{"query": "But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open to further bids and hoped to see bidders interested in individual assets team up.", "pos": ["But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open for further bids in the next day or two."], "neg": ["People with the same business affairs in common are peacefully bound to one another.", "Indeed, it is absolutely not certain only the definition of fair price which is proposed is better than another, because the various definitions used currently in the Member States are enough all amply.", "Vivendi shares closed 3.8 percent up in Paris at 15.78 euros.", "They will continue to put the pressure. The money that they gain with the distribution beyond the limit of the 150 grams makes it possible them to reinforce their position.", "Indeed, it is not absolutely certain that the definition of fair price proposed is better than another, because the different definitions are currently used in the Member States are enough is enough.", "This is why I also think that this reconciliation can hold. However, the government, which very courageously found a solution with the question of the universities and many other problems, needs visible signs of the success as well as strong support, under penalty of seeing the peace threatened as a whole of the area.", "In fact, it is not absolutely certain that the definition of price that is proposed is better than another, because the different currently in the Member States all fully.", "Barbini said the union may reach a compromise with the United States but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry successfully fought here.", "Barbini said the EU may reach a compromise but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry has resisted.", "\"Further testing is still under way, but at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive,\" the specialist said yesterday.", "Indeed, it is not absolutely certain that the definition of fair price which is better than another, because the definitions used in the Member States in all amply sufficient.", "In fact, it is by no means certain that the definition of fair prices which is being proposed is better than another, because the different definitions currently used in the Member States all are quite adequate.", "We have started to have trade on this issue, where it appears that all Member States wish to maintain this ceiling after enlargement.", "They will continue to put pressure. The money that they earn with the distribution beyond the limit of 150 grams allows them to strengthen their position.", "They will continue to put pressure. The money they earn with the distribution beyond the limit of 150 grammes enables them to strengthen their position.", "Indeed, it is not at all convinced that the definition of fair price which is proposed is better than another, because the different definitions used in the Member States are sufficient all amply.", "The other point of view, illustrated by the original words of the rapporteur and shared by many colleagues, is to promote the regulations and the codes of conduct needed to establish, between insurers, forms of mutual costs guaranteeing to all the provision of a good quality of care and to counter the risk of seeing develop discriminatory practices and a selection of risks and customers.", "The other point of view, illustrated by the original subject of the rapporteur and shared by many colleagues, is to promote the regulations and codes of conduct to be found, between insurers, the forms of mutual cost guarantee to all the supply of good quality care and to counter the risks to see developing discriminatory practices and a selection of risks and customers.", "\"However, we are not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment.\"", "Especially, when a unipersonal company or a company less cash than 250 paid has a project, it must be possible to be given a financing not only with one guarantee with 120%, but also on the simple basis of an good idea.", "After all, it is by no means certain that the proposed definition of equitable price is better than any other, because the various definitions that are currently in use in the Member States are all perfectly satisfactory.", "This is why I also think that this reconciliation can hold. however, the government, which has very courageously found a solution to the question and to many other problems, need visible signs of success so that a strong support to the peace in the whole of the region.", "The other point of view, illustrated by the comments by the rapporteur and a number of colleagues, is to promote the regulations and codes of conduct for dialogue, between a good supply of guaranteeing the provision of a good practices and to counter the risk of discriminatory practices and a series of risks and customers.", "But JT was careful to clarify that it was \"not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment\".", "The other point of view, illustrated by the initial aim of the rapporteur and shared by many colleagues, is to promote the regulations and codes of conduct necessary to establish, between insurers, the forms of cost option guaranteeing all the supply of good quality of care and to counter the risks of discriminatory practices and a selection of risks and customers.", "In Feira, he recognized the quality of potential candidates to adhesion with the countries taking part in the stabilisation process and of association.", "Still, revenues from the extra premiums would not be huge.", "Deirdre Hisler, Government Canyon's manager, said the state has long had its eye on this piece of property and is eager to complete the deal to obtain it."