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The WP reports on last Saturday night's Gridiron Dinner, that annual Washington D.C. court masque in which bigfoot journalists entertain the government's heaviest hitters and vice-versa. | The Gridiron Dinner entertains the government's heaviest hitters. | entailment |
They cite AFL-CIO officials who claim the organization spent $35 million on a radio-and-television ad campaign alone. | Union officials claim they spent $35 million on media ads. | entailment |
our casual voodoo the pleasure to give pain that gives pleasure of pain, unmerited, cruel, free creation | The pain that gives pleasure is casual voodoo | entailment |
Starr's failures stemmed not from evil but from errant good. | Starr could do no wrong. | neutral |
In any event, foolishly excessive trade surpluses are a greater danger than foolishly excessive trade deficits . That's because excessive trade deficits are self- If you run a trade deficit every year, bankruptcy will eventually force you to stop. | Bankruptcies are caused by consecutive years of excessive surpluses. | contradiction |
It took time for men to recognize that they did not have to promise marriage in the event of a pregnancy in exchange for sexual relations. | Men immediately recognized that promising marriage was unnecessary when attempting engage in sexual relations | contradiction |
Is it the right-wing commissar Norquist, who defied subpoenas from the Thompson Committee about his role laundering campaign contributions for the Republican National Committee (he is contemptuous of the law)? | Norquist was fined for some of his hidden campaign donations. | neutral |
Even if they use the meat. | The meat is from freshly caught fish. | neutral |
Today these seem as quaint as hand-bound books or handwritten letters. | Old literature is useless, no one like its. | contradiction |
Republicans should counter with logical, informative statements that point out the costs involved in litigation. | Republicans should talk about cost litigation in a logical and informed way. | entailment |
Rothschild did what any loving wife would do in those I tried everything. | All marriages are happy. | contradiction |
If drugs do extend the lives of infected people for, say, decades--and I hope they do and that Sullivan is wrong about his own fate--I, too, would use the word cure. | There zero chance for a drug to ever appear that could extend the lives of infected people | contradiction |
Morrison thickens the ambiguity by avoiding literal references to history and even physical descriptions that might fix characters in time and space. | By avoiding literal references to history, Morrison thickens the ambiguity in his novel. | neutral |
Lehman said afterward, I feel an incredible amount of pain. | Afterward Lehman mentioned that he was in a great deal of pain. | entailment |
As Lost in the Funhouse notes, Kaufman actually joined Lawler on the professional circuit and traveled across the country in a kind of touring carnival. | Kaufman and Lawler mostly stayed in one state instead of touring the entire country. | contradiction |
(He also turns into a hyena and an armadillo, species that are similarly not native to Transylvania.) | He does transform into a vampire bat, which is fitting. | neutral |
Much of the money given away by the Slate 60 goes to finance new buildings at already wealthy universities. | Slate 60 gives away money at random. | contradiction |
On the dining table sit two terra-cotta pots of deep-pink species tulips. | Tulips are not appropriate for putting in containers. | contradiction |
What happens to an artist whose characters refuse to cooperate? | Characters seldom refuse to cooperate with the artists who are portraying them | neutral |
Heston has even had moderate instincts about gun rights. | Heston is moderate on gun rights. | entailment |
In fact, if I understand the rules, a $17 billion foundation will have to give away roughly $170 million per quarter and, in today's market and economy, ought to have considerably more than that to spend, even after hedging against inflation. | Some foundations give more than $170 million per quarter | neutral |
Degas, according to Daniel Halevy, carried his camera as proudly as a child carrying a rifle. | Degas, in the past, was known to take pictures with the camera he proudly carried, from which he later developed the film. | contradiction |
(The judge will not make that decision until Nov. 10 at the earliest.) | The decision was made on April 1, and was declared an "April Fools" joke. | contradiction |
