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Slate's Ann Hulbert says Hochschild overstates her The truth is that home hasn't suddenly become work.
Ann Hulbert feels Hoshchild is overstating her.
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I throw rocks through the window of a different McDonald's every week.
I will be charged with a crime.
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During the Cold War, liberals shunned military intervention--even humanitarian military intervention--because such adventurism could provoke conflict with the Soviets and tended to buttress thuggish right-wingers.
Liberals called for military action during the Cold War.
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Your letter was so charming that Prudie almost forgot it was about a problem.
Prudie almost forgot there was a problem after reading a charming letter.
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You dropped the ball big time in your response to Doubting, about the able-bodied using stalls for the disabled.
The author takes issue with the response.
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Dissenting in the New York Times Book Review , Pico Iyer finds Cuba Libre The central moral question raised ...
The New York Times has book reviews.
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In his frantic manipulating to get hold of Linda's tapes of Monica, he phoned me in New York and remembers it as
Linda has tapes of Monica.
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You can be sure of only two Each party is arguing exactly the opposite of what it argued the last time a Republican president led the nation into war, and exactly the opposite of what it will argue next time.
The stand everyone in a political party takes always depends on which party is currently in the white house.
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Of course the governors and the president managed to turn deficits into surpluses.
The governors and president turned a bad deficient into a good surplus.
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Unlike the Europeanists, the Liberal Humanitarians have turned hawk for moral reasons.
Liberal Humanitarians are similar to the Europeanists in that they have turned hawk for moral reasons.
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Meanwhile, Olivia fits right into the role of the beautiful-blonde-who-isn't-really-a-bimbo.
Olivia comes off of more of a blonde that isn't really dumb.
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Moreover, after Gerth's article the White House released a series of documents detailing the decision.
The series of documents released by the White House were confidential.
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Cheap oral hydration, for example, has been studied and used to treat dehydration for diarrheal illness in developing countries.
Giving out bottles of water to sick people helps with hydration in developing countries.
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Let's consider President Bush's nostalgic invocation of the Soviet military.
President Bush recalled the Russians.
entailment
Play is activity engaged in for the enjoyment of it without regard to the financial remuneration.
The act of engaging in sports or hobbies for free while having fun is considered play.
neutral
Best name for a male-marketed Testosterone.
This is the worst name to Testosterone.
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Does he himself play, or has he merely observed others?
The author questions if the guy is a watcher or a participator.
entailment
One week, you're the only one he can turn to when Newt shuts down the government; the next, you're bucking him up for Saddam.
Every week you are dependable and the only one to turn too.
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(A great continental nation--I love that phrase, but what the hell does it mean?)
The author is confused by a phrase.
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The only really arresting work he did after 1950 is . With its electric brightness, this huge painting, which Pollock's friends started for him, is stunning but sad, a big smile for the camera and perhaps a kind of requiem for his earlier work.
Pollock's work declined after 1950.
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When Pixar went public, the money raised from that very first sale of its shares was what it used to run its business in the future.
Pixar is a privately held company
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Is it proper for attendants to wear black at a wedding?
Wearing black at a wedding is up to each individual.
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An article says that if you were alive in 1000, you probably would have been a miserable peasant.
Everyone was happy in 1000
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I assume that the whole thing was being broadcast, although I came in at the beginning of the last act.
I came in at the end of the first act, which was before they started broadcasting.
contradiction
Frankly, I think the Jamaican Tourist Board should go back to that old 'Come Back to Jamaica' slogan.
The new slogan is inferior to the one formerly used
entailment
Most people would rather keep what they have than risk it for a hypothetical payoff.
The majority would rather keep what they have than risk it for a hypothetical payoff.
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It's not hard to see why they use it.
They hate it and refuse to ever use it.
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One answer is that there is no honor among thieves--that the oligarchs are caught in a classic prisoners' dilemma, in which it is in the collective interest of the group that everyone pay some taxes, but in the individual interest of each oligarch to free-ride on the others.
One answer is that there is no honor among thieves--that the oligarchs are always caught in a classic prisoners' dilemma, in which it is in the collective interest of the group that everyone pay some taxes, but in the individual interest of each oligarch to free-ride on the others.
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Richard Holbrooke was confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations.
Richard Holbrooke is an ambassador.
entailment
The first day after the Democratic primary, Schumer unleashed Too many lies for too long ads.
Schumer is a democrat.
neutral
That he exaggerated the power of biology, failed to deal with love, and perhaps overextended the protective umbrella of tolerance is beyond doubt.
He was completely realistic when discussing the power of biology.
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Lipinski's camp quickly unveiled her Web site and booked her on television talk shows.
Lipinksi appeared on lots of talk tv shows.
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True--but I fully grant that importance.
He has ability to grant importance.
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Remember that only one generation before my remembered holiday party, most people didn't have health insurance at all.
Two generations before my remembered holiday party, no customers had health insurance.