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "U.S. prosecutors have arrested more than 130 individuals and have seized more than $17 million in a continuing crackdown on Internet fraud and abuse.", "pos": ["More than 130 people have been arrested and $17 million worth of property seized in an Internet fraud sweep announced Friday by three U.S. government agencies."], "neg": ["According to law enforcement officials, the person arrested was a known sophisticated hacker.", "When Ragin's address was raided, authorities found more than 1,000 credit cards and duplicating machines.", "The statements must be followed up by practical actions to identify, freeze, seize and confiscate the proceeds of crime.", "The statements must be followed by specific actions to identify, freeze, seize and confiscate the proceeds of crime.", "More than 100 police officers were involved in the busts that were the culmination of a two-year operation investigating the cocaine importing and money laundering gang.", "The statements must be matched by action to identify, freeze, seize and confiscate the proceeds of crime.", "Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.", "Statements must be matched by action to identify, freeze, seize and confiscate the proceeds of crime.", "More than 100 officers launched the London raids in the final phase of a two-year operation investigating a cocaine and money laundering ring.", "Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.", "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.", "According to law enforcement officials, the individual decrypted passwords on the server.", "They will continue to put the pressure. The money that they gain with the distribution beyond the limit of the 150 grams makes it possible them to reinforce their position.", "Telemarketers who call numbers on the list after Oct. 1 could face fines of up to $11,000 per call.", "They continue to put pressure. The money they earn with distribution beyond the bounds of 150 grammes allows them to strengthen their position.", "Under the law, telemarketers who call numbers on the list can be fined up to $11,000 for each violation.", "Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.", "They will continue to put pressure. The money that they earn with the distribution beyond the limit of 150 grams allows them to strengthen their position.", "Two federal agencies are investigating telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.", "Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.", "Through Sunday, Sept. 21, Site Finder has been visited over 65 million times by Internet users.", "They will continue to put pressure. The money they earn with the distribution beyond the limit of 150 grammes enables them to strengthen their position.", "\"Enron company executives engaged in widespread and pervasive fraud to manipulate the company's earnings results,\" Buell said.", "The debate must be followed by concrete actions to identify, freeze, seize and confiscate the proceeds of crime.", "The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked Congress today for additional authority to fight unwanted Internet spam, which now accounts for up to half of all e-mail traffic.", "They continue to put the pressure that they earn. money with the distribution of the limit of 150 grammes allows them to strengthen their position.", "Beleaguered telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies is being investigated by two federal agencies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.", "\"Enron company executives engaged in widespread and pervasive fraud,\" prosecutor Samuel Buell told the Associated Press."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "Authorities said the scientist properly quarantined himself at home after he developed SARS symptoms Dec. 10.", "pos": ["The scientist also quarantined himself at home as soon as he developed SARS symptoms, officials said."], "neg": ["Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.", "A long awaited report on the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS outbreak has been released.", "The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.", "The first health-care worker in the country to die of SARS was a Filipina-Canadian who contracted the disease at North York General Hospital, the site of the second outbreak.", "On Monday, China said nine more people had died from SARS and that 160 more were infected with the virus.", "\"Further testing is still under way, but at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive,\" the specialist said yesterday.", "Chavez said investigators feel confident they've got \"at least one of the fires resolved in that regard.\"", "SARS went on to claim the lives of 44 people in the Toronto area, including two nurses and a doctor.", "China's Health Ministry said five more people had died of Sars and a further 159 were infected.", "He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays on his neck.", "Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said investigators felt confident that with the arrests they had \"at least one of the fires resolved.