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Sentence 1: Amnesty International has said that over the past 20 years it has collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq but the actual figure may be much higher.
Sentence 2: Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: Texas Instruments climbed $1.37 to $19.25 yesterday and Novellus Systems Inc. advanced $1.76 to $36.31.
Sentence 2: Texas Instruments climbed $US1.37 to $US19.25 and Novellus Systems advanced $US1.76 to $US36.31, each having been raised to "overweight" by Lehman.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.8 |
Sentence 1: She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.
Sentence 2: She took the highly unusual step of skipping cabinet to attend a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.5 |
Sentence 1: In a mixture of ancient pagan and modern Christian rites, the villagers have staged a series of ceremonies hoping to erase the misfortunes they believe have kept them poor.
Sentence 2: In a mixture of ancient Melanesian pagan and modern Christian ceremonies the people tried again to erase the misfortunes they believe have kept them poor since that long-ago meal.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI edged up 13.33 points, or 0.15 percent, to 9,196.55.
Sentence 2: The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 7.75 points, or 0.08 percent, at 9,175.47.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.5 |
Sentence 1: Monkeypox is usually found only in central and western Africa.
Sentence 2: Prairie dogs, usually found in southwestern and western states, aren’t indigenous to Wisconsin.
Similarity score (0-5): 0.2 |
Sentence 1: The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.
Sentence 2: "Reloaded" is the second installment of a trilogy; "The Matrix Revolutions" is slated for debut in November.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.8 |
Sentence 1: In addition, the Justice Department said that the FBI has conducted ''fewer than 10'' investigations involving visits to mosques.
Sentence 2: In addition, "fewer than 10" FBI offices have conducted investigations involving visits to Islamic mosques, the Justice Department said.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.8 |
Sentence 1: The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.
Sentence 2: The news also comes in conjunction with Suns annual JavaOne developers conference in San Francisco.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.2 |
Sentence 1: A Royal Duty is based on his experiences with Diana, Princess of Wales and letters allegedly to and from her.
Sentence 2: The royal household was bracing itself for any more revelations in A Royal Duty, based on the former servant’s time with Diana, Princess of Wales.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.8 |
Sentence 1: The army said the raid, which comes just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the Hamas leader in the city, targeted militants in Hamas.
Sentence 2: The arrests came just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the militant group's leader in Hebron.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: SARS went on to claim the lives of 44 people in the Toronto area, including two nurses and a doctor.
Sentence 2: The virus killed 44 people in the Toronto area, including one doctor and two nurses.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.2 |
Sentence 1: Apple Computer's new online music service sold more than 1 million songs during its first week of operation, the company said Monday.
Sentence 2: Apple Computer Inc. said Monday it exceeded record industry expectations by selling more than 1 million songs since the launch of its online music store a week ago.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.6 |
Sentence 1: He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and barred from the complex - home to his mother and two children.
Sentence 2: He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and was barred from the complex.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.6 |
Sentence 1: Oracle Corp's Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison didn't rule out sweetening the company's unsolicited offer to acquire rival PeopleSoft Inc.
Sentence 2: Oracle chairman Larry Ellison has hinted that the company could yet again increase its offer for rival PeopleSoft.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.4 |
Sentence 1: The Portuguese weather service said Europe's heatwave was caused by a mass of hot, dry air moving from the southeast.
Sentence 2: The heatwave was due to a mass of hot, dry air from the southeast, said Mario Almeida of Portugal's weather service.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.1 |
Sentence 1: "Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant," they announced at a press conference yesterday.
Sentence 2: "Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant," Wyden and Dorgan said Monday in a letter to the Pentagon.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.5 |
Sentence 1: Still, the "somewhat ambiguous ruling" might be a setback for Static Control depending on how it developed its competing product, Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich said.
Sentence 2: But Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich said the "somewhat ambiguous ruling" by regulators might be a setback for Static Control depending on how it developed its competing product.
Similarity score (0-5): 5.0 |
Sentence 1: The monkeys could track their progress by watching a schematic representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.
Sentence 2: The arm was kept in a separate room, but the monkeys could track their progress by watching a representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: That triggered a 47-hour police standoff that inconvenienced thousands of commuters, as traffic backed up in Downtown Washington and northern Virginia.
Sentence 2: His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 6.48, or 0.7 per cent, to 990.51.
Sentence 2: The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 6.48 points, or 0.66 percent, to 990.51.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.8 |
Sentence 1: Agriculture ministers from more than one hundred nations are expected to attend the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Sentence 2: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.8 |
Sentence 1: Complicating the situation is the presence of battle-hardened Liberians who have been fighting on both sides.
