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It would be shorter once you got the hang of it.
The task is less cumbersome once performed once.
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And, basset people, like me, want dogs that have the good sense not to do any of those things.
The speaker likes basset hounds.
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We were not servile to the Soviet Union, said Poland's last Communist Party prime minister, we were helpless before that huge force.
Poland no longer has a Communist Party.
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For Singing in a church choir counts as volunteering
Some church choirs have both full and part time members.
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The wise course for Republicans might be to accept a plea bargain under which neither Clinton's behavior nor Starr's will be further investigated with regard to the Lewinsky matter.
The controversy involves Monica Lewinsky
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They say things like This is the coolest generation ever.
This generation is full of slackers.
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to know this, how much I want to ask again why I must, with such perfect, detailed precision,
I must ask again about the topic again.
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To News Quiz participants, investigation is not theological (angels?)
Theology and angels will be avoided by participants during the investigation.
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Historians may also question whether the Steunenberg affair, on its own, touched off, in Lukas' words, a struggle for the soul of America.
The Steunenberg affair is unknown to scholars.
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An article chronicles the aborted return of offbeat television.
The article talks about the successful return of offbeat television.
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Senate Republicans last month killed a reform bill that would have cracked down on PACs, soft money, and other current arrangements some people don't care for.
House Republicans also disliked the reform bill.
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Leonardo's obsession with swirling water--which found scientific expression in the Codex
Leonardo was a great scientist
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(Click to learn more about the surprising Islamic origins of this argument and what Ludwig Wittgenstein had to say about it.)
Ludwig disagreed with the argument.
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The changes were attributed 1) increased cohabitation
There is a marked increase in solitary living in tiny apartments, since everyone wants to live alone.
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I went to high school with Fred Fournier, and believe me there's nothing to admire.
Fred Fournier has nothing to admire.
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Also on the Consider Your Options page, you can order SLATE to be delivered to your computer by e-mail.
There is definitely a Consider Your Options page available.
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Along these same lines, I was recently in a retail store and the clerk had on a summer dress.
The summer dress that was worn by the clerk was purple.
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is for the peacekeeping mission to extend its mandate beyond the deadline by which U.S. forces are supposed to pull out.
The peacekeeping mission will ultimately extend its mandate beyond the deadline by which U.S. forces are supposed to pull out.
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Missed the link to more blather on independence?
The link leads to information about independence.
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He can tell her of something bad that has happened without fearing that she will think he is complaining.
She has been supportive of him for a very long time.
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On Saturday, Mainichi Shimbun devoted its main editorial to Britain's new defense cuts, pointing out that Britain expects to save 141 billion yen on its defense bill over the next three years, while Japan's defense expenditure continues to rise.
For the next six years Japan's expenditures continue to rise.
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No adult ever played with Ninja Turtles or Power Rangers.
It might be a blessing in disguise for diets but children don't like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles because of their love for Pizza.
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I assume that the whole thing was being broadcast, although I came in at the beginning of the last act.
When I came in at the beginning of the last act, I sat by someone who arrived just before me.
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One of his first stories of love, The First Seven Years, from Partisan Review in 1950, strikes me as nearly perfect, though.
The First Seven Years was a best seller.
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The Virtual Library on International Development is another source for material on these issues.
Material for these issues can be found at the Virtual Library on International Development.
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The only real test that this company has faced in recent memory is due to the emergence of the Internet, and Microsoft is once again trying to eliminate this threat unfairly.
Microsoft treats competing businesses fairly, and with compassion.
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And when GS asks, who is to stop congress from spending too much money.
Congress spends a lot of money.
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Another scheme, reported by the Chronicle last May, was the case of a fast-talking ex-convict who convinced dozens of professors that he was the nephew of esteemed Berkeley race and sports sociologist Harry Edwards.
The convict was turning over a new leaf.
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If Woodward had shaken the baby, why did his neck show no signs of damage?
Woodward was awarded a parenting award for how well he took care of the baby.
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It is quite likely that you are suffering from the Grass-Is-Greener Syndrome.
You are thinking that your neighbors have it better than you.
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To ward off increasingly strident demands from leftists, Rockefeller wanted to create businesses that would raise people's standard of living; using his own resources, he set up companies to raise cattle, grow crops, market food, develop natural resources, and build housing.
Rockefeller enjoyed farming.
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When high-status males leave their wives for a younger model, you can stigmatize them, damaging their social, and even professional, standing.
When important men leave their wives for younger women, they could be stigmatized - which harms their social and possibly professional standing.
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(The study centered on where you are likely to find women starting new careers after being publicly humiliated by their husbands.)
A group of women decided to divorce their husbands after the humiliation.
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I do know that a couple of mornings with the Mach 3 has just about wiped the smirk off my face.
The Mach 3 is difficult to handle.
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Civility is not one of the major virtues.