\"", "A spokeswoman at Strong Memorial Hospital said Doud was in satisfactory condition Tuesday night.", "The doctor was helping the patient.", "They underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.", "Steve Squyres, a Cornell University scientist, is principal investigator for the missions' science instruments.", "The incremental step, reported by researchers at UC San Francisco, is the latest in a decade-long effort to infect mice with the virus.", "Parents received letters informing them of the possible contamination yesterday.", "The new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a \"high level\" outbreak status by Monday, according to security analysts.", "The findings are published in the November 6 edition of the journal Nature.", "Security analysts said the new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a \"high level\" outbreak status by mid-afternoon on Monday.", "The 51-year-old nurse worked at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the latest outbreak.", "There\u2019s also at least three suspected cases in Illinois and 11 in Indiana.", "According to law enforcement officials, the person arrested was a known sophisticated hacker.", "They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.", "\"But at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive,\" he said.", "National Breast Cancer Centre head Professor Christine Ewan said there was no need for panic.", "Sources say agents confiscated \"several\" documents he was carrying.", "An injured woman co-worker also was hospitalized and was listed in good condition."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "The man accused of using fake grenades to commandeer a Cuban plane that landed in Key West in April was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.", "pos": ["A Cuban architect was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for using two fake grenades to hijack a passenger plane from Cuba to Florida in April."], "neg": ["The charges of espionage and aiding the enemy can carry the death penalty.", "He also recruited other people to take delivery of fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered.", "According to law enforcement officials, the person arrested was a known sophisticated hacker.", "The indictment said he attended important meetings to plan the attacks, recruited fellow bombers and coordinated the operation.", "The jury also found Gonzales guilty of using excessive force by dousing Olvera-Carrera with pepper spray.", "If convicted of the spying charges, he could face the death penalty.", "U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 21 others, the military said.", "Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.", "Box cutters were used as a weapon by the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers and have since been banned as carry-on items.", "Gonzales was found guilty of using excessive force by spraying Olvera with pepper spray.", "Sources say agents confiscated \"several\" documents he was carrying.", "Halabi's military attorney, Air Force Maj. James Key, denied the charges, which could carry a death penalty.", "Judge Leroy Millette Jr. can reduce the punishment to life in prison without parole when Muhammad is formally sentenced Feb. 12, but Virginia judges rarely take such action.", "He was tracked to Atlanta where he was arrested on Tuesday night.", "The bomb exploded in the desert.", "Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.", "According to law enforcement officials, the individual decrypted passwords on the server.", "The plane was estimated to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.", "Rapper C-Murder has been convicted of second-degree murder, a crime that carries an automatic life sentence, in the shooting death of a 16-year-old inside a Jefferson Parish nightclub.", "Mr Morse is charged with assault and Mr Darvish is charged with filing a false report.", "The helicopter was owned by Las Vegas-based Sundance Helicopters Inc., according to the sheriff's office.", "Former Phipps aides Linda Saunders and Bobby McLamb have both pleaded guilty to federal charges including extortion.", "Klarman was arrested by FBI agents in the Hamptons, an exclusive summer resort enclave east of New York City.", "He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.", "Hovan \"did not wake up that day\" intending to hurt anyone, defense attorney John Speranza said.", "Linda Saunders pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges, including extortion, money laundering and conspiracy.", "US Airways Flight 5481, which crashed Jan. 8, was judged to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.", "His partner Bijan Darvish is charged with filing a false police report."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, many arriving passengers in Atlanta will be fingerprinted and photographed.", "pos": ["Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, inspectors will be fingerprinting and photographing many foreign passengers arriving in Atlanta."], "neg": ["He arrives later this week on the first state visit by a US President.", "A few thousand troops, most from the division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Benning in Columbus, began returning last week, with flights continuing through Friday.", "Several people are carrying large bags.", "Scrimshaw, Supervisor, Best Minister and Ten Most Wanted are expected to complete the Belmont field.", "\"The mission of the CAPPS II system has been and always will be aviation security,\" said the administration, part of the Homeland Security Department.", "A spokesman said: \"Since November, we have co-operated fully with the police.", "He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.", "The author is one of several defense experts expected to testify.", "He was tracked to Atlanta where he was arrested on Tuesday