Minster Li Gun ( Lee Gu ( n ) reportedly told U.S. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons .

told

North Korean Deputy Foreign Minster Li Gun ( Lee Gu ( n )

U.S. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly

that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons


Input: Li made the statement during trilateral talks between delegations from the United States , China , and North Korea .

statement

Li

talks

between delegations from the United States , China , and North Korea

trilateral


Input: The six parties have agreed to hold working - level talks , and all sides have stated they have the ultimate goal of a non - nuclear Korean peninsula .

talks

The six parties

stated

all sides

they have the ultimate goal of a non - nuclear Korean peninsula

nuclear

nuclear

Korean peninsula


Input: Many analysts now believe the talks are dead , and in early May 2005 there were reports that Washington and Tokyo were preparing to refer the issue to the UN Security Council .

talks

were

in early May 2005

reports that Washington and Tokyo were preparing to refer the issue to the UN Security Council

reports

that Washington and Tokyo were preparing to refer the issue to the UN Security Council

analysts

analysts


Input: Under the Agreed Framework of October 1994 , Pyongyang also agreed to fulfill its commitments under the joint declaration .

commitments

its


Input: Pyongyang said it was lifting the freeze to generate electricity to compensate for the loss of HFO supplies , and North Korean technicians were able to remove seals and disable monitoring cameras at nuclear facilities in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun within a matter of days .

said

Pyongyang

it was lifting the freeze to generate electricity to compensate for the loss of HFO supplies

lifting

it

the freeze

generate

electricity

it

remove

North Korean technicians

seals

monitoring

cameras


Input: The IAEA 's ability to directly monitor activities at the Yo ( ngbyo ( n nuclear complex was completely lost in late December 2002 when North Korea expelled IAEA inspectors who had been monitoring the freeze .

monitor

activities at the Yo ( ngbyo ( n nuclear complex

The IAEA 's

monitoring

the freeze

who

IAEA inspectors

inspectors

inspectors

activities

activities

expelled

North Korea

IAEA inspectors who had been monitoring the freeze


Input: In the spring of 2003 , US intelligence detected activities around the Radiochemisty Laboratory , a reprocessing facility in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun , that indicate North Korea was probably reprocessing the 8,000 spent fuel rods that had been in a temporary storage pond .

activities

activities

detected

activities around the Radiochemisty Laboratory , a reprocessing facility in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun , that indicate North Korea was probably reprocessing the 8,000 spent fuel rods that had been in a temporary storage pond

US intelligence


Input: In January 2004 , a delegation of American private citizens confirmed that the cannisters in the temporary storage pond were empty .

confirmed

that the cannisters in the temporary storage pond were empty

a delegation of American private citizens


Input: In the summer of 2002 , US intelligence reportedly discovered new evidence about transfers of HEU technology and/or materials from Pakistan in exchange for ballistic missiles .

transfers

of HEU technology and/or materials

from Pakistan

discovered

US intelligence

new evidence about transfers of HEU technology and/or materials from Pakistan in exchange for ballistic missiles


Input: In October 2002 , a delegation led by James Kelly , US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs , visited Pyongyang and notified North Korean officials that the United States was aware of Pyongyang 's HEU development program .

visited

a delegation led by James Kelly , US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs ,

Pyongyang

notified

a delegation led by James Kelly , US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs ,

North Korean officials

that the United States was aware of Pyongyang 's HEU development program


Input: Compared to plutonium - production facilities , the type of HEU production facilities that the DPRK may be developing would be difficult to detect , and therefore , it is difficult to accurately assess the program 's stage of development .

production

HEU

developing

the DPRK

that

the type of HEU production facilities

difficult

to accurately assess the program 's stage of development

detect

the type of HEU production facilities that the DPRK may be developing


Input: Libya has since abandoned its nuclear ambitions and is cooperating with the IAEA and the United States , which has revealed much about Khan 's network .

cooperating

with the IAEA and the United States

Libya


Input: However , the report lacks details , and its contents have not been confirmed .

confirmed

its contents


Input: North Korea first became embroiled with nuclear politics during the Korean War .

embroiled

North Korea

with nuclear politics

became

North Korea

embroiled with nuclear politics


Input: Although nuclear weapons were never used in Korea , American political leaders and military commanders threatened to use nuclear weapons to end the Korean War on terms favorable to the United States .

used

nuclear weapons

use

nuclear weapons

American political leaders and military commanders

threatened

American political leaders and military commanders

to use nuclear weapons

end

the Korean War

American political leaders and military commanders


Input: In 1958 , the United States deployed nuclear weapons to South Korea for the first time , and the weapons remained there until President George Bush ordered their withdrawal in 1991 .

deployed

the United States

nuclear weapons

to South Korea

ordered

President George Bush

their withdrawal

withdrawal

their


Input: Those who believe North Korea is a revisionist state argue that Pyongyang 's nuclear motivations constitute a serious external threat .

argue

Those who believe North Korea is a revisionist state

that Pyongyang 's nuclear motivations constitute a serious external threat


Input: Proponents of this school often argue that North Korea 's nuclear motivations are defensive in nature and designed to deter external threats to the DPRK .

argue

Proponents of this school

that North Korea 's nuclear motivations are defensive in nature and designed to deter external threats to the DPRK

defensive

North Korea


Input: Evidence to support this argument includes the July 4 North - South Joint Communiquï¿½ of 1972 ; the Agreement on Reconciliation , Nonaggression , and Exchanges and Cooperation between North and South Korea of 1991 ( the so-called `` Basic Agreement '' ) ; the Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula of 1991 ; the summit meeting of 2000 ; the Agreed Framework with the United States ; and reunification proposals that would recognize `` two systems '' for the north and south .

argument

argument

proposals

reunification

meeting

summit


Input: However , critics argue that Pyongyang 's behavior is inconsistent and that this evidence is not credible .

critics

critics

argue

critics

that Pyongyang 's behavior is inconsistent and that this evidence is not credible

behavior

Pyongyang 's


Input: In the early 1950s , North Korea began establishing the institutional base to train the human resources for its nuclear development program .

began

In the early 1950s

North Korea

establishing the institutional base to train the human resources for its nuclear development program

train

the human resources for its nuclear development program

establishing

the institutional base to train the human resources for its nuclear development program

North Korea


Input: Pyongyang signed the founding charter of the Soviet Union 's Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in February 1956 , and began to send scientists and technicians there for training shortly thereafter .

signed

Pyongyang

the founding charter of the Soviet Union 's Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

began

Pyongyang

to send scientists and technicians there for training shortly thereafter

training

scientists and technicians

send

scientists and technicians

there

Pyongyang

founding


Input: In 1959 , North Korea and the USSR signed an agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy that included a provision for Soviet help to establishment a nuclear research complex in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun , North P'yo ( ng 'an Province .

signed

North Korea and the USSR

an agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy that included a provision for Soviet help to establishment a nuclear research complex in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun , North P'yo ( ng 'an Province

use

of nuclear energy

help

Soviet

to establishment a nuclear research complex in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun , North P'yo ( ng 'an Province

establishment

a nuclear research complex

research

nuclear


Input: In the early 1960s , the Soviet Union provided extensive technical assistance while North Korea constructed its Yo ( ngbyo ( n Nuclear Research Center , which included the installation of a Soviet IRT- 2000 Nuclear Research Reactor , and other facilities ( see Yo ( ngbyo ( n Nuclear Research Center ) .

