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        "A Russian diver has found the bodies of three of the [E] 118 [/E] sailors who were killed when the nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea .",
        "Navy officials do not expect that all [E] 118 [/E] bodies can be recovered .",
        "In the latest daily CNN USA Today Gallup popular opinion survey , George W Bush , the Governor of Texas , the Republican nominee , holds a 49 % to 42 % advantage over his Democratic opponent Al Gore , the Vice President , but [E] two [/E] other major surveys gave Mr. Bush only a one - point lead .",
        "In the latest daily CNN USA Today Gallup popular opinion survey , George W Bush , the Governor of Texas , the Republican nominee , holds a 49 % to 42 % advantage over his Democratic opponent Al Gore , the Vice President , but two other major surveys gave Mr. Bush only a [E] one [/E] - point lead .",
        "The paper concludes that there is [E] one [/E] candidate who will do that and that is George W Bush .",
        "The battle of the editorials reflects what many political analysts predict will be [E] one [/E] of the closest Presidential races in decades .",
        "A Venezuelan Ford executive says Firestone hid information about tyre defects from Ford and should be held responsible for [E] more than one hundred [/E] traffic accidents in the South American country .",
        "[E] Some 46 [/E] people have died on Venezuelan highways in accidents caused by the vehicles .",
        "North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has sent his second - in - command to the United States for talks that could see new steps towards ending the Cold War animosity between the [E] two [/E] nations .",
        "Mr. Hanky says that President Kostunica has only [E] two [/E] options for achieving financial stability in Serbia .",
        "Last week , the new acting head of the Yugoslav Central Bank devalued the dinar , bringing it to [E] 30 [/E] to the dollar , compared to the previous official rate of 20 .",
        "Last week , the new acting head of the Yugoslav Central Bank devalued the dinar , bringing it to 30 to the dollar , compared to the previous official rate of [E] 20 [/E] .",
        "An Arafat advisor told reporters the [E] two [/E] leaders agreed to work together to try to reach an agreement .",
        "On Friday Ms. Albright joined the [E] two [/E] negotiators at the peace talks at Bowling Airbase in Washington .",
        "If Israel is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and Gaza to full Palestinian control and there will be a Palestinian state next to us , then we have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against Israel and that the [E] two [/E] states will be living together in peace .",
        "Prime Minister Ehud Barak defends Israel 's bombardment of Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a bomb attack on a school bus in Gaza that killed two Jewish settlers and injured [E] at least nine [/E] , some of them children .",
        "[E] Dozens [/E] of people are reported injured in the air raids which Palestinian leaders are calling an act of criminal aggression .",
        "As night fell , Israeli combat helicopters fired [E] dozens [/E] of missiles at targets in the Gaza Strip , striking near the office of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat .",
        "Unofficial results suggest that the reformist coalition will obtain about 65 % and a clear majority in the [E] 250 [/E] seat Serbian Parliament .",
        "Meanwhile , [E] 200 [/E] people from North and South Korea are taking part in the second round of family reunions .",
        "As in August , communist North Korea is allowing [E] 100 [/E] relatives to travel to South Korea 's capital Seoul to visit loved ones they have not seen for five decades .",
        "Officials say they have reduced the reunion schedule from four days to [E] three [/E] and will spend some $ 800,000 to bring the families together , compared to the nearly $ 1.6 million it spent for the August event .",
        "Nevertheless , the reunions represent one of the most tangible signs of thawing between the [E] two [/E] cold war enemies .",
        "The 35 - year - old Lemieux retired as a player three and one half years ago with [E] 613 [/E] goals in 745 regular season games .",
        "The 35 - year - old Lemieux retired as a player three and one half years ago with 613 goals in [E] 745 [/E] regular season games .",
        "He won [E] three [/E] most valuable player awards and led the Penguins to two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 92 .",
        "The Clintons are also in the news after signing a 2.85 million dollar contract to purchase a [E] five [/E] - bedroom Brit - colonial home in northwest Washington DC .",
        "Unidentified gunmen in north western Colombia have massacred [E] at least twelve [/E] peasants in the second such incident in as many days .",
        "Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been trying to revive the peace process and reduce Israeli - Palestinian violence that has killed [E] more than 365 [/E] people since late September .",
        "Prior to leaving office today Mr. Clinton issued [E] more than one hundred [/E] presidential pardons .",
        "[E] 72 [/E] and sunny just about every day .",
        "It 's just not one ship , not just [E] 5,000 [/E] people .",
        "[E] Eight [/E] , nine , ten ships and a submarine .",
        "Eight , [E] nine [/E] , ten ships and a submarine .",
        "Eight , nine , [E] ten [/E] ships and a submarine .",
        "While some of these ladies and gentlemen are going to be joining their families [E] half [/E] of them are going to stay on board because the `` Lincoln '' is going to be docked in Everett , Washington .",
        "Also [E] 24 [/E] / 7 there are individuals on watch , all throughout the ship , all around the ship , and indeed , there is netting on most parts of the ship , not all around the entire ship , but on most parts there is a very thick netting .",
        "Anyway , we 'll continue to follow what 's happening on the `` USS Nassau '' as those investigations continue for the [E] two [/E] missing sailors .",
        "The 31 - year - old mother of [E] three [/E] was convicted in March of having sex outside of marriage .",
        "[E] Three [/E] other Nigerians also face stoning deaths for the same crime .",
        "Our next guest this morning faced [E] 100 [/E] lashes for premarital sex in Pakistan .",
        "As I understand it , you say you were facing a sentence of [E] 100 [/E] lashes , had not yet been sentenced that ?",
        "Stocks sold off on Wall Street today , ending a [E] two [/E] - session rally .",
        "[E] One [/E] catalyst rose to the highest level in more then a year .",
        "The Dow Jones Industrial Average down [E] 75.62 [/E] .",
        "The Nasdaq lost [E] almost nine [/E] .",
        "The S&P 500 down [E] almost eight [/E] .",
        "The 11th executive of Health South charged with [E] two [/E] counts of bank fraud .",
        "Freddie Mac is giving golden parachutes to [E] two [/E] of its ousted executives .",
        "Our Rhonda Schaffler is near New York Stock Exchange with the latest on this unfolding story , certainly [E] one [/E] we have been hearing a lot about .",
        "With winds bliping at more than 100 kilometers an hour , [E] three [/E] men desperately cling to their sinking fishing boat .",
        "At [E] one [/E] point , the Mexican police busted both Andrew Luster and Dwayne Dog Chapman , because they do n't like bounty hunters in Mexico .",
        "[E] Tens of thousands [/E] of people crowded the streets of the Yugoslavian capital today after the apparent overthrow of President Slobodan Milosevic .",
        "[E] 216 [/E] sailors from the `` USS Cole '' are back in their home port of Norfolk , Virginia .",