night.", "Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.", "The governor is going to Jackson, where 13 people were killed.", "I wonder whether the police chief envisages already stages which will make it possible to show that we regard Kostunica as the legally elected representative of Serbian people and as the partner with whom the European Union will have henceforth to treat.", "There is urgency and therefore we decided to put this point at the order of business.", "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.", "Boeing said the final agreement is expected to be signed during the next few weeks.", "There is urgency and that is why we have decided to put this item on the agenda.", "It added it had \"co-operated fully\" with police since November.", "When fully operational, the facility is expected to employ up to 1,000 people.", "The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.", "So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.", "This northern autumn US trainers will work with soldiers from four North African countries on patrolling and gathering intelligence.", "There is urgency and that is why we decided to put this item on the agenda.", "Details on pricing will be announced within a few weeks, McBride said.", "Wal-Mart has told its top 100 suppliers that they'll need to have radio-frequency ID systems in place for tracking pallets of goods through the supply chain by Jan. 25, 2005.", "There is urgency and that is why we have decided to put this issue on the agenda.", "\"If you pass this bill,\" Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, \"Big Brother will be watching you.\"", "Therefore, it is urgent that the personnel of the inter-service group are very quickly reinforced at the heart of the Secretary-General of the Commission, so that all the proposals of the Act of general interest can be accompanied, during their examination by the Commission on the basis of Article 299 (2) of a detailed fiche d'impact.", "I wonder if the Commissioner already provides the steps that will make it possible to show that we consider Koitunica as the legally elected representative of the Serbian people and as a partner with which the European Union will now address."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "The hearing occurred a day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer, Dallager, for not addressing the scandal.", "pos": ["The hearing came one day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer - Dallager - for failing to address the scandal."], "neg": ["The public hearing is the second for the panel created by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld under pressure from Congress.", "The judge scheduled another oversight hearing for late January.", "The committee was appointed by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld under orders from Congress.", "The security official's backup couldn't fill in because he was on active military duty, Strutt said.", "She appeared in federal court Wednesday, but did not enter a plea.", "Russin did not comment; his lawyer did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.", "Agents confiscated several classified documents in his possession and interrogated him.", "It seemed like an isolated incident,\" said Ariel Dean of Washington D.C., who earned a degree in political science.", "His lawyer, a cousin, Basil Russin, did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.", "The 27-year-old rapper's attorney in the civil matter, Mark Gann, did not return calls for comment.", "\"What is happening here is that people who have opposed this action throughout are trying to find fresh reasons why it was not the right thing to do.\"", "It seemed like an isolated incident,'' said graduate Ariel Dean of Washington, D.C.", "AirTran officials and a Boeing official declined to comment yesterday.", "Mr. Mills declined to comment yesterday, saying that he never discussed personnel matters.", "Pingeon said an attorney for his organization, Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, interviewed Assan Tuesday.", "Lawyers and others familiar with the federal investigation say it remains focused on Campbell, though prosecutors declined to discuss the probe.", "Schofield got Toepfer to admit on cross-examination that she ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.", "Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.", "House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to civil liberties complaints.", "In a news release Thursday, Strayhorn said this was the first time a comptroller rejected a budget.", "A spokesman for SCO could not be reached for comment this afternoon.", "People who have opposed these actions throughout are now trying to find fresh reasons to say this wasn't the right thing to do.\"", "The mother also alleged in the lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards.", "Roy Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stood accused but unrepentant Wednesday in the same courtroom he recently presided over.", "Spitz is expected to testify later for the defense.", "Seifert, he testified, had a gunshot wound in the back.", "The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on Tuesday, when Donaldson will be questioned about hedge and mutual funds.", "Named in the complaint were former chief executive officers Paul A. Allaire and G. Richard Thoman and former CFO Barry D. Romeril."