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These are surrounded by areas of limestone formations, scrub and grassland, coral cliffs, and fine sand beaches. | The beaches have fine sand. |
The monastery is strictly vegetarian, and visitors are warned not to bring any meat with them. | Visitors are not allowed to bring meat with them to the monastery. |
Rh??ne Valley | The valley of Rh??ne. |
At first the caliphs were content to accept tribute from the Balearics, without imposing Islam. | Islam was not initially forced on the Balearics by the caliphs. |
what do you write for stutter duh duh | Do you write for stutter? |
Local news panders to viewers by showing crime and disaster footage, ignoring education and politics. | People are more interested to see the bad things on TV than other more important matters. |
I guess what I'm trying to say is, if a person can maintain control of the situation, he shouldn't be found guilty of not operating according to the manual. | My point is that if a person can maintain control of the situation, they are operating. |
Academia's most popular one-year fellowship, the Guggenheim, has been awarded to dozens of academics, including the University of Chicago's Neil Harris, who will research the history of the American urban newspaper building, and Williams College's Richard Stamelman, who will study the literature and culture of perfume. | The Guggenheim is a one-year fellowship. |
Perhaps we should be idealistic about intervention in general but realistic in how we go about it. | We should be idealistic about intervention in general. |
Russia attacked Islamic separatists in Dagestan and bombed neighboring Chechnya. | The Russians attacked dagestand and bombed Chechnya |
you know you go there you train you get treated like shit and then you you i mean then you get out | You go there and train and practice but you are treated terribly and then you get out. |
but i like i i'm a Danielle Steele fan | I'm a Danielle Steele fan. |
Anyhow, he's not really such a bad old guy, Dave--not, like some of those Satheri. | Dave isn't like those Satheri. He's a good guy. |
You? 170 "Yes. | You want it for 170. |
Benjamin, pack a bag.' | You should pack your things, Benjamin. |
(And, indeed, some of his supporters may prefer seeing him as the victim of a disease rather than as an intentional sexual predator.) | There are some who would want to think of him as a victim instead of a predator. |
so let's see i was trying to think of i don't think i've ever watched any soap operas i think my mom used to watch Young and the Restless but i don't i don't watch them | I don't like to watch soap operas. |
they're they're always looking for a lot of uh good computer people because there's a lot of equipment out there and no one knows how to run it | There's many types of computers in the world nobody knows how to run. |
How do we discover them? | If we want to discover them, what should we do? |
Yes, but what? | Okay, so what then? |
But when he recovered, he smiled. | He smiled once he recovered. |
Those who have just left their seed or those with a sack full of silver may have a more open view of your plight. | Those with a sack of silver may have a different perspective. |
Service The executive leads the regional office in the pursuit of outstanding performance in all applicable program areas, and as a team member helps the Service Delivery Network and VBA as a whole to improve performance. | The executive is one of the team members. |
Food A Unified, Risk-Based Safety System Needed to Enhance Food Safety | They need a risk based safety system to enhance food safety. |
They were buried at this busy public place as a warning not to try to outsmart the sultan. | Their burial location was a warning from the Sultan. |
alrighty um well i uh have have a four year old who will just be entering public school next year so i'm really just starting to get involved in uh in what's out there and how they do things um as as far as the system as a whole i really don't see a a problem with it i do see a problem with graduating people that that... | I'm just starting to get involved as my four year old is starting public school. |
Holding my Gauntlet in both hands. | I held the gauntlet in two hands. |
And for two-income couples, getting married nearly always results in a higher tax bill. | Getting married makes people pay more taxes. |
If the Postal Service makes all feasible changes and the markets are found not to be contestable, it will be because the economies of scale and joint production, and the advantages of being an incumbent,10 are larger than any disadvantages associated with the levels of productivity or wages. | The markets will not necessarily be affected by the changes. |
When an Oregon Supreme Court Justice arrived at Central Oregon's Office of Legal Aid Services Wednesday evening about 30 minutes late and with wind-blown hair, nobody thought much of it. | Nobody worries if an Oregon Supreme Court Justice shows up late. |
Menorca is the second largest of the Balearic archipelago, but it's tiny just the only 50 km (31 miles) long and 17 km (10 miles) across at its widest point. | At no point is Menorca more than 20 kilometers wide. |
That was the hardest day of my life. | That day was so hard. |
The market price of a Treasury security falls when the current interest rate on Treasury securities of equal maturity rises. | When the interest rate on treasury securities of equal maturity rises, the market price of a treasury security falls. |
until you get your dependents it just doesn't matter | You have to get your dependents first before it matters. |
As with Social Security, Medicare spending will swell as the elderly population increases. | If the elderly population increases, then Medicare spending will increase as well. |
They found volunteers who will translate documents for free at www.volunteermatch.org. | There are some people who will translate the documents without being paid. |
