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test_101

Sentence1: Thursday's assassination of Ms. Bhutto has plunged the Pakistani nation into a situation that many perceive as a crisis, with violent protests across the country. Officials say the violence has also caused tens of millions of dollars in damages. Most of the deaths have occurred in southern Sindh province, which is Ms. Bhutto's political stronghold. The worsening security situation prompted President Musharraf on Saturday to order his security chiefs to deal firmly with violent protesters. Sentence2: Musharraf has ordered rioters to take firm action against security forces.

(A) Not Entailment

test_102

Sentence1: Security forces were on high alert after an election campaign in which more than 1,000 people, including seven election candidates, have been killed. Sentence2: Security forces were on high alert after a campaign marred by violence.

(B) Entailment

test_103

Sentence1: Egypt on Thursday strongly criticized Israeli new Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman for his remarks that he refused to recognize the peace efforts initiated in 2007 in the U.S. city of Annapolis to restore the peace talks with the Palestinians, reported the state MENA news agency. Lieberman's remarks is "regrettable," Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki was quoted as saying, adding "his remarks are the first blow to the peace efforts to come from the Israeli new government." Sentence2: Hossam Zaki is the new Foreign Minister of Israel.

(B) Not Entailment

test_104

Sentence1: In 1979, the leaders signed the Egypt-Israel peace treaty on the White House lawn. Both President Begin and Sadat received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work. The two nations have enjoyed peaceful relations to this day. Sentence2: The Israel-Egypt Peace Agreement was signed in 1979.

(B) Entailment

test_105

Sentence1: We look at the cool relationship between these two establishment families and how the party would fare with the son, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, and the wife, Elizabeth Dole, on the 2000 campaign trail. Sentence2: The name of George W. Bush's wife is Laura.

(B) Not Entailment

test_106

Sentence1: Danny Kennedy, Greenpeace campaigns director, said: "The burden of proof in the Scott Parkin expulsion case lies morally with the Commonwealth, to prove that he is a danger. When the Government brought in anti-terror legislation, they promised the public that these laws would only be used to confront a real and present risk of a terrorist attack, not a sweep-all approach against citizens. Peace is not terrorism. Peace is not a threat to national security. No democratic government should expel a foreign citizen because [it] opposes his political opinions." Sentence2: Greenpeace director said that peace is terrorism.

(A) Not Entailment

test_107

Sentence1: Alice Cooper, a founder of the shock rock genre, and infamous for his gory stage shows, is setting up a Christian center for at-risk youths in Phoenix. Cooper, who has been a born again Christian for over 20 years, has already raised US$2 million for the center via his charity, the Solid Rock Foundation, founded by Cooper in 1995. "The Rock", as the center will be called, is expected to cost $7.3 million, and Cooper hopes that construction work will begin on the site, currently a grassy area near the Grand Canyon University, by November. Sentence2: Alice Cooper is a Christian.

(A) Entailment

test_108

Sentence1: Swansea striker Lee Trundle has negotiated a lucrative image-rights deal with the League One club. Sentence2: Lee Trundle is in business with the League One club.

(A) Entailment

test_109

Sentence1: NEW YORK — Somali pirates attacked and damaged an American ship carrying humanitarian aid Tuesday, but the ship and crew were safe under Navy escort, the military and shipping company said. The pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at the Liberty Sun as it carried food for famine-wracked African nations, said the vessel's owner, Liberty Maritime Corp. The ship was en route from Houston to Mombasa, Kenya, with a roughly 20-member crew, officials said. . Sentence2: Pirates damaged the ship Liberty Maritime.

(B) Not Entailment

test_110

Sentence1: An American journalist of Russian descent, Klebnikov was shot four times by at least one assassin in a passing car as he stepped outside his office that evening in Moscow. Sentence2: Vladislav Listyev was murdered in Moscow.

(B) Not Entailment

test_111

Sentence1: A U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday has declared unconstitutional California Assembly Bills 1792 & 1793, the California "ultraviolent video games law" that sought to ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. Federal judge Consuelo M. Callahan has ruled that the 2005 statewide ban, which has yet to be enforced, violates minors' rights under the US Constitution's First and 14th amendment because even the most graphic on-screen mayhem, video game content represents free speech that cannot be censored without proper justification. Sentence2: California Assembly Bills 1792 & 1793 are laws against ultraviolent video games.