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Now imagine being at my Web site, reading my promotional materials, and deciding you'd like to read the book.
The speaker's talent for writing books encouraged them to get a web site of their own.
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1) It' a product of classic Hollywood opportunism, cashing in on widepread cynicism about presidential ethics.
Hollywood made a large amount of money from cashing in on the widespread cynicism about presidential ethics.
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This is the mutual contempt, hinted at but not developed in this valuable book, that haunts us today.
It was not my fault that we do not like each other.
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He says she gave him the confidence to be an actor, and he ended up helping to support her at the end of her life.
He became a highly successful actor, starring in numerous blockbuster hits
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Intimations of his own mortality turned out to be premature.
He will live to an old age.
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But, says Kull, One would not expect a real bounce until you see some signs of success.
Kull says that after you see some signs of success you can expect a real decline.
contradiction
(Only He plans a fourth Indiana Jones movie.)
There are plans for a fourth Indiana Jones movie.
entailment
(Click to learn more about the surprising Islamic origins of this argument and what Ludwig Wittgenstein had to say about it.)
Ludwig was unaware of the argument.
contradiction
The trouble is that you've gone through so much pain to collect the damned junior-high-school transcript or the quote from Bellow's landlord in Paris in 1948 that you feel you have to put it in--just to get credit.
A lot of time was spent collecting information.
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You might end up with such a brave battalion of heroes that when a grenade lands in their midst, there is a competition to see who gets to jump on it to save the others.
The battalion, who lead the invasion, might be brave and block shrapnel, keeping it away from their cohorts.
entailment
As Noyce and Moore did before him, Grove led Intel brilliantly without making it dependent upon him.
Grove was the CEO of Intel.
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Of course, said Bork, who appears as a regular cast member in those situation comedies that pass as talk shows every night, vigorously extolling the virtues and honesty of Judge Starr.
Bork showed up as a frequent cast member in some sitcoms, as opposed to appearing infrequently.
entailment
He united the Western coalition, and he led Gorbachev over the precipice.
In 1988, he led Gorbachev over the precipice by uniting the Western coalition.
neutral
Yes, the American people have a right to be skeptical.
Americans are entitled to their skepticism.
entailment
Are we for affirmative action based on need, as I am, or based on race?
We should do away with affirmative action
contradiction
Alright, Van Zandt is one of my heroes, and I think his portrayal of a low-wattage Soprano soldier is a rip, so I'm prejudiced, but there was a kind of joy in that one scene that is missing from the rest of the episode.
The portrayal of a Soprano soldier by Van Zandt revealed a kind of joy that was present throughout the entire episode.
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But it was the grass-roots opposition to KYC, sparked in part by the Libertarian Party, whose protest Web site steered 171,268 e-mail complaints from netizens to the FDIC, that elevated the subject to the national agenda.
The Libertarian Party sparked a grass-roots campaign in KYC.
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Talk about when you became out of touch with her and maybe why.
You will keep on seeing her as usual.
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All American reporters care about is Monica Lewinsky, and we're trying to get away from that, one U.S. official told me.
Monica Lewinsky may also be popular with international reporters.
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Chinese leaders are fretting about Taiwan's prosperous democracy and its flirtation with independence.
Taiwan has prospered with democracy and looked at independence.
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(If that were my name, I might not want to talk about the scandal either.)
Scandals are pleasant.
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Because Accidents Happen , on Tuesday and Wednesday (8-10 p.m.) Using the fig leaf of studying survival engineering and safety pointers, PBS gives us fires, crashes, and sinking ships.
Safety is a a necessity with PBS.
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So, the argument that we would simply have to find new buyers for government bonds is beside the point in the short run--and irrelevant in the long run, when Social Security will stop running surpluses.
The argument was keenly followed by the public, who demanded a solution that would work in both the short and long run.
neutral
4. Mr. Bork says that when Microsoft also tried to hire him, he gave the company's lawyer a hearing, with the understanding that if he convinced me, I would simply stay out of the case.
Bork was offered a job by Microsoft as a consultant.
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They're deceased!
They're fine and alive.
contradiction
3 billion bill for the U.S.
The three billion dollar bill is awaiting the presidential signature.
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I don't know how many times I have gone to use the handicapped stall and there's always someone in it.
The handicapped stall is rarely vacant.
entailment
Keirsey does not muck around in your excretions in order to determine your personality.
Keirsey determines your personality.
entailment
I've seen you around before, haven't I? What's your name again?
The conversation is happening in a court room.
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Another refreshing feature of Goodman's storytelling is that, unlike other members of fundamentalist sects one might find in novels, her characters don't chafe at their restrictions, or not too much.
Goodman's characters chafe at their restrictions
contradiction
And, clearly, everyone knew the facts of the matter today.
Everybody knows the truth.
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aside for the kids' education and--BOP--I have so much trouble with that the
There isn't any trouble at all.