        "[E] 17 [/E] crew members were killed and 39 injured in last month 's apparent terrorist bombing of the warship .",
        "17 crew members were killed and [E] 39 [/E] injured in last month 's apparent terrorist bombing of the warship .",
        "U.S. Navy divers recovered the bodies of [E] 6 [/E] of the 17 sailors killed in the apparent attack on the `` USS Cole '' in Aden , Yemen .",
        "U.S. Navy divers recovered the bodies of 6 of the [E] 17 [/E] sailors killed in the apparent attack on the `` USS Cole '' in Aden , Yemen .",
        "Earlier today , the Pentagon had reported [E] seven [/E] bodies were found .",
        "[E] Two [/E] amphibious assault ships are on the scene to offer security and logistical help in the recovery effort .",
        "[E] 28 [/E] of the 33 wounded sailors have been released from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia , and four of the most seriously wounded sailors are flying home from Germany for additional treatment .",
        "28 of the [E] 33 [/E] wounded sailors have been released from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia , and four of the most seriously wounded sailors are flying home from Germany for additional treatment .",
        "28 of the 33 wounded sailors have been released from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia , and [E] four [/E] of the most seriously wounded sailors are flying home from Germany for additional treatment .",
        "The studied words of the diplomats and the cries in the street seem to come from [E] two [/E] different worlds .",
        "[E] One [/E] body was found after Israelis responded with small arms , tanks and helicopters from Lebanon .",
        "[E] 46 [/E] nations abstained from the vote .",
        "[E] Six [/E] others oppose the measure , including Israel and the United States .",
        "[E] One [/E] of the last bastions of the Cold War is the scene of some diplomatic thawing today .",
        "[E] Hundreds [/E] of Venezuelans lined the streets of the capital to welcome Castro .",
        "[E] Tens of thousands [/E] of people are greeting Pope John Paul II in Croatia .",
        "She is the first Croatian woman to be beatified , which is [E] one [/E] step before sainthood .",
        "The pope also said Mass before a crowd of [E] 70,000 [/E] people .",
        "[E] At least ten [/E] people have been injured and at least five homes have burned in Benton Harbor since the rioting began .",
        "At least ten people have been injured and [E] at least five [/E] homes have burned in Benton Harbor since the rioting began .",
        "[E] One [/E] person was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon .",
        "Motorola , cutting another [E] 3,000 [/E] jobs by the end of the year .",
        "Flowers has written [E] two [/E] books , both of which are for sale on her website , along with private - label cigars and signed photos .",
        "A federal judge recently dismissed a defamation lawsuit she brought against Hillary Rodham Clinton and [E] two [/E] former presidential aides .",
        "[E] 17 [/E] sailors were killed when the ship was attacked by suicide bombers in the port of Aden .",
        "A temporary patch has already been made to cover the [E] 40 [/E] by 40 hole in the ship 's hull .",
        "A temporary patch has already been made to cover the 40 by [E] 40 [/E] hole in the ship 's hull .",
        "If [E] nine [/E] caroling cats crooning Christmas classics does n't put you in the holiday mood , maybe nothing will .",
        "Cheesepuff and friends first clawed their way onto the music charts in 1993 with the release of their `` meowy Christmas '' CD , featuring [E] 20 [/E] classic Christmas hits .",
        "Rodney Sutton broke a seven - year - old world record by shearing [E] 839 [/E] lambs in nine hours .",
        "A crowd of [E] hundreds [/E] watched him accomplish the feat .",
        "A fire in a Bangladeshi garment factory has left [E] at least 37 [/E] people dead and 100 hospitalized .",
        "A fire in a Bangladeshi garment factory has left at least 37 people dead and [E] 100 [/E] hospitalized .",
        "Most of the deceased were killed in the crush as workers tried to flee the blaze in the [E] four [/E] - story building .",
        "In the waters off the coast of Yemen , [E] two [/E] urgent missions tonight collecting evidence from the suicide bombing and retrieving bodies still buried in debris .",
        "[E] 316 [/E] were aboard the `` USS Cole '' when the terrorists struck .",
        "[E] Dozens [/E] were injured .",
        "[E] 17 [/E] were killed .",
        "A plane carrying the bodies of [E] five [/E] dead American sailors from the `` USS Cole '' arrived today at Dover Air Force Base , as the first wave of forensics experts and investigators from the Department of Defense and the FBI arrived in Yemen .",
        "They 'll want to get in there quickly because [E] one [/E] of the problems when you 're dealing with seawater is that it will have an adverse effect on your evidence .",
        "Workers on deck dwarfed by the [E] 40 [/E] x 60 - foot gaping wound .",
        "It will be [E] one [/E] of the first election returns on Tuesday .",
        "[E] 25 [/E] electoral votes .",
        "While the mild winters make this comfortable living for [E] almost three million [/E] seniors , the largest elderly population in the United States , this year it is not the weather drawing Al Gore and George W. Bush to the Sunshine State .",
        "Both candidates list [E] 25 [/E] reasons to keep coming back , Florida 's 25 electoral votes .",
        "Both candidates list 25 reasons to keep coming back , Florida 's [E] 25 [/E] electoral votes .",
        "Both candidates repeatedly talking about that [E] one [/E] issue , but in Florida where there are more than 550 children born every day , families drive the other campaign issues .",
        "Both candidates repeatedly talking about that one issue , but in Florida where there are [E] more than 550 [/E] children born every day , families drive the other campaign issues .",
        "Of the [E] 10 [/E] largest states , Florida is the most Republican .",
        "There was , of course , a team of attorneys on both sides of this live network coverage over the weekend of this trial going on in the courtroom in Florida , and , of course , among the teams of lawyers on the Bush side , [E] one [/E] of the leaders , Ben Ginsberg , one of the lawyers who argued the case in Leon County Circuit Court .",
        "There was , of course , a team of attorneys on both sides of this live network coverage over the weekend of this trial going on in the courtroom in Florida , and , of course , among the teams of lawyers on the Bush side , one of the leaders , Ben Ginsberg , [E] one [/E] of the lawyers who argued the case in Leon County Circuit Court .",
        "Well , I think what he did was addressed the situation as it exists in Florida and addressed the contingencies that were raised in the voluminous briefs that he had , not only from the [E] two [/E] party candidates involved , but also of the interveners who were in the case .",
        "[E] 10,750 [/E] --",
        "[E] More than 300 [/E] people have been killed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since September .",
        "Yesterday in Leon County Circuit Court , Judge N. Sander Sauls set a Saturday deadline for a hearing on vote recounts and ordered the [E] roughly 14000 [/E] contested ballots in Miami Dade and Palm Beach counties , not to mention a sample voting machine and voting booth , to be brought to Tallahassee under police escort .",
        "Today , as officials in both [E] two [/E] counties ready the ballots for transport , George W. Bush 's lawyers asked the judge to order all 1.16 million ballots from the two counties to be trucked to the state capital .",
