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The newer ballets aim for more universal and fundamental emotions than amazement--for a sense of beauty, or joy, or love, or sorrow. | Ballets can contain multiple emotions. | neutral |
And can this be explained without resorting to the phrase dumbing down or alluding to the questions on that Who Wants a Big Bucket of Money quiz show being multiple choice about the Brady Bunch , not like in the old days, when quiz show questions were so hard that you had to cheat to win, and presidential candidates al... | There should be better quiz shows with hard questions. | neutral |
And by planting what looks like a bold idea--that the purpose of campaigning is to engender optimism and renew our faith--he erases his obligation to tell us how he would govern. | He was more focused on creating good will than detailing the nuts and bolts of his governance. | entailment |
Even this was Lentauw and Yamasami, Zulu tribesmen, entered the marathon because they happened to be in St. Louis as part of an exhibit about the Boer war. | the marathon happened as usual, with no new faces joining in this year. | contradiction |
The following letter contains perhaps the funniest story the Shopping Avenger has heard about U-Haul, and by now the Shopping Avenger has received upward of 6.7 million complaints about U-Haul. | The Shopping Avenger has only attained 3 complaints related to U-Haul. | contradiction |
The computer, now much faster and smarter, may triumph, but humans shouldn't fret. | Computers are faster and smarter now than they use to be. | entailment |
Women are so large a part of the labor force that it is hard to believe that this could be true of the total if it were not also true of women. | Women perform at a higher level than men in this industry. | neutral |
Explainer thanks many Slate readers for suggesting this topic. | Explainer liked the topic | neutral |
Fried chicken, fried chicken, fried chicken. | Chicken can only be cooked by boiling it in water. | contradiction |
3) Fragmentary intelligence suggests that China wanted to channel money to Clinton's campaign. | China wanted to move money to the campaign of Hillary Clinton. | entailment |
You could say to your surgeon friend what Ivana Trump I'm very well rested, and I changed my makeup. | The author claims you have a friend who is a surgeon. | entailment |
Unless, of course, when it comes to Internet shares there is no sensible middle. | There is always a sensible middle when it comes to Internet shares. | contradiction |
Others, though, bash Pfitzner's work as a pale imitation of Wagner, massively bloated [and] endlessly meandering, and say its American performance would have been [b]etter never, perhaps, than late (Martin Bernheimer, the Los Angeles Times ). | Pfitzner has never been compared to Wagner, neither positively nor negatively. | contradiction |
Now that consumers know that there is a fluid aftermarket for video games, they are more likely to go into a store and buy one of these games for full price on the day it comes out. | Consumers know there is more content for video games, so they are likely to buy a game for full price on release day. | entailment |
The lead essay bemoans the replacement of objective, authoritative, Walter Cronkite-style news by opinionated, entertaining talk. | The lead essay is mostly about news anchors. | neutral |
Wealth would indeed be moved around, some people enriched, and others would be financial losers. | The poor would get poorer if wealth were redistributed. | contradiction |
The year is 1964 and all seems well, notwithstanding the recent Great Famine, perhaps the most severe in human history and almost entirely Mao's fault. | The author is satirizing Mao supporters. | neutral |
The rest is only half-glimpsed, fantasized, or saturated by memory--or is the present the memory? | Someone really wants to get their memory of this event back. | neutral |
He appeared on every network Tuesday night to insist that the Bush brothers and other victorious Republican governors such as George Pataki (New York), John Rowland (Connecticut), Tommy Thompson (Wisconsin), and John Engler (Michigan) were conservatives. | The man appearing was also a conservative. | neutral |
It may be more important to ask whether it's helped the people it was supposed to help, he began. | It is unclear if it helped the people who needed the help. | entailment |
Now the party is trying to prevent him from jumping ship. | He gets around the party and escapes. | neutral |
Mir's life span has been extended well past what it was designed for, as Russia cannot afford a replacement. | Mir was designed to self-destruct at the end of its life span. | contradiction |
All I missed was something more than winks and hints about the nature of the triangle among Cahill, his wife, and her sister (the lush Angeline Ball), with whom he fathered several children. | Cahill is single and has no children. | contradiction |