assistance

the Soviet Union

constructed

North Korea

its Yo ( ngbyo ( n Nuclear Research Center , which included the installation of a Soviet IRT- 2000 Nuclear Research Reactor , and other facilities

provided

the Soviet Union

extensive technical assistance


Input: The cabinet and the Academy of Sciences were given operational and administrative oversight of the nuclear facilities , but ultimate control of the program and decisions over weapons development belonged to North Korean leader Kim Il Sung .

decisions

over weapons development


Input: The program appeared to begin as a peaceful one , but whatever Kim 's original intentions , the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prompted initiation of a dedicated nuclear weapons program .

begin

The program

prompted

initiation of a dedicated nuclear weapons program

the Cuban Missile Crisis


Input: Kim Il Sung appreciated Soviet and Chinese support during the Korean War , but he had expected more , particularly from the Soviets , and he was dissatisfied that the war had ended in a stalemate .

ended

the war

stalemate

war


Input: In 1961 , Pyongyang signed `` treaties of friendship , cooperation , and mutual assistance '' with both Moscow and Beijing , but events led Kim to question the credibility of these alliances .

signed

Pyongyang

`` treaties of friendship , cooperation , and mutual assistance '' with both Moscow and Beijing

cooperation

with both Moscow and Beijing

assistance

led

events

Kim

to question the credibility of these alliances


Input: Only two months later , the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee adopted policies to strengthen the military and to implement import - substitution programs to reduce dependency on arms imports .

reduce

dependency on arms imports

the Korean Workers' Party Central Committee


Input: Second , there are reports that Kim Il Sung asked China to share its nuclear weapons technology following China 's first nuclear test in October 1964 , but Chairman Mao refused .

asked

Kim Il Sung

China

to share its nuclear weapons technology

reports

reports that Kim Il Sung asked China to share its nuclear weapons technology following China 's first nuclear test in October 1964 , but Chairman Mao refused

test

nuclear

China 's

refused

Chairman Mao


Input: By the early 1970s , North Korean engineers were using indigenous technology to expand the IRT- 2000 research reactor and Pyongyang began to acquire plutonium reprocessing technology from the Soviet Union .

using

North Korean engineers

indigenous technology

to expand the IRT- 2000 research reactor

research

acquire

plutonium reprocessing technology

from the Soviet Union

Pyongyang

began

Pyongyang

to acquire plutonium reprocessing technology from the Soviet Union

expand

North Korean engineers

the IRT- 2000 research reactor


Input: In July 1977 , North Korea signed a trilateral safeguards agreement with the IAEA and the USSR that brought the IRT- 2000 research reactor and a critical assembly in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun under IAEA safeguards .

signed

North Korea

a trilateral safeguards agreement with the IAEA and the USSR that brought the IRT- 2000 research reactor and a critical assembly in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun under IAEA safeguards

brought

a trilateral safeguards agreement with the IAEA and the USSR

that

the IRT- 2000 research reactor and a critical assembly in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun

under IAEA safeguards

research


Input: The early 1980s also marks the beginning of high explosives test that are required for the triggering mechanism in a nuclear bomb .

test

high explosives


Input: By the mid - 1980s , Pyongyang began construction on a 50MW ( e ) nuclear power reactor in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun , while expanding its uranium processing facilities .

construction

Pyongyang

on a 50MW ( e ) nuclear power reactor

in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun

began

By the mid - 1980s

Pyongyang

construction on a 50MW ( e ) nuclear power reactor in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun

expanding

its uranium processing facilities

Pyongyang


Input: Some of technology and equipment acquired during this period had dual - use applications for a uranium enrichment program that was not revealed until the late 1990s .

acquired

Some of technology and equipment

applications

for a uranium enrichment program that was not revealed until the late 1990s

Some of technology and equipment acquired during this period

revealed

a uranium enrichment program

that


Input: North Korea 's energy concerns make nuclear energy a legitimate rationale for nuclear power , and Pyongyang explored the acquisition of light water reactor technology in the early to mid - 1980s .

acquisition

of light water reactor technology

Pyongyang

make

North Korea 's energy concerns

nuclear energy

a legitimate rationale for nuclear power


Input: This period coincided with the expansion of North Korea 's indigenously designed reactor program , which was based on gas - graphite moderated reactors similar in design to the Calder Hall reactors first built in the United Kingdom in the 1950s .

designed

reactor program

built


Input: In the early 1980s , Pyongyang was also exploring the acquisition of light water power reactors , and agreed to sign the NPT in December 1985 in exchange for Soviet assistance in the construction of four light water reactors .

acquisition

Pyongyang

of light water power reactors

sign

Pyongyang

the NPT

assistance

Soviet

in the construction of four light water reactors

construction

of four light water reactors


Input: After signing the NPT , countries have 18 months to complete a safeguards agreement with the IAEA .

signing

the NPT

countries


Input: In North Korea 's case , it was later discovered that the agency provided the wrong documents for the safeguards agreement and the IAEA subsequently gave North Korea an additional 18 months to complete the agreement .

discovered

that the agency provided the wrong documents for the safeguards agreement

provided

the agency

the wrong documents for the safeguards agreement

gave

the IAEA

North Korea

an additional 18 months to complete the agreement


Input: Nevertheless , North Korea failed to meet the extended deadline , as Pyongyang demanded that the United States withdraw its nuclear weapons from South Korea , and that Washington and Seoul terminate the joint military exercise `` Team Spirit . ''

demanded

Pyongyang

that the United States withdraw its nuclear weapons from South Korea

withdraw

its nuclear weapons

from South Korea

the United States

terminate

Washington and Seoul

the joint military exercise `` Team Spirit

exercise

military

exercise


Input: In September 1991 , President George Bush announced that the United States would withdraw its nuclear weapons from South Korea , and on 18 December 1991 , President Roh Tae Woo declared that South Korea was free of nuclear weapons .

announced

President George Bush

that the United States would withdraw its nuclear weapons from South Korea

declared

President Roh Tae Woo

that South Korea was free of nuclear weapons

withdraw

the United States

its nuclear weapons

from South Korea


Input: Under the terms of the agreement , North Korea provided an `` initial declaration '' of its nuclear facilities and materials , provided access for IAEA inspectors to verify the completeness and correctness of the initial declaration .

verify

IAEA inspectors

the completeness and correctness of the initial declaration

inspectors

inspectors

provided

North Korea

an `` initial declaration '' of its nuclear facilities and materials


Input: Six rounds of inspections began in May 1992 and concluded in February 1993 .

began

Six rounds of inspections

in May 1992

concluded

in February 1993

Six rounds of inspections

inspections


Input: Pyongyang 's initial declaration included a small plutonium sample ( less than 100 grams ) , which North Korean officials said was reprocessed from damaged spent fuel rods that were removed from the 5MW ( e ) reactor in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun .

said

North Korean officials

which

was reprocessed from damaged spent fuel rods that were removed from the 5MW ( e ) reactor in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun

a small plutonium sample ( less than 100 grams )

removed

from the 5MW ( e ) reactor in Yo ( ngbyo ( n-kun

that

damaged spent fuel rods

damaged

spent fuel rods


Input: However , following intense bilateral negotiations with the United States , North Korea announced it was `` suspending its withdrawal from the NPT '' one day before the withdrawal was to become effective .

negotiations

with the United States

announced

North Korea

it was `` suspending its withdrawal from the NPT ''

become

effective

the withdrawal


Input: Pyongyang agreed to `` suspend '' its withdrawal while talks continued with Washington , but claimed to have a special status in regard to its nuclear safeguards commitments .