        "Today , as officials in both two counties ready the ballots for transport , George W. Bush 's lawyers asked the judge to order all [E] 1.16 million [/E] ballots from the two counties to be trucked to the state capital .",
        "Today , as officials in both two counties ready the ballots for transport , George W. Bush 's lawyers asked the judge to order all 1.16 million ballots from the [E] two [/E] counties to be trucked to the state capital .",
        "Although Al Gore said today that he certainly feels like he won the election , he put his odds of wining the various legal battles at [E] fifty [/E] - fifty .",
        "Although Al Gore said today that he certainly feels like he won the election , he put his odds of wining the various legal battles at fifty - [E] fifty [/E] .",
        "The [E] two [/E] men met for just 15 minutes at the Vice President 's official residence .",
        "Protestors in [E] one [/E] of Harare 's poor southern townships run for cover as riot police fire teargas from the top of an armored vehicle .",
        "[E] 245 [/E] !",
        "[E] 245 [/E] !",
        "He is taking advantage of [E] two [/E] crazes that we are having in the Italy at the moment , one is internet , the other one is the awareness on food .",
        "He is taking advantage of two crazes that we are having in the Italy at the moment , [E] one [/E] is internet , the other one is the awareness on food .",
        "He is taking advantage of two crazes that we are having in the Italy at the moment , one is internet , the other [E] one [/E] is the awareness on food .",
        "That 's [E] one [/E] reason Western governments are not demanding his immediate arrest , but critics of this approach say letting Milosevic stay in Belgrade could be equally destabilizing .",
        "That session of the Supreme Court and [E] two [/E] defeats for Al Gore in Florida courts dominate the news today .",
        "Throughout an hour and a half of argument , the justices were aggressive in peppering lawyers with questions , and they seemed interested on [E] two [/E] issues .",
        "ABC 's John M. Wethy reports tonight before the attack on the ship , the crew failed to take at least 25 % of the [E] 80 [/E] different steps to protect the ship before landing in Yemen .",
        "The ship 's captain is going to take a lot of heat for the [E] 17 [/E] sailors who died .",
        "It led to the cancellation of a memorial service planned for the [E] 17 [/E] sailors who lost their lives .",
        "[E] Half [/E] the population lives in settlements with 500 people or less , and senior U.S. officials here say the government , although friendly to the United States , does not have full control over the entire country .",
        "Half the population lives in settlements with [E] 500 [/E] people or less , and senior U.S. officials here say the government , although friendly to the United States , does not have full control over the entire country .",
        "The remains of [E] four [/E] sailors killed in the `` USS Cole '' bombing returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware today .",
        "Investigators have searched [E] at least half a dozen [/E] homes around the port of Aden including this one , trying to retrace the movements of what they believe may be six or more suspects .",
        "Investigators have searched at least half a dozen homes around the port of Aden including this one , trying to retrace the movements of what they believe may be [E] six or more [/E] suspects .",
        "Today , FBI agents and divers were collecting evidence near the place they believe the boat was lowered into the water just before the attack on the `` USS Cole '' which killed [E] 17 [/E] sailors and two suicide bombers .",
        "Today , FBI agents and divers were collecting evidence near the place they believe the boat was lowered into the water just before the attack on the `` USS Cole '' which killed 17 sailors and [E] two [/E] suicide bombers .",
        "Today , at the walled - in headquarters of the government security agency , the manager of that center and several clerks who worked there were among [E] dozens [/E] who have been detained and questioned .",
        "Investcorp , New York , said it and the management of Sports & Recreation Inc. bought the operator of the [E] 10 [/E] - store Sports Unlimited chain for some $ 40 million .",
        "The Air Force is looking to buy [E] 540 [/E] new primary jet trainers , with a total value of $ 1.5 billion to $ 2 billion , between 1994 and 2004 .",
        "Lockheed said the U.S. Navy may also buy [E] an additional 340 [/E] trainer aircraft to replace its T34C trainers made by the Beech Aircraft Corp. unit of Raytheon Corp .",
        "The Peugeot metalworkers began filing out of the shop , which makes auto parts , at the plant in Mulhouse after voting [E] 589 [/E] to 193 to abandon the occupation .",
        "The Peugeot metalworkers began filing out of the shop , which makes auto parts , at the plant in Mulhouse after voting 589 to [E] 193 [/E] to abandon the occupation .",
        "But `` an eerie silence pervaded '' the junk market Friday as prices tumbled on [E] hundreds [/E] of high - yield bonds despite `` no active trading , '' says John Lonski , an economist at Moody 's Investors Service Inc .",
        "Now , [E] dozens [/E] of corporations , including Ethan Allen , TW Services and York International , that are counting on at least $ 7 billion of scheduled new junk financings to keep their highly leveraged takeovers and buy - outs afloat , may never get the money .",
        "Indeed , a Moody 's index that tracks the net asset values of [E] 24 [/E] high - yield mutual funds declined for the 17th consecutive day Friday .",
        "In a stark contrast , the benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond climbed [E] more than 2 1/2 [/E] points , or about $ 25 for each $ 1,000 face amount , to 103 12/32 , its biggest gain of the year .",
        "In a stark contrast , the benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond climbed more than 2 1/2 points , or about $ 25 for each $ 1,000 face amount , to [E] 103 12/32 [/E] , its biggest gain of the year .",
        "The yield on three - month Treasury bills , considered the safest of all investments , plummeted [E] about 0.7 [/E] percentage point to 7.16 % , the largest one - day decline since 1982 .",
        "The main catalyst for government bond market rally was the [E] 190.58 [/E] - point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average .",
        "`` When you get panic in [E] one [/E] market , you get flight to quality in the other , '' said Maria Ramirez , money market economist at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc .",
        "For example , a recent $ 375 million offering of Petrolane Gas Services L.P. bonds sold by First Boston was [E] three [/E] times oversubscribed .",
        "`` When the rally comes , insurance companies will be leading it because they have [E] billions [/E] to invest and invest they will .",
        "`` Last year we probably bought [E] one [/E] out of every three new deals , '' he says .",
        "`` Last year we probably bought one out of every [E] three [/E] new deals , '' he says .",
        "`` This year , at best , it 's in [E] one [/E] in every five or six .",
        "`` This year , at best , it 's in one in every [E] five [/E] or six .",
        "`` This year , at best , it 's in one in every five or [E] six [/E] .",
        "And our credit standards have n't changed [E] one [/E] iota . ''",
        "-- By the end of July , the difference in yield between an index of junk bonds and seven - year Treasury notes widened to [E] more than 5.5 [/E] percentage points .",
