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Sentence 1: Your confusion doesn't make me a liar. Sentence 2: Then your confusion doesn't make me a liar either. Similarity score (0-5): 3.8
Sentence 1: When Christians are extreme its just simply religion. Sentence 2: When Muslims are extreme it's terrorism. Similarity score (0-5): 1.6
Sentence 1: Some believe the 'right' is most important. Sentence 2: Some believe not slaughtering the unborn is most important. Similarity score (0-5): 1.2
Sentence 1: Evolution is not an opinion, not a belief. Sentence 2: Atomic theory is not an opinion, not a belief. Similarity score (0-5): 1.6
Sentence 1: I am not the one claiming the right to decide over another woman's body. Sentence 2: You want others to decide over a woman body. Similarity score (0-5): 2.8
Sentence 1: Where in the world is Ron Paul? Sentence 2: Where in the world is the MEDIA?? Similarity score (0-5): 0.8
Sentence 1: you have no remains of a missile at the pentagon. Sentence 2: you have no remains of an A- at the pentagon. Similarity score (0-5): 2.4
Sentence 1: The point you quote should say "I never said rehabilitation could never work." Sentence 2: For the trillionth time, I've never said rehabilitation doesn't work. Similarity score (0-5): 3.4
Sentence 1: billion . Everyone in the world at Mexico's current prosperity level. Sentence 2: Everyone in the world at the current "prosperity" level of Northwest Africa. Similarity score (0-5): 1.5
Sentence 1: my hair is pretty thing tho :/ Quote: Ditto. Sentence 2: my hair is pretty thing tho :/ woops! Similarity score (0-5): 3.8
Sentence 1: It wouldn't stop joke marriages. Sentence 2: And I don't fight for marriage. Similarity score (0-5): 1.2
Sentence 1: You seem to think that poor people are not responsible for their actions. Sentence 2: People are responsible for their actions. Similarity score (0-5): 1.6
Sentence 1: Why did that transaction take place. Sentence 2: Did the transaction take place? Similarity score (0-5): 2.4
Sentence 1: It's about the baggage attached. Sentence 2: It's not the same thing. Similarity score (0-5): 0.0
Sentence 1: We are all vessels filled with many wonders. Sentence 2: Put a Little Love in your Heart We are all vessels filled with many wonders. Similarity score (0-5): 3.6
Sentence 1: the problem isn't who has money. Sentence 2: the problem is who doesn't have money. Similarity score (0-5): 2.5
Sentence 1: What makes you think the owl didn't participate? Sentence 2: It doesn't say that it didn't participate. Similarity score (0-5): 1.6
Sentence 1: lol Looking forward to seeing your built-in's! Sentence 2: Look forward to seeing it! Similarity score (0-5): 1.8
Sentence 1: Originally Posted by jacko! Sentence 2: Originally Posted by IZZY! Similarity score (0-5): 1.2
Sentence 1: Thanks Candy for starting the thread. Sentence 2: Candy - Thanks for starting us off today. Similarity score (0-5): 4.8
Sentence 1: Except that it wasn't. Sentence 2: Except that they couldn't. Similarity score (0-5): 1.0
Sentence 1: If I owe you , dollars, I have a problem. Sentence 2: If I owe you a trillion dollars, you have a problem. Similarity score (0-5): 2.2
Sentence 1: If evidence is not provided to support a position; then it should be rejected. Sentence 2: If a position is unverifiable; then it should be rejected. Similarity score (0-5): 4.8
Sentence 1: Everyone else at the current prosperity level of Mexico. Sentence 2: Everyone in the world at the current "prosperity" level of Northwest Africa. Similarity score (0-5): 1.4
Sentence 1: Bush gets zero credit for the budget under him. Sentence 2: And, Obama gets zero credit for the budget under him. Similarity score (0-5): 1.8
Sentence 1: LOL Don't you have to take a test to drive a vehicle in the US? Sentence 2: Is there a test to own a firearm in the US? Similarity score (0-5): 0.8
Sentence 1: We both thought the movie was good and we didn't find it confusing in any way. Sentence 2: I thought it was good, and I didn't find it confusing. Similarity score (0-5): 3.2
Sentence 1: If God does not exist can anything be morally wrong? Sentence 2: I ask again if God does not exist can anything be morally wrong? Similarity score (0-5): 5.0