Civility is not highly valued by the author.
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Mavens can discern between makers at a glance.
There are huge differences between Makers.
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Within a week the snoop had discovered his unlisted phone numbers, bank balances, stock holdings, and salary, as well as the phone numbers of everyone he calls.
The snoop is regularly successful at uncovering personal information.
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In the New York Times Book Review , Daphne Merkin calls Allegra Goodman's Kaaterskill Falls a throwback to a time before fiction turned graphic and interior and hot to the touch.
Kaaterskill Falls is referred to as a throwback by Daphne Merkin.
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The cover story , rehashing last week's discovery that smart mice can be genetically engineered, predicts that the bioengineering of human intelligence will soon be possible.
No discoveries were made
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The media linked the case to other recent shootings (in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky) and focused on the warning signs and the importance of taking them seriously.
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky had recent shootings
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Fine, then simply means test it.
When you break it down it just means go ahead and test it.
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Nevertheless, they were trumpeted throughout the nation, because the media had little else to talk about.
The media had a lot to talk about other than them.
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But more often the word is OPEN--evidence, says one neon connoisseur there, of continental affection for Americana, along with a changing European culture.
European culture is impacted by America.
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I thought of ending the book with his quote, but then some other stuff happened in his life (you'll have to buy the book--$24.
There was little of note in his life after the quote
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After Robert Kennedy's assassination in 1968, he endorsed strong gun control legislation, and as recently as last year he declared that AK-47s are inappropriate for private use.
He chose to endorse strong gun control legislation, against the wishes of gun control lobbies, after RFK's assassination in 1968.
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They have mainstream acceptance and no shock value, and are worn by young career women and old grandmothers alike.
Old grandmothers wear the object more than young career women.
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How did the team do last night?
The team played well last night.
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The unveiling of plans for an annex to MoMA caps a season of architectural extravaganzas.
MoMa has recently been forced to stop all architectural changes or plans.
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But the answer is noooo . I mean, why should I agree now?
Without hesitation the answer is no.
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Such expressions might subtly shift market psychology and begin the gradual deflation.
expressions cause deflation
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(Surprisingly, outdoor air pollution is not to It's better for kids to play outside than inside.)
Children should play indoors without any exceptions.
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His Bose 901 loudspeakers, the company's premium line for 30 years, have nine speaker cones, positioned all over the cabinet, so that the sound bounces around your room just like in a concert hall.
Bose makes the best audio equipment.
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Timothy Noah's image of the standard old public building () seems to be derived from Mayan or Egyptian pyramids, Greek theaters, the Roman Coliseum, and Notre Dame cathedral.
Tim Noah's painting is influenced by only modern architecture.
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Not all the way--he has not yet succeeded in building a durable majority on the court.
He has yet to build a court majority.
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Some analysts think Senate Republicans alienated conservative voters by giving up on tax cuts and caving in to Clinton in the budget negotiations.
In the next election, the Republican Senate loses the seats due to voter's disagreement about the way they handled the tax cuts.
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He declares on both PBS's NewsHour With Jim Lehrer and Capital Gang that the Clinton administration got away with berating India because the nation--unlike China, Greece, and Israel--has no lobby in Washington.
He decided against making a declaration on either Capital Gang and PBS's NewsHour With Jim Lehrer
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Two tons of metal are not enough to defend your children, however.
Two tons of metal is enough to keep children safe.
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, Goodwin) argue that Roosevelt spawned the civil rights and feminist movements by putting everyone to work regardless of race or gender.
Roosevelt put an end to work
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Indeed, the ad accuses Clinton, rather than his critics, of invoking legal mumbo jumbo to obscure the immorality of his misconduct.
There is an ad about Clinton
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Poor Beatty has a need to think Clintonite Democrats aren't tackling race and poverty, much like Marx had a need for a proletariat, except that Marx's need was theoretical, while Beatty's is only theatrical.
Poor Beatty has a need to think Clintonite Democrats are performing poorly tackling race and poverty, much like Marx had a need for a proletariat, except that Marx's need was theoretical, while Beatty's is only theatrical.
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George Mitchell has volunteered to act as a liaison between the Pentagon and Mohammed Al Fayed in the dispute over British and American intelligence about the crash .
The British and American intelligence agreed with each other about the facts of the crash.
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American Movie suggests that there's no such thing as the little people in the hinterlands anymore.
The hinterlands no longer have the big people according to American Movie
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If you missed the link to the sidebar, click .
The link to the sidebar is hard to see
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And even then, James added, it's all humbug.
James is unhappy about the holidays.
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Why do allergies afflict an increasing number of victims if they serve no useful purpose?
1 in 5 people have allergies
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There's more free stuff available online to fill up the time when the boss isn't around than the proxy-censor will ever let us read.
Free stuff is online to kill time at work.
