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If Woodward had shaken the baby, why did his neck show no signs of damage?
The baby had injuries to its neck.
contradiction
Michael Kelly's WP column about Ken Starr vs.
Michael Kelly is a Washington Post journalist.
entailment
I stop by Kanter's Printers on 23 rd Street, an address generated by the Crane Web site.
Kanter's Printers is a virtual business.
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Nevertheless, outraged viewers complained to the Christian television network that had been airing his show, causing its cancellation.
The viewers were angry with how the show portrayed Christianity.
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To ring in the new year in 1997, he reportedly blew up a Cadillac.
He blew up a Ford to ring in the year 1997.
contradiction
And, when he could, would bite.
Biting reminded him of a simpler time where he would chew gum all day long.
neutral
But it is easy to guess.
It's not hard to predict.
entailment
If slightness in a Library of America volume is a mark of esteem, Kerr can be assured that the two svelte books she reviewed, at under a thousand pages each, accord Gertrude Stein a measure of honor beyond mere inclusion in the series.
The two books are very lengthy, far thicker than usual.
contradiction
He is able to see that scholars have been covering up the crimes of the artist to protect him from justice.
The scholars made the artist's crimes transparent for the world to see..
contradiction
Smoking will offer a reliable indoor pleasure that I can enjoy seated, much to be desired in my decrepitude.
The author is looking forward to enjoying a smoke.
entailment
Somehow I doubt that Bill Gates thinks of Dell as parasitic because its computers run only on Windows.
Dell computers run on mac iOS.
contradiction
Museum of Jewish A Living Memorial to the Holocaust (New York City).
There is no Jewish museum in New York City.
contradiction
It was simply to say the industry is prepared to make revolutionary changes in its behavior if it gets some protection from these giant suits, and this is a good deal for the public.
The industry will be able to make all of the changes.
neutral
She says, according to the Post , the secret is opening your mouth 'really wide' when eating.
She does not believe one should open wide when eating as it is rude.
contradiction
The reason for their A national test could be embarrassing and disprove claims of improvement based on other, less-than-neutral testing regimes.
All testing methods are perfectly neutral and unbiased.
contradiction
Carter, the family's patriarch, was certifiably rural; he grew up in southwestern Virginia's Poor Valley.
Carter grew up in Alaska.
contradiction
But from Aumann and Maschler's work, we know that if you've found one consistent solution, you've found them all.
We can say with certainty that one consistent solution has no relevancy to any other solutions.
contradiction
One common mistake is to count federal grants-in-aid as state and local taxes, but that's double counting, since they're already paid for by federal taxes.
Federal grants-in-aid are paid for by state and local taxes.
contradiction
But admitting that people's happiness depends on their relative economic level as well as their absolute economic resources has some subversive implications.
If people's happiness depends on their economic wellbeing, there will be consequences.
entailment
But to this woman you are not replaceable at any price.
This woman hates you and could replace you at any moment.
contradiction
It did work for Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry, a self-professed sex addict who rehabilitated himself politically after a drug conviction by declaring his powerlessness over drugs and sex, repenting, and entering a program.
Mayor Marion Barry was an inspiration to addicts.
neutral
Because, despite its monopoly power, Microsoft remains subject to the laws of the marketplace.
Microsoft is a very large corporation.
entailment
The Turow didn't arrive from Amazon until Dec. 27--more than a week after the conventional stores.
The Turow never arrived from Amazon.
contradiction
The portion is tiny, the chicken is in rubbery cubes so uniform they barely look like food, and the noodles are all clumped together on one side.
The chicken was raised in a cruelty free farm.
neutral
Raves for this chronicle of the 1991 storm of the century that swallowed up a boatload of New England fishermen.
The storm did not cause much damage.
contradiction
He's got oil to sell, and we've got gas guzzlers to keep rolling.
He sold out of oil sometime last week.
contradiction
Equity options themselves aren't the problem--they have legitimate uses--and without the ability to lock in positions that equity options offer, certain folks might not be in the equity market in the first place.
The author believes the equity options are disastrous and are the sole cause of the problem.
contradiction
What is reputed to be Gen.
It is regarding Gen.
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Two of my brothers still smoke, although both would press the magic button and quit tomorrow if they could.
I am an only child.
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Reporters tried to provoke Bush into making news or embarrassing his hosts, while ignoring the social policy issues on his agenda.
Bush ignored many of the questions.
neutral
I am still tempted to do that, but since I encountered that quotation, I have resisted.
I persisted even after the quotation.
contradiction
And to show me the famous window of the Defenestration of Prague, the glorious day in May 1618 during the Thirty Years War when two royal Catholic officers had been hurled from the window by the Protestant members of the Bohemian Diet--and being in Prague, had landed on a haystack below.
Prague had no influence on Protestantism.
contradiction
Mavis believes the deaths are accidental, but circumstances suggest that the act was at least unconsciously volitional.