Sentence 2: Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: This year the Audubon Society once again hosts its annual Christmas Bird Count.
Sentence 2: It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.5 |
Sentence 1: Before it was removed, the site listed in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.
Sentence 2: Organizers established a Web site, http://defacerschallenge.com, listing in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.
Sentence 2: Their belief was based on speculation that estrogen prevents cell damage and improves blood flow.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.2 |
Sentence 1: They also found shortness was associated with a family history of hearing loss.
Sentence 2: Shortness was found twice as often in those with hearing loss.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.4 |
Sentence 1: Cisco executives said they were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but hoped for a rebound.
Sentence 2: Cisco executives were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but said they remained ``cautiously optimistic'' about a rebound.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.6 |
Sentence 1: In an E-mail statement to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Shumaker said, ''I am not giving any consideration to resignation.
Sentence 2: I am not giving any consideration to resignation," Shumaker said in a statement.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: A poll showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor had given a boost to his reelection effort against GOP opponent Sam Katz.
Sentence 2: A poll released this week showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor has given a boost to his re-election effort.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: The injured passenger at John Peter Smith Hospital died later Friday morning, Jones said.
Sentence 2: The injured passenger at John Peter Smith died later in the morning; his name has not been released, Jones said.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.6 |
Sentence 1: Doctors had planned to deliver him two weeks early, on or around November 14.
Sentence 2: A Caesarean had originally been planned in mid- November, two weeks early.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.6 |
Sentence 1: Sobig.F spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain such familiar headings as "Thank You!," "Re: Details" or "Re: That Movie."
Sentence 2: The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.26 points, or 1.06 percent, to 1,640.06, based on the latest data.
Sentence 2: The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 5.51 points, or 0.56 percent, to 981.73.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.0 |
Sentence 1: Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.
Sentence 2: CELF's founding members are Hitachi, Matsushita, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.4 |
Sentence 1: Is it in the food supply?" says David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.
Sentence 2: "It's not zero," said David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.8 |
Sentence 1: During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.
Sentence 2: She, in turn, occasionally told John that she was still sleeping with an ex-boyfriend, "Baywatch" hunk Michael Bergin.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: On the other hand, if this will help further establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."
Sentence 2: If draining the ponds in Maryland will further help establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."
Similarity score (0-5): 3.2 |
Sentence 1: Fletcher said he expects to have the support of lawmakers from agricultural states, many of whom are on the committee.
Sentence 2: He said he also expects to have the support of lawmakers from other agricultural states.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.4 |
Sentence 1: Seven 20- and 21-year-old cadets were ticketed by police for drinking alcohol in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two young women, aged 16 and 18.
Sentence 2: Seven 20- and 21-year-old male cadets were caught in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two female teens, 16 and 18 years.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.2 |
Sentence 1: Such a step could put the issue before the UN Security Council.
Sentence 2: The matter could then be sent to the U.N. Security Council.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.8 |
Sentence 1: He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.
Sentence 2: He and the other lawyers planned to stay until the river starts receding.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.4 |
Sentence 1: The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.
Sentence 2: The Saint Sophia Camp hosts religious retreats for children during the summer months as well as other events year round, according to its Web site.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.4 |
Sentence 1: Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.
Sentence 2: Dealers said the euro's downward momentum may pick up speed should it break below $1.15.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.6 |
Sentence 1: Gemstar's shares gathered up 2.6 percent, adding 14 cents to $5.49 at the close.
Sentence 2: Gemstar shares moved higher on the news, closing up 2.6 percent at $5.49 on Nasdaq.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.8 |
Sentence 1: Along with chipmaker Intel, the companies include Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Gateway Inc. and Nokia Corp.
Sentence 2: Along with chip maker Intel, the companies include Sony, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines, Gateway, Nokia and others.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.8 |
Sentence 1: Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, and Albertsons Inc. bargain jointly with Safeway and locked out their union workers the next day.
Sentence 2: In a show of corporate solidarity, Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, and Albertson Inc. locked out their workers the next morning.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.8 |
Sentence 1: According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures.
Sentence 2: The Hispanic population increased by 9.8per cent from the April 2000 census figures, despite less favourable social and economic conditions than in the 1990s.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.3 |
Sentence 1: Its shares jumped to $54.50 in pre-open trading from $50.90 at Wednesday's close.
Sentence 2: Shares jumped almost 7 percent in pre-open trading, rising to $18.26 from $17.05 at Tuesday's close.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.5 |
Sentence 1: The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.
Sentence 2: The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 79.43 points, or 0.86 percent, to 9,117.12 on Friday.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.4 |
Sentence 1: His lawyer, Pamela MacKey, said Bryant expects to be completely exonerated.