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And privacy--cloak of night, stocking mask, and any digital equivalent--is all that separates the thief from the law.
Privacy is all that separates the thief from the law.
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In this poem, he sees divine grandeur not simply in a trite vision of nature, but in nature as human nature affects it, industrial images such as shaking metal foil or crushed oil embody the grandeur.
He sees divine grandeur in nature as human nature affects it.
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There's more good stuff in Briefing, including Explainer, The Week/The Spin, and Slate
Briefing contains only bad stuff, which is stolen from other magazines.
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This means that while Perot probably won't be able to rig the results of the nominating process as he did against former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm last time around, Ventura isn't automatically the kingmaker either.
Ventura is automatically the kingmaker
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And, oh, to know what a frolic is!
He wishes he knew what a Frolic is.
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Chinese leaders are fretting about Taiwan's prosperous democracy and its flirtation with independence.
Taiwan is on the road to independence
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Interviewed by the British Journalism Review about the extent of his personal interference in the editorial policies of his newspapers, which include the Independent , Tony O'Reilly, chairman of the Heinz food company, said he gives his editors absolutely free rein provided they abide by some general rules.
Tony O'Reilly is chariman of the Heinz food company.
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For most American companies today, success depends on selling more of your product next year than you did this year.
Companies are profitable when they move more product year after year
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What Ledbetter misses is that PBS's time--if it ever had one--has come and gone.
PBS is still highly in demand.
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The analogous leap today is from national to supranational regulation.
The analogous leap was substantial.
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Either way, Mother Teresa is a shoo-in.
Mother Teresa visited India
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Afterward, Gordon thanked Earnhardt for teaching him all his tricks.
Earnhardt was a mentor to Gordon.
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Everybody says--every politician--[that] it's to your disadvantage not to answer it.
Every politician says that it's to your disadvantage not to answer it is lying.
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But it certainly complicates the story, and Gerth either downplayed it or left it out.
Gerth was forth coming with what he knew.
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The differences among the three publications are probably best illustrated by their varying explanations for the mysterious cast that recently appeared on JFK Jr.'s arm.
JFK Jr. recently broke his arm and therefore he had a cast on it.
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To paraphrase Pink Floyd (or was it Catullus?)
Catallus is in a rock band.
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Of course the information-technology sector has been wonderfully successful--but that is because it has been in a position to exploit the extraordinary possibilities offered by photolithography, not because of any special virtue in the way it operates.
IT is a waning sector.
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To take one obscure but critical Life on Earth remained entirely one-celled for 3 billion years.
Scientists believe Life on Earth is over 3 billion years, and can't be disputed.
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I suggest a test to resolve the matter.
Testing will make matters worse.
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Never able to paint anything unless he had it before his eyes, Soutine set about re-enacting some of the classic paintings he loved most.
Soutine was only able to paint what he could see.
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Not so the New York Times , which editorially called for legislation to overturn the ruling.
It is impossible to draft legislation to overturn the ruling.
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You don't have to teach Rik Smits how to make post moves.
Rik Smits is an experienced athlete.
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My opinion is that not every perjury is a high crime, as grounds for removing a president from office.
The opinion describes that certain forms of perjury are not as severe as others.
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The new law also makes it easier for broadcasters to renew their licenses, and requires TV manufacturers to install parent-friendly V-chips.
The latest laws have effected everything but TV manufacturers.
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I'd be smoking right now if it weren't for the part about the hideous respiratory illness and coughing away my life in a painful and protracted demise.
Smoking causes fatal illnesses in all cases.
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But some are responding to the fleeting hormonal surges of youthful idealism, or to the special status hierarchy of the academic subculture where they temporarily reside.
Some are responding to the special status hierarchy of the Goth subculture where they permanently reside.
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A quick recap.
The recap is going to take a long time.
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But Press didn't call anyone a racist.
The press immediately refers to anyone who questions them as a racist.
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A traditional direct mail solicitation usually contains legal reassurances that the solicitation is authorized (and the cost of postage makes an unauthorized mailing an expensive proposition), which some e-mail solicitations currently lack.
Some e-mail solicitations are unauthorized.
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You could say to your surgeon friend what Ivana Trump I'm very well rested, and I changed my makeup.
The surgeon friend personally knows Ivana Trump
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I'm not sure it is right, in ways I hope it is wrong, and in the end, Richard, you might be It might just not add up.
I am sure that everything adds up right.
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Preferential treatment for big donors is nothing new.
Those who make large contributions receive poor treatment.
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Yet, we do cruel things to animals--smart animals, affectionate animals, cute animals--all the time.
we do bad things to animals, smart, loving, good looking animals.
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That doesn't necessarily mean that in a world with no racial discrimination, present or past, 12 of the top 100 candidates would be black.
In a world with no racial discrimination, present or past, 12 of the top 100 candidates would not necessarily be black.
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