talks

with Washington

claimed

to have a special status in regard to its nuclear safeguards commitments

Pyongyang

commitments

nuclear safeguards

its


Input: Under this `` special status , '' North Korea agreed to allow the `` continuity of safeguards '' on its present activities , but refused to allow inspections that could verify past nuclear activities .

activities

nuclear

inspections

allow

North Korea

inspections that could verify past nuclear activities

verify

that

inspections

past nuclear activities


Input: On 14 May 1994 , Korean technicians began removing the spent fuel rods without the supervision of IAEA inspectors .

began

On 14 May 1994

Korean technicians

removing the spent fuel rods without the supervision of IAEA inspectors

removing

the spent fuel rods

Korean technicians

inspectors

inspectors


Input: The Clinton administration announced that it would ask the UN Security Council to impose economic sanctions , but Pyongyang then declared that it would consider economic sanctions `` an act of war . ''

announced

The Clinton administration

that it would ask the UN Security Council to impose economic sanctions

declared

Pyongyang

that it would consider economic sanctions `` an act of war . ''

sanctions

sanctions

the UN Security Council

ask

the UN Security Council

it

to impose economic sanctions

war


Input: Carter announced from Pyongyang that Kim had accepted the broad outline of a deal that was later finalized as the `` Agreed Framework '' in October 1994 .

announced

Carter

that Kim had accepted the broad outline of a deal that was later finalized as the `` Agreed Framework '' in October 1994


Input: Furthermore , the United States was to provide `` formal assurances against the threat or use of nuclear weapons by the US . ''

assurances

against the threat or use of nuclear weapons by the US

the United States

use

of nuclear weapons

by the US

provide

`` formal assurances against the threat or use of nuclear weapons by the US . ''

the United States


Input: The United States was dissatisfied with the postponement of safeguards inspections to verify Pyongyang 's past activities , and North Korea was dissatisfied with the delayed construction of the light water power reactors .

inspections

safeguards

activities

activities

Pyongyang 's

verify

Pyongyang 's past activities

construction

of the light water power reactors


Input: In fact , Pyongyang had demanded compensation from Washington , but the US position has been that 2003 was only a `` target date '' and not a strict contractual commitment .

demanded

Pyongyang

compensation

from Washington


Input: The policy review concluded that the United States should seek `` improved implementation of the Agreed Framework , verifiable constraints on North Korea 's missile program , a ban on missile exports , and a less threatening North Korean conventional military posture . ''

concluded

that the United States should seek `` improved implementation of the Agreed Framework , verifiable constraints on North Korea 's missile program , a ban on missile exports , and a less threatening North Korean conventional military posture

verifiable

constraints on North Korea 's missile program


Input: From Washington 's perspective , `` improved implementation of the Agreed Framework '' meant an acceleration of safeguards inspections , even though the agreement did not require Pyongyang to submit to full safeguards inspections to verify its past activities until a significant portion of the reactor construction was completed but before the delivery of critical reactor components .

inspections

safeguards

verify

its past activities

construction

reactor

delivery

of critical reactor components

activities

its

activities


Input: In October 2002 , bilateral talks between the United States and North Korea finally resumed when US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs James Kelly visited Pyongyang .

talks

between the United States and North Korea

visited

Pyongyang

US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs James Kelly


Input: During the visit , Kelly informed First Vice Foreign Minister Kang So ( k Chu and Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Kwan that Washington was aware of a secret North Korean program to produce highly - enriched uranium ( HEU ) .

visit

informed

Kelly

First Vice Foreign Minister Kang So ( k Chu and Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Kwan

that Washington was aware of a secret North Korean program to produce highly - enriched uranium ( HEU )

produce

highly - enriched uranium ( HEU )


Input: The US State Department claims that North Korean officials admitted to having such a program during a second day of meetings with Kelly , but North Korea now claims that it has only admitted to having a `` plan to produce nuclear weapons , '' which Pyongyang claims is part of its right to self - defense .

claims

The US State Department

that North Korean officials admitted to having such a program during a second day of meetings with Kelly

admitted

to having such a program during a second day of meetings with Kelly

North Korean officials

meetings

with Kelly

produce

it

nuclear weapons

defense

self

self


Input: On 10 February 2005 , the Foreign Ministry announced that North Korea had manufactured nuclear weapons , and in early April 2005 Pyongyang shut down its 5MW ( e ) nuclear reactor .

announced

the Foreign Ministry

that North Korea had manufactured nuclear weapons

manufactured

nuclear weapons

North Korea


Input: If the spent fuel in the reactor core is reprocessed , North Korea will be able to obtain enough weapons - grade plutonium for 1 - 3 nuclear bombs .

obtain

North Korea

obtain enough weapons - grade plutonium for 1 - 3 nuclear bombs


Input: Iran is often accused in Western circles of secretly developing an offensive biological warfare ( BW ) program .

accused

Iran

of secretly developing an offensive biological warfare ( BW ) program

in Western circles

developing

Iran

an offensive biological warfare ( BW ) program

offensive

warfare

biological

BW


Input: In a 1996 report to the US Senate , the Central Intelligence Agency claimed that `` Iran has had a biological warfare program since the early 1980s .

report

to the US Senate

claimed

In a 1996 report to the US Senate

the Central Intelligence Agency

that `` Iran has had a biological warfare program since the early 1980s .

warfare


Input: Iran has ratified the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention ( BWC ) and publicly decried all forms of weapons of mass destruction ( WMD ) .

decried

Iran

all forms of weapons of mass destruction ( WMD )

ratified

Iran

the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention ( BWC )


Input: At the same time , it does have a very sophisticated biotechnology infrastructure that includes leading research facilities and trained personnel .

trained

personnel

research


Input: It has also participated in several scientific exchanges with foreign experts .

participated

It

in several scientific exchanges

with foreign experts

exchanges

scientific

with foreign experts


Input: Iran has shown an interest in acquiring BW agents from foreign sources .

acquiring

Iran

BW agents

from foreign sources


Input: Canadian and Dutch scientists were approached by Iranian personnel looking to acquire mycotoxin - producing fungi ( Fusarium spp. ) in 1989 .

acquire

Iranian personnel

mycotoxin - producing fungi ( Fusarium spp. )

producing

mycotoxin

fungi


Input: Sources also claim that Iran has pursued the acquisition of castor beans ( known to be used for producing the deadly toxin ricin ) and retains several cultures of the anthrax - producing bacteria Bacillus anthracis .

claim

Sources

that Iran has pursued the acquisition of castor beans ( known to be used for producing the deadly toxin ricin ) and retains several cultures of the anthrax - producing bacteria Bacillus anthracis

acquisition

of castor beans

Iran

used

castor beans

for producing the deadly toxin ricin

producing

the deadly toxin ricin

deadly

toxin

producing

anthrax

bacteria Bacillus anthracis


Input: Currently , its growing biotechnology industry does have the potential to divert dual - use agents for illicit warfare purposes .

illicit

warfare purposes

warfare


Input: There are several reasons why Iran would pursue a BW program , including establishing a deterrent against Iraq , establishing regional dominance , or developing an alternative to conventional weapons for asymmetric conflicts .

establishing

Iran

a deterrent against Iraq

conflicts


Input: In August 1989 , Iran was accused of trying to purchase strains of Fusarium spp. from Canada and the Netherlands , which could be used to develop T-2 mycotoxin .