(B) Entailment

test_112

Sentence1: The chaotic situation unleashed in Bogota last night, with the assasination of Justice Carlos Valencia, began on 28 July in Medellin, when motorized paid assasins murdered third public order Judge Maria Elena Diaz. Sentence2: Justice Carlos Valencia was killed in Medellin.

(B) Not Entailment

test_113

Sentence1: Blair has sympathy for anyone who has lost their lives in Iraq. Sentence2: Blair is sympathetic to anyone who has lost their lives in Iraq.

(B) Entailment

test_114

Sentence1: Fujimori charged that on January 26, 1995, Ecuador fired the first shot, an allegation denied by Ecuador's leader, Sixto Duran-Ballen. Predictably, each side blamed the other for starting the 1995 conflict, just as each pointed the finger of guilt to the other for provoking the border war of 1941, when Peru took most of the 120,000 square miles in contention between the two countries. Sentence2: President Fujimori was re-elected in 1995.

(A) Not Entailment

test_115

Sentence1: Tropical storm Koni dumped significant rains on the Philippines before becoming a minimal typhoon and eventually making landfall on the northern coast of Vietnam. Sentence2: A tropical storm has caused significant property damage.

(A) Not Entailment

test_116

Sentence1: About half were along a 20-mile stretch of Santa Monica Bay from Topanga Canyon Boulevard to the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Sentence2: The coastline of Santa Monica Bay is 50 miles long.

(A) Not Entailment

test_117

Sentence1: Rotorua has banned criminals with five or more dishonesty convictions from entering the Central Business District (CBD). The criminals will be issued with trespass notices banning them from the main streets of Rotorua. Eleven out of twelve councillors, including the Rotorua mayor, supported the by-law along with support from the police. Kevin Winters, Mayor of Rotorua, said "The ban also had the support of local businesses, who wanted an end to the thefts, assaults, shoplifting and other street crime on Rotorua streets. Crime was an issue in the area. Five strikes and you're out." Sentence2: The Central Business District (CBD) is part of Rotorua.

(B) Entailment

test_118

Sentence1: Pole Robert Kubica became the highlight of the weekend by winning the pole, but was slow off the start and finished third on the podium. Nick Heidfeld, his BMW Sauber teammate finished fourth. The results puts BMW as the new leader of the Constructors' championship, one point ahead of Scuderia Ferrari. Heikki Kovalainen came fifth and became the only McLaren driver to finish in the points. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) ran 6 and 7 places respectively with Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) closing out the top eight with 1 point. Timo Glock (Toyota) was engaged in a hard battle with Fernando Alonso (Renault) and came 9th ahead of the Spanish 2005 F1 Champion. Sentence2: Robert Kubica has been appointed by Scuderia Ferrari.

(A) Not Entailment

test_119

Sentence1: The trial began today for a Pennsylvania state trooper accused of killing his girlfriend's estranged husband. Kevin Foley, 43, is accused of cutting the throat of John Yelenic, a dentist who was in the final stages of finalizing a divorce from his wife, Michele. According to prosecutors, Foley "loathed Dr. Yelenic" so much that he asked another fellow trooper to help him commit the alleged murder, which occurred in Yelenic's Blairsville home. Sentence2: Yelenic molested his adopted son.

(A) Not Entailment

test_120

Sentence1: A cataclysmic starquake is thought to have caused a flare of radiation that ripped past the Earth on December 27, battering instruments on satellites and lighting up our atmosphere. Sentence2: The flash of radiation on December 27, lit up the Earth's atmosphere.

(B) Entailment

test_121

Sentence1: New security steps taken by the Customs Service may not be enough to stop a terrorist from smuggling in nuclear weapons. Sentence2: Steps are being taken to stop the smuggling of aliens.

(B) Not Entailment

test_122

Sentence1: Meadows scored a bit part in a January episode of "Law & Order". Sentence2: Meadows appeared in a "Law & Order" episode which aired in January.

(B) Entailment

test_123

Sentence1: Confident that those grading papers would understand answers written in text-speak, Haque stressed that in some exams, including English, text abbreviations would be penalized. Sentence2: Haque wants to include English in some exams.