        "In addition , there are [E] six [/E] times as many troubled banks as there were in the recession of 1981 , according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp .",
        "The benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond was quoted 6 p.m. EDT at [E] 103 12/32 [/E] , compared with 100 27/32 Thursday , up 2 1/2 points .",
        "The benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond was quoted 6 p.m. EDT at 103 12/32 , compared with 100 27/32 Thursday , up [E] 2 1/2 [/E] points .",
        "The Ginnie Mae November 9 % issue ended at [E] 98 25/32 [/E] , up 7/8 point on the day , to yield about 9.28 % to a 12 - year average life assumption .",
        "The Ginnie Mae November 9 % issue ended at 98 25/32 , up [E] 7/8 [/E] point on the day , to yield about 9.28 % to a 12 - year average life assumption .",
        "Investment - grade corporate bonds were up [E] about 1/2 [/E] to 3/4 point .",
        "Investment - grade corporate bonds were up about 1/2 to [E] 3/4 [/E] point .",
        "[E] One [/E] of the sources said the smaller portions of $ 750 million each of five - year and 10 - year bonds have already been `` substantially oversubscribed . ''",
        "Municipal bonds rose [E] as much as 3/4 [/E] point .",
        "Friday 's [E] 190 [/E] - point plunge in stocks does not come atop the climate of anxiety that dominated financial markets just prior to their 1987 October crash , and mechanisms have been put in place to keep markets more orderly .",
        "Still , the consensus seems almost as wide that [E] one [/E] faltering bid is no reason to write down the value of all U.S. business .",
        "It would be a good thing if Congress started to decide issues one - by - [E] one [/E] on their individual merits without trickery .",
        "For [E] one [/E] thing , no one doubts that the capital gains cut would pass on an up - or - down vote .",
        "So the UAL deal has problems , and the market loses [E] 190 [/E] points .",
        "The addition , on top of [E] two [/E] big 1987 additions to foreign - loan reserves , brings the reserve to a level equaling 79 % of medium - term and long - term loans outstanding to troubled nations .",
        "For those hoping to see a modicum of political normalcy restored -- in view of Greece 's eight - year misadventure under autocratic pseudosocialism and subsequent three - month hitch with a conservative - communist coalition government -- there is but [E] one [/E] bright sign : The scandals still encircling former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and his fallen socialist government are like flies buzzing around a rotting carcass .",
        "The ad interim coalition government that emerged from post-electoral hagglings was , in essence , little more than the ill - conceived offspring of ideological miscegenation : On [E] one [/E] side , the center - right New Democracy Party , headed by Constantine Mitsotakis .",
        "[E] Two [/E] former ministers were so heavily implicated in the Koskotas affair that PASOK members of Parliament voted to refer them to the special court .",
        "For [E] one [/E] , the current accord concerning U.S. military bases in Greece lapses in May 1990 .",
        "The Dow Jones industrials skidded [E] 190.58 [/E] , to 2569.26 .",
        "The Dow Jones industrials skidded 190.58 , to [E] 2569.26 [/E] .",
        "[E] Four [/E] ailing S&Ls were sold off by government regulators , but low bids prevented the sale of a fifth .",
        "Stocks : Volume [E] 251,170,000 [/E] shares .",
        "Dow Jones industrials [E] 2569.26 [/E] , off 190.58 ; transportation 1406.29 , off 78.06 ; utilities 211.96 , off 7.29 .",
        "Dow Jones industrials 2569.26 , off [E] 190.58 [/E] ; transportation 1406.29 , off 78.06 ; utilities 211.96 , off 7.29 .",
        "Dow Jones industrials 2569.26 , off 190.58 ; transportation [E] 1406.29 [/E] , off 78.06 ; utilities 211.96 , off 7.29 .",
        "Dow Jones industrials 2569.26 , off 190.58 ; transportation 1406.29 , off [E] 78.06 [/E] ; utilities 211.96 , off 7.29 .",
        "Dow Jones industrials 2569.26 , off 190.58 ; transportation 1406.29 , off 78.06 ; utilities [E] 211.96 [/E] , off 7.29 .",
        "Dow Jones industrials 2569.26 , off 190.58 ; transportation 1406.29 , off 78.06 ; utilities 211.96 , off [E] 7.29 [/E] .",
        "Bonds : Shearson Lehman Hutton Treasury index [E] 3421.29 [/E] , up",
        "Commodities : Dow Jones futures index [E] 129.87 [/E] , up 0.01 ; spot index 129.25 , up 0.28 .",
        "Commodities : Dow Jones futures index 129.87 , up [E] 0.01 [/E] ; spot index 129.25 , up 0.28 .",
        "Commodities : Dow Jones futures index 129.87 , up 0.01 ; spot index [E] 129.25 [/E] , up 0.28 .",
        "Commodities : Dow Jones futures index 129.87 , up 0.01 ; spot index 129.25 , up [E] 0.28 [/E] .",
        "Dollar : 142.10 yen , off [E] 2.07 [/E] ; 1.8740 marks , off 0.0343 .",
        "Dollar : 142.10 yen , off 2.07 ; 1.8740 marks , off [E] 0.0343 [/E] .",
        "A basic agreement between the [E] two [/E] companies was announced in June .",
        "But at 2.3 million weekly paid circulation , U.S. News still ranks third behind Time Warner Inc. 's Time magazine , with [E] 4.4 million [/E] circulation , and Washington Post Co. 's Newsweek , with 3.3 million circulation .",
        "But at 2.3 million weekly paid circulation , U.S. News still ranks third behind Time Warner Inc. 's Time magazine , with 4.4 million circulation , and Washington Post Co. 's Newsweek , with [E] 3.3 million [/E] circulation .",
        "Still , it said it expects sales for all of 1989 to be on the order of 20 billion francs , reflecting anticipated billings for [E] two [/E] large contracts in the second half of the year .",
        "A [E] four [/E] - page ad from Texas Instruments Inc. , running in approximately 140,000 issues of the Oct. 20 `` Corporate Elite '' issue of the McGraw - Hill Inc. publication , contains a speech synthesizer laminated between two of the pages .",
        "A four - page ad from Texas Instruments Inc. , running in [E] approximately 140,000 [/E] issues of the Oct. 20 `` Corporate Elite '' issue of the McGraw - Hill Inc. publication , contains a speech synthesizer laminated between two of the pages .",
        "A four - page ad from Texas Instruments Inc. , running in approximately 140,000 issues of the Oct. 20 `` Corporate Elite '' issue of the McGraw - Hill Inc. publication , contains a speech synthesizer laminated between [E] two [/E] of the pages .",
        "And for those who miss the message the first time around , not to worry : [E] Three [/E] tiny batteries provide enough juice for as many as 650 replays .",
        "And for those who miss the message the first time around , not to worry : Three tiny batteries provide enough juice for [E] as many as 650 [/E] replays .",
        "Of all the [E] one [/E] - time expenses incurred by a corporation or professional firm , few are larger or longer term than the purchase of real estate or the signing of a commercial lease .",
        "Look no further than metropolitan Houston and Denver , [E] two [/E] of the most depressed , overbuilt and potentially undervalued real - estate markets in the nation .",
        "[E] More than 42,000 [/E] jobs were added in metro Houston last year , primarily in biotechnology , petrochemical processing , and the computer industry .",
        "This growth puts Houston in the top [E] five [/E] metro areas in the nation last year .",
        "The company said a drop in activity in the powerboat industry reduced sales volume at its [E] two [/E] marine - related operations .",
        "Mr. Wertheimer based this on a statement by Mr. Keating that was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story in April : `` [E] One [/E] question ... had to do with whether my financial support in any way influenced several political figures to take up my cause .",