accused

Iran

of trying to purchase strains of Fusarium spp. from Canada and the Netherlands , which could be used to develop T-2 mycotoxin

used

to develop T-2 mycotoxin

which

strains of Fusarium spp.

develop

T-2 mycotoxin

purchase

Iran

strains of Fusarium spp

from Canada and the Netherlands

which could be used to develop T-2 mycotoxin


Input: It must be noted that Dr . Bruno Schiefer , the Canadian toxicologist approached by Iran , was doubtful that Iran would use the strains for illicit BW purposes .

noted

that Dr . Bruno Schiefer , the Canadian toxicologist approached by Iran , was doubtful that Iran would use the strains for illicit BW purposes

use

the strains

for illicit BW purposes

Iran

illicit

BW purposes

BW


Input: T-2 and other trichothecene mycotoxins are suspected components of `` yellow rain , '' which was allegedly used in battle by Communist regimes in Southeast Asia during the 1970s and early 1980s .

used

`` yellow rain , '' which

in battle

by Communist regimes in Southeast Asia

battle


Input: In addition , it has been alleged that former Soviet bioweaponeers have been hired by Iran to specifically work on its BW arsenal .

alleged

that former Soviet bioweaponeers have been hired by Iran to specifically work on its BW arsenal

work

former Soviet bioweaponeers

on its BW arsenal

bioweaponeers


Input: These scientists are supposedly experimenting with the causative agents of such diseases as Marburg , smallpox , plague , and tularemia .

causative

agents

of such diseases as Marburg , smallpox , plague , and tularemia


Input: It must be noted that this latter source , cited by Anthony Cordesman , can not be independently corroborated , and firsthand data on Iranian BW agents is unavailable in open sources .

noted

that this latter source , cited by Anthony Cordesman , can not be independently corroborated , and firsthand data on Iranian BW agents is unavailable in open sources

BW

cited

this latter source

by Anthony Cordesman

this latter source


Input: Some experts believe that Iran is developing the capability to deliver biological agents by Scud missiles , aircraft , or other aerosolization techniques .

deliver

Iran

biological agents

by Scud missiles , aircraft , or other aerosolization techniques

developing

Iran

the capability to deliver biological agents by Scud missiles , aircraft , or other aerosolization techniques


Input: According to the CIA , Iran possesses weaponized biological agents that could be dispersed by artillery and aerial bombs .

dispersed

agents

that


Input: The Iranian Shahab missile is reportedly capable of carrying biological warheads .

carrying

biological warheads

The Iranian Shahab missile


Input: In January 1997 , Iran created an organization called the Iranian Biotechnology Society ( IBS ) , which serves as an umbrella organization to bring together various institutes and individuals focusing on biotechnology related research .

created

Iran

an organization called the Iranian Biotechnology Society ( IBS ) , which serves as an umbrella organization to bring together various institutes and individuals focusing on biotechnology related research

research

biotechnology related

bring


Input: As there is no concrete mechanism for verifying government reports or allegations from exile groups , many of the allegations regarding the Iranian BW program remain unsubstantiated .

reports

government

allegations

from exile groups

verifying

government reports or allegations from exile groups


Input: Most of the literature and accusations come from CIA reports , uncited writings of experts , and claims made by Iranian dissidents .

accusations

accusations

claims

by Iranian dissidents


Input: While this could be true , it should be noted that the utility of these fungal species is not limited to BW applications .

noted

that the utility of these fungal species is not limited to BW applications


Input: For instance , the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology claims it researches Fusarium spp. to fight agricultural ailments in sunflower , tomato , and tobacco fields .

claims

it researches Fusarium spp. to fight agricultural ailments in sunflower , tomato , and tobacco fields

the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology

researches

it

Fusarium spp.


Input: Also , Iran offered one of its premier facilities , the Razi Institute for Serums and Vaccines , to host mock inspections for the BWC .

inspections


Input: The sophisticated research facilities in Iran could easily serve as a front for illicit BW - related activities and offer a legitimate excuse to import dual - use material .

illicit

BW - related activities

activities

activities

research


Input: Before the 1990 Gulf War , Iraq had used its single cell protein research program at al-Hakam to camouflage its development of biological agents , including B. anthracis .

used

Iraq

its single cell protein research program at al-Hakam

to camouflage its development of biological agents , including B. anthracis

research

single cell protein


Input: Similar , presumably legitimate advanced research is being carried out at the National Research Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology near Tehran .

research

legitimate

advanced research

carried

Similar , presumably legitimate advanced research


Input: Given its current state of technology and the problems associated with delivering a sophisticated BW agent , it is unlikely that Iran currently has the means to carry out a significant biological attack .

delivering

a sophisticated BW agent

carry

a significant biological attack

Iran

attack

Iran

biological


Input: In this field , Iran 's research is concentrated in creating genes that produce toxins against insect pests ; improving the biological resistance of plants ; formulating new pesticides ; improving techniques of spraying or otherwise disseminating pesticides ; investigating the effects on native plant species after they have been introduced to various pests and diseases ; preventing the production of mycotoxins in crops ; producing plant viruses and their corresponding antiserums for an antiserum bank ; and manufacturing pheromones and hormones to combat arthropods that harm Iran 's agricultural industry .

produce

genes that

toxins against insect pests

production

of mycotoxins

producing

plant viruses and their corresponding antiserums

creating

genes that produce toxins against insect pests

formulating

new pesticides

manufacturing

pheromones and hormones to combat arthropods that harm Iran 's agricultural industry

investigating

the effects on native plant species after they have been introduced to various pests and diseases

research

Iran 's

preventing

the production of mycotoxins in crops

disseminating

pesticides


Input: All of these research areas have legitimate and important uses for improving crop yields and reducing the threat to Iran 's agricultural industry posed by pests and disease .

research

reducing

the threat to Iran 's agricultural industry posed by pests and disease

legitimate

uses


Input: Iran maintains three important facilities for research on combating the spread of disease .

research

on combating the spread of disease


Input: For instance , the NRCGEB 's research in recombinant DNA technologies , genetic engineering , and DNA vaccine production could conceivably be utilized to increase the virulence or resistance of select pathogens .

research

the NRCGEB 's

in recombinant DNA technologies , genetic engineering , and DNA vaccine production

production

DNA vaccine

increase

the virulence or resistance of select pathogens

the virulence or resistance of select pathogens

utilized

to increase the virulence or resistance of select pathogens

the NRCGEB 's research in recombinant DNA technologies , genetic engineering , and DNA vaccine production


Input: Like many facilities throughout the United States and Western Europe that have similar or even more advanced capabilities , these facilities are open to public scrutiny .

scrutiny

public

these facilities


Input: At present , Amir Kabir University ( AKU ) has 7000 students in undergraduate and post - graduate programs .

students

students


Input: It has 14 engineering departments , five research centers , and an associate university complex located at the town of Tafresh near Tehran .

research

located

an associate university complex

at the town of Tafresh

associate

associate


Input: AKU employs 480 full - time teachers and 550 administrative employees .

teachers

teachers


Input: Founded in 1958 , AKU underwent a series of reforms after the revolution to align its teachings with Islamic principles .

revolution

Founded

AKU


Input: The first independent biomedical engineering department in Iran was established at AKU in October 1993 .