Sentence 1: A law is constitutional if it does not conflict with the Constitution. Sentence 2: To be unconsititutional means to violate the constitution. Similarity score (0-5): 3.6
Sentence 1: Originally Posted by muslim girl ooops sorry! Sentence 2: Originally Posted by muslim girl its not a complete impossibility. Similarity score (0-5): 1.2
Sentence 1: This is not your country. Sentence 2: This is our country. Similarity score (0-5): 1.4
Sentence 1: Originally Posted by zaf I suppose the water in the middle makes a difference. Sentence 2: Originally Posted by zaf in the long term, yes. Similarity score (0-5): 1.0
Sentence 1: Cone threw an game. Sentence 2: Addie Joss Cone threw an game. Similarity score (0-5): 4.2
Sentence 1: Edited by LashL: Edited to properly mask profanity. Sentence 2: Edited by LashL: Edited to properly mask profanity in quoted post. Similarity score (0-5): 4.8
Sentence 1: The jury is not told about juror nullification. Sentence 2: The quote you provide has nothing to do with jury nullification. Similarity score (0-5): 1.6
Sentence 1: runs victim down Got any proof? Sentence 2: paranoid Got any proof? Similarity score (0-5): 1.0
Sentence 1: you don't use the search button much, do you? Sentence 2: you don't use the search button AT ALL, do you? Similarity score (0-5): 4.2
Sentence 1: I don't think Paul has a shot. Sentence 2: Paul doesn't have a shot. Similarity score (0-5): 3.6
Sentence 1: Time of the Season by the Zombies We are all vessels filled with many wonders. Sentence 2: Joy to the World We are all vessels filled with many wonders. Similarity score (0-5): 3.2
Sentence 1: Do you notice the nonsensical things you are saying? Sentence 2: And to be fair, do you notice the nonsensical things you are saying? Similarity score (0-5): 4.6
Sentence 1: What if they messed up a study? Sentence 2: What if they had a personal bias? Similarity score (0-5): 1.0
Sentence 1: Specifically a Baptist. Sentence 2: Specifically Gnostic. Similarity score (0-5): 1.2
Sentence 1: And a large part of the east coast. Sentence 2: And parts of the west coast. Similarity score (0-5): 0.8
Sentence 1: Why are you talking about women within the Hebrew tribes? Sentence 2: We were talking about women as war bounty were we not? Similarity score (0-5): 1.4
Sentence 1: Last night Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Sentence 2: Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Similarity score (0-5): 2.6
Sentence 1: . What is your definition of "life force"? Sentence 2: What is your definition of "soul"? Similarity score (0-5): 3.6
Sentence 1: That is not direct responsibilty to the constituents. Sentence 2: Aye but they ARE responsible to their constituents. Similarity score (0-5): 2.6
Sentence 1: The ideology was built around violent expansion, so yes - VIOLENT expansion. Sentence 2: The ideology was built around violent expansion and race superiority. Similarity score (0-5): 4.0
Sentence 1: Could this have been an enema? Sentence 2: @ossobuco, Could this have been an enema? Similarity score (0-5): 4.6
Sentence 1: my final word: ignoring has the effect of normalizing. Sentence 2: taking advantage has the effect of reinforcing. Similarity score (0-5): 0.4
Sentence 1: The problem likely will mean corrective changes before the shuttle fleet starts flying again. Sentence 2: He said the problem needs to be corrected before the space shuttle fleet is cleared to fly again. Similarity score (0-5): 4.4
Sentence 1: SEC Chairman William Donaldson said there is a "building confidence out there that the cop is on the beat." Sentence 2: "I think there's a building confidence that the cop is on the beat." Similarity score (0-5): 3.4
Sentence 1: Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will return home late Friday but will remain in detention after recovering from surgery at a Yangon hospital, her personal physician said. Sentence 2: Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be kept under house arrest following her release from a hospital where she underwent surgery, her personal physician said Friday. Similarity score (0-5): 4.6
Sentence 1: Darren Dopp, a Spitzer spokesman, declined to comment late Thursday. Sentence 2: John Heine, a spokesman for the commission in Washington, declined to comment on Mr. Spitzer's criticism. Similarity score (0-5): 1.4