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "The Episcopal Church ''is alienating itself from the Anglican Communion,'' said the Very Rev. Peter Karanja, provost of the All Saints Cathedral, in Nairobi.", "pos": ["In Nairobi, the provost of All Saints Cathedral, the Very Reverend Peter Karanja, said the US Episcopal Church was alienating itself from the Anglican Communion."], "neg": ["The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate province in North America because of last week's actions.", "The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.", "The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida became one of the first in the nation Saturday to officially reject the national denomination's policies on homosexuality.", "But church members and observers say they expect that the decision could be problematic for many Episcopalians.", "The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida voted Saturday to repudiate a decision by the denomination's national convention to confirm a gay man as bishop.", "But church members and observers say they anticipate that the decision here could pose doctrinal problems for some Episcopalians who believe the Bible prohibits homosexuality.", "By withdrawing our resolution, I am, however, convinced that Parliament would do better to devote its voice, in view of the Nice Council, a specific resolution separate and the extremely important subjects and difficult if the Intergovernmental Conference, rather than treating them within the framework of a single resolution including also all other items on the agenda of the Council.", "She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.", "While withdrawing the resolution, however, I express the conviction that this Parliament would have made its voice heard better if, in anticipation of the Council of Nice, it had devoted a specific and separate resolution to these important and difficult topics of the Intergovernmental Conference, instead of dealing with them in a single resolution that also embraces all the other points on the Council agenda.", "By withdrawing our resolution, I express however the conviction that our Parliament would have better done to hear its voice while devoting, for Conseil of Nice, a resolution specific and distinct with the so important and so difficult topics to the intergovernmental Conference, rather than to treat them within the framework of one only resolution also including all the other points of about an agenda of the Council.", "South Africa's Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he does not understand all the fuss about appointing a gay bishop, but he has urged homosexual clergy to remain celibate.", "By withdrawing our resolution, I am, however, convinced that Parliament would have done better by making its voice heard, in view of the Nice European Council, a separate and specific resolution on the issues which are so important and so difficult for the Intergovernmental Conference, rather than treating them in the context of a single resolution including also all the other items on the agenda of the Council.", "\"He hasn't got much choice,\" said the Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain.", "In withdrawing our resolution, I am, however, convinced that our Parliament would have made its voice heard in dedicating, in view of the Nice Council, a resolution and traditional so important and so difficult to the Intergovernmental Conference, rather than to deal in the framework of a single resolution including also all the other points of the agenda of the Council.", "By withdrawing our resolution, I nevertheless expresses the conviction that our Parliament would have done better its voice heard in devoting, in view of the Nice European Council, a specific and separate resolution to the issues so important and so difficult for the Intergovernmental Conference, rather than dealt with in the context of a single resolution including also all the other items on the agenda for the Council.", "The meeting was scheduled to end Wednesday night, with attendees approving resolutions that express the denomination's view on issues but that are not binding on churches.", "Former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Sunday he did not see what \"all the fuss\" was over appointing a gay bishop, but urged homosexual clergy to remain celibate.", "By withdrawing our resolution, I am nevertheless convinced that our Parliament would have done better to its voice heard by spending, for the Council of Nice, a resolution specific and separate with so important and so difficult issues to the Intergovernmental Conference, rather than to deal with them in the context of a single resolution including also all the other items on the agenda of the Council.", "We have heard that the previous Council Presidency first restructured and then scrapped the Ministry for Equality.", "The bishop told police he thought he had hit a dog or a cat or that someone had thrown a rock at his vehicle.", "By withdrawing our resolution, I am nonetheless convinced that our Parliament would have done better in devoting its voice to the Nice European Council, a specific resolution and separate issues so important and so difficult to the Intergovernmental Conference, rather than to deal with them in the context of a single resolution including also all the other items on the agenda of the Council.", "There is, of course, a very important point, it is the fact that we started the heading four, with its approach, but we do not know yet very well if we managed to solve the problem, in particular because the Council does not wish to take part sufficiently in the reflexion.", "There is, of course, a very important point is the fact that we started in category