(B) Not Entailment

test_124

Sentence1: The team drawing up Iraq's new constitution considered giving itself more time to write the document on Sunday, but still looked set to meet its mid-August deadline under intense U.S. pressure. Sentence2: On Sunday, officials argued about whether to seek a delay of the August deadline for completing the document in order to give them more time to hash out such sticky issues.

(A) Not Entailment

test_125

Sentence1: On July 12 Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio asks Pedro Santana Lopes to form a government. The new government is sworn in on July 17 and includes António Monteiro as foreign minister, Daniel Sanches as interior minister, and António Bago Flix as finance minister; Paulo Portas remains defense minister. Sentence2: New Portuguese prime minister is elected.

(A) Entailment

test_126

Sentence1: Four days of talks got underway with the US announcing the first significant overture to North Korea since George W Bush took office three years ago. Sentence2: George W. Bush entered the US presidency 3 years ago.

(B) Entailment

test_127

Sentence1: It has been observed that in those countries of the world where capital punishment is still in operation, the crime rate, especially murder, is distinctively low in comparison to countries where capital punishment has been discarded. Sentence2: Capital punishment is a deterrent to crime.

(A) Entailment

test_128

Sentence1: Brown brushed off a threat made Monday by his counterpart, Foreign Trade Minister Wu Yi, that if China's effort to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) by the year's end is unsuccessful, Beijing will no longer be bound by previous trade and economic commitments. Sentence2: Wu Yi is the Foreign Trade Minister of China.

(B) Entailment

test_129

Sentence1: Though the exact date is debated, dogs are thought to have been domesticated by humans approximately 12,000 years ago. Sentence2: Humans existed 10,000 years ago.

(A) Entailment

test_130

Sentence1: Charles de Gaulle died in 1970 at the age of eighty. He was thus fifty years old when, as an unknown officer recently promoted to the (temporary) rank of brigadier general, he made his famous broadcast from London rejecting the capitulation of France to the Nazis after the debacle of May-June 1940. Sentence2: Charles de Gaulle died in 1970.

(A) Entailment

test_131

Sentence1: Capital punishment acts as a deterrent. Sentence2: Capital punishment is a deterrent to crime.

(B) Entailment

test_132

Sentence1: Phish disbands after a final concert in Vermont on Aug. 15 Sentence2: Rock band Phish holds final concert in Vermont.

(B) Entailment

test_133

Sentence1: In November 1990, the president announced that opposition political parties would be permitted to organize in 1991. Several new parties emerged, including the Democratic Republican Movement (MDR), the Liberal Party (LP), the Democratic and Socialist Party (PSD), and the Coalition for the Defense of the Republic (CDR). Sentence2: Several new political parties emerged.

(A) Entailment

test_134

Sentence1: The U.S. Army acceded to a request from the local governor to keep U.S. troops away from the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf. Sentence2: The U.S. Army agreed to a request from the local governor to keep US troops away from the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf.

(A) Entailment

test_135

Sentence1: The publishing companies Bloomsbury (U.K.) and Scholastic (U.S.) released cover art for the seventh Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. "The structures around Harry show evident destruction and in the shadows behind him, we see outlines of other people," David Saylor, Scholastic's art director, said in a statement describing the U.S. version. "For the first time, the cover is a wraparound. On the back cover spidery hands are outstretched toward Harry. Only when the book is opened does one see a powerful image of "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named", his glowing red eyes peering out from his hood." Sentence2: Rowling is the author of "Harry Potter".

(B) Not Entailment

test_136

Sentence1: singer and actress Britney Spears, 24, has filled papers in Los Angeles County Superior Court to divorce her husband Kevin Federline, 28. A spokeswoman for the court, Kathy Roberts stated that the papers cited irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the divorce and have, according to the courts, been legally separated as of Monday, November 6, the same day that Spears appeared on Late Night with David Letterman. Sentence2: Spears is to divorce from Kevin Federline.

(A) Entailment

test_137

Sentence1: Hadley said Jordan was chosen as the site of the meeting between Bush and al-Maliki because of its support for the unity government in Iraq and the fact that Bush would be in the region. Sentence2: Bush will meet al-Maliki in Hadley.