Sentence 1: In afternoon trading in Europe, France's CAC-40 advanced and Britain's FTSE 100 each gained 0.7 percent, while Germany's DAX index rose 0.6 percent. Sentence 2: In Europe, France's CAC-40 rose 1.3 percent, Britain's FTSE 100 declined 0.2 percent and Germany's DAX index gained 0.6 percent. Similarity score (0-5): 2.0
Sentence 1: Sens. John Kerry and Bob Graham declined invitations to speak. Sentence 2: The no-shows were Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Bob Graham of Florida. Similarity score (0-5): 3.6
Sentence 1: Page said it's also possible that genes on the Y chromosome may influence gender-specific differences in disease susceptibility. Sentence 2: He added that genes on the Y might play a role in influencing gender-specific differences in disease susceptibility. Similarity score (0-5): 4.4
Sentence 1: One of the most well studied facets of temperament is how people respond to novelty. Sentence 2: One of the defining and well-studied characteristics of temperament is how people react to novelty. Similarity score (0-5): 4.8
Sentence 1: But butterflies exposed to an earlier light cycle, from 1am to 1pm, orientated themselves towards the south-east. Sentence 2: But butterflies housed under an earlier light cycle, 1 a.m. to 1 p.m., flew toward the southeast. Similarity score (0-5): 4.6
Sentence 1: Dunlap won both the swimsuit competition and the talent portion of the competition, singing "If I Could." Sentence 2: She won the talent portion singing "If I Could" and also won in evening wear. Similarity score (0-5): 2.8
Sentence 1: South Asia follows, with 1.1 millions youths infected — 62 percent of them female. Sentence 2: Of the 1.1 million infected in south Asia, 62% are female. Similarity score (0-5): 4.0
Sentence 1: An hour later, an Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a car in Gaza City, killing two Hamas officials and at least five other people. Sentence 2: An hour later Israeli attack helicopters rained missiles on a car in Gaza City, killing seven people, Palestinian sources said. Similarity score (0-5): 4.2
Sentence 1: AAA spokesman Jerry Cheske said prices may have affected some plans, but cheap hotel deals mitigated the effect. Sentence 2: AAA spokesman Jerry Cheske said prices might have affected some plans, but cheap hotel deals made up for it. Similarity score (0-5): 5.0
Sentence 1: She countersued for $125 million, saying Gruner & Jahr broke its contract with her by cutting her out of key editorial decisions. Sentence 2: She countersued for $125 million, saying G+J broke its contract with her by cutting her out of key editorial decisions and manipulated the magazine's financial figures. Similarity score (0-5): 3.5
Sentence 1: The Standard Edition is $15,000 per processor or $300 per named user. Sentence 2: The Standard Edition One is a single processor version of the Oracle Standard Edition Database. Similarity score (0-5): 2.5
Sentence 1: Microsoft acquired Virtual PC when it bought the assets of Connectix earlier this year. Sentence 2: Microsoft acquired Virtual PC from its developer, Connectix, earlier this year. Similarity score (0-5): 4.4
Sentence 1: Leon Williams' body was found inside his third-floor apartment at 196 Bay St., in Tompkinsville. Sentence 2: The dead man, Leon Williams, was found in his third-floor apartment. Similarity score (0-5): 3.4
Sentence 1: It's the first such drill since the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Sentence 2: It is the nation's first large-scale counterterrorism exercise since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Similarity score (0-5): 4.0
Sentence 1: Ursel Reisen confirmed it operated the coach, but gave no details other than to say the passengers were of mixed ages. Sentence 2: Ursel Reisen confirmed it had been operating the coach, but declined to give details of the passengers other than to say they were of mixed ages. Similarity score (0-5): 4.8
Sentence 1: A total of 17 cases have been confirmed in the southern city of Basra, the Organization said. Sentence 2: A total of 17 confirmed cases of cholera were reported yesterday by the World Health Organisation in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Similarity score (0-5): 3.6