Susan M. Hoffman, the pro bono coordinator at Washington, D.C.'s Crowell and Moring, regularly receives queries from non-profit organizations via email. | Susan M. Hoffman answers many questions for non-profits. |
He was one of the dead--there should be no quickening of breath within him! | He was dead and no longer breathing. |
so you have to do the random drug testing | You have to do random drug testing. |
they've got a way to recycle them they've got places that can recycle them into products no problem the problem is that they can't there's no facility to get it from the people that have the raw material the empty milk cartons | They have a way to recycle, but the problem is there's no facility for raw material processing. |
um-hum oh they do have some absolutely gorgeous things so uh but they uh the one we just watched that we had videotaped from the weekend was the Gardens of the World did you see that one this week | Gardens of the World was gorgeous this week. |
it's important that they go to college when they get out of high school | They must go straight to college after graduating high school. |
But where is she? demanded Julius, his thoughts flying off on another tack. | Julius cares about her enough to wonder where she is. |
There were lots of people. | Many people were there. |
Screening protocols can be mandatory or voluntary. | The protocols could be voluntary in nature or mandatory. |
In particular, a small business commenter argued that the proposed flexibility in the use of the CMRS bands not be extended to cellular providers initially in order to give Personal Communications Service (PCS) licensees an opportunity to establish themselves. | A small business commenter argued that the proposed flexibility in using CMRS bands was not to be extended. |
In her storage room-turned-office, Jennifer Baum works under an expanding leak that is causing the ceiling to turn brown and crumble. | Jennifer Baum's office used to be a storage room. |
yeah there's um there's a place up in my my folks actually live up in Delaware and there's a place up there that we like to go to called um The Hop which is you know just a fifties diner basically and then there's um a chain around here called Silver Diner | We like to go to a place called The Hop in Delaware. |
Companies offer dark, quiet nap rooms, reasoning that midday naps help workers maintain focus. | There are nap rooms in companies where workers can take midday naps. |
There's a small zoo area where you can see snakes, lizards, birds of prey, wolves, hyenas, foxes, and various desert cats, including cheetahs and leopards. | The zoo is home to a variety of animals including mammals, birds, lizards, and snakes. |
Accounting principles published by authoritative standard setting bodies and other authoritative sources (1) in the absence of other guidance in the first three parts of this hierarchy, and (2) if the use of such accounting standards improve the meaningfulness of the financial statements. | Accounting principles are published by authoritative setting bodies. |
Antiques can be good buys, but beware of fakes. | Antiques are a good investment, though it is important to stay vigilant. |
well that's nice uh-huh that's good | Well, that's really fine and dandy. |
His eyes asked a question. | There was a question reflected in his eyes. |
The glories of Verona extend from its grand Roman arena to the palaces of the medieval and Renaissance families whose intrigues and love stories inspired Shakespeare. | The greatness of Verona can be seen in many great buildings. |
A clunky six-pager summarizes the century in thick newsweekly- The overarching theme of the century's first half was the rise of state power. | The rise of power in the state was considered the grand theme of the first half of the century. |
He is the keeper of the Beatles' flame, says the New York Times ' Bob Spitz, and has handled megastardom with level-headedness and acumen. | Bob Spitz writes for the New York Times |
It's worth climbing the old stone stairs to the choir loft to see the wood-carvings, particularly on the seats reserved for the Catholic monarchs themselves. | There were seats used only by the Catholic monarchs. |
But--what about his recovery, if that was supposed to be determined by the signs of the zodiac? | His recovery was supposed to be determined by the signs of the zodiac. |
Explore further and you will find a wide variety of urban landscapes, from peaceful squares and parks to the narrow streets and steep stairs of the medieval Panier district, which make you feel as if you have left France altogether. | There are portions of France, such as the Panier District, that don't reflect the French style. |
yeah uh i'm in uh New York upstate upstate upstate New York yeah and uh long way uh | Right now I'm in in New York upstate. |
A series of lenses and prisms projects a live image of the city onto a concave viewing screen inside the camera. | A series of lenses projects a live feed of the city. |
Each year the government spends billions of dollars on computer equipment, services, software, and telecommunications. | The government spends billions on computers. |
yeah well the see the problem is if if the if someone wouldn't have came up to me and said it's gonna cost you five hundred dollars to keep your dog alive what do you wanna do i probably would've had second thoughts but what they well what they do is is they say well it's gonna cost | I might not have paid $500 if I'd known it would cost that much. |
But perhaps I could speak to his niece Nurse Edith, did you say her name was?' | The person about to be spoken too might be named Edith. |
"Only that the pinto still runs near the well." | The pinto runs. |
i've never had one | I've never had one. |
in any of them since eighty one | Any of them have since 81. |