And according to the WP TV column, the two talk when they're in the exercise yard together--about old-time flicks they've enjoyed on Turner Classic Movies, which they see via the prison's free cable hook-up. | They both like to discuss old movies they watch on TCM when they see each other in the exercise yard. | entailment |
We've had to reach out to retirees, college students, and civic types, says O'Brien. | O'Brien states that college students did not have to be contacted. | contradiction |
Conspiracy to commit a crime of violence prosecutable in federal court. | Conspiring a crime is almost as bad as the crime itself. | neutral |
Here was an obviously experienced man coming into this young upstart's company, probably extremely well-dressed and with credentials earned before the CEO was even born. | The upstart company just hired a young and inexperienced employee. | contradiction |
Is my license as a practicing economist about to be revoked? | One possesses a license as a practicing economist. | entailment |
When Finn returns, the scene has an eye-popping storybook terror, with its cocked frames, its sharp reeds standing out from the deep black night sky, and with De Niro giving the young boy that patented sour-stomach-bogeyman grimace. | De Niro has increased his popularity as an actor in recent years. | neutral |
His skepticism and short fuse, which once seemed so radical, are taught at the Actors Studio. | Being skeptical and having a short fuse are considered radical. | contradiction |
Springer's excuses are halfhearted (not to mention contradictory--it's not consistent to say that television doesn't create values, then lecture your audience about values). | Springer's inability to apologize will anger the vast majority of the audience. | neutral |
If you're lying, shame on you. | Everyone lies. | neutral |
Oh, to get an invitation to that bris! | They thought they should get an invitation to the bris because of their religious beliefs. | neutral |
2) And yet you secretly desire one so you can capture some magical moments from your childhood. | You really want to relive some of your best memories from childhood. | entailment |
The funny thing about the Sumitomo affair is that if you ignore the exotic trimmings--the Japanese names, the Chinese connection--it's a story right out of the robber-baron era, the days of Jay Gould and Jim Fisk. | The Sumitomo affair involved people outside of Asia as well as inside. | neutral |
Broadly speaking, I agree with the points David Plotz makes in . Congress has the sole power to declare war, and a bipartisan Congress and the president have cheerfully ignored that clear constitutional fact. | Congress declares war, and a bipartisan Congress with the president ignored that constitutional fact. | entailment |
Yes, he's an asshole-junkie, but, in the capable hands of Michael Imperioli, he is not only He is a cursing, bitch-slapping metaphor for the entire decline of the mob. | The mob will continue to decline | neutral |
Bombing the crap out of Third World countries and aspirin factories when you need a quick pick-me-up at the polls. | Destroying poor countries and their factories is useful for popularity. | entailment |
We wonder if they, too, would feel uncomfortable with our differences made so plainly apparent. | They do feel uncomfortable | neutral |
Apparently it's easier to make a mouse talk than to come up with something interesting for him to say (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ). | Fun is always guaranteed when talking to him. | contradiction |
Only a handful of the 200,000 Serbs have come back to the Krajina. | 200,000 Serbs left Krajina | entailment |
I also watched a boy in Lucca try to run over pigeons with his bike. | The boy tried to avoid the pigeons. | contradiction |
Another online pollster, Harris Interactive, is using its Harris Poll Online to learn about the public's views on the 2000 election. | The Harris Poll Online is learning about the views on the 2004 election. | contradiction |
Right now there is nothing approaching an international regime for keeping biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists. | Criminals might access or develop a Virus that is even worse than Polio. | neutral |
They were like the ones in The Last Picture Show , with wrinkles around the middle and unreliable straps that slid around on the shoulders, uneasily contending with the bra straps. | The Last Picture Show is a documentary about horses. | contradiction |
Hopeful parents often seek out donors who are athletic, Ivy League-educated, animal-loving, or acne-free. | Many donors went to Brown | neutral |
And he would certainly consent if the alternative was impeachment. | If presented with the possibility of impeachment, he would certainly choose the other option. | entailment |
Its findings have armed Francis Collins in his crusade against genetic redlining. | Francis Collins is the top expert on genetic redlining. | neutral |