Sentence 1: He was also expected to visit Yemen and Bahrain during his tour of the region. Sentence 2: Khatami, who arrived in Beirut Monday, was also to visit Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. Similarity score (0-5): 3.4
Sentence 1: General Myers told reporters that "at first blush, it doesn't look like any rules were broken". Sentence 2: "At first blush, it doesn't look like any rules were broken," said Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Similarity score (0-5): 3.6
Sentence 1: Proving that the Millville son's sacrifice would not go unsung, Mayor James Quinn ordered all city flags flown at half-mast for the next 30 days. Sentence 2: In Millville yesterday, Mayor James Quinn ordered all city flags flown at half-staff for the next 30 days. Similarity score (0-5): 3.4
Sentence 1: Tom Kraynak, manager of operations and resources for the Canton, Ohio-based East Central Area Reliability Council, said that scenario is one among many that investigators are considering. Sentence 2: Tom Kraynak, manager of operations and resources for the Canton, Ohio-based East Central Area Reliability Council, said investigators are considering the scenario. Similarity score (0-5): 4.2
Sentence 1: They found molecules that can only be produced when ozone breaks down cholesterol. Sentence 2: And all of the samples contained molecules that can only be produced when cholesterol interacts with ozone. Similarity score (0-5): 4.2
Sentence 1: It can store more than a gigabyte of information equivalent to around 12 hours of music in one cubic centimetre. Sentence 2: And it can store more than a gigabyte of information - equivalent to 1,000 high quality images or around 12 hours of music - in just one cubic centimetre. Similarity score (0-5): 3.8
Sentence 1: Earlier this month, RIM had said it expected to report second-quarter earnings of between 7 cents and 11 cents a share. Sentence 2: Excluding legal fees and other charges it expected a loss of between 1 and 4 cents a share. Similarity score (0-5): 1.2
Sentence 1: "For me, the Lewinsky imbroglio seemed like just another vicious scandal manufactured by political opponents," according to extracts released yesterday. Sentence 2: "For me, the Lewinsky imbroglio seemed like just another vicious scandal manufactured by political opponents," Mrs Clinton writes. Similarity score (0-5): 3.2
Sentence 1: In 2001 and 2002, wire transfers from 4 of the company's 40 accounts totaled more than $3.2 billion, prosecutors said. Sentence 2: Wire transfers from four of the 40 accounts open at Beacon Hill totaled more than $3.2 billion from 2001 to 2002, Morgenthau said. Similarity score (0-5): 3.8
Sentence 1: Stony Brook University launched the study in 1996, after earlier studies indicated a possible connection between electromagnetic fields and cancer. Sentence 2: The State University at Stony Brook launched the study in 1996, after earlier studies indicated a possible connection. Similarity score (0-5): 3.2
Sentence 1: Earlier, they had defied a police order and cried "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) as Bashir walked to his seat in the tightly guarded courtroom. Sentence 2: Earlier, Bashir's supporters had defied a police order and cried "Allahu Akbar (God is Greatest)" as he walked to his seat. Similarity score (0-5): 4.0
Sentence 1: Metropolitan Ambulance spokesman James Howe said five people were taken to hospital and three were treated at the scene after yesterday's incident. Sentence 2: Spokesman James Howe said five children aged between 4 and 17 were taken to hospital with neck and chest injuries, while three others were treated at the scene. Similarity score (0-5): 3.3
Sentence 1: But it is clear that the Joint Intelligence Committee was not involved. Sentence 2: This report was cleared by the Joint Intelligence Committee. Similarity score (0-5): 2.0
Sentence 1: About 22% of twentysomethings are obese, which is roughly 30 pounds over a healthy weight. Sentence 2: About 31 percent of Americans are now obese — roughly 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight. Similarity score (0-5): 2.6
Sentence 1: Coupling, an American version of a hit British comedy, will get the valuable Thursday 9:30 p.m. time slot. Sentence 2: Coupling, an American version of a hit British comedy, will couple with Friends on Thursdays. Similarity score (0-5): 3.0