established

The first independent biomedical engineering department in Iran


Input: AKU 's Biomedical Engineering Department offers graduate programs in three major specialties -- Bioelectrics , Biomaterials , and Biomechanics -- which incorporate traditional engineering programs to address problems associated with human physiology , treatment , and rehabilitation .

treatment

rehabilitation


Input: AKU 's Biomaterials Laboratory is the largest university laboratory fostering research in the area of synthesis , processing , and modification of materials for use in biological environments .

research

in the area of synthesis , processing , and modification of materials for use in biological environments

modification

of materials

use

materials

synthesis

of materials for use in biological environments


Input: This laboratory is especially active in the area of polymeric materials with the objective of modifying the physical , chemical , biological , and mechanical properties of polymeric materials to render them biocompatible .

modifying

This laboratory

the physical , chemical , biological , and mechanical properties of polymeric materials

polymeric materials

render

them

biocompatible


Input: The laboratory 's specific research areas include the design and processing of systems for controlled and targeted delivery of bioactive agents .

delivery

of bioactive agents

research

design

of systems for controlled and targeted delivery of bioactive agents


Input: According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran , Iran has purchased dual - use equipment using the science and technology center at Amir Kabir University as a cover .

purchased

Iran

dual - use equipment

using

the science and technology center at Amir Kabir University

Iran


Input: Middle East Defense News reports that AKU has been used as a front company to purchase the following equipment from the United States : computers , Unix software , and training from NCR , Apple Computer , and Sun Microsystems , and neutron - shielding from Reactor Experiments , Inc . None of these technologies appears to be directly related to biological weapons .

reports

Middle East Defense News

that AKU has been used as a front company to purchase the following equipment from the United States : computers , Unix software , and training from NCR , Apple Computer , and Sun Microsystems , and neutron - shielding from Reactor Experiments , Inc

used

AKU

to purchase the following equipment from the United States : computers , Unix software , and training from NCR , Apple Computer , and Sun Microsystems , and neutron - shielding from Reactor Experiments , Inc

purchase

the following equipment

from the United States

computers , Unix software , and training

from NCR , Apple Computer , and Sun Microsystems

neutron - shielding

from Reactor Experiments , Inc

training


Input: In 2002 , AKU and Damascus University signed a mutual scientific cooperation agreement that called for broadened scientific , educational , and research cooperation between the universities , the exchange of professors and students , the organization of scientific seminars and educational courses , and the formation of a joint working committee to probe into the inauguration of a branch of Amir Kabir University in Syria .

signed

AKU and Damascus University

a mutual scientific cooperation agreement that called for broadened scientific , educational , and research cooperation between the universities , the exchange of professors and students , the organization of scientific seminars and educational courses , and the formation of a joint working committee to probe into the inauguration of a branch of Amir Kabir University in Syria

cooperation

scientific

called

for broadened scientific , educational , and research cooperation between the universities , the exchange of professors and students , the organization of scientific seminars and educational courses , and the formation of a joint working committee to probe into the inauguration of a branch of Amir Kabir University in Syria

a mutual scientific cooperation agreement that

research

exchange

of professors and students

probe

a joint working committee

into the inauguration of a branch of Amir Kabir University in Syria

formation

of a joint working committee to probe into the inauguration of a branch of Amir Kabir University in Syria

students

students

professors

professors


Input: In the short while since Goodwill helped him find his job , Robert has learned to thoroughly clean a motel room in about 40 minutes .

helped

Goodwill

him

find his job

job

his

learned

Robert

to thoroughly clean a motel room in about 40 minutes


Input: With the help of friends like you , Goodwill has continued to adapt our services to meet the human needs of our changing society .

help

of friends like you


Input: The gift that I am asking you to make will be used to continue our mission of helping people prepare for , find and keep jobs .

gift

that I am asking you to make

asking

I

you

to make

used

The gift that I am asking you to make

to continue our mission of helping people prepare for , find and keep jobs

helping

people

prepare for , find and keep jobs

jobs


Input: In their December , 1995 review of the nation 's best charities , U.S. News and World Report called Goodwill one of the five `` Standout Good Guys . ''

called

U.S. News and World Report

Goodwill

one of the five `` Standout Good Guys


Input: While I appreciate U.S. News and World Report 's endorsement , the true value of your support is measured by the way Goodwill takes on problems that affect all of us .

support

your


Input: Every time we help someone find a solution to their employment barrier , the positive effects radiate throughout our community : The business community welcomes not only another worker , but a consumer with increased purchasing power .

help

we

someone

find a solution to their employment barrier

find

someone

a solution to their employment barrier

employment


Input: You and I know that solutions to difficult problems do n't just happen .

difficult

problems


Input: A participant in a Goodwill program rushes back from a job interview to share the results with his classmates in our desktop publishing training program .

participant

in a Goodwill program

participant

rushes

A participant in a Goodwill program

back

from a job interview

results

job


Input: Once his tears have subsided , he confirms what his classmates have already figured out : he just received a job offer -- his first in five years .

confirms

he

what his classmates have already figured out

out

his classmates

received

he

a job offer

job


Input: At the next corner he tells five more .

tells

he

five more


Input: It takes a long time for him to gain the self - confidence to work elsewhere in the community .

gain

the self - confidence to work elsewhere in the community

work

elsewhere in the community


Input: Eventually , he turns your support into a payoff for all of us .

turns

he

your support

support


Input: Just like the respect we 've earned from U.S. News and World Report .

earned

we


Input: A real difference in people 's lives -- in all of our lives .

real

difference in people 's lives -- in all of our lives


Input: Neither do the rest of us who feel the positive results of their success .

results

of their success


Input: Your support helps provide real solutions .

support

Your

helps

Your support

provide real solutions

provide

Your support

real solutions

real

solutions


Input: Please use the enclosed response card and envelope to give generously to Goodwill today .

use

the enclosed response card and envelope

to give generously to Goodwill today

enclosed

response card and envelope

response

card

give

to Goodwill


Input: Young adults , like Mary T . , a jobless mother of three , trying desperately to keep her kids out of trouble in a crime - ridden neighborhood .

jobless

mother of three

crime

crime


Input: Families are being torn apart , and too often , children are the victims .

victims

children


Input: Kids like Tommie J . , made a ward of the court because of repeated beatings by an alcoholic father ; Alice , sent to a group home to get help because of severe behavior disorders ; and John H . , a recovering alcoholic , rebuilding a relationships with his family so they can live together again .

of

repeated beatings by an alcoholic father

Kids like Tommie J . , made a ward of the court

sent

Alice

to a group home

get

Alice

help

help

Alice

behavior

together

they

live

made

Tommie J .

a ward of the court


Input: Pleasant Run Children 's Homes began serving children nearly 130 years ago .

began

Pleasant Run Children 's Homes

serving children

nearly 130 years ago

serving

Pleasant Run Children 's Homes

children


Input: Some come from families where , through therapy , there is hope for reunification .

come

Some

from families where , through therapy , there is hope for reunification

therapy

is

hope for reunification


Input: In 1995 we will serve over 850 children and 340 families .

serve

we

over 850 children and 340 families


Input: Often it is a long , hard struggle , but the results are well worth it .

hard

struggle

struggle

it

results


Input: For Pleasant Run to continue to serve abused and neglected children and their families , we need your support .

serve

Pleasant Run

abused and neglected children and their families

support

your


Input: Please `` help good kids get better '' by sending us a contribution today .

help

good kids

get better

by sending us a contribution today

sending

us

a contribution today

contribution


Input: Your gift will give children and families hope for improved tomorrows .