        "In a highly unusual meeting in Sen. DeConcini 's office in April 1987 , the [E] five [/E] senators asked federal regulators to ease up on Lincoln .",
        "In July , California newspapers disclosed that Mr. Keating gave $ 850,000 in corporate funds to [E] three [/E] tax - exempt voter registration organizations in 1987 and 1988 at the behest of Sen. Cranston , who conceded that soliciting the money was `` a pretty stupid thing to do politically . ''",
        "Trinity Industries Inc. said it reached a preliminary agreement to manufacture [E] 1,000 [/E] coal rail cars for Norfolk Southern Corp .",
        "It said the [E] 1,000 [/E] rail cars are in addition to the 1,450 coal rail cars presently being produced for Norfolk Southern , a Norfolk , Va. - based railroad concern .",
        "It said the 1,000 rail cars are in addition to the [E] 1,450 [/E] coal rail cars presently being produced for Norfolk Southern , a Norfolk , Va. - based railroad concern .",
        "`` Nobody wants to have all his eggs in [E] one [/E] basket , '' says David Yeh , chairman and chief executive officer of International Matchbox Group Ltd .",
        "Manufacturers say there is no immediate substitute for southern China , where [E] an estimated 120,000 [/E] people are employed by the toy industry .",
        "Worries about China came just as Hong Kong 's toy industry was recovering from a 1987 sales slump and bankruptcy filings by [E] two [/E] major U.S. companies , Worlds of Wonder Inc. and Coleco Industries Inc .",
        "Paul Kwan , managing director of Playmates , says 10 million Ninja Turtles have been sold , placing the reptilian warriors among the [E] 10 [/E] biggest - selling toys in the U.S. .",
        "The administration 's position was outlined in a friend - of - the - court brief filed in [E] one [/E] of three abortion cases the Supreme Court will hear argued and will decide this term .",
        "The administration 's position was outlined in a friend - of - the - court brief filed in one of [E] three [/E] abortion cases the Supreme Court will hear argued and will decide this term .",
        "Under that standard , which garnered the votes of [E] only three [/E] of the nine justices , a state restriction of abortion is constitutional if the state has a `` reasonable '' justification for adopting it .",
        "Under that standard , which garnered the votes of only three of the [E] nine [/E] justices , a state restriction of abortion is constitutional if the state has a `` reasonable '' justification for adopting it .",
        "For 20 years , federal rules have barred the [E] three [/E] major television networks from sharing in one of the most lucrative and fastest - growing parts of the television business .",
        "`` They do n't seem to have an incentive to negotiate , '' says [E] one [/E] network executive .",
        "An NBC spokesman counters that Mr. Holston 's lament was `` entirely consistent '' with NBC plans because the U.S. rules would limit NBC 's involvement in the Qintex deal so severely as to be `` light years away from the type of unrestrained deals available to Sony -- and everyone else except the [E] three [/E] networks . ''",
        "Instead , ABC will have to sell off the rights for a [E] one [/E] - time fee .",
        "Various evidence , including a Brookings Institution study of some [E] 800 [/E] series that the networks had aired and had partly owned in the 1960s , showed the networks did n't wield undue control over the studios as had been alleged .",
        "But just eight days before the rules were to die , former President Ronald Reagan , a [E] one [/E] - time actor , intervened on behalf of Hollywood .",
        "And at the FCC , meanwhile , new Chairman Alfred C. Sikes has said he wants the [E] two [/E] sides to hammer out their own plan .",
        "The suit named the company , former chief executive officer William G. Moore Jr. , former vice president Robert W. Reedy and [E] five [/E] defendants who were n't part of the company .",
        "The [E] five [/E] additional defendants were n't parties to the settlement .",
        "A trial on criminal allegations against the company and the same [E] two [/E] former executives began Sept. 27 in federal court for the District of Columbia .",
        "At the same time , six ANC colleagues , [E] five [/E] of whom were arrested with him in 1963 and sentenced to life imprisonment , were reunited with their families at various places around the country .",
        "At the small [E] four [/E] - room home of Elias Motsoaledi , a leading ANC unionist and a former commander in the group 's armed wing , Umkhonto we Sizwe , well - wishers stuck little ANC flags in their hair and a man tooted on an antelope horn wrapped in ANC ribbons .",
        "But the unconditional release of the [E] seven [/E] leaders , who once formed the intellectual and organizational core of the ANC , is a de facto unbanning of the movement and the rebirth of its internal wing .",
        "There was certainly no stopping the tide of ANC emotion last night , when [E] hundreds [/E] of people jammed into the Holy Cross Anglican Church in Soweto for what became the first ANC rally in the country in 30 years .",
        "Deafening chants of `` ANC '' and `` Umkhonto we Sizwe '' shook the church as the [E] seven [/E] aging men vowed that the ANC would continue its fight against the government and the policies of racial segregation on all fronts , including the armed struggle .",
        "Without him , said Mr. Sisulu , the freeing of the others `` is only a [E] half [/E] - measure . ''",
        "President F.W. de Klerk released the ANC men -- along with [E] one [/E] of the founding members of the Pan Africanist Congress , a rival liberation group -- as part of his efforts to create a climate of trust and peace in which his government can begin negotiations with black leaders over a new constitution aimed at giving blacks a voice in national government .",
        "That gain was being cited as a reason the stock market was down early in Friday 's session , before it got started on its reckless [E] 190 [/E] - point plunge .",
        "Housing starts are expected to quicken a bit from August 's annual pace of [E] 1,350,000 [/E] units .",
        "[E] Two [/E] - Way Street",
        "But with all the money and glamour of high finance come the relentless pressures to do well ; pressure to pull off [E] another million [/E] before lunch ; pressure to anticipate the market by a fraction of a second ... ''",
        "In the opening episode we learn that Michelle , a junior bond trader , has indeed pulled off [E] another million [/E] before lunch .",
        "If you can swallow the premise that the rewards for such ineptitude are [E] six [/E] - figure salaries , you still are left puzzled , because few of the yuppies consume very conspicuously .",
        "[E] Two [/E] share a house almost devoid of furniture .",
        "Another half million quid went for a volley of full - page advertisements in [E] six [/E] major British newspapers and for huge posters in the London subway .",
        "Any change of control in Farmers needs approval of the insurance commissioners in the [E] nine [/E] states where Farmers and its related companies are incorporated .",
        "The [E] eight [/E] major domestic auto makers sold 160,510 North American - made cars in the first 10 days of October , a 12.6 % drop from a year earlier .",
        "Domestically built truck sales were down 10.4 % to [E] 86,555 [/E] pickups , vans and sport utility vehicles .",
        "Car sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of [E] 5.8 million [/E] vehicles , the lowest since October 1987 .",
        "The sales drop for the No. [E] 1 [/E] car maker may have been caused in part by the end in September of dealer incentives that GM offered in addition to consumer rebates and low - interest financing , a company spokesman said .",