When I interviewed Klein for my piece about the Microsoft case, he singled out Brian Arthur as the economist who has most influenced his thinking about the way in which high-technology markets operate. | Klein mentioned economist Brian Arthur during his interview. | entailment |
With the global economy showing signs of coming apart at the seams, it is truly disappointing that the leaders of the two countries who ought to be co-operating to prevent a worldwide crisis are having to struggle for their own political lives, it said. | The global economy is the worst it's ever been. | neutral |
Bennett is right to the extent that there's no excuse for telling falsehoods in the course of raising otherwise legitimate issues. | Most recognize Bennett for their truthfulness and integrity. | neutral |
He's calling all hands on deck. | There are no approaching issues for the group. | contradiction |
Pouring their hearts out to reporters is the only therapy Republican politicians can get. | The only relief offered to Republican politicians is being emotional with reporters. | entailment |
Ian Fleming's James Bond was a snob and a lightweight. | Ian Fleming wrote the James Bond series. | entailment |
And, basset people, like me, want dogs that have the good sense not to do any of those things. | Rottweilers have no sense. | neutral |
I suppose it is aging that has changed my attitude. | growing older has had no effect on me. | contradiction |
Critics revel in his caustic humor and vengeful gossip about new-media moguls (he describes one AOL exec as a fat man, an ugly man, sweating like crazy). | There are some critics who disagree with him. | neutral |
If Clinton were going to apologize, Lewinsky's new image would be safe. | Clinton apologized on a saturday. | neutral |
Well, maybe two jokes if you count Heritage USA; is that still for sale? | No one has shown interest in buying Heritage USA. | neutral |
If Oprah's not safe, no one is. | Everyone is safe so long as Oprah's life is at risk. | contradiction |
There isn't much room in Schor's schema for even the interesting curlicues of spending culture, such as the joy in finding a bargain or personal variances in taste (e.g. | Schor has created at least one schema in their lifetime. | entailment |
From your report of the timetable, your brother's wife started the marriage with no intention of being faithful. | The wife always planned on being faithful to her husband according to the report. | contradiction |
Unlike commodity futures or even currency futures that allow farmers or companies to do a better job of projecting their future business, stock options contribute nothing to the smooth functioning of capital markets. | stock options only seem to harm the functioning of capital markets. | entailment |
The troopers see Hillary as an undesirable, foul-mouthed harridan who had brought the mistreatment and neglect on herself. | Troopers do not have a strong, positive opinion of Hillary Clinton. | entailment |
In retrospect, though, two things seem clear. | The two things are related to different lemon lime sodas. | neutral |
Researchers in Boston are already implanting fetal pig cells in the brains of Parkinson's disease patients. | Researchers are confident that new treatments will come from the implanting of fetal pig cells in the brains of Parkinson's patients. | neutral |
Knightley carefully concludes only that the photograph turns out not to be the clear and simple statement of fact that it otherwise appears. | Knightley concludes as such because of the existence of photo-altering technology. | neutral |
Think about seedless grapes or navel oranges--if there are no seeds, where did they come from? | Seedless grapes and navel oranges are manipulated. | entailment |
They missed the real The reason why Bush doesn't have to talk about old moral issues that might make him look mean is that he's introducing new moral issues that make him look warm and caring. | They completely understood the real reason Bush doesnt have to talk about old moral issues. | contradiction |
In appointing the bland, seemingly slow-paced Chernomyrdin as his envoy, Boris Yeltsin is probably hoping that Chernomyrdin will somehow pull off a settlement without really seeming to or without raising too many hackles, and that his ultimate success will be Primakov's loss. | Chernomyrdin was viewed as an exciting person by all accounts. | contradiction |
What a country should not apologize for is a basically sound foreign policy. | A country does not need to apologize for stable foreign policy. | entailment |
But who window shops anymore, except at 35 mph, through a window set in the frame of a vehicle? | They are interested in going shopping. | neutral |
Instead of watching TV, I made a fresh start by purchasing a newer version of Linux. | All I did was watch TV and did nothing else. | contradiction |
The Air Force says the case was less about adultery and more about Flinn's subsequent lying and cover-up. | The Air Force would not proceed with the case, as Flinn was known for their honesty. | contradiction |