gift

Your

give

Your gift

children and families

hope for improved tomorrows

improved

tomorrows


Input: You 'll find Hong Kong easy to get around , the people helpful , English spoken everywhere , and food that lives up to its reputation .

find

You

Hong Kong easy to get around , the people helpful , English spoken everywhere , and food that lives up to its reputation

easy

You

Hong Kong

to get around

helpful

the people

spoken

English


Input: Today Hong Kong remains a capitalist enclave with its laws and rights intact , and China has promised that Hong Kong will continue in this fashion for at least 50 years .

promised

China

that Hong Kong will continue in this fashion for at least 50 years


Input: Around the time of the transition there was much speculation about how things would change .

was

Around the time of the transition

much speculation about how things would change


Input: The impression of the visitor today will be that very little has changed .

visitor

visitor


Input: Establishments are no longer called `` Royal , '' Queen Elizabeth has vanished from the coinage , and the Union Jack has been replaced by the flag of China and the new Hong Kong flag with its bauhinia flower .

vanished

Queen Elizabeth

from the coinage


Input: The majority are Cantonese , born in Hong Kong , or from South China , but there are immigrants from all over China .

are

immigrants from all over China


Input: Before a skyscraper can be built , a feng shui ( see page 68 ) investigation must take place to ensure that the site and the building will promote health , harmony , and prosperity .

built

a skyscraper

investigation

promote

the building

health , harmony , and prosperity


Input: Sightseeing in Hong Kong starts at sea level with the enthralling water traffic?—?a mix of freighters , ferries , tugs , junks , and yachts .

starts

Sightseeing in Hong Kong


Input: Hong Kong 's other , less developed islands , Lantau , Lamma , and Cheung Chau , provide getaways .

provide

Hong Kong 's other , less developed islands , Lantau , Lamma , and Cheung Chau

getaways

getaways


Input: The Soviet nuclear weapon program began during World War II and culminated in a successful atomic bomb test in 1949 .

began

The Soviet nuclear weapon program

during World War II

test

atomic bomb


Input: Russia is estimated to now have around 20,000 nuclear weapons , although total stockpile size is uncertain because there is no accurate count of tactical nuclear weapons .

is

no accurate count of tactical nuclear weapons


Input: Under the START I Treaty , the Russian nuclear arsenal has been reduced to approximately 7,000 strategic warheads .

reduced

the Russian nuclear arsenal

to approximately 7,000 strategic warheads


Input: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty ( Treaty of Moscow ) requires Russia to reduce the number of deployed strategic warheads to between 1,700 and 2,200 by the end of 2012 .

reduce

Russia

the number of deployed strategic warheads

to between 1,700 and 2,200

deployed strategic warheads

deployed

strategic warheads

end

of 2012


Input: In wartime , formulated agents would have been loaded into a variety of delivery systems , including aerial bombs and ballistic missile warheads .

loaded

formulated agents

into a variety of delivery systems , including aerial bombs and ballistic missile warheads

formulated

agents


Input: Soviet BW scientists also researched , developed , and produced anti - crop and anti - livestock agents .

researched

Soviet BW scientists

anti - crop and anti - livestock agents

developed

anti - crop and anti - livestock agents

Soviet BW scientists

produced

Soviet BW scientists

anti - crop and anti - livestock agents


Input: The Soviet Union also established a so - called anti - plague system , whose primary objective was to control endemic diseases and prevent the importation of exotic pathogens that could threaten crops , animals , and humans .

established

The Soviet Union

a so - called anti - plague system , whose primary objective was to control endemic diseases and prevent the importation of exotic pathogens that could threaten crops , animals , and humans

prevent

the importation of exotic pathogens that could threaten crops , animals , and humans


Input: During the Cold War , and afterwards , the Soviet Union had the world 's largest arsenal of chemical weapons , including artillery shells , bombs , and missiles that contained choking agents ( phosgene ) , nerve agents ( sarin , soman , and VX ) , and blister agents ( mustard , lewisite , and mustard - lewisite mixture ) .

contained

choking agents ( phosgene ) , nerve agents ( sarin , soman , and VX ) , and blister agents ( mustard , lewisite , and mustard - lewisite mixture )

that

artillery shells , bombs , and missiles


Input: Russia inherited most of the Soviet missile complex , although significant portions are located in Ukraine .

located

in Ukraine

significant portions


Input: Although the possibility of deploying a MIRVed variant of the SS-27 has also been discussed in the past , no steps in that direction appear to have been taken yet .

deploying

a MIRVed variant of the SS-27

discussed

the possibility of deploying a MIRVed variant of the SS-27

steps

steps


Input: It is planned that in the future a modification of Bulava will also be deployed in silos as a MIRVed ICBM .

modification

of Bulava

deployed

a modification of Bulava

in silos


Input: There are also plans to start production of an upgraded SS-N-23 variant , designated Sineva , and the Air Force reportedly began to receive a new type of strategic cruise missile .

start

production of an upgraded SS-N-23 variant , designated Sineva ,

began

the Air Force

to receive a new type of strategic cruise missile

production

of an upgraded SS-N-23 variant , designated Sineva ,

receive

the Air Force

a new type of strategic cruise missile


Input: Reports of exports and leakage of Russian missile technology to countries such as Iran , India , China , Libya , and North Korea have led to concerns that Russia is contravening its obligations as a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime ( MTCR ) .

Reports

of exports and leakage of Russian missile technology to countries such as Iran , India , China , Libya , and North Korea

led

to concerns that Russia is contravening its obligations as a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime ( MTCR )

Reports of exports and leakage of Russian missile technology to countries such as Iran , India , China , Libya , and North Korea


Input: There 's no question that , if they 're true , they ... could lead to impeachment proceedings . ''

lead

to impeachment proceedings

they

's

no question that , if they 're true , they ... could lead to impeachment proceedings


Input: By lending credence to the Lewinsky charges , and treating Clinton 's familiar defenses as the lies and half-lies they seem to be , Stephanopoulos shows he 's not a fool .

charges

Lewinsky

defenses

defenses

Clinton 's


Input: Early in the film , with the Flowers crisis in full bloom , Sam Donaldson interviews Stephanopoulos , who blames it all on the `` Republican attack machine . ''

crisis

crisis

Flowers

blames

it all

on the `` Republican attack machine

Stephanopoulos

who


Input: Donaldson suggests that on 60 Minutes Clinton had admitted to infidelity .

suggests

Donaldson

that on 60 Minutes Clinton had admitted to infidelity

admitted

to infidelity

Clinton


Input: ( Today , of course , the president 's defenders claim that Clinton admitted infidelity on 60 Minutes and that the fully informed voters simply did n't care . )

claim

that Clinton admitted infidelity on 60 Minutes and that the fully informed voters simply did n't care

the president 's defenders

admitted

infidelity

Clinton


Input: `` You would be laughed at ... '' he tells the caller .

tells

`` You would be laughed at ... ''

he

the caller


Input: `` I guarantee you that if you do this you 'll never work in Democratic politics again .

work

you

in Democratic politics

do

you

this


Input: You might say that Stephanopoulos helped invent the philander-protection techniques that seem to have made Clinton so overconfident of his ability to not get caught .