(The Yankees have a 12-year, $486-million cable deal.) | The Yankees are disbanded. | contradiction |
Delicious dish, but watch out for the aftertaste. | The menu item is spicy and tasty but watch out for the kick after eating. | entailment |
The new law also makes it easier for broadcasters to renew their licenses, and requires TV manufacturers to install parent-friendly V-chips. | Television makers now have to include the parental controls. | entailment |
Political analysts pretend to explain the past and predict the future with the same certainty as natural scientists. | Political analysts are often wrong in predictions. | neutral |
He thought that the use of these drugs would make the population indifferent and willing to accept control by political leaders. | He had confidence in this drug as being able to control the population. | entailment |
The McCain campaign has more specific evidence of success. | The McCain campaign has been unsuccessful. | contradiction |
, people who don't exist) are suitable candidates for Jedi knighthood (perhaps Yoda will enlarge his definition of fear in subsequent episodes). | Non-existing people are eligable for Jedi knighthood. | entailment |
The best solutions for searching will probably result from a combination of humans and computers. | A combination of humans and computers will generate the best solutions. | entailment |
The Washington Post called him everyone's favorite Arab moderate. | The Washington Post labelled him as a centrist on Arab issues. | entailment |
He had a decade of writing his novel behind him and almost three more ahead of him. | He had three decades of writing behind of him | contradiction |
Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, who suggested that the Justice Department, rather than a biased independent counsel, should investigate Baitgate. | It was advised that Baitgate should be investigated. | entailment |
Laibson's imperfect altruists face a far subtler problem--they're not just weighing costs and benefits, they're engaged in games of strategy against their future selves. | Laibson is involved in games of strategy against their future selves | entailment |
Is that such a terrible thing? | It's clear what it is | contradiction |
Also, there is no Fifth Amendment right against incriminating others. | The Fifth Amendment right against incriminating others does not exist. | entailment |
When we are not in raptures, or disapproving in the name of female realities, we are likely to wax sociological and psychological about fashion, to weigh it down with quasiscientific meaning--out of some ancient fear, perhaps, of its obvious debt to Eros. | Fashion owes a debt to Eros. | entailment |
If the job were held by someone other than Tripp, would it pay any less or involve any more work? | Tripp was waiting to hear if he got the job. | contradiction |
That one, I suspect, is harder to refute. | That one is harder to rebut | entailment |
Not Homo economicus is not a central pillar of my faith--he is merely a working assumption, albeit one that is extremely useful in many circumstances. | Homo economicus is useful when explaining theories of evolution. | neutral |
Even liberal economists who are opposing the CPI adjustment understand how good the status quo is for the GOP. | Economists are unanimously in favor of the CPI adjustment | contradiction |
Andy's If you must wager on sports, go to Vegas or stick with your neighborhood bookie--he's probably more reputable, if more clearly illegal. | Your neighborhood bookie will give you the best juice | neutral |
Unlike his cold-eyed assistants, he preferred to visit the battlefield after the corpses had been cleared away. | The cold-eyed assistants, who worked for him, have been helping him for a very long time. | neutral |
But Rodgers did tell Lewis that he despises Amelio because Amelio supported Clinton, so it is Rodgers' mistake, not our author's, that we are correcting. | After Clinton supported Rodgers, Amelio told Lewis that he hates Clinton | contradiction |
I wish a sequence that involves a girl stripping and masturbating in Biggs' bedroom while he and his buddies ogle her on the Internet weren't so poorly staged and acted. | Biggs' bedroom is the site of a sequence that involves a girl masturbating and stripping | entailment |
Why, it's their Chineseness, of course. | Of course, it's their Chineseness. | entailment |
Shareholder value, which is shorthand for executives' obsession with their companies' stock prices, has become the prism through which most of corporate America now sees business. | Corporate America pushes its shareholders to the side. | contradiction |