The cover story reports on Robert McNamara's visit with his old North Vietnamese counterparts. | Robert McNamara did not visit anyone that is North Vietnamese. | contradiction |
Even in the suburbs, where dogs run free, no poodle comes home with a hammer and sickle spray-painted on his side. | Poodles aren't spray painted with hammers and sickles in the suburbs. | entailment |
In criticizing the ability of the exclusionary rule to reverse a conviction, he The wrong done was the search, not the conviction. | It would be impossible to fault the exclusionary rule's ability to reverse a conviction. | entailment |
He calls his artists No Limit Soldiers. | The artists bear the moniker No Limit Soldiers. | entailment |
Betsy's logical mind and wonderful laugh, among other gifts, made it all happen (well, most of the time). | The author claims that Betsy was always successful in all of her endeavors. | contradiction |
Hours before, Netanyahu had given a speech insisting that Israel would not halt the rapid construction of a controversial housing project in East Jerusalem or make further concessions to halt terrorism. | Trillions of dollars had already been invested in the housing project. | neutral |
He's a veteran, isn't he? | The man is a veteran of the military. | entailment |
When compared to Thomas Jefferson, Stewart replies, I'm reaching more people. | Steward is a fan of Thomas Jefferson. | neutral |
It works terrifically, and the New York Observer 's John Heilpern says it has us ... | John Heilpern is associated with the New York Observer. | entailment |
You e-mail your tale of woe--inferior products, ignorant customer service--to shoppingavenger@slate.com, and the Shopping Avenger will use his reporting skills, which have been described by some as almost supernatural in scope (and have been described by others as adequate and sort of pathetic) to extract on your behal... | The Shopping Avenger doesn't handle air transportation or other travel-related complaints. | neutral |
6) The real outrage is that boxing officials won't be able to raise enough money to pay the exorbitant sums the boxers are demanding for a rematch. | Boxing officials won't have any troubles raising the money needed. | contradiction |
They were all slaves, weren't they? | there were no slaves. | contradiction |
But the screenwriter, Simon Beaufoy ( The Full Monty ), has a thing about bringing macho men down to earth with a thud. | Beaufoy always brings macho characters down to reality. | neutral |
But it is not a transitional problem. | You could categorize this problem in any way and be correct. | contradiction |
He must know that no one can be shocked when everyone's in on the joke, but he doesn't seem to want (or to be able) to step outside the camp aesthetic and play anything straight. | Regardless of what anyone else thinks, he's going to play it straight. | contradiction |
Also, the routine random inspections used by U.S. government agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency are almost exactly like those planned under the CWC, and these have been found constitutional. | There isn't a need for random inspections by the OSHA or EPA. | contradiction |
O'Connor's desire for a baseball-free Good Friday, on the other hand, is surely heartfelt. | O'Connor does not want to see baseball on Good Friday. | entailment |
And in a final act of disintermediation, Son of 695 retaliates against all these mayors and council members who thought they got the drop on It will roll back all taxes and fees increased since July 1999, when I-695 qualified for the ballot. | The reason for the tax decrease is to retaliate against those in power. | neutral |
He is either masochistically neurotic or is figuring out how to extricate himself. | A man is healthy and likes his situation. | contradiction |
The problem, though, is that the ADR phenomenon has created a situation where U.S. investors are pouring billions of dollars into companies whose standards of financial disclosure and corporate governance are dramatically different from our own and which are, in some cases, nonexistent. | Some of these businesses are located in Switzerland. | neutral |
A story reports on haggling over ownership of the Zapruder film of JFK's assassination. | the story reports of negotiating over owning the Zapruder film. | entailment |
In the black black-black offspring. | The offspring is red. | contradiction |
Death of a Salesman , his greatest play, is about the devastating effects of professional failure. | Death of a Salesman is his greatest play | entailment |
But still, in one degree or another the feeling described by Auden, of not wanting to be forgotten, must be nearly universal. | some people have a condition where they can't relate at all. | neutral |
Bill Gates realized it would be more efficient if all computers, regardless of manufacturer, ran the same system (which is why he's the richest man in America today). | Bill Gates lives in poverty. | contradiction |