Sentence 1: Her body was found several weeks later in the Green River. Sentence 2: Aug. 15, 1982: Remains of Chapman, Hinds and Mills are found in the Green River. Similarity score (0-5): 2.6
Sentence 1: "Fighting continued until midnight," western rebel commander Ousmane Coulibaly told Reuters by satellite phone on Sunday. Sentence 2: "They ransacked and burned the two villages completely," rebel commander Ousmane Coulibaly told Reuters by satellite phone from the bush. Similarity score (0-5): 2.8
Sentence 1: The reading for both August and July is the best seen since the survey began in August 1997. Sentence 2: It is the highest reading since the index was created in August 1997. Similarity score (0-5): 3.0
Sentence 1: US Special Forces troops are training Colombian soldiers at military bases in the region to protect the pipeline, which transports crude from Colombia's second-biggest oil field. Sentence 2: U.S. Special Forces troops are training Colombian soldiers at military bases in the region to protect the pipeline. Similarity score (0-5): 3.2
Sentence 1: We need a certifiable pay as you go budget by mid-July or schools wont open in September, Strayhorn said. Sentence 2: Texas lawmakers must close a $185.9 million budget gap by the middle of July or the schools wont open in September, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn said Thursday. Similarity score (0-5): 2.6
Sentence 1: Shares of Hartford rose $2.88 to $46.50 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. Sentence 2: Shares of Hartford were up $2.28, or 5.2 percent, to $45.90 in midday trading. Similarity score (0-5): 2.5
Sentence 1: The DVD-CCA then appealed to the state Supreme Court. Sentence 2: The DVD CCA appealed that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Similarity score (0-5): 4.5
Sentence 1: Country-music station KKCS has suspended two disc jockeys for playing songs by the Dixie Chicks in violation of a ban imposed after one group member criticized President George Bush. Sentence 2: A radio station has suspended two disc jockeys for locking themselves in the studio and continuously playing Dixie Chicks songs, violating the station's two-month-old ban on the group's music. Similarity score (0-5): 3.2
Sentence 1: Sovereign's shares lost 74 cents, or 4.5%, to $15.68. Sentence 2: Sovereign shares closed on the New York Stock Exchange at $15.68, down 74 cents, or 4.5 percent. Similarity score (0-5): 4.0
Sentence 1: Aspen Technology's shares dropped 74 cents, or 23 percent, to close at $2.48 on the Nasdaq. Sentence 2: In afternoon trading, Aspen's shares were off 89 cents or more than 27 percent at $2.33 per share. Similarity score (0-5): 2.2
Sentence 1: The new law requires libraries and schools to use filters or lose federal financing. Sentence 2: The 6-3 ruling reinstates a law that told libraries to install filters or surrender federal money. Similarity score (0-5): 2.8
Sentence 1: In addition, it offered the United States and Israel a way to work around Mr. Arafat. Sentence 2: When the prime minister's position was established in the spring, it offered the United States and Israel a way to work around Arafat. Similarity score (0-5): 3.6
Sentence 1: And yes, Marilyn Monroe is definitely part of the story, titled "Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin." Sentence 2: Note the subheading of this terrible parable in the "American Masters" series, "Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin." Similarity score (0-5): 2.6
Sentence 1: Gilroy police and FBI agents described Gehring as cooperative, but said Saturday that he had revealed nothing about what had happened to the children. Sentence 2: Saturday, officials in California described Gehring as cooperative — but said he has revealed nothing about what has happened to the children. Similarity score (0-5): 3.8
Sentence 1: Scribner's body was found floating in the city's Portage Bay, where he lived with his wife in a houseboat. Sentence 2: A kayaker found Dr. Scribner's body floating near the doctor's houseboat in Portage Bay, where he was eating lunch when his wife, Ethel, left for an appointment. Similarity score (0-5): 3.2