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Serious crime down, but murders increase.
Thanks to the police force, murders are at an all-time low.
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Serious crime down, but murders increase.
There has been a rise in murders.
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One can also find some definitions here and there that are not entirely wrong yet with which one might disagree.
All of the definitions have been agreed upon by all parties.
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One can also find some definitions here and there that are not entirely wrong yet with which one might disagree.
You may disagree with some definitions even though they are not entirely wrong.
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RH-II labels this current expression to be of South Midland and southern U.S. origin and means to be on the verge of.
According to RH-II, this expression means to be on the verge of.
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RH-II labels this current expression to be of South Midland and southern U.S. origin and means to be on the verge of.
This South Midland expression means I'm hungry.
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Governmental/legal batta, begar, chaprasi, dakoit, dakoity, dhan, dharna, kotwal, kotwali, panchayat, pottah, sabha
Al of the words are easy to understand.
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Governmental/legal batta, begar, chaprasi, dakoit, dakoity, dhan, dharna, kotwal, kotwali, panchayat, pottah, sabha
There are lots of silly words that decribe the government.
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The teacher explained, in terms that she hoped were appropriate to her audience.
The teacher deliberately tried to give her lecture using obscure words.
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The teacher explained, in terms that she hoped were appropriate to her audience.
The teacher tried to explain in audience-appropriate terms.
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The stadium itself, and the kind of activity that took place there, were called agon , a Greek word which originally meant simply `competition,' but which has given us our word `agony.
The word agon originally meant competition in Greek.
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The stadium itself, and the kind of activity that took place there, were called agon , a Greek word which originally meant simply `competition,' but which has given us our word `agony.
The word agon originally meant pain and suffering in Greek
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The flashes of wisdom should not be overlooked,
The flashes of wisdom are of no importance.
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The flashes of wisdom should not be overlooked,
The flashes of wisdom should always be considered.
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In Tokyo, a correspondent for The Economist sighted a T-shirt O D on Bourgeoisie Milk Boy Milk.
A reporter for The Economist was in Tokyo and noticed a particular T-shirt.
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In Tokyo, a correspondent for The Economist sighted a T-shirt O D on Bourgeoisie Milk Boy Milk.
The correspondent for The Economist in Tokyo couldn't read the T-shirt he saw.
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Two of Canada's best-known popular history writers, Peter C. Newman and Pierre Berton, use the term almost exclusively in works they have written on Canada's North.
Peter C. Newman and Pierre Berton are popular writers of Canadian history.
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Two of Canada's best-known popular history writers, Peter C. Newman and Pierre Berton, use the term almost exclusively in works they have written on Canada's North.
Though they wrote many popular modern songs, Peter C. Newman and Pierre Berton never wrote books about history.
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Hogwash, of course, is a designation for language as `worthless, disgusting, and unfit for human consumption, as pig slops.
Hogwash is defined as that which is nonsensical and worthless.
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Hogwash, of course, is a designation for language as `worthless, disgusting, and unfit for human consumption, as pig slops.
Hogwash is most commonly used to describe the most important and sensible things.
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The translators of the King James Bible were translating the Bible for a Christian audience; for them, the Bible consisted of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
The King James Bible contains both the Old and the New Testament.
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The translators of the King James Bible were translating the Bible for a Christian audience; for them, the Bible consisted of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
The King James Bible contains only the Old Testament.
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Taken in this context, the recent publication of the Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America , despite its 1,500,000 entries, may properly be seen as only a first step, albeit an ambitious one.
The Omni Gazetteer of the United States is a first step.
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Taken in this context, the recent publication of the Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America , despite its 1,500,000 entries, may properly be seen as only a first step, albeit an ambitious one.
The Omni Gazetteer of the United States is comprehensive.
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' My further point is that to be totally successful, a dictionary of this kind requires far more than the academic skills of a place-name specialist.
A dictionary required more than specialist skills.
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' My further point is that to be totally successful, a dictionary of this kind requires far more than the academic skills of a place-name specialist.
A dictionary requires only a specialist's skills.
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She pointed to a patch of equally depressing but bushier shrubbery.
She gestured toward another, bushier shrub.
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She pointed to a patch of equally depressing but bushier shrubbery.
That bush is less bushy than the other.