(A) Not Entailment

test_138

Sentence1: CAMDEN, N.J. (Reuters) — Three Muslim brothers from Albania were sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a plot to kill American soldiers at the Fort Dix military base, which prosecutors said was inspired by the idea of holy war against the United States. The men, Dritan Duka, 30, Shain Duka, 28, and Eljvir Duka, 25, all illegal immigrants, were each sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. The three, who operated a roofing business in Cherry Hill, N.J., were among five foreign-born Muslims convicted in December of planning an attack at the base, about 40 miles east of Philadelphia. The attack was never carried out. Sentence2: Eljvir Duka comes from Albania.

(A) Entailment

test_139

Sentence1: To mark the 20th anniversary of John Lennon's death tomorrow (December 8), his widow, Yoko Ono, has erected billboards supporting gun control in three major U.S. cities. Sentence2: Yoko Ono is John Lennon's widow.

(B) Entailment

test_140

Sentence1: Two Indian diplomats met the Indian prisoner facing death in Pakistan, Sarabjit Singh, on Tuesday at Kot Lakhpat jail in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. Sentence2: Indian diplomats met an Indian prisoner, on death row, on Tuesday.

(A) Entailment

test_141

Sentence1: Both sides of this argument are presented in this paper, but it is the attempt of this paper to emphasize that the legalization of drugs would be destructive to our society. Sentence2: Drug legalization has benefits.

(A) Not Entailment

test_142

Sentence1: But the message delivered by their performance piece was mostly sad and raw. After just three weeks on the road, one of the two Italian artists, Pippa Bacca, 33, was killed by a driver who offered her a ride. Her naked body was found on April 11 in some bushes near a Turkish village after a suspect led investigators to the site. Although an official cause of death has not been given, local Turkish authorities said Ms. Bacca had been raped and strangled. Sentence2: Pippa Bacca was an Italian peace activist.

(B) Not Entailment

test_143

Sentence1: NASA's two Great Observatories, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, have independently provided what could be the best direct evidence yet for the existence of an event horizon, the defining feature of a black hole. Sentence2: Hubble discovers black holes.

(A) Entailment

test_144

Sentence1: The provincial veterinarian with the Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods, Dr. Hugh Whitney, confirmed today another case of rabies in Labrador, bringing the total number of confirmed rabies cases to nine in Labrador since November 2000. Sentence2: A case of rabies was confirmed.

(B) Entailment

test_145

Sentence1: VCU School of the Arts In Qatar is located in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Sentence2: Qatar is located in Doha.

(B) Not Entailment

test_146

Sentence1: South America - The President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe is scheduled to meet the President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez Thursday. Apparently the crisis between Venezuela and Colombia is almost solved. The crisis began with the imprisonment of the alleged FARC member Rodrigo Granda by Colombian forces on December 13, 2004. Venezuela accused Colombian of invading Venezuelan territory. Colombia accused Venezuela of harboring FARC terrorists. The President of Cuba, Fidel Castro, intervened in the crisis and talked to Chavez and Uribe. Sentence2: Alvaro Uribe is the current President of Colombia.

(A) Entailment

test_147

Sentence1: Monica Meadows, a 22-year-old model from Atlanta, was shot in the shoulder on a subway car in New York City. Sentence2: Monica Meadows, 23, was shot in shoulder while riding a subway car in New York City

(B) Not Entailment

test_148

Sentence1: Moscow believes that the waters of the Sea of Azov should remain in common use, but Kiev insists on a clear division. Sentence2: There is a territorial waters dispute.

(B) Entailment

test_149

Sentence1: India's steelmaker Tata Steel, of the Tata Group, buys Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus Group for £6.7 billion ($12 billion), making it the world's fifth largest steel manufacturer. 70-year-old Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata, from one of India's best-known business families, won the race against Benjamin Steinbruch, 52, a famous Brazilian executive who is the chief and main owner of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN). Tata paid investors 608 pence a share, whereas the Brazilians final offer in an auction by the U.K.'s Takeover Panel was 603 pence. The deal triples Tata Steel's capacity to almost 28 million tons a year. Tata: "This is the first step in showing that Indian industry can step outside its shores into an international market place as a global player." Corus, which was created from the merger of British Steel and Hoogovens, currently employs 47,300 people worldwide. Last year the company was the ninth-largest steel maker worldwide. The takeover may start a round of consolidation in the fragmented steel sector. Sentence2: CSN produces 28 million tons of steel per year.