four, with its approach, but we do not yet know very well if we managed to resolve the issue, not least because the Council does not wish to participate sufficiently in the reflection.", "We will speak with one voice disgracieuse within OMC.", "There is, of course, a very important point is the fact that we have begun category four, with his approach, but we do not yet know very well if we managed to solve the problem, not least because the Council does not wish to participate in the discussion.", "There is, of course, a very important point is the fact that we have started category four, with his approach, but we do not yet know very well if we managed to solve the problem, particularly because the Council does not wish to participate in the discussion.", "I have also voted against a text which calls for the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into the future Treaty which will be adopted in Nice.", "The company's chief executive retired and chief financial officer resigned."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "Counties with population declines will be Vermillion, Posey and Madison.", "pos": ["Vermillion, Posey and Madison County populations will decline."], "neg": ["There were 293 human cases of West Nile in Indiana in 2002, including 11 deaths statewide.", "\"There is the real potential for a secondary collapse,\" Gov. James McGreevey said.", "There\u2019s also at least three suspected cases in Illinois and 11 in Indiana.", "But for the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, it can be fatal.", "Shiites make up 20 percent of the country's population.", "Things deteriorate when it is a question of women from countries which have accepted this work and who have no other possibility to continue to provide their basic needs.", "I know that in France, the principle of demolition of the whole herd was applied and that does not seem the best means of fighting this phenomenon.", "But the economy hasn't shown signs of sustainable growth.", "That was the biggest drop since August 1993 and stemmed from falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boys' clothes and cigarettes.", "The proportion of people covered by employers dropped from 62.3 percent in 2001 to 61.3 percent last year.", "The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.", "\"My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen,\" Ezzell said.", "Nationally, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 4,156 cases of West Nile, including 284 deaths.", "Ms Lafferty's lawyer, Thomas Ezzell, told a Kentucky newspaper: \"My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen.", "The situation is worsening, when it comes to women distant countries which have accepted this work by necessity and which have no alternative to continue to meet their basic needs.", "British Airways plans to retire its seven Concordes at the end of October.", "I know that in France they have had whole herd slaughter and this does not seem to be the best way forward.", "The fines are part of failed Republican efforts to force or entice the Democrats to return.", "At least 11 more cases in Indiana and three in Illinois are suspected.", "King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel will then recess the trial until Monday.", "The situation is worsening, when it comes to women distant countries who have accepted this work by necessity and which have no alternative to continue to meet their basic needs.", "The governor is going to Jackson, where 13 of the state's 16 fatalities were reported.", "I know that in France, the principle of slaughter of the whole herd has been applied, and that this does not seem to be the best way to combat this phenomenon.", "Democrats dominate the Assembly while Republicans control the Senate.", "I know that in France, the principle of slaughter of whole herd has been implemented and that this is not the best way to combat this phenomenon.", "Things are getting worse when it is a matter of women from distant countries which have accepted this work by necessity and which have no alternative to continue to provide for their vital needs.", "I know that in France, the principle of the slaughter of whole herds was applied and that does not seem to be the best way to combat this phenomenon.", "They also found shortness was associated with a family history of hearing loss."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "The last time the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.", "pos": ["In 1995, the last survey, those numbers were equal."], "neg": ["At 12 months, there was still a difference between the groups, but it was not considered significant.", "Results of the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey released yesterday by Statistics Canada suggest living standards have improved but still lag for those off reserves.", "Approval of the official report of the previous sitting", "Median household income declined 1.1 percent between 2001 and 2002 to $42,409, after accounting for inflation.", "Some 95 million Americans -- half of all households -- invest in mutual funds.", "The 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey released Wednesday by Statistics Canada says living standards have improved but still lag for the Inuit and those who leave their often impoverished reserves.", "Total shipments reached 19.5 million units last year, compared with 8.9 million units in 2001.", "Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting.", "At 12 months there was still a difference in function, although it was not a significant one.", "The