Late in his prize-winning series, Gerth wrote some harsh things about Hughes, and Hughes' lobbying of Clinton, but he scarcely mentioned Hughes' Republican connections. | Clinton acquiesced to Hughes' requests. | neutral |
As we know from the Oscars, it's the sanctimonious stuff that gets rewarded. | The Oscars usually go to lighthearded comedy films. | contradiction |
While conservatives bash Bulworth for its political correctness, The Nation likens it to Citizen Kane . Like [Orson] Welles, [Warren] Beatty brings to this production a history of left-liberal politics and an admiration for black musicians, says Stuart Klawans. | A diverse cast from a variety of backgrounds could be found in Beatty's film "The Nation". | neutral |
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court had never ruled that the First Amendment could be used in this way. | The Supreme court will address the issue of the First Amendment. | neutral |
Cynics' He's playing dead . Anti-Microsoft analysts spin the same theory the other Gates, having been pulled over by the cops for aggressive driving, is sliding into the passenger seat and giving the wheel to Ballmer, whose record is clean, so that the cops will go easy on the company. | Gates takes full responsibility for Microsoft | contradiction |
Meanwhile, if you believe in the domestication of animals as pets, that's a personal choice. | Dogs were a popular choice of pet before cats | neutral |
The key ingredient seems to be averageness. | There are only a few more ingredients besides averageness. | neutral |
One profession's sophistry foils the other's cowardice. | Deception foils cowardice. | entailment |
This would be unfair to the other candidates--and if done on television or radio, entirely illegal. | There would be positive consequences for the other candidates | contradiction |
and that's when you get hit by the meteorite. | Someone got hit by the meteorite from space. | entailment |
As long as G.W.'s policies remain ambiguous, every TV ad is a stealth Bush ad. | Everyone is happy with G.W'S policies. | contradiction |
Drew said there would then be an entire week to write off Forbes between the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire. | Drew works for Forbes. | neutral |
Every computer Apple makes costs a lot to make. | Apple products are over priced. | neutral |
Finally, on July 30, the committee passed a third, slightly weaker, article 21-17, which charged the president with having willfully disobeyed subpoenas. | The committee passed article 21-17 in late July. | entailment |
Why should the pro-gamblers cooperate with a critical study? | The study praises the gamblers. | contradiction |
It's as though the book was not edited at all. | The volume had been edited extensively. | contradiction |
It's bread and circuses without the bread. | The politician believed that just circuses would appease the public. | neutral |
The Washington Post says that Republicans will encourage unity by allowing Smith to retain his committee chairmanship and caucus membership. | Smith is not a Republican. | neutral |
Without seeing his work all the way through, it's hard for me to say whether Borchardt has talent, but he might not be such a stumblebum after all. | Borchardt might prove able, after seeing his work to the end. | entailment |
The general principle is that these questions, unfortunately, are going to be asked. | Some questions are obvious. | neutral |
For all its currency, the carpetbagger charge only carries these days in parochial places and when it plays into other, more potent, the naked ambition of Dawkins or Huffington, the Washington-insider image of Brock. | ambition only existed in the past. | contradiction |
But the screenwriter, Simon Beaufoy ( The Full Monty ), has a thing about bringing macho men down to earth with a thud. | Simon Beaufoy, the screenwriter, brought men to earth with a thud. | entailment |
But the 20mph speed limit is probably obsolete. | 20 mph is not a useful speed limit in most places. | neutral |
It will be because they hope it may mean a happier, more secure week for their kid and a less anxious one for themselves. | The quality of the parents' week depends on the attitude and behavior of their child. | neutral |
As he went from floor to floor removing the signs, did he realize what was going to happen after he'd taken down the final one? | He was ignoring the signs and removing books from the shelves. | contradiction |
On Cultural The Wilson-Brustein Discussion , moderated by Anna Deavere Smith (Town Hall, New York). | The town hall took place on a Saturday. | neutral |
By these criteria Kinsey fares well. | Kinsey fails to fare well if this criteria is used. | contradiction |
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