(A) Not Entailment

test_150

Sentence1: He said that "there is evidence that Cristiani was involved in the murder of the six Jesuit priests" which occurred on 16 November in San Salvador. Sentence2: Cristiani is accused of the assassination of six Jesuits.

(A) Entailment

test_151

Sentence1: Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health say that people who drink coffee may be doing a lot more than keeping themselves awake - this kind of consumption apparently also can help reduce the risk of diseases. Sentence2: Coffee drinking has health benefits.

(A) Entailment

test_152

Sentence1: The investigation came about following the collapse of Barings Bank, when one of its traders based in Singapore, Nick Leeson, amassed losses of the order of 600-700 million without the bank being aware of it. Sentence2: Nick Leeson was arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC.

(A) Not Entailment

test_153

Sentence1: For US pharmaceutical companies, the impending healthcare reforms promise an era of increased cost-containment and pricing controls. Sentence2: The US government wants to keep drug prices down.

(A) Entailment

test_154

Sentence1: The town is also home to the Dalai Lama and to more than 10,000 Tibetans living in exile. Sentence2: The Dalai Lama has been living in exile since 10,000.

(A) Not Entailment

test_155

Sentence1: Police in the Lower Austrian town of Amstetten have arrested a 73 year old man who is alleged to have kept his daughter, now aged 42, locked in the cellar of his house in Amstetten since 29th August 1984. The man, identified by police as Josef Fritzl, is alleged to have started sexually abusing his daughter, named as Elisabeth Fritzl, when she was eleven years old, and to have subsequently fathered seven children by her. One of the children, one of a set of twins born in 1996, died of neglect shortly after birth and the body was burned by the father. Sentence2: Amstetten is located in Austria.

(A) Entailment

test_156

Sentence1: Asprin, an inexpensive drug helps protect survivors of heart attack and stroke from subsequent heart attacks and death, and even helps reduce the number of deaths that occur within the first hours following a heart attack. Sentence2: People experienced adverse effects while taking aspirin.

(B) Not Entailment

test_157

Sentence1: The court in Angers handed down sentences ranging from four months suspended to 28 years for, among others, Philppe V., the key accused. The court found that he, along with his son Franck V. and Franck's former spouse, Patricia M., was one the instigators of a sex ring that abused 45 children, mostly in the couple's flat. The abuses of children aged between six months and 12 years took place in a poor and deprived area of the western french town of Angers. Many of the defendants were poor and lived on benefits and some were mentally impaired. About 20 of them admitted to the charges, while others claimed to have never heard of a sex ring. Sentence2: Franck V. comes from Angers.

(B) Not Entailment

test_158

Sentence1: Grieving father Christopher Yavelow hopes to deliver one million letters to the queen of Holland to bring his children home. Sentence2: Christopher Yavelow is the queen of Holland.

(B) Not Entailment

test_159

Sentence1: Mount Olympus towers up from the center of the earth. Sentence2: Mount Olympus is in the center of the earth.

(A) Entailment

test_160

Sentence1: Dana Reeve, the widow of the actor Christopher Reeve, has died of lung cancer at age 44, according to the Christopher Reeve Foundation. Sentence2: Christopher Reeve had an accident.

(B) Not Entailment

test_161

Sentence1: The letter received by Syracuse TV station News 10 Now is still being analyzed, but police believe it was written by 41-year-old Jiverly Wong, police chief Joseph Zikuski said at a briefing. "We have no reason to believe it's not (authentic)," Zikuski said. "It's another piece of evidence in a very complex puzzle that's going to take us weeks and months to determine what's going on. It's going to help us. " In the rambling, disjointed letter mailed the day he gunned down 13 people before killing himself, Wong blamed his troubles on the police and vowed to take at least two people "to return to the dust of earth." He ended the letter, neatly written in capital letters, on a chilling note: "And you have a nice day." Sentence2: Jiverly Won was a police chief.

(A) Not Entailment

test_162

Sentence1: Mice given a substance found in red wine lived longer despite a fatty diet, a study shows. Sentence2: Mice fed with red wine lived longer despite a fatty diet.