same survey a month ago had Street leading Katz 42 percent to 34 percent, with 21 percent undecided.", "One month ago in the same poll, Katz was leading 46 to 40 percent.", "Another 152,054 are from IP services company NTT/Verio, and 129,378 from InfoSpace, the survey found.", "About half of all U.S. households have money in mutual funds.", "The number of households acquiring music fell from a high of 14.5 million in April to 12.7 million in May and 10.4 million in June, according to NPD.", "This is why I also think that this reconciliation can hold. However, the government, which very courageously found a solution with the question of the universities and many other problems, needs visible signs of the success as well as strong support, under penalty of seeing the peace threatened as a whole of the area.", "Volume came to 439.66 million shares, below 450.39 million at the same point Wednesday.", "State radio said it was the last test before the missile was delivered to the armed forces.", "Vermillion, Posey and Madison County populations will decline.", "The common economic activities create peaceful bonds between the people.", "There are 103 Democrats in the Assembly and 47 Republicans.", "A budget line, programmes and of many years.", "A budget line finances clearance programmes and of prevention since years.", "This year the Audubon Society once again hosts its annual Christmas Bird Count.", "Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting", "The report aims to identify such improvements.", "Finally I welcome the idea of us to give an annual assessment of the implementation of the programme.", "It added it had \"co-operated fully\" with police since November.", "The new analysis found that 32 of the 16,608 participants developed ovarian cancer during about 5 years of follow-up."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
{"query": "Higher courts have ruled that the tablets broke the constitutional separation of church and state.", "pos": ["The federal courts have ruled that the monument violates the constitutional ban against state-established religion."], "neg": ["A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that Congress can force the nation's public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters.", "In that case, the court held that the city of Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning, in the interest of aesthetics, only the advertising pamphlets.", "In that case, the court held that Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning only the advertising pamphlets in the interest of aesthetics.", "The right to a government to remove arbitrarily its constitution is defining characteristic of a tyranny.", "The right for a government to remove arbitrarily its constitution is defining characteristic of a tyranny.", "The right to a government to remove arbitrarily its Constitution is the defining characteristic of a tyranny.", "The right for a government to dismiss its Constitution arbitrarily is the defining characteristic of a tyranny.", "But church members and observers say they anticipate that the decision here could pose doctrinal problems for some Episcopalians who believe the Bible prohibits homosexuality.", "Several states and the federal government later passed similar or more strict bans.", "The right of a government arbitrarily to set aside its own constitution is the defining characteristic of a tyranny.", "\"The petitioners are entitled to respect for their private lives.\"", "The right for a government to draw aside its constitution arbitrarily is the definition characteristic of a tyranny.", "The right for a government to dismiss arbitrarily its constitution is the definition of a characteristic tyranny.", "Lay had argued that handing over the documents would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.", "The right to a government of arbitrarily its Constitution is the definition of a dictatorship.", "The meeting was scheduled to end Wednesday night, with attendees approving resolutions that express the denomination's view on issues but that are not binding on churches.", "The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that an Ohio law banning a controversial late-term abortion method passes constitutional muster and the state can enforce it.", "The Supreme Court said Monday the government can require public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters, rejecting librarians' complaints that the law amounts to censorship.", "But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.", "Florida's Supreme Court has twice refused to hear the case.", "You do not even want to incorporate it into the Treaty, which shows that this text was to be put to one side.", "You do not want to even integrate it in the Treaty, which proves that this text was to be put on side.", "Defense lawyers cannot appeal the ruling until after trial, in the appellate courts.", "The joint debate is closed.", "Democrats dominate the Assembly while Republicans control the Senate.", "On Wednesday, attendees will vote on resolutions that express the Southern Baptist view on issues, but are not binding on individual churches.", "The U.S. Capitol was evacuated yesterday after authorities detected a possibly hazardous material in the basement of the Senate wing, Capitol Police said.", "Things are not clear on this point, and it is not impossible that can also remain in force more restrictive provisions. This is particularly on this point that we have tabled amendments."], "prompt": "Retrieve semantically similar text.", "type": "symmetric_sts"}