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The difference between a president and a king is that a king has no vice .
A king that sets up an order of succession is always accused of showing signs of weakness.
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The difference between a president and a king is that a king has no vice .
A president has a vice-president, but a king does not have a vice-king.
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Words that do not fit cannot be returned.
All words fit.
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Words that do not fit cannot be returned.
Some words do not fit.
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Actually, the word quark is in the OED as a verb meaning `croak,' with 19th-century references to frogs, rooks, and herons.
The word quark has been listed in dictionaries as a verb defined as the croaking sound made by frogs.
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Actually, the word quark is in the OED as a verb meaning `croak,' with 19th-century references to frogs, rooks, and herons.
The word quark is a modern word first invented by scientists in the 1960s.
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A virgin forest is a forest in which the hand of man has never set foot .
A forest that has never been marred by man's presence is called a virgin forest.
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A virgin forest is a forest in which the hand of man has never set foot .
The newest condo development in the center of the forest won't impact its virgin forest status.
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These boxes come with wires (called cables in the trade because that sounds more impressive) that allow them to be connected to one another and into a power source.
No cables or wires care included in the trade for these boxes.
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These boxes come with wires (called cables in the trade because that sounds more impressive) that allow them to be connected to one another and into a power source.
These boxes can be connected together and powered by cables.
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Jones, referring to Sir William Johnson, commented, He was loved, caressed, and almost adored by the Indians.
The Indians disliked Sir William Johnson.
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Jones, referring to Sir William Johnson, commented, He was loved, caressed, and almost adored by the Indians.
The Indians liked Sir William Johnson.
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I have yet Room for six scotches more.
I can still consume six more scotches.
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I have yet Room for six scotches more.
I only have room for one more glass of scotch.
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Dr. Richards never stops astonishing us.
We are continuously surprised by Dr. Richards.
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Dr. Richards never stops astonishing us.
We've never heard of Dr. Richards or his ideas.
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It is a rocky area where a rancher named Lover hid among the boulders from people intent on killing him.
Lover had a target on his head and thus had to hide between the rocks.
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It is a rocky area where a rancher named Lover hid among the boulders from people intent on killing him.
The rancher named Lover hid in a grassy area while planning his murder rampage.
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Thus, on average, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate and the Random House Webster's College contain at least fifteen per cent more information per entry than American Heritage and Webster's New World.
There is more information in the Webster's College than New World.
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Thus, on average, Webster's Ninth New Collegiate and the Random House Webster's College contain at least fifteen per cent more information per entry than American Heritage and Webster's New World.
Webster's College is missing way more information than the other books.
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My sister once dated a strapping young man who was a diehard booster of the University of Iowa, the sports teams of which are called the Hawkeyes.
My sister is a nun and has never dated a man.
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My sister once dated a strapping young man who was a diehard booster of the University of Iowa, the sports teams of which are called the Hawkeyes.
My sister used to date a fan of the University of Iowa sports teams, which are called the Hawkeyes.
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The English speech is already overburdened with outlandish words that ought never to have been taken in, and ought even now to be turned out.
English is badly in need of additional exotic words.
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The English speech is already overburdened with outlandish words that ought never to have been taken in, and ought even now to be turned out.
There are many English words that should be removed from the language.
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John Burke (Alabama) reviews and analyzes other contemporary accounts and finds that Boswell's is not only the most accurate but that he uses it to demonstrate Johnson's character, whereas others were merely retailing literary gossip.
John Burke ignores accounts.
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John Burke (Alabama) reviews and analyzes other contemporary accounts and finds that Boswell's is not only the most accurate but that he uses it to demonstrate Johnson's character, whereas others were merely retailing literary gossip.
John Burke reviews accounts.
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A month has passed since the election and still Republicans and Democrats are high-fiving.
It has been a month since the election.
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A month has passed since the election and still Republicans and Democrats are high-fiving.
It has been only a week since the election.
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Feisty, like fizzle, began as Middle English fysten, fisten `to fart.
Fiesty began as fisten.
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Feisty, like fizzle, began as Middle English fysten, fisten `to fart.
Fiesty is unrelated to fisten.
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While statement is better, answer gives the mental picture of completion.
Statement is not better.
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While statement is better, answer gives the mental picture of completion.
Statement is preferable.
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