(B) Not Entailment

test_163

Sentence1: Another factor in the rising cost of paper is the increased cost of wood pulp, from which paper is made Sentence2: The cost of paper is rising.

(A) Entailment

test_164

Sentence1: Blair has sympathy for anyone who has lost their lives in Iraq. Sentence2: Blair is sorry for anyone who has lost their lives in Iraq.

(A) Entailment

test_165

Sentence1: About 33.5 million people live in this massive conurbation. I would guess that 95% of the 5,000 officially foreign-capital firms in Japan are based in Tokyo. Sentence2: About 33.5 miilion people live in Tokyo.

(B) Entailment

test_166

Sentence1: And, despite its own suggestions to the contrary, Oracle will sell PeopleSoft and JD Edwards financial software through reseller channels to new customers. Sentence2: Oracle sells financial software.

(A) Entailment

test_167

Sentence1: The job gains mean that President Bush can celebrate - albeit by a very fine margin - a net growth in jobs in the US economy in his first term in office. Sentence2: More jobs were created during President Bush's first term.

(B) Entailment

test_168

Sentence1: Mount Redoubt, a volcano in Alaska, erupted on Saturday, sending out clouds of ash thousands of feet high. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was shut down after ash reached the airport. Jeremy Lindseth, a spokesman for the airport, said that only small amount of ash reached the airport, but was significant enough to disrupt operations, as ash can cause engine problems for aircraft. He said that he was uncertain of how many flights were affected due to the eruption. Sentence2: The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the employer of Jeremy Lindseth.

(A) Entailment

test_169

Sentence1: Compuware claims that Allan Tortorice and Jim Hildner were among several former employees who revealed trade secrets after they moved to IBM. Sentence2: Trade secrets were stolen.

(B) Not Entailment

test_170

Sentence1: NASA estimated, Monday, that it will cost $104 billion to return astronauts to the moon, by 2018, in a new rocket that combines the space shuttle with the capsule of an earlier NASA era. Sentence2: The new space vehicle design uses shuttle rocket parts and an Apollo-style capsule.

(A) Not Entailment

test_171

Sentence1: Although he has enough of a support base to be able to create a mass civil disobedience movement, some analysts think that his campaign will be, at best, a thorn in Mr Calderon's side. Sentence2: Mr Calderon is able to create a mass civil disobedience movement.

(A) Not Entailment

test_172

Sentence1: Easter is over but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy "Ben-Hur," the granddaddy of biblical epics and winner of a record 11 Oscars, including best picture and best actor (Charlton Heston in the title role). Sentence2: Charlton Heston played the title role in the movie "Ben-Hur".

(A) Entailment

test_173

Sentence1: The plan was released by Mr Dean on behalf of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson, still recovering from a recent accident, at a Secretarial Summit on Health Information Technology that was attended by many of the nation's leaders in electronic health records. Sentence2: Mr Dean is the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(B) Not Entailment

test_174

Sentence1: JERUSALEM (AP) -- In a spiritual climax to his 22-year papacy, Pope John Paul II on Tuesday began the first official visit by a Roman Catholic pontiff to Israel, fulfilling his dream of visiting the land where Christ was born and died. Sentence2: Pope John Paul II was born in Poland.

(A) Not Entailment

test_175

Sentence1: The harvest of sea-weeds is not allowed in the Puget Sound because of marine vegetation's vital role in providing habitat to important species. Sentence2: Marine vegetation is harvested.

(B) Not Entailment

test_176

Sentence1: The mistaken spelling, Miller explained, was made in a section of her notes unrelated to the interviews with Libby. Other notes documented 3 interviews with Libby, conducted in the year 2003, that in her NYT column she wrote: June 23) ... Mr. Libby raised the subject of Mr. Wilson's wife for the first time. I wrote in my notes, inside parentheses, "Wife works in bureau?" I told Mr. Fitzgerald that I believed this was the first time I had been told that Mr. Wilson's wife might work for the C.I.A. Sentence2: Judith Miller works for the New York Times.

(B) Entailment

test_177

Sentence1: The U.S. handed power on June 30 to Iraq’s interim government chosen by the United Nations and Paul Bremer, former governor of Iraq. Sentence2: The United Nations officialy transferred power to Iraq.