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But (as Stein pointed out in the Committee), every dollar Social Security invests privately, instead of lending to the Treasury (as happens now), is an extra dollar the government must borrow from private capital markets to finance the national debt.
Every dollar not lent to the Treasury must be borrowed from private markets
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He likes to cite Kerouac's I am not anti-anything (except racists and certain big corporations).
A company he stands against is Apple
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(His colleagues feel he's a showboat and a camera hog, says University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato.)
The professor's colleagues say he hates attention and is quite reserved.
contradiction
Johnny, she's been a-pinin' fer you ever sence you enlisted, an' last night durin' the fight she mighty nigh went distracted.
Johnny is a civilian
contradiction
Newsweek also runs an essay from Clinton-loyalist-cum-moralist George Stephanopoulos, who urges the prez to come clean.
Newsweek, an American weekly news magazine, has more readers now than it did two years ago.
neutral
He feels liberated but looks like a man hugging a slot machine.
The slot machine is an important part of the man's identity.
neutral
This undermines explanations that assume ironclad effects of hormones.
This bolsters the explanations
contradiction
I thought to myself, 'This is incredible' ...It totally fell into our lap.
The developments are depressing and horrible.
contradiction
Ataterk was the founder of modern Turkey, which is no mean accomplishment (what have you done with your life?)
Ataterk was American.
contradiction
The girls who believe the scarves mean freedom may in fact be blinded by them.
The girls want to give up their freedom
contradiction
Thanks to Gutman, Genovese, and their left-wing peers, we now know that the notion that Slaves Were Happy, as the New York Times headline put it, is not necessarily false.
Slaves might have been happy
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( explains what Greenspan really said.)
What Greenspan said is completely unexplainable.
contradiction
Very much to her credit, she hasn't become bitter about her shrinking influence; she's not stuck in whiny nostalgia for the way things were.
She is stuck in the past and hates everyone for it.
contradiction
And U.K. giant British Telecom purchased MCI.
MCI bought Telecom.
contradiction
A remake of the 1957 made-for-TV musical wins praise for its African-American lead and multiracial cast, which includes Jason Alexander, Whitney Houston, and Whoopi Goldberg.
A remake of the 1957 made-for-TV musical featured a multiracial cast.
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The spot is aimed at the woman, the secondary consumer of condoms, reminding her that an alternative to no is wait a minute, followed by a quick dip into her nightstand drawer for a rubber.
Th only time women purchase condoms is to throw them directly into the trash
contradiction
Should we reward him for prosperity?
Prosperity is not valued
contradiction
Not surprisingly, Scalia is no big fan of stare decisis : In his dissents, he often calls upon the court to scour away layers of encrusted precedent in order to get at the original meaning of the underlying text.
Scalia is no big fan of stare decisis which surprises no one
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Let's take video games as an example.
Video games are the best example of what we are discussing.
neutral
What we mean--and should mean--by character needs to be disentangled.
The character is a mess.
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In exchange for losing a few compulsive gamblers, the casinos will (falsely) appear more concerned with the health of their customers than with profits.
The casino will release a statement.
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At various points in the film, Harrer thinks longingly of Rolf and writes him letters.
The film continued to dwell upon the hatred Harrer felt for Rolf.
contradiction
A horse sitter mistakenly thought Mr. Ed was having a seizure and gave him a tranquilizer.
Recently, Mr. Ed's health has noticeably declined.
neutral
During the war, hawks who prized human rights and vigilance accused Clinton of going easy on the Serbs.
Clinton is accused of being too soft on Serbs.
entailment
What's wrong with informing certain segments of the electorate that your opponent is using the feel-good rhetoric of solutions to pull a fast one at their expense?
Certain segments of the electorate don't like hearing the truth
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Best of category is a tough one here.
The best of category decision is difficult
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4) Who cares whether the judges are honest?
The person asking the question clearly cares if the judges are honest.
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If you do know what cookies are and have set your computer not to accept them, our password/sign-in process won't work for you.
You won't ever be able to sign in unless you set your desktop PC to accept cookies.
neutral
In the publicity leading up to the release of Showgirls , Eszterhas gave interview after interview about the importance of the movie, of its deep moral message, its serious purpose.
Showgirls is a comedy film.
contradiction
The writers had to make their points in terms that people of the time would understand.
The writers wrote their argument in language that was difficult for people to understand.
contradiction
Democrats, unwilling to take another beating, folded, voting unanimously for the bill in full committee.
Democrats saved their political capital for the bill in the next session, rather than waste it here on a lost cause.
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The heroes of the movie are a man and woman who escape the system with their baby and are going to live like a traditional family.
The couple escape but leave their infant behind.
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But if you look at the international monetary literature when Mundell was in his glory days, you get the impression that he was 15 or 20 years ahead of his contemporaries.
Mundell has never written anything.
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Indeed, Tripp pulls down more than all but a handful of the U.S. military's most senior officers.
Few of the top generals were affected by Tripp's shenanigans.
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