it's just yeah it's just over just uh about five ten minutes ago i guess it was a good game uh they won by about eight i think | It concluded about around ten minutes ago, you can say it was a good game I guess where they won by eight. |
yeah well they make mistakes too i guess | They also make mistakes. |
Keswick makes a good base for touring the National Park and the Northwest. | If you want to tour the National Park and the Northwest, Keswick is a good base. |
I gave a silent prayer of thanks to whoever decided that this thing ought to look like a steam-train. | I prayed to myself. |
After King Birendra became sovereign in 1972 tenth in the line of Shah rulers since King Prithvi the Great a referendum in which all Nepalis over 21 were eligible to vote confirmed the popular preference for the panchayat system over a return to multi-party democracy. | All Nepalis over 21 were eligible to vote because King Prithvi the Great had a referendum. |
i'd like to see the death penalty more as a deterrent i think people know that nobody that it doesn't you know it it's not a deterrent right now because it's not really effective | The death penalty is not an effective deterrent for criminals. |
Of all the Prado's paintings, none is more discussed and disputed than La Maja Desnuda (The Naked Maja), one of Spain's first nudes. | The most discussed and debated painting by Prado is La Maja Desnuda. |
The bad moment has passed. | It was no longer a bad time. |
The rapier punched a hole in the man's chest. | The man was injured by the rapier. |
The results of the technology-driven scenarios should not be interpreted as an EPA endorsement of any of the policies or technology assumptions behind each of scenarios described in this report. | EPA is not endorsing the policies that underpin the scenarios. |
It would be hard to get anything valuable out of a man who already had his arm broken and a sword pinning him through his heart to the tree behind him. | It was quite difficult to find anything of use from somebody who was seemingly diminished in life value themselves. |
oh i don't blame you walking is uh you know it's interesting because i think we went through a a phase there where it was jogging | Walking is interesting, I think. |
yeah yeah i was i was uh we don't have cable so we were watching C N N a lot and then trying to switch thank goodness for remote control | We watch CNN often because we don't have cable. |
Just 9 km (5 miles) out of town, Mool Sagar gardens are a popular place for picnics in the rainy season. | Tourists visit Mool Sagar gardens in the rainy season for picnics. |
She's radioactive because of the Drudge Report . The cover package also wonders who's leaking information to the press. | They wonder who is leaking information to the press. |
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs said that fullscale Internet access had dramatically increased public awareness and participation, and had saved taxpayers and USDA more than $100,000 in administrative costs associated with the rulemaking. | USDA saved more than $100,000 in administrative costs because of the new rules. |
8- depends on the interaction between any additional personal saving and government dissaving associated with financing the incentive. | depends on the interaction between any additional personal saving and government dissaving |
My dad was stationed in Guam during the World War Two though | During World War Two my father was posted in Guam |
just set it up and get out of get out of the city for awhile | Establish it and then leave the city for a period of time. |
so you're right they could do something about about that i guess | You are correct they are capable of doing something. |
Easy for you to say, I thought. | I didn't think it was a hard thing for you to say. |
A formless amalgam of wooden shacks and modern apartment buildings, Oriental-style bazaars and shopping-center supermarkets, Pointe Pitre betrays little of its turbulent past. | Pointe Pitre exposes its history and past quite clearly. |
Carpets from China, Iran, India, and Singapore itself. | China, Iran, India, and Singapore are where the carpets are from. |
but uh that gets old too in a very short order i'm i'm hoping that this uh solo flex will uh | That does get quite old in a short amount of time. |
no we probably should but we haven't so why don't you explain to me some good tips about what you've done which you've found useful and workable | What are some good tips that you can offer? |
Vice President Al Gore, House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, and Democratic Party officials equated the ads with previous efforts to investigate and impeach Clinton over his sex life. | The ads were likened to previous efforts to impeach Clinton. |
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. | Taxes will be reduced more if they are married. |
The organizations identified several critical success factors that they viewed as essential to establishing, developing, and maintaining effective information-sharing relationships, which could benefit critical infrastructure protection efforts. | There are possible benefits towards critical infrastructure protection efforts. |
Thirteen administrative parishes were created, forming the basis of government that we still see today. | There were thirteen administrative parishes. |
oh yeah because you're combine uh confined by space you know i had a i came out of a thirty one hundred square foot two story house house and i had room for everything | I used to live in a thirty one hundred square foot home that had two stories. |
Dust covered their bodies and faces. | They were very dirty. |
The Keswick Museum and Art Gallery in Fitz Park is a treasure trove of artifacts collected in the area, with the atmosphere of an old professor's study. | There are artifacts from the area in the museum. |
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