There is no evidence that these deaths were done of one's own volition.
contradiction
And there is yet another valid that the widespread transmission of racial stereotypes might indeed be helpful to hate groups.
racial stereotypes aren't as common as the general public think.
neutral
Streams tumbling down from the snowy peaks of the Rockies form ...
The streams are sometimes frozen.
neutral
I spent 10 years in commercial aviation with two U.S. flag carriers and offer the following comments based on that experience.
The author spent most of his career working in commercial aviation.
neutral
Well, if we extend the co-op's story a little bit, it is not hard to generate something that looks a lot like Japan's problems--and to see the outline of a solution.
A solution has been presented.
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European national leaders know they've got to tackle their deficits, but none of them wants the heat for cutting featherbedding or generous social-payment systems.
European national leaders fear backlash for their decisions on the deficit.
entailment
The answer to the question How does the device work?
It has nothing to do with a device.
contradiction
But he is older now.
He is younger.
contradiction
When some of his Giants players had drug problems, Parcells spent a week at a rehab center, scouting if it was good enough for his men.
Parcells wants his players and team to receive the best medical help.
neutral
He's a schemer, a politician, a calculating populist who has built his career on sexy, attention-getting issues.
He is a quite individual that stays out of the limelight.
contradiction
As for the victory in Chechnya, it's a mirage.
The victory in Chechnya was a mirage.
entailment
Zeus, not surprisingly, fancies himself their leader.
The others did not consider Zeus to be their leader.
neutral
The report expresses shock at the flagrant illegality of the expenditures.
The expenditures were in the ballpark of billions.
neutral
Critics worry that the kids underestimate the importance of blue-chip college credentials.
the kids have overrated the blue-chip college credentials.
contradiction
Carlyle was inspired, if that's the word, by the writings of Thomas Malthus, who predicted that population growth would always outpace economic growth, keeping most people in perpetual poverty.
Malthus inspired Carlyle.
entailment
There was a sweet and goofy nostalgia in many of today's responses, recalling boyish sexual stirrings in a nonexistent time without today's easy access to pornography.
today's responses were crude and far too crass.
contradiction
The lead essay bemoans the replacement of objective, authoritative, Walter Cronkite-style news by opinionated, entertaining talk.
The essay is sad that the type of news talk they enjoy has been replaced.
entailment
You couldn't possibly have published a better parody of what passes for scholarship in the postmodern world.
The author is critical of the piece that was published.
contradiction
Lamar Alexander's campaign never got off the ground because the American people can recognize a phony ().
The American people cannot recognize when somebody is being untruthful.
contradiction
Wolf sees the telling of her own personal experiences as a triumph for all women.
Wolf's personal experiences are meant to influence men.
contradiction
And while we allow people to give a kidney to their child, we do not allow them to donate their heart.
People are allowed to give a kidney to their child.
entailment
We've come a long way together from Strom Thurmond's ass (which, while not free, is surprisingly affordable), and if online technology were not in its infancy, right about now I'd be buying you all a round of free-range rug shampoo.
They have grown a lot since Strom Thurmond's ass, and they would buy everyone some rug shampoo if they could right now.
entailment
How come you give George a pass?
No one forgave George.
contradiction
Not as big a deal as the Pulitzers yet, but in the ballpark.
People will start to notice this gaining traction soon.
neutral
At his 1977 trial, Flynt was sentenced to seven to 25 years for obscenity and for engaging in organized crime.
Flynt has a clean criminal record.
contradiction
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.
A grenade will land in your camp.
neutral
Powell, on the other hand, had a marriage, a child, lovers (male and female), loyal friends.
Powell was often lonely.
contradiction
But the Sports Network posts Vegas odds, from the Stardust and Mirage casinos, no less.
The Sports Network posts odds from both the Stardust and Mirage casinos, as well as other Vegas odds.
entailment
Yet there is no good reason not to go with the 0.08 standard.
It would prove costly to deviate from the 0.08 standard,
neutral
Affirmative action is likely to fail when it is merely a special preference bestowed upon those who have the right parents, whether right means educational pedigree or skin color.
People have received positions due to affirmative action.
neutral
Conde Nast has also created a class of mandarin journalists, writers who live much better than they ever could if they wrote only for normal magazines.
The mandarin journalists live better lives than they would if they had written for normal magazines.
entailment
Would the story have broken if not for the Web?
One could question that the story may not have broken if not for the prolific potential of the internet.
entailment
For all I know, some hockey fans go for the fights.
Fights do not occur in the game of hockey.
contradiction
The cover article urges the GOP and the Christian right to compromise.
There are differences between the GOP and the Christian right.
entailment
Why don't you respond that, in the infinite wisdom of your procrastination, you somehow divined the marriage would be a dud, and you think you will give this one a similar two year trial period?
The whole problem has been your eagerness to marry.
contradiction
He looked at her and said, Monday morning.
He told her Monday morning.
entailment
These states will have gambling that is accessible, but not universal; gambling that funds state government but does not hold it hostage.