Sentence 2: "Mr. Bryant is innocent and expects to be completely exonerated," Mackey said in a statement.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.8 |
Sentence 1: It was the best advance since Oct. 1, when the index gained 22.25.
Sentence 2: Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.66 to 1,046.79, its best advance since Oct. 1, when it gained 22.25.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: Mr. Mask said Mr. Cullen would be taken from the Somerset County Jail by Thursday and moved to the Ann Klein Forensic Hospital just outside Trenton for psychiatric care.
Sentence 2: Charles Cullen, 43, was transferred from the Somerset County Jail in Somerville to the Anne Klein Forensic Center, a 150-bed psychiatric treatment facility in Trenton.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.7 |
Sentence 1: Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.
Sentence 2: Stardust was designed to gather thousands of dust particles streaming from Wild 2.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.
Sentence 2: A long awaited report on the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS outbreak has been released.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.8 |
Sentence 1: Both devices implement the v1.2 standard's eSCO facility to provide the basis for new cordless telephony applications.
Sentence 2: BlueCore3 also implements v1.2's eSCO facility to provide the basis for advanced cordless telephony applications for Bluetooth transmission.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.2 |
Sentence 1: The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.
Sentence 2: That was the biggest drop since August 1993 and stemmed from falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boys' clothes and cigarettes.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.5 |
Sentence 1: International rescue workers are scouring flattened debris for survivors in Iran's shattered ancient Silk Road city of Bam after a violent earthquake killed more than 20,000 people.
Sentence 2: International rescue workers hacked desperately through flattened debris for survivors and cemeteries overflowed in Iran's ancient Silk Road city of Bam yesterday.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: Griffith, a Mount Airy native, now lives on the North Carolina coast in Manteo.
Sentence 2: Griffith, 77, grew up in Mount Airy and now lives in Manteo.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: The Conference Board reported its U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 83.5 in June from 83.6 in May.
Sentence 2: The consumer-confidence index came in at 83.5 in June, down slightly from a revised 83.6 in May, the Conference Board said.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.7 |
Sentence 1: "I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.
Sentence 2: "I notice a mood change in their priorities," said one Iraqi politician after meeting with Mr. Bremer.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.3 |
Sentence 1: Heather, 35, who lost a leg in a road accident, is thought to have steel plates fitted in her hips, which would make natural childbirth impossible.
Sentence 2: Former model Lady McCartney lost a leg in a road accident in 1993 and is understood to have steel plates fitted in her hips which would make natural childbirth difficult.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.4 |
Sentence 1: The network is also dropping its Friday night "Dateline" edition.
Sentence 2: The network will drop one edition of "Dateline," its newsmagazine franchise.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.9 |
Sentence 1: Vice President Dick Cheney and Mississippi Republican gubernatorial candidate Haley Barbour acknowledge the cheering crowd.
Sentence 2: Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.4 |
Sentence 1: The 51-year-old nurse worked at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the latest outbreak.
Sentence 2: Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: Rusch has also allowed five or more earned runs in each of his last three starts.
Sentence 2: Redman has allowed two earned runs or less in six of his nine starts.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.0 |
Sentence 1: Mr. Turner transferred about 10 million shares to a charitable trust before they were sold.
Sentence 2: The sales leave Mr. Turner with about 45 million shares in AOL.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.6 |
Sentence 1: He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.
Sentence 2: He also recruited other people to take delivery of fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: The New York Mets then selected outfielder Lastings Milledge from Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida.
Sentence 2: The Mets took Lastings Milledge, an outfielder from Florida, with the 12th pick.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.8 |
Sentence 1: Florida Sen. Bob Graham was not identifiable by 61 percent of those polled.
Sentence 2: Kerry was viewed favorably by 66 percent of those polled; Dean at 57 percent.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.3 |
Sentence 1: The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 3.47 points, or 0.36 percent, to 977.59.
Sentence 2: The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 8 points, or 0.45 percent, to 1,645.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.0 |
Sentence 1: As a result, 24 players broke par in the first round.
Sentence 2: Twenty-four players broke par in the first round, the third highest figure in U.S. Open history.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: Albertsons and Kroger's Ralphs chain locked out their workers in response.
Sentence 2: Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: The technology-packed Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> dropped 37.78 points, or 1.94 percent, to 1,912.36.
Sentence 2: The Nasdaq composite index fell 2.95, or 0.2 percent, for the week to 1,912.36 after stumbling 37.78 yesterday.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.0 |
Sentence 1: Shares of SCO closed at $10.93, down 28 cents, in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Sentence 2: IBM shares closed up $1.75, or 2.11 percent, at $84.50 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.0 |
Sentence 1: The House voted 425 to 2 to clear the bill, the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.