say

You

that Stephanopoulos helped invent the philander-protection techniques that seem to have made Clinton so overconfident of his ability to not get caught

helped

Stephanopoulos

invent the philander-protection techniques that seem to have made Clinton so overconfident of his ability to not get caught

made

the philander-protection techniques

that

Clinton

so overconfident of his ability to not get caught

invent

Stephanopoulos

the philander-protection techniques that seem to have made Clinton so overconfident of his ability to not get caught


Input: When Democrats wonder why there is so much resentment of Clinton , they do n't need to look much further than the Big Lie about philandering that Stephanopoulos , Carville ( and a cooperative campaign press corps ) helped to put over in 1992 .

helped

to put over

a cooperative campaign press corps

is

so much resentment of Clinton


Input: If Clinton , as is now increasingly clear , was a time bomb waiting to explode , then Stephanopoulos helped smuggle him into the White House and muffled the ticking .

helped

Stephanopoulos

smuggle him into the White House and muffled the ticking


Input: The Intifada , the spontaneous 1987 Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation , heralded the rise of the Muslim fundamentalism .

uprising

against the Israeli occupation

Palestinian


Input: In English it means zeal , its aim -- the destruction of Israel .

destruction

of Israel


Input: But Hamas had already become an important part of Palestinian society through its charity work and its influence increased over time by providing community services when the Palestinian authority did not .

become

Hamas

an important part of Palestinian society

providing

community services

Hamas


Input: Reporter : Settlers call the just concluded Israeli-American- Palestinian summit a surrender , and were not impressed .

call

Settlers

the just concluded Israeli-American- Palestinian summit

a surrender

concluded

Israeli-American- Palestinian summit


Input: Translator : Hamas will not drop our weapons , even if all leaders are assassinated .

assassinated

all leaders


Input: Reporter : Since the second Intifada began in 2000 , over 700 Israelis have been killed , during the same time there have been more than 2,000 Palestinian deaths according to the Red Crescent , including Hamas leaders targeted for assassination .

began

the second Intifada

in 2000

killed

over 700 Israelis

assassination

been

more than 2,000 Palestinian deaths

deaths

Palestinian


Input: I think that Hamas is ready to join the political process , however , if the only price for the political price is you must fight Hamas , if that 's what they are requiring Abu Mazen to do , they are almost mandating that he will fail .

ready

Hamas

to join the political process

fight

you

Hamas

do

Abu Mazen

what


Input: So this is the reality we 're living in al-Anbar in general , and Ramadi in particular , that is the head Sheiks of some tribes , and symbols of the Islamic Party , sat with the Americans in Jordan , and other places , to fight terrorism and its people .

sat

in Jordan

with the Americans

the head Sheiks of some tribes , and symbols of the Islamic Party

terrorism

terrorism

fight

terrorism


Input: The Sheiks started teaching people about these ideas .

started

The Sheiks

teaching people about these ideas

teaching

people

about these ideas

The Sheiks


Input: This conspiracy is led by two sides .

conspiracy

conspiracy

by two sides


Input: It increased during the elections for the new constitution .

elections

for the new constitution


Input: Their danger was so great , that hundreds of people volunteered in the police and the army , and thousands of people participated in the elections , renouncing their religion , and listenning to the erratics .

volunteered

participated

elections


Input: First : If there were people who are raping thousands of Muslim women taking their honor , and stealing muslim money and land , and other people who do n't rape or steal , but they take the religion away from thousands of Muslims , what 's more important , religion , or honor and land ?

were

people who are raping thousands of Muslim women taking their honor , and stealing muslim money and land

stealing

muslim money and land

steal

other people

who


Input: What we learned from Muslim scholars is that robbing the religion from Muslims , is greater than robbing their honor and land .

learned

we

from Muslim scholars

What


Input: God said `` turmoil is greater than murder '' , and for those devils , their danger is greater than who rapes , or rob and steal money or land .

said

God

`` turmoil is greater than murder ''

murder

steal

money or land


Input: You Sheik announced war on those , with the opposings of many sectors and scholars of decision making .

announced

You Sheik

war on those

war

on those

decision

decision

making

decision


Input: So the brothers raided his house in the middle of the night wearing the national guards uniform and driving similar cars .

raided

the brothers

his house

wearing

the national guards uniform

the brothers

uniform

uniform


Input: They took him and killed him .

killed

him

They


Input: Thank God .

Thank

God


Input: 1- Sheik of al-Bubali tribe in al-Jazira , Sheik Sarhan , who 's one of the traitors , and every time one of their traitors gets killed , he shows outrage and packs his tribe with their guns against the brothers .

killed

one of their traitors

packs

his tribe

with their guns against the brothers

he

against

their guns

the brothers


Input: 2- Sheik of Albu'Ubaid ( Salah al-Dhari ) , who slaughtered thirty sheeps in one dinner party , where he invited heads and Sheiks of tribes in Ramadi , to encourage their youth to join the police and the national guard , and that 's two days before the murder of Sheik Nasr al-Fahdawi .

slaughtered

Sheik of Albu'Ubaid

who

thirty sheeps

murder

party

party

invited

he

heads and Sheiks of tribes in Ramadi

to encourage their youth to join the police and the national guard

encourage

their youth

to join the police and the national guard

join

their youth

the police and the national guard


Input: After that he announced his repentance at the mosque twice in front of Albu'Ubaid tribe , denouncing who joins the police and army , and sorry for all he 's done , without any pressure or threats from the brothers .

announced

he

his repentance

denouncing

who joins the police and army

joins

who

the police and army

done

he

all

pressure

from the brothers

threats

from the brothers


Input: When Mazhar al-`Alawani a candidate for the elections was murdered , his pictures were all over Ramadi , where the entire Albu'Alwan tribe was supporting him , proud of him .

elections

murdered

a candidate for the elections


Input: One day before the elections , the brothers killed him while he was visiting Ramadi .

elections

killed

the brothers

him

visiting

he

Ramadi


Input: 8- Zahir Muhammad ` Awwad al-`Ubaydi , manager of Sunni endowment , for attending the last meeting with al-Ja'fari , also for attending a conference in Jordan , that was presesnted to you .

meeting

conference


Input: 1- There must be time priorities .

be

time priorities


Input: Some of the strongest critics of our welfare system are the people who have become dependent on it .

critics

of our welfare system

critics

become

people

who

dependent on it


Input: Their complaint : the system discourages working because unemployment provides benefits that many entry - level jobs do n't include .

working

jobs

because

the system discourages working

unemployment provides benefits that many entry - level jobs do n't include

provides

unemployment

benefits that many entry - level jobs do n't include

discourages

the system

working


Input: We help people train for and find jobs that make it possible for them to get off of welfare .

help

We

people

train for and find jobs that make it possible for them to get off of welfare

train

people

for

jobs that make it possible for them to get off of welfare

jobs

that make it possible for them to get off of welfare

make

jobs

that

possible for them to get off of welfare

it


Input: Last year , Goodwill placed 511 people in jobs , more than double the number we placed in 1993 .

jobs


Input: Please give the largest gift you can to Goodwill today .

give

the largest gift you can

to Goodwill

gift

gift


Input: Police have arrested twenty -four people on suspicion of starting the fires .

arrested

Police

twenty -four people

on suspicion of starting the fires


Input: '' Those arrested are people who knew exactly what they were doing , knew they were committing crimes and went up into the hills to start fires , sometimes more than one , '' said the president of Galicia 's regional government , Emilio Perez Tourino .