        "x - There were [E] 8 [/E] selling days in the most recent period and 8 a year earlier .",
        "But the rapid changes brought on by glasnost and open borders are altering the network 's life in more ways than [E] one [/E] .",
        "Australian press magnate Rupert Murdoch has bought 50 % stakes in [E] two [/E] popular and gossipy Hungarian newspapers , while Britain 's Robert Maxwell has let it be known here that he is thinking about similar moves .",
        "They are still an important source of news for [E] 60 million [/E] listeners in 23 exotic tongues : from Bulgarian and Belorussian to Kazakh and Kirghiz .",
        "They are still an important source of news for 60 million listeners in [E] 23 [/E] exotic tongues : from Bulgarian and Belorussian to Kazakh and Kirghiz .",
        "Not only did the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs approve Radio Free Europe 's new location , but the Ministry of Telecommunications did something even more amazing : `` They found us [E] four [/E] phone lines in central Budapest , '' says Geza Szocs , a Radio Free Europe correspondent who helped organize the Budapest location .",
        "In fact , some of the network 's Hungarian listeners say they owe Radio Free Europe loyalty because it was responsible in many ways for keeping hope alive through what [E] one [/E] writer here calls the `` Dark Ages of the 20th Century . ''",
        "Those who want to hear even more radical views have to get up at [E] five [/E] on Sunday morning for `` Sunday Journal , '' on Hungarian Radio .",
        "This time it attempted to invade [E] two [/E] connected problems , the rising cost of higher education and the rising expense to the federal government of educational grants and loans .",
        "In this case , the new recipe for national service called for throwing many assorted legislative leftovers into [E] one [/E] kettle : a demonstration project for educational aid -LRB- particularly satisfying to the DLC and Sen. Sam Nunn -RRB- , a similar demonstration program for youth conservation -LRB- a la Sen. Chris Dodd -RRB- , a competitive grants program to states to spark youth and senior citizen volunteer projects -LRB- a Kennedy specialty -RRB- , a community service work - study program for students -LRB- pleasing to the palate of Sen. Dale Bumpers , among others -RRB- , plus engorgement of the VISTA volunteer program and the Retired Senior Volunteer , Foster Grandparent , and Senior Companion programs .",
        "National service , the utopian idea , still wo n't go away then , of course , but [E] the millions [/E] of knee - socked youth performing works of `` civic content '' will be mobilized only in the imagination of their progenitors .",
        "American Physicians said it also replaced four Texas American representatives on Prime 's [E] five [/E] - member board .",
        "After a decade in which [E] more than 50 [/E] localities established their own service or conservation corps and dozens of school systems made community service a prerequisite to high - school graduation , the focus has shifted to Washington .",
        "After a decade in which more than 50 localities established their own service or conservation corps and [E] dozens [/E] of school systems made community service a prerequisite to high - school graduation , the focus has shifted to Washington .",
        "At least [E] 10 [/E] bills proposing one or another national program were introduced in Congress this spring .",
        "[E] One [/E] , co-sponsored by Sen. Sam Nunn -LRB- D. , Ga . -RRB- and Rep. Dave McCurdy -LRB- D. , Okla. -RRB- , would have restricted federal college subsidies to students who had served .",
        "As a starting point , here are [E] five [/E] propositions : 1 . Consider the ingredients , not the name .",
        "As a starting point , here are five propositions : [E] 1 [/E] . Consider the ingredients , not the name .",
        "[E] 2 [/E] . `` Service '' should be service .",
        "[E] 3 [/E] . Encouragement is fine ; compulsion is not .",
        "-LRB- Who will throw [E] several hundred thousand [/E] refusers in jail each year ? -RRB-",
        "[E] 4 [/E] . Good programs are not cheap .",
        "[E] 5 [/E] . Underclass youth are a special concern .",
        "They can volunteer at any of [E] thousands [/E] of non-profit institutions , or participate in service programs required by high schools or encouraged by colleges or employers .",
        "`` The disadvantage at this point is that anything you do that looks like you are doing too much tends to reinforce a sense of crisis , '' said [E] one [/E] government official , insisting on anonymity .",
        "`` [E] One [/E] possibility is that this is a surgical setback , reasonably limited in its breadth , and not a major problem , '' said one senior administration official , who also asked that he not be named .",
        "`` One possibility is that this is a surgical setback , reasonably limited in its breadth , and not a major problem , '' said [E] one [/E] senior administration official , who also asked that he not be named .",
        "The [E] three [/E] men worked together on the so - called Brady Commission , headed by Mr. Brady , which was established after the 1987 crash to examine the market 's collapse .",
        "He flew to Dallas on Oct. 19 , when the market plummeted [E] 508 [/E] points , but then turned around the next morning and returned to Washington without delivering his speech .",
        "g - 10.06.89 [E] NAV:22.15 [/E] .",
        "Under a reform arising from the 1987 crash , trading in the Merc 's stock - index futures will break for 10 minutes if the contract opens and stays [E] five [/E] points from Friday 's close , a move equal to 40 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .",
        "Under a reform arising from the 1987 crash , trading in the Merc 's stock - index futures will break for 10 minutes if the contract opens and stays five points from Friday 's close , a move equal to [E] 40 [/E] points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .",
        "That early - morning breather is just [E] one [/E] of a number of safeguards adopted after the 1987 crash .",
        "Big Board and Merc officials expressed satisfaction with the results of [E] two [/E] limits imposed on of the Merc 's Standard & Poor 's 500 contract , as well as `` hot - line '' communications among exchanges .",
        "Big Board and Merc officials expressed satisfaction with the results of two limits imposed on of the Merc 's Standard & Poor 's [E] 500 [/E] contract , as well as `` hot - line '' communications among exchanges .",
        "During the first halt , after the S&P index had fallen [E] 12 [/E] points , the Big Board 's `` Sidecar '' computer program automatically was triggered .",
        "One Merc broker compared the action in the S&P pit during the [E] two [/E] freezes to a fire at a well - drilled school .",
        "After reopening for about 15 minutes , the S&P index tumbled to its [E] 30 [/E] - point limit and the second freeze went into effect .",
        "Traders then spent the last half - hour `` watching to see if the Dow would drop [E] 250 [/E] points , '' Mr. Dubnow added , referring to the level at which the stock market itself would have closed for an hour .",
        "[E] One [/E] observer estimated that 80 % to 90 % of the S&P traders `` were just standing around watching . ''",
        "But the [E] 250 [/E] - point circuit breaker never had to kick in , and freezes on the Chicago Board of Trade 's Major Market Index also were n't triggered .",
        "The MMI and the S&P [E] 500 [/E] are the two major indexes used by program traders to run their computerized trading strategies .",
