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Unfortunately, the public was not enthusiastic, the funding ran out, and the project was abandoned, giving the monument its other Scotland's Disgrace.	The public was not excited and funding dried up.
Now I have finished with this room.	I'm done with this area now.
After slowing to 3.2 percent over the 1970s and 1980s and further to only 2.4 percent in the early 1990s, annual GDP growth accelerated to an average of 4.3 percent from 1995 to 2000.	Between 1995 and 2000, GDP growth grew by 4.3 percent.
Indicators of success --Boards contain representatives from a greater variety of groups.	It is an indicator of success when boards have varied members.
If, however, the evaluation question requires GAO to report on how satisfactory progress is or the reasons for problems in implementation, the more staff who can be on site over time, with the ricHe'st or thickest base for examining the situation as the many people involved see it, the sounder our causal conclusions an...	If the GAO has to report on the progress, the recommendations will be better.
It tells you that food stamps are respectable, that you're a fool not to go down and claim what you're entitled to.	If you're entitled to food stamps, go down and claim them.
Cost per Piece ($US)	Price per unit ($US)
Intellectuals debated the existentialist merit of Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre in Paris's Left Bank caf??s.	Intellectuals weren't sure if Camus was successful.
Appendix III FHWA's Senior Executive Performance Plans	The performance plans of the senior executive.
Opponents said reformers shouldn't jump the gun, since 1) the decision did not deal with soft money; and 2) the court refused to overturn its 1976 decision that campaign spending limits do impede free speech.	Opponents and reformers should not act prematurely without considering all of the factors.
When Chechens raided the Russian territory of Dagestan, and bombs wrecked Moscow apartment buildings, the army seized the opportunity.	The army seized the chance with Chechens raided Dagestan.
he exclaimed.	He said passionately.
In fact, I was convinced that, far from having been in her own room, Mrs. Cavendish was actually in the deceased's room when the alarm was given." I shot a quick glance at Mary.	I was convinced that the alarm was given when Mrs. Cavendish was in the room.
Sorry, It Was Never in My The Monica Lewinsky case, per se, has left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths, says pundit-in-training Ruth Conniff of the Progressive ( Fox News Sunday ).	Ruth Conniff is a pundit for the Progressive.
Our reviews over the past 20 years have consistently found that DOD's weapon system acquisitions take much longer and cost much more than originally anticipated, causing disruptions to the department's overall investment strategy and significantly reducing its buying power.	The DOD's weapons system acquisitions process has historically been lengthier and costlier than anticipated.
The scenery is magnificent and you can visit Mona Vrontisa, a small monastery in the hills above the town, which was the original home of the Damaskines icons now in Agaa Ekateranis in Iraklion.	Mona Vrontisa is a small monastery atop a hill.
The burden that the restrictive USO imposes on a post is the increase in its unit costs resulting from cream skimming under liberalization caused by the requirements of uniform pricing and levels of service.	The burden that the USO imposes on a post is how much the unit costs increased.
For example, the idea of putting the Ten Commandments in every classroom is attractive but, in the long run, federally funded stone tablets will only breed dependency on the nanny state.	It has been suggested that the Ten Commandments be put in schools.
Large package hotels offer entertainers operating in two or three languages to loosen up the older crowd with competitions, sing-alongs, and a more sedate sort of dancing.	Soe hotels cater to older guests.
Interestingly, they were Creole French offspring of French nationals born in Montreal.	French citizens born in Montreal had children who were Creole French.
(Admission, too, is free on the first Sunday of every month.)	On the first Sunday of every month, admission is free as well.
Is the cost-cutting story plausible?	Do you believe that story?
i'm a payroll clerk just an accounting clerk	I handle paying the employees where I work
that was loud sorry	That was noisy, I apologize.
Adopting the unequivocal emblem of the sun, Louis was to be outshone by no one.	Louis was adopting the emblem of the sun.
10-4, good buddy, Kara	ten to four, Kara great friend.
Similarly, competition has changed the environment in which federal agencies operate.	The operations of federal agencies have been affected by competition.
hum so you're fishing downstream so it will carry some	You're fishing downstream.
Government dissaving absorbs funds available for private investment and puts upward pressure on interest rates.	If the government doesn't save, interest rates go up.
Unless the federal investment for civil legal services is substantially increased, a large segment of the U.S. population will continue to be without access to the justice system.	A large segment of the US population does not have access to the justice system.
In spite of herself she was nervous.	She was nervous even though she didn't want to be.
In fact it enjoys the mildest of climates, even in winter, and provides many a pleasant seaside resort in summer.	The climate is mild even through the winter months.
After the collapse of the apartheid state-security apparatus, worldwide crime syndicates from Colombia, Nigeria, and Thailand set up operations in South Africa.	Crime syndicates from across the world have involvement in South Africa.