(A) Not Entailment

test_178

Sentence1: The number of Danes opposed to swapping the krone for the euro has increased slightly to 35.3 percent, up from 34.6 percent in April, according to a poll published on Thursday by Danske Bank. Sentence2: The introduction of the euro has been opposed.

(B) Entailment

test_179

Sentence1: This growth proved short-lived, for a Swedish invasion ( 1655-56 ) devastated the flourishing city of Warsaw. Sentence2: Warsaw was invaded by the Swedes in 1655, and the city was devastated.

(A) Entailment

test_180

Sentence1: New York boasts the largest number of billionaires, with 40 residing in the Big Apple. The world's youngest billionaire is 22-year-old Hind Hariri, daughter of assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Sentence2: The number of billionaires increases.

(A) Not Entailment

test_181

Sentence1: Cairo is now home to some 15 million people - a burgeoning population that produces approximately 10,000 tonnes of rubbish per day, putting an enormous strain on public services. In the past 10 years, the government has tried hard to encourage private investment in the refuse sector, but some estimate 4,000 tonnes of waste is left behind every day, festering in the heat as it waits for someone to clear it up. It is often the people in the poorest neighbourhoods that are worst affected. But in some areas they are fighting back. In Shubra, one of the northern districts of the city, the residents have taken to the streets armed with dustpans and brushes to clean up public areas which have been used as public dumps. Sentence2: 15 million tonnes of rubbish are produced daily in Cairo.

(B) Not Entailment

test_182

Sentence1: Phoenix is searching for evidence of water and microbial life on Mars. Its mission is to determine Mars's ability or inability to host life and hold water. The Phoenix lander uses a robotic arm to dig through the protective top soil layer to the alleged water ice below and ultimately bring both soil and water ice to the lander platform for sophisticated scientific analysis. Sentence2: A robotic arm has been used for scientific discoveries.

(A) Entailment

test_183

Sentence1: Unwilling to surrender his dream of beginning a Holy Land pilgrimage in Iraq, Pope John Paul II made a "virtual pilgrimage" Wednesday to Ur, the ancient city that is traditionally held to be the birthplace of Abraham. Sentence2: Pope John Paul II was born in Poland.

(B) Not Entailment

test_184

Sentence1: "It's Only a Play" is Terrence McNally's "Give My Regards to Broadway," a lightweight tribute to the theater as seen from the lofty but limited vantage point of Broadway artists who are consumed by New York's hit/flop mentality. Sentence2: Broadway is in New York.

(A) Entailment

test_185

Sentence1: Ahern, who was travelling to Tokyo for an EU-Japan summit yesterday, will consult with other EU leaders by telephone later this week in an effort to find an agreed candidate. Sentence2: A summit between Europe and Japan is taking place in the Japanise capital.

(A) Entailment

test_186

Sentence1: For women earning 22,000 a year, the total pay accumulated after six months maternity leave would be just 5,300 in the UK and 5,850 in Ireland. Entitlements in Germany would also be relatively low, at 5,900, along with those in France, Spain and the Netherlands, all at 6,750. At the other end of the scale, pay received after six months leave in Italy would be 9,150 while in Denmark and Norway it would be as much as 11,000. Sentence2: Maternity leave varies in Europe.

(B) Entailment

test_187

Sentence1: The United Kingdom, Turkey, "Old" British commonwealth forces ( New Zealand, Aussies, Canadians, Gurkhas, India), Germany, Poland, Vietnam, some units from USA, Russia, France, China (but only some) Japan would be included but I'm uncomfortable about using the word respected for Japanese soldiers for obvious reasons. Sentence2: The Gurkhas come from Nepal.

(A) Not Entailment

test_188

Sentence1: In the history of art, prehistoric art is all art produced in preliterate cultures (prehistory), beginning somewhere in very late geological history. Sentence2: Prehistoric art discovered in South Africa.

(A) Not Entailment

test_189

Sentence1: Prince Charles, Britain's heir to the throne, has announced that he is to wed his lover of 34 years, Camilla Parker Bowles. In a press statement, the Prince of Wales said "Mrs Parker Bowles and I are absolutely delighted. It will be a very special day for us and our families." Mrs Parker Bowles will use the title "HRH The Duchess of Cornwall" after their marriage, and it is intended that following the Prince's accession to the throne, Mrs Parker Bowles will use the title "HRH The Princess Consort". The pair are to marry on 8th April 2005 at a private civil ceremony in Windsor Castle, which will be an occasion primarily for friends and family. There will then be a service of prayer and dedication in St. George's Chapel, to be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams. Sentence2: Camilla Parker Bowles is engaged to Britain's heir.