        "The MMI and the S&P 500 are the [E] two [/E] major indexes used by program traders to run their computerized trading strategies .",
        "Arguing that the separate financial marketplaces acted as [E] one [/E] , and concluding that the crash had `` raised the possibility of a full - scale financial system breakdown , '' the presidential task force called for establishing a super-regulator to oversee the markets , to make margins consistent across markets , to unify clearing systems and to install circuit breakers .",
        "After several more months of arguments among various stock exchanges and futures markets , circuit breakers were set in place , with the most notable suspending trading after [E] 250 [/E] and 400 point drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average .",
        "After several more months of arguments among various stock exchanges and futures markets , circuit breakers were set in place , with the most notable suspending trading after 250 and [E] 400 [/E] point drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average .",
        "After all , this free - market argument went , the Dow only dropped [E] more than 250 [/E] points once this century .",
        "-- If S&P futures fall [E] 5 [/E] points at opening , contract trading pauses for 10 minutes .",
        "-- If Dow Industrials fall [E] 25 [/E] points at opening , contract trading pauses for 10 minutes .",
        "-- If S&P futures fall [E] 12 [/E] points -LRB- equivalent to about 100 points on DJIA -RRB- , trading is frozen for half hour to that price or higher .",
        "-- If S&P futures fall 12 points -LRB- equivalent to [E] about 100 [/E] points on DJIA -RRB- , trading is frozen for half hour to that price or higher .",
        "-- If S&P futures fall [E] 30 [/E] points , trading is restricted for an hour to that price or higher .",
        "-- If Dow Industrials fall [E] 250 [/E] points , trading on the Big Board halts for an hour .",
        "-- If DJIA drops [E] 400 [/E] points , Big Board halts trading for two hours .",
        "South Africa 's National Union of Mineworkers said that [E] about 10,000 [/E] diamond miners struck for higher wages at De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd.",
        "De Beers said that workers at [E] five [/E] of the group 's mines were on strike , which it said was peaceful , with orderly picketing occurring at one of the mines .",
        "De Beers said that workers at five of the group 's mines were on strike , which it said was peaceful , with orderly picketing occurring at [E] one [/E] of the mines .",
        "Tsuruo Yamaguchi , secretary general of the Socialist Party , acknowledged that [E] nine [/E] party lawmakers had received donations from the pachinko association totaling 8 million yen -LRB- about $ 55,000 -RRB- but said the donations were legal and none of its members acted to favor the industry .",
        "A report by the conservation group presented at the U.N. - sponsored Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Lausanne accused the [E] four [/E] of trading protected species ranging from parakeets to orchids .",
        "A NATO project to build a frigate for the 1990s was torpedoed by the pull - out of [E] three [/E] of its eight participating nations .",
        "A NATO project to build a frigate for the 1990s was torpedoed by the pull - out of three of its [E] eight [/E] participating nations .",
        "Labor gets 25 pence -LRB- 39 cents -RRB- for every [E] 100 [/E] -LRB- about $ 155 -RRB- that a user charges to the card .",
        "The company has grown -- to [E] about 40 [/E] employees , from four initially , Mr. Kaye says .",
        "The company has grown -- to about 40 employees , from [E] four [/E] initially , Mr. Kaye says .",
        "-LRB- In court papers , Sony says it has spent more than $ 3 million to promote the line , with resulting sales of [E] over a million [/E] units . -RRB-",
        "Congress learned during the Reagan administration that it could intimidate the executive branch by uttering again and again the same [E] seven [/E] words : `` Provided , that no funds shall be spent ... . ''",
        "This provision amounts to a legislative veto over the president 's execution of the law , since a [E] one [/E] - house resolution could be said to be `` duly adopted '' even though it would require neither bicameral action in Congress nor presentation to the president for his signature or veto .",
        "But the 1989 fall total of [E] 80 [/E] , while well below 1988 activity , shows `` a steady ratcheting up in citizen referenda and initiatives , '' says Patrick McGuigan , editor of Family , Law and Democracy Report .",
        "He says the [E] 10 [/E] citizen - sparked issues on state ballots this fall represent the most in any odd - year this decade .",
        "In California , [E] two [/E] petition drives for next year 's election are `` essentially finished , '' says David Schmidt , author of `` Citizen Lawmakers . ''",
        "Mr. McGuigan cites [E] three [/E] completed efforts in Oklahoma .",
        "At Christie 's , a folio of [E] 21 [/E] prints from Alfred Stieglitz 's `` Equivalents '' series sold for $ 396,000 , a single - lot record .",
        "`` We 're gaining [E] 1,200 [/E] new customers each week , '' says Jack Mogavero of General Health Care Corp. , Piscataway , N.J .",
        "The National Association of Diaper Services , Philadelphia , says that since January it has gotten [E] more than 672 [/E] inquiries from people interested in starting diaper services .",
        "Something like [E] one - third [/E] of the nation 's 60 largest cities are thinking about new stadiums , ranging from Cleveland to San Antonio and St. Petersburg .",
        "Something like one - third of the nation 's [E] 60 [/E] largest cities are thinking about new stadiums , ranging from Cleveland to San Antonio and St. Petersburg .",
        "He has looked at [E] 14 [/E] baseball and football stadiums and found that only one -- private Dodger Stadium -- brought more money into a city than it took out .",
        "He has looked at 14 baseball and football stadiums and found that [E] only one [/E] -- private Dodger Stadium -- brought more money into a city than it took out .",
        "He says he had Candlestick built because the Giants claimed they needed [E] 10,000 [/E] parking spaces .",
        "Since the new park will have [E] only 1,500 [/E] spaces , Mr. Christopher thinks backers are playing some fiscal `` games '' of their own with the voters .",
        "[E] Thousands [/E] of East Germans fled to Czechoslovakia after the East Berlin government lifted travel restrictions .",
        "Gunmen in Lebanon assassinated a Saudi Arabian Embassy employee , and the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the slaying to avenge the beheading of [E] 16 [/E] terrorists by Riyadh 's government in September .",
        "The prime minister 's opponents claimed the balloting , [E] 12 [/E] votes short of a majority in Islamabad 's 237 - seat assembly , was rigged .",
        "The prime minister 's opponents claimed the balloting , 12 votes short of a majority in Islamabad 's [E] 237 [/E] - seat assembly , was rigged .",
        "Pan Am has subpoenaed several government agencies , including the CIA and FBI , to determine whether they were warned that a bomb had been planted aboard a jet that exploded over Scotland last December , killing [E] 270 [/E] people .",
        "Citizens in Peninsula , Ohio , upset over changes to a bridge , negotiated a deal : The bottom [E] half [/E] of the railing will be type F , while the top half will have the old bridge 's floral pattern .",
        "Citizens in Peninsula , Ohio , upset over changes to a bridge , negotiated a deal : The bottom half of the railing will be type F , while the top [E] half [/E] will have the old bridge 's floral pattern .",