Opponents say the interest earned on the trust funds belongs to the clients and cannot be diverted to charitable groups without compensating their clients or getting their permission.	They need to get permission from the clients before.
hope you enjoy your recipe	I want you to like the recipe.
Others just want to be in control of the process.	There is tension over control of the process.
yeah that could be a little boring sometimes i guess too but	I suppose that may be a little boring at times.
The graceful crescent-shaped Piazza del Duomo is the perfect place for breakfast surrounded by 17th- and 18th-century palazzi and the monumental facade of the cathedral.	The best place to have breakfast is the Piazza del Duomo due to its incredible surroundings.
really i like it	I enjoy it.
The front pages of most European newspapers were dominated Monday with the standoff in Northern Ireland between the Protestant Orange Order and the British government, which used police and troops to prevent Orangemen from marching through a Roman Catholic quarter of Drumcree Sunday.	European newspapers covered the standoff in Northern Ireland a lot.
oh middle child you uh you have you ever heard much about that theory about the uh you know how their different their their position in the family relates to their uh character you know some of their	Have you ever heard the theory that the being the middle child relates to their character somehow?
did i get what	What did I get?
But he must decide quickly on his next step.	He must quickly make a decision on his next step.
They have too many hours to bill.	They have so much time to bill.
An early effort was the Brooks Act, enacted in 1965, which called for centralized oversight of federal information technology acquisitions by the General Services Administration (GSA).	The Brooks Act was enacted in 1965.
Theoretically, an ideal test should remain accurate throughout the alcohol use spectrum.	The test should be valid.
however, we did not independently verify the accuracy of that information.	We did not verify that information.
But today the area's golden history has been tarnished by abandonment and an ongoing parade of hustlers and lost souls wandering Hollywood Boulevard.	Hollywood Boulevard has an important history to some.
These vulnerabilities are easily exploited.	You can show how vulnerable it is.
Inside you will find the marble sarcophagus of the monastery's founder Christodoulos and icons that date from as early as 1190.	Te sarcophagus of Christodoulos, the monastery's founder, is located inside.
The overseas empire expanded in the East and West Indies, and arts and letters flourished in this age of enlightenment.	In this age of enlightenment, arts and letters flourished.
It might also lift the pay caps on management salaries.	It is possible that the pay caps on management salaries can be removed.
we do that too we have a uh a treadmill and uh a bicycle and that kind of stuff we try to get twenty minutes like at least three for four times a week you know yeah and we like movies	We own equipment like a treadmill and bicycle and try to use them at least three or four times every week.
um-hum yeah yeah i think you have to go deep for those don't you though don't they kind of just kind of scavenge along the bottom of of wherever they are	Those are for deep-water fishing.
Since a Democrat has occupied the White House, it has been a different story.	Things have changed since a Democrat started occupying the White House.
From working as migrant laborers in France and Germany, Italian factory and farm workers brought back expert knowledge of union organization and strikes.	The farmers gained knowledge of how the company works.
Pocketing the usual fee of fifty pounds, I rejoin you in the road outside, and we proceed to the next address and repeat the performance."	I took the fee and then we went to the next house.
If you decided to wreck the sky again, even you might not be able to repair it a second time." He tapped his hands lightly together and the sound of a huge gong reverberated in the room.	You have already wrecked and repaired the sky once before.
A little Musee du Vin (Rue d'Enfer) tells the history of wine-making, with all its paraphernalia, from Roman times to the present day.	The Rue d'Enfer talks about the wine's history.
that's the one that never did yep	Yup, that one didn't.
I e-mailed Macmillan with my problem and the company e-mailed back a one-line Set your BIOS to boot off of the CD.	I sent an electronic mail to Macmillan about my issue.
China today boasts some 20 missiles that could hit the United States and is working to supplement that force with more survivable, mobile launchers.	China brags it can launch missiles that can hit the US and it has 20.
okay have a good evening	Okay, have a wonderful evening.
Last but not least is Puglia's crown city, Lecce, understandably called The Baroque Florence for its plethora of 16th 18th century palazzos of local and easily sculpted limestone.	Lecce is also known as The Baroque Florence due to the large amount of 16th to 18th century palazzos of local sculpted limestone.
yeah but uh those are all great the the interesting thing we're getting ready to have a house built	We are going to build a house soon
There were 170 GALs in Maine at the time of her study, she said.	Maine has just shy of 200 GALs during that time.
it's over six thousand foot	It is more than 6,000 feet.
Interactive computer programs on laptops or palm computers, web-based interventions, computerized bundling of brief health messages for multiple health risks (e.g.	Bundled messages regarding health risks for Interactive electronics and software.
and we had to talk about air pollution too what do you think's causing it and what should we do about it	We discussed air pollution and its causes.
She seemed to be looking back earnestly into those past days.	She appeared to be thinking about the past.