went

people

into the hills

said

Those arrested are people who knew exactly what they were doing , knew they were committing crimes and went up into the hills to start fires , sometimes more than one

the president of Galicia 's regional government , Emilio Perez Tourino

doing

they

what


Input: Spain 's President of Government , Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero , said earlier this week that an additional 1,200 army personnel would be sent to the area to assist the fire service .

said

Spain 's President of Government , Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

that an additional 1,200 army personnel would be sent to the area to assist the fire service

assist

the fire service

an additional 1,200 army personnel


Input: A large fire has started at the Barangaroo construction site overlooking Sydney Harbour , New South Wales , Australia .

construction


Input: The construction company said fire broke out at about 2:10pm local time ( 0310 UTC ) and appeared to have been caused by a welding accident in the basement of a building .

construction

said

The construction company

fire broke out at about 2:10pm local time ( 0310 UTC ) and appeared to have been caused by a welding accident in the basement of a building

caused

by a welding accident in the basement of a building

fire

accident

welding

accident

in the basement of a building


Input: There were fears that the crane could buckle due to the heat and collapse .

to

the heat

buckle


Input: A large forest fire that started on Monday, June 9 is still out of control in the municipality of Froland in southern Norway .

started

A large forest fire

on Monday, June 9

control

A large forest fire that started on Monday, June 9


Input: Approximately 15 cabins are reported to have burned to the ground , but as of yet , no permanent dwellings or farms have been damaged .

reported

Approximately 15 cabins

to have burned to the ground

damaged

no permanent dwellings or farms


Input: There have also been some power outages due to power lines being damaged .

There

some power outages

to

There have also been some power outages

power lines being damaged

damaged

power lines


Input: Fire-fighters first had hope of gaining control on the morning of Thursday , June 12 , but the wind changed direction during the day , causing a large extension of the fire .

gaining

Fire-fighters

control

control

Fire-fighters

causing

a large extension of the fire

the wind changed direction during the day


Input: There is some hope that the weekend will bring some rain ; however , this will likely not be enough to stop the fire .

bring

some rain

the weekend

stop

the fire

this


Input: A few months ago you received a letter from me telling the success stories of people who got jobs with Goodwill 's help .

received

you

a letter

from me

telling the success stories of people who got jobs with Goodwill 's help

telling

a letter from me

the success stories of people who got jobs with Goodwill 's help

got

jobs

with Goodwill 's help

people

who

jobs

people

who

help

Goodwill 's


Input: In addition to that , by helping them find jobs , Goodwill reduced the state 's Public Support tab by an estimated $ 4 million .

helping

them

find jobs

jobs

them

reduced

Goodwill

the state 's Public Support tab

by an estimated $ 4 million


Input: Goodwill finds jobs for people with mental and physical disabilities .

jobs

for people with mental and physical disabilities


Input: After Maureen 's job coach taught her how to do her job in a restaurant , we helped Maureen step out of the shadow sometimes cast over people with physical and mental disabilities and find a fulfilling job smack dab in the middle of society .

job

taught

Maureen 's job coach

her

how to do her job in a restaurant

helped

we

Maureen

step out of the shadow sometimes cast over people with physical and mental disabilities and find a fulfilling job smack dab in the middle of society


Input: `` If I was n't working here ... I would be sad ... ''

working

I

here


Input: At Goodwill she gained in self - confidence , in her vision of her future and in the job skills she needed to find and keep a good job .

gained

she

in self - confidence , in her vision of her future and in the job skills she needed to find and keep a good job

job


Input: `` Coming to Goodwill was the first step toward my becoming totally independent .

Coming

to Goodwill

becoming

totally independent

my

step

toward my becoming totally independent


Input: Goodwill prepares people for life - long employment .

employment


Input: Cornell found a number of employment options that he never dreamed existed after a work - site injury forced him out of his job at a foundry .

employment

Cornell

work

job

at a foundry

his

existed

a number of employment options

that

forced

a work - site injury

him

out of his job at a foundry


Input: He trained in desktop publishing and combined his enthusiastic work ethic with new - found skills in a burgeoning industry .

trained

He

in desktop publishing

combined

He

his enthusiastic work ethic

with new - found skills in a burgeoning industry


Input: `` I 've got more than a job ; I 've got a career . ''

job

I


Input: Goodwill provides jobs at Goodwill .

provides

Goodwill

jobs

jobs

Goodwill


Input: I wanted to be there ... I had my second chance to change my life . ''

change

my life


Input: Your gift to Goodwill will help the many people who want to tell their own stories of success .

gift

Your

to Goodwill

gift

help

Your gift to Goodwill

the many people who want to tell their own stories of success

tell

their own stories of success

the many people

who


Input: Please use the enclosed envelope to give a generous gift to Goodwill today !

use

the enclosed envelope

to give a generous gift to Goodwill

enclosed

envelope

give

a generous gift

to Goodwill

gift

gift

to Goodwill


Input: P.S. Your gift is a wise investment in the community .

gift

Your

gift


Input: Winston Smith , his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind , slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions , though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him .

escape

the vile wind

Winston Smith

prevent

Winston Smith

a swirl of gritty dust

from entering along with him

slipped

Winston Smith

through the glass doors of Victory Mansions

entering

a swirl of gritty dust

along with him


Input: On each landing , opposite the lift-shaft , the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall .

gazed

the poster with the enormous face

On

each landing

the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall


Input: It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move .

contrived

which

pictures


Input: " Big Brother is watching you " , the caption beneath it ran .

watching

Big Brother

you


Input: The voice came from an oblong metal plaque like a dulled mirror which formed part of the surface of the right-hand wall .

came

The voice

from an oblong metal plaque like a dulled mirror which formed part of the surface of the right-hand wall


Input: He moved over to the window : a smallish , frail figure , the meagreness of his body merely emphasized by the blue overalls which were the uniform of the Party .

moved

He

over to the window

overalls

overalls

uniform

the blue overalls

which


Input: His hair was very fair , his face naturally sanguine , his skin roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades and the cold of the winter that had just ended .

ended

the winter

that


Input: QN : Did any students come to school ?

come

to school

any students


Input: QN : Did any students come to school ?

come

to school

any students


Input: Jones arrived in Paris in September last year .

arrived

Jones

in Paris


Input: Jones arrived in Paris in September last year .

arrived

in Paris

Jones


Input: QN : Did Jones arrive in Paris in September ?

arrive

Jones

in Paris


Input: Jones arrived on a Sunday in September .

arrived

Jones


Input: QN : Did Jones arrive in September ?

arrive

Jones


Input: The president left after the diplomat arrived .

left

The president


Input: QN : Did the diplomat arrive before the president left ?

arrive

the diplomat

left

the president


Input: No students arrived at the school on Sunday .

arrived

at the school

No students


Input: QN : Did any students arrive at the school on Sunday ?

arrive

any students

at the school


Input: The diplomat left Baghdad last week .

left

The diplomat

Baghdad


Input: The president knows that the diplomat left Baghdad .

left

the diplomat

Baghdad


Input: The president has n't gone to Iraq since the diplomat left Baghdad .

gone

The president

to Iraq

left

the diplomat

Baghdad


Input: QN : Were centrifuges sold to North Korea ?

sold

to North Korea

centrifuges


Input: The fact that Bin Laden was in Tora Bora led to the suspicion that the Afghan campaign was mismanaged .

led

to the suspicion that the Afghan campaign was mismanaged

The fact that Bin Laden was in Tora Bora


Input: Tony Hall left Amman on Sunday .

left

Amman

Tony Hall