(A) Entailment

test_190

Sentence1: Plans are being drawn up to build a £3.3m working replica of the boat that took Charles Darwin around the world at Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire. Fundraising for the project, which would mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth in 2009, is under way. The aim is to built a seaworthy vessel identical to the HMS Beagle on the outside, but with a modern interior. Darwin, who showed how natural selection could explain evolution, sailed on the Beagle between 1831-36. Sentence2: Charles Darwin took a voyage on a ship named HMS Beagle.

(B) Entailment

test_191

Sentence1: The Kota ( "Fort" ), or Old City, for example, sometimes called the downtown section, is the central business district and Indonesia's financial capital. Sentence2: The Kota is the country's business center.

(B) Entailment

test_192

Sentence1: The west has preferred to focus on endangered animals, rather than endangered humans. African elephants are hunted down and stripped of tusks and hidden by poachers. Their numbers in Africa slumped from 1.2m to 600,000 in a decade until CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species - banned the trade in ivory. Sentence2: An international convention banned trade in ivory.

(B) Entailment

test_193

Sentence1: A United Nations vehicle was attacked in the Serbian province of Kosovo and at least one civilian policeman was killed, the United Nations said. Sentence2: A civilian policeman was killed.

(A) Entailment

test_194

Sentence1: Leakey believed Kenya's rich wildlife, which underpins a tourist industry worth Dollars 450m (Pounds 308m) a year, could be managed in a profitable and sustainable manner. Sentence2: African countries encourage keeping animals alive to attract tourists.

(B) Not Entailment

test_195

Sentence1: Thompson, a renegade journalist whose 'gonzo' style threw out any pretense at objectivity and established the hard-living writer as a counter-culture icon, fatally shot himself at his Colorado home on Sunday night, police said. Sentence2: Thompson's 'gonzo' journalism throws objectivity out of the window.

(B) Entailment

test_196

Sentence1: There has been a lot of concern over the rise of drug-resistant bacteria. Sentence2: Bacteria is winning the war against antibiotics.

(A) Not Entailment

test_197

Sentence1: Zahi Hawass, Egypt's pre-eminent archaeologist, revealed the first ancient artifacts which may lead to the discovery of Cleopatra and Marc Antony's resting place. The expedition has found amulets, 22 bronze coins cast with Cleopatra's image and her name, a royal statue, an alabaster mask resembling Marc Antony, and a statue bust of Cleopatra. "If you look at the face of Mark Antony, many believed he had this cleft on his chin and that's why I thought this could be Mark Antony," said Hawass. "In my opinion, if this tomb is found, it will be one of the most important discoveries of the 21st century because of the love between Cleopatra and Mark Antony, and because of the sad story of their death. This is the perfect place for them to be hidden," said Hawass. Sentence2: Cleopatra and Marc Antony lived in Egypt.

(A) Not Entailment

test_198

Sentence1: "Bea Arthur and I first met when we did 'Mame' together in 1965. She became and has remained 'My Bosom Buddy' ever since. I am deeply saddened by her passing, but also relieved that she is released from the pain. I spoke to Matt, her son, yesterday and I was aware that her time was imminent. She was a rare and unique performer and a dear, dear friend." Arthur passed away at her home on Saturday at the age of 86. Angela Lansbury is appearing in the current revival of Blithe Spirit which began preview performances on Thursday, February 26, 2009 and had an official opening on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at The Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). Sentence2: The actress Angela Lansbury is 86 years old.

(B) Not Entailment

test_199

Sentence1: In Nigeria, by far the most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa, over 2.7 million people are infected with HIV. Sentence2: 2.7 percent of the people infected with HIV live in Africa.

(B) Not Entailment

test_200

Sentence1: The most sought after piece and the most expensive item was a bronze bust of Spencer Tracy that Hepburn created in the 1960s. Sentence2: The highest-selling item was a bronze bust made by Hepburn in the 1960s of her actor lover Spencer Tracy.

(B) Entailment