Four pictures hung crookedly on the wall representing scenes from Faust.	The four pictures representing scenes were hung crookedly.
This, of course, is not a very satisfactory state of affairs for theoretical economists--or, for that matter, policy-makers or speech writers.	Policy makers would not be satisfied with this arrangement.
this year we didn't this last season it was it was too wet up here	We didn't this year because it was too wet.
These estimates also suggest that increasing U.S. national saving would not substantially decrease the return to capital and therefore could provide significant improvement to future incomes and consumption.	The estimates suggest that raising national saving would not bring capital back.
Fifth, put your money where your mouth is.	Put your money where your mouth is.
She also retains a sense of humor about her plight--these days, she jokes, she can make any small company famous by wearing its logo on a baseball cap.	She thinks that she can make a company famous by wearing their logo.
yeah that's right what uh what do you find uh that you're looking at most in those uh the i mean are they are they the comedies and uh that kind of stuff	Are they the comedies you're looking for?
Simply put, governments are bad.	Governments are not good.
The basis for this guide is the belief that federal agencies could benefit from examples set by a few leading organizations whose CIO organizations have gained a reputation for outstanding information management in their enterprises.	Some few leading organizations set examples that were used as basis for this guide.
Ironically, price competition has emerged most robustly among businesses not addressed by the new law, such as DBS, cellular phone, and Internet service providers.	Price competition is common in businesses that aren't covered by the new laws.
uh well they're they're coming from various places and a lot of them are going back there	They come from different places, and return there afterwards.
Instead of a schedule-driven process, their process is driven by events that bring them critical design reviews that are supported by completed engineering drawings and production decisions supported by reliability testing and statistical process control data.	Reliability testing is used to support production decisions.
well now that one's fairly easy because that's probably slightly under half an inch but some of them like like twenty seven and and there are some thirty seconds and some of the things that that uh don't translate	Thankfully that one's pretty easy since it's under a half inch.
It's built on undulating land that radiates out from a fishing harbor where a small fleet still moors and sells its catch.	It has land that radiates out from the harbor.
If Texaco executives had indulged their personal tastes for Van Gogh oil paintings at a multimillion-dollar cost to the stockholders, it would be self-evident that the stockholders had been plundered.	It would be clear that stockholders had been cheated if the executives had spent millions on oil paintings.
Rysdale, the oil king?"	Is Rysdale the king of oil?
However, our task team did obtain information on GAO's practices, as well as those of several other federal organizations.	Our task team got information regarding GAO and other federal organizations' practices.
Immediately to the right of Jesus is the weighing of the souls, with Saint Michael trying to stop Satan from cheating.	Saint Michael tries to stop Satan from cheating, positioned on the right of Jesus.
I've come about the place, said Tuppence.	Tuppence had come to rent or buy the place.
Newsweek reports that JFK Jr. actively explored a Senate run before Hillary Clinton expressed interest.	JFK Jr. thought of a Senate run before Hillary Clinton.
A drunkard and a reckless bandit.	He was drunk and reckless.
and at the same time i i see some colder winters in the Midwest i think they've gotten more snow in the past five years than we're having here on the East Coast	I think the Midwest has had colder winters and more snow, recently, than we have had on the East Coast.
if they made it straight across the board everybody pay five percent if their gross national profit was say a million dollars then pay five five percent of that	Hypothetically if they made everyone pay five percent then they would pay five percent of the gross national profit.
Both volumes serve as authoritative references to the standards and interpretations.	The pieces are references for the standards.
The missions of the Customs Service-the oldest federal agency-are to ensure that goods and persons entering and exiting the United States comply with all U.S. laws and regulations, while also facilitating the legitimate movement of goods and persons through U.S. ports.	The oldest out of all the federal agencies is the Customs Service.
NOECs and LOECs are determined by hypothesis testing (Dunnett's Test, a t test with the Bonferroni adjustment, Steel's Many-one Rank Test, or the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test with the Bonferroni adjustment), whereas LCs, ICs, and ECs are determined by point estimation techniques (Probit Analysis, Spearman-Karber Method, Trim...	Hypothesis testing is how LOECs are calculated.
All this time, the land for the library has sat undisturbed, covered with tall weeds and empty buildings, its intended purpose marked only by a banner that has grown progressively more tattered.	The land put aside to build the library is full of weeds, and it was meant to be like that
Agencies may maintain these cumulative balances on biweekly or pay period T	The cumulative balances are maintained on a biweekly basis.
What's more, the band's final album, Filles de Kilimanjaro , on which Hancock and Carter perform on electric instruments, produced one of Davis' indisputable masterpieces, the majestic 14 minute Tout de Suite.	The 14 minute song Tout de Suite is one of Davis' best songs.
Congress gave EPA responsibility for implementing federal environmental laws.	The EPA has the responsibility of implementing federal environmental laws.

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