Sentence 2: The bill is among the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: Knight agreed to a two-year, $2.38 million contract that included a $300,000 signing bonus.
Sentence 2: ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.8 |
Sentence 1: Against the Japanese currency, the euro was at 135.92/6.04 yen against the late New York level of 136.03/14.
Sentence 2: The dollar was at 117.85 yen against the Japanese currency, up 0.1 percent.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.8 |
Sentence 1: The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.
Sentence 2: The technique is used during the second and, occasionally, third trimester of pregnancy.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.5 |
Sentence 1: Besides Hampton and Newport News, the grant funds water testing in Yorktown, King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
Sentence 2: The grant also funds beach testing in King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: He said the attackers left behind leaflets urging staff at the Ishtar Sheraton to stop working at the hotel and demanding U.S. forces leave Iraq.
Sentence 2: He said the attackers left behind leaflets urging workers at the Ishtar Sheraton to stop working at the hotel.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old nuclear crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is slated to visit South Korea from August 13 to 15.
Sentence 2: With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing flies to Japan on Sunday en route to South Korea on August 13.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.0 |
Sentence 1: Bond bulls would like the Fed to recognize that risks are biased toward economic weakness.
Sentence 2: The Fed also said the risks to the economy were biased toward weakness.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.6 |
Sentence 1: "There is the real potential for a secondary collapse," Gov. James McGreevey said.
Sentence 2: The damaged area of the garage was not stable, with ``the real potential for a secondary collapse,'' McGreevey said.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.6 |
Sentence 1: No. 2 HP saw its Unix server sales dropped 3.6 percent to $1.36 billion.
Sentence 2: HP fell to second place with server sales growing 0.4 percent to $2.9 billion.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.3 |
Sentence 1: "People are obviously inconvenienced," said Dr. Jim Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.
Sentence 2: "We're being hyper-vigilant," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.2 |
Sentence 1: The others were given copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" and told to follow it.
Sentence 2: The researchers gave copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" to the carb-cutters.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.5 |
Sentence 1: The rapper's lawyer, Mark Gann, didn't return calls for comment.
Sentence 2: The 27-year-old rapper's attorney in the civil matter, Mark Gann, did not return calls for comment.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.5 |
Sentence 1: Also weighing on the market was news that General Motors GM.N planned to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.
Sentence 2: Also hurting was news General Motors GM.N was to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.8 |
Sentence 1: Russin did not comment; his lawyer did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.
Sentence 2: His lawyer, a cousin, Basil Russin, did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.4 |
Sentence 1: Licensing revenue slid 21 percent, however, to $107.6 million.
Sentence 2: License sales, a key measure of demand, fell 21 percent to $107.6 million.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: Hispanics, the fastest growing ethnic group in the US, have overtaken blacks to become the largest minority in the US, according to newly released government figures.
Sentence 2: Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.5 |
Sentence 1: The Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain, was forthright.
Sentence 2: "He hasn't got much choice," said the Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain.
Similarity score (0-5): 2.0 |
Sentence 1: When fully operational, the facility is expected to employ up to 1,000 people.
Sentence 2: The plant would employ 1,000 people when fully built out, the company said.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.0 |
Sentence 1: The American Stock Exchange biotech index .BTK surged 5 percent.
Sentence 2: The Philadelphia Stock Exchange's semiconductor index .SOXX jumped 6.10 percent.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.4 |
Sentence 1: "I really liked him and I still do," Cohen Alon told the Herald yesterday.
Sentence 2: And I really liked him, and I still do.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.2 |
Sentence 1: For the full 12-month period ending June 30, 2003, advanced services lines for ADSL increased by 37 percent and cable modem connections increased by 75 percent.
Sentence 2: For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.8 |
Sentence 1: State Education Commissioner Kent King said Wednesday that the scores on the Missouri Assessment Program tests disappointed him.
Sentence 2: Missouri Education Commissioner Kent King said he was disappointed by the scores.
Similarity score (0-5): 3.2 |
Sentence 1: Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.
Sentence 2: When Ragin's address was raided, authorities found more than 1,000 credit cards and duplicating machines.
Similarity score (0-5): 4.8 |
Sentence 1: Lowe's, with about half as many stores, reported a 33 percent increase in third-quarter profit behind a 12 percent jump in same-store sales.
Sentence 2: Home Depot reported a 22 percent jump in third-quarter profit behind a nearly 8 percent rise in same-store sales.
Similarity score (0-5): 1.4 |
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