The most popular form of gambling in these states is KINO.
neutral
However, we put no claim on the other, lesser characters.
The supporting characters were the stars of the story.
contradiction
Biblical overtones--the tale of Jacob and Laban--bubble up from Malamud's simplicity.
Jacob and Laban are not in the Bible.
contradiction
It is hard to imagine, though, why any government would embargo such a product, unless the plastic surgeons' lobby has already got to them.
The government cannot ban such products.
contradiction
If one thinks Ken Starr is out of control, the other, ideally, should argue that Bill Clinton knifes people and buries their bodies in the White House basement.
Ken Starr and Bill Clinton play golf on the weekends.
neutral
And it gives a package of free collectibles to any Webmaster who picks up its banner.
The package of collectibles is very valuable.
neutral
Observers said the Y2K bug's threat 1) was averted thanks to diligent preparation; 2) had been exaggerated by greedy programmers so that customers would commission expensive repairs; and 3) won't pass until companies and governments have used their backroom systems, which were not repaired as thoroughly as critical pro...
Observers said that the threat posed by the Y2K bug was completely inescapable and caused catastrophic damage.
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That is labor's real job, the very core purpose of a union.
A union only has one purpose.
neutral
Paste for Greenies
Paste is capable of keeping greenies secure.
entailment
For most American companies today, success depends on selling more of your product next year than you did this year.
Most American companies don't care about the amount of product they sell.
contradiction
Paleontologist Ivan Turk, who discovered the bone, recently told Scientific American that the four holes are really well rounded and just about the right separation for humans to put their finger on.
Ivan Turk discovered the bone in Egypt.
neutral
PointCast has succeeded so far with a mass-market approach--relatively few news sources, sorted into relatively few buckets.
Pointcast will have to change their methodology to continue their growth.
neutral
Nobody ever wanted to emulate this effect
The effect was not desireable.
entailment
Moreover, typical viewers aren't apt to stumble upon these sites.
These sites are difficult to find without intent.
entailment
Some condemn the novel, in which an arrogant barrister who defends rogues is murdered, for its cliched depiction of lawyering and its unconvincingly tidy ending.
The novel was published on hard cover and paper back.
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Forgive the debtors, especially the hopeless cases among the very poorest nations.
The debtors are poor.
entailment
When you run for president, you've got to think of the whole country, not just your own state.
You may find this difficult to do.
neutral
In the $125,000-$40,000 scenario, for instance, a deficit-neutral solution would increase their taxes by $2,000 or so (compared with now) if they remain single and cut their taxes by about $550 if they get married.
In the $125,000-$40,000 scenario you pay a lot more taxes if you get married.
contradiction
The Amman fiasco could cost both Israel and Mossad.
The Amman fiasco could be harmful for Mossad as well as Israel.
entailment
But the screenwriter, Simon Beaufoy ( The Full Monty ), has a thing about bringing macho men down to earth with a thud.
Beaufoy has no public works.
contradiction
The notion is ludicrous on the face of it.
The idea is ridiculous at first glance.
entailment
Among experts who treat and study compulsive behaviors and chemical dependencies, there is controversy over the meaning of the term addiction and the efficacy of the disease model for a range of supposed addictions, from alcoholism to compulsive gambling.
Gambling is not an addiction.
contradiction
Whether, in an age of multinational capitalism, we may talk reasonably about a post-colonial era is way beyond the scope of this article.
People sometimes talk reasonably about a post-colonial era.
neutral
(It's short indeed, going from Mesopotamia to medieval Burgundy to Nicole Simpson in 10 pages.)
The book covered the period from Mesopotamia to Nicole Simpson in 10 pages.
entailment
He's not only strongly pro-choice on abortion and sympathetic to drug legalization but has come out in favor of gay marriage, which would seem to rule out Buchanan as his candidate.
Buchanan is a Republican.
neutral
It can be a bit like a claustrophobic small town, where your private life is part of the public dialogue.
People hate living in a claustrophobic small town.
neutral
The product could make the blind more independent.
A benefit of the product is allowing for the blind to have more independence.
entailment
The Super Bowl will be a grudge match between Broncos quarterback John Elway and former Broncos coach Dan Reeves, who now coaches the Falcons.
Reeves is the team's most important player.
contradiction
Out of her stillness she suddenly shrieks, not as an appeal but as a demand, I'm a human being!
A woman shrieked.
entailment
The story was singularly inappropriate in 1936--the deluge had come after Coolidge and Hoover, and Roosevelt's spending was an effort to stem the deluge, or at least to keep some people from drowning in it.
Roosevelt was unaware of the deluge.
contradiction
But they would get farther in their agendas if they would give a little respect to conventional marriage by letting heterosexual people keep the word marriage to themselves.
The author is upset about gays intruding on marriage.
neutral
This was a note K used to strike a lot in the 1980s, and he's glad he doesn't have to strike it anymore.
K's point was met with extreme vitriol.
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