Conservatives, after all, have spent the last year crediting Clinton's polls to He has lucked into the best economy in history. | conservatives don't read the newspaper. | neutral |
Democrats think they're immune to this attack because they've got both ends of the spectrum On the removal question, the polls are on Clinton's side, and on the moral question, on which the polls are against Clinton, Democrats have acknowledged and condemned his misconduct. | The polls showed that most people did not support Clinton being removed from office. | entailment |
Other news from 1) British Prime Minister John Major announced that a new national election will be held May 1. Polls show the opposition Labor Party leading by nearly 2-to-1. | The Labor Party is ahead in the polls. | entailment |
Some people insist they don't know what they think until they hear what they say. | It is possible to not be aware of what you personally believe. | entailment |
Oh--A mook is kind of like a gavone, which is kind of like an Italian schmuck. | A mook is a disparaging name for a liar with Italian ancestry. | neutral |
As the century's greatest thinker, as an immigrant who fled from oppression to freedom, as a political idealist, he best embodies the century, says Time . | Time characterizes him as an immigrant, an idealist and an incredible thinker. | entailment |
And U.K. giant British Telecom purchased MCI. | MCI was bought by Bell Atlantic. | contradiction |
But I'm not kidding, it's time for her to go. | She has not left yet. | entailment |
The jewels would be delivered in exquisite gold-tooled leather boxes with compartments containing the relevant alternative mounts and fastenings, and a tiny screwdriver in its own velvet nest. | The jewels were small enough to fit into boxes. | entailment |
Don't be surprised when it flops. | all the critics say it has a 50/50 chance of failure. | neutral |
Shots of cute animals are deemed an inadequate substitute for the cutting wit that made the earlier film (by the same cast, and also written by John Cleese) a cult hit. | There are cute animals in the new film. | entailment |
But that only raises more questions--such as how tides are supposed to make women menstruate. | There are additional things that are supposed to make women menstruate. | neutral |
Stevenson's eagerness for violence is his own business | Stevenson's penchant for violence was something he spoke about often. | contradiction |
Hey, Mambo!Mambo Italiano ...Go, go, Joe!You mixed-up Siciliano | Joe is not Italian. | contradiction |
But let's get Does the diagnosis of sex addiction make sense? | A sex addiction diagnosis may or may not make sense. | entailment |
Right now there is nothing approaching an international regime for keeping biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists. | Multiple countries are well organized together in the fight against biological weapons. | contradiction |
In the early stages of her career, Evita was fleshier and raunchier and blended better with Madonna's present persona. | Evita has never had a career or worked in her life. | contradiction |
CNN's Bob Franken declared that Starr and the Jones team were joined at the hip. | Franken's assertion hinted he may have inside sources within both teams. | neutral |
Unified acclaim for a New York Times reporter's biography of mathematician John F. Nash Jr., who went mad. | The reporter interviewed John Nash as part of her research into the story. | neutral |
Someone, maybe a family counselor, needs to deal with the alienation the youngster feels and the hostility harbored by your husband. | The youngster in the family felt alienated. | entailment |
And in the next chapter we're asked to take it as an established fact that all women, everywhere, since the beginning of time, have lived in fear of entering The Slut's Dominion. | Since the beginning of time, women do not want to be perceived as sluts. | neutral |
John Conyers, D-Mich., have used the Hale case to call for Starr's resignation. | Conyers thinks that the way Starr handled the Hale case is case for termination. | neutral |
Many on both sides anticipate that the Democratic primary of 2000 will be a showdown, with Dick Gephardt representing the old Dems and Al Gore standing in for the new. | Al Gore will be representing new Democrats. | entailment |
Meanwhile, Russia is debating whether to cut its conventional forces and authorize first use of its nukes as a substitute deterrent (as the United States will still do). | Russia has already decided to keep its conventional forces, but cut their nukes. | contradiction |
Did Stevenson speak with any of the fans with whose hopes he claimed to be so familiar? | It is not evident whether Stevenson spoke with the fans. | entailment |
A comprehensive international review of 54 studies concluded that the pill doesn't heighten a woman's long-term probability of getting breast cancer. | The pill does have a large number of non-life-threatening side effects. | neutral |
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