        "The Chicago company 's beverage carrier , meant to replace cardboard trays at concession stands and fast - food outlets , resembles the plastic loops used on [E] six [/E] - packs of beer , only the loops hang from a web of strings .",
        "The new carrier can tote as many as [E] four [/E] cups at once .",
        "An exhibition of American design and architecture opened in September in Moscow and will travel to [E] eight [/E] other Soviet cities .",
        "`` In Moscow , they kept asking us things like , ` Why do you make [E] 15 [/E] different corkscrews , when all you need is one good one ? ' '' he says .",
        "`` In Moscow , they kept asking us things like , ` Why do you make 15 different corkscrews , when all you need is [E] one [/E] good one ? ' '' he says .",
        "IT 'S A [E] TWO [/E] BIRDS with one stone deal : Eggers Group architects propose using grain elevators to house prisoners .",
        "IT 'S A TWO BIRDS with [E] one [/E] stone deal : Eggers Group architects propose using grain elevators to house prisoners .",
        "Besides , Eggers says , grain elevators are worth preserving for aesthetic reasons -- [E] one [/E] famed architect compared them to the pyramids of Egypt .",
        "A medium - sized one in Brooklyn , it says , could be altered to house [E] up to 1,000 [/E] inmates at a lower cost than building a new prison in upstate New York .",
        "In what was considered the largest protest in the Communist state 's 40 - year history , [E] at least 120,000 [/E] demonstrators marched through the southern city of Leipzig to press demands for democratic freedoms , opposition activists said .",
        "Delegates from [E] 91 [/E] nations endorsed a ban on world ivory trade in an attempt to rescue the endangered elephant from extinction .",
        "The nation 's main white opposition party warned that the government 's release Sunday of [E] eight [/E] black political prisoners risked bringing chaos and eventual black Marxist rule to the nation .",
        "Norway 's King Olav V installed a [E] three [/E] - party non-Socialist government as Gro Harlem Brundtland 's three - year - old Labor regime relinquished power .",
        "The [E] 19 [/E] - member cabinet is led by Prime Minister Jan Syse , who acknowledged a `` difficult situation '' since the coalition controls only 62 seats in Oslo 's 165 - member legislature .",
        "The 19 - member cabinet is led by Prime Minister Jan Syse , who acknowledged a `` difficult situation '' since the coalition controls [E] only 62 [/E] seats in Oslo 's 165 - member legislature .",
        "The 19 - member cabinet is led by Prime Minister Jan Syse , who acknowledged a `` difficult situation '' since the coalition controls only 62 seats in Oslo 's [E] 165 [/E] - member legislature .",
        "In the tower , [E] five [/E] men and women pull rhythmically on ropes attached to the same five bells that first sounded here in 1614 .",
        "In the tower , five men and women pull rhythmically on ropes attached to the same [E] five [/E] bells that first sounded here in 1614 .",
        "Like most of the other [E] 6,000 [/E] churches in Britain with sets of bells , St. Michael once had its own `` band '' of ringers , who would herald every Sunday morning and evening service .",
        "They belong to a group of [E] 15 [/E] ringers -- including two octogenarians and four youngsters in training -- who drive every Sunday from church to church in a sometimes - exhausting effort to keep the bells sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia .",
        "They belong to a group of 15 ringers -- including two octogenarians and [E] four [/E] youngsters in training -- who drive every Sunday from church to church in a sometimes - exhausting effort to keep the bells sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia .",
        "`` To ring for even [E] one [/E] service at this tower , we have to scrape , '' says Mr. Hammond , a retired water - authority worker .",
        "According to a nationwide survey taken a year ago , [E] nearly a third [/E] of England 's church bells are no longer rung on Sundays because there is no one to ring them .",
        "Proper English bells are started off in `` rounds , '' from the highest - pitched bell to the lowest -- a simple descending scale using , in larger churches , as many as [E] 12 [/E] bells .",
        "A series of [E] 5,000 [/E] or so changes is a `` peal '' and takes about three hours .",
        "[E] Ten [/E] shirt - sleeved ringers stand in a circle , one foot ahead of the other in a prize - fighter 's stance , each pulling a rope that disappears through a small hole in the high ceiling of the ringing chamber .",
        "Ten shirt - sleeved ringers stand in a circle , [E] one [/E] foot ahead of the other in a prize - fighter 's stance , each pulling a rope that disappears through a small hole in the high ceiling of the ringing chamber .",
        "But there still are n't enough ringers to ring more than [E] six [/E] of the eight bells .",
        "But there still are n't enough ringers to ring more than six of the [E] eight [/E] bells .",
        "One survey says that of the [E] 100,000 [/E] trained bellringers in England today , only 40,000 of them still ring .",
        "One survey says that of the 100,000 trained bellringers in England today , [E] only 40,000 [/E] of them still ring .",
        "`` Right now , we 're lucky if after five years we keep [E] one [/E] new ringer out of 10 , '' he adds .",
        "`` Right now , we 're lucky if after five years we keep one new ringer out of [E] 10 [/E] , '' he adds .",
        "[E] One [/E] bright sign is that a growing number of women have entered the once male - dominated field ; more than a third of the ringers today are women .",
        "One bright sign is that a growing number of women have entered the once male - dominated field ; [E] more than a third [/E] of the ringers today are women .",
        "However , [E] five [/E] other countries -- China , Thailand , India , Brazil and Mexico -- will remain on that so - called priority watch list as a result of an interim review , U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills announced .",
        "Mrs. Hills said many of the [E] 25 [/E] countries that she placed under varying degrees of scrutiny have made `` genuine progress '' on this touchy issue .",
        "These [E] three [/E] countries are n't completely off the hook , though .",
        "They will remain on a lower - priority list that includes [E] 17 [/E] other countries .",
        "Judging from the Americana in Haruki Murakami 's `` A Wild Sheep Chase '' -LRB- Kodansha , [E] 320 [/E] pages , $ 18.95 -RRB- , baby boomers on both sides of the Pacific have a lot in common .",
        "A disaffected , hard - drinking , [E] nearly - 30 [/E] hero sets off for snow country in search of an elusive sheep with a star on its back at the behest of a sinister , erudite mobster with a Stanford degree .",
        "A more recent novel , `` Norwegian Wood '' -LRB- every Japanese under 40 seems to be fluent in Beatles lyrics -RRB- , has sold [E] more than four million [/E] copies since Kodansha published it in 1987 .",
        "But he is just [E] one [/E] of several youthful writers -- Tokyo 's brat pack -- who are dominating the best - seller charts in Japan .",
        "In Robert Whiting 's `` You Gotta Have Wa '' -LRB- Macmillan , [E] 339 [/E] pages , $ 17.95 -RRB- , the Beatles give way to baseball , in the Nipponese version we would be hard put to call a `` game . ''",
        "`` You Gotta Have Wa '' is the often amusing chronicle of how American ballplayers , rationed to [E] two [/E] per team , fare in Japan .",
        "`` Funny Business '' -LRB- Soho , [E] 228 [/E] pages , $ 17.95 -RRB- by Gary Katzenstein is anything but .",
        "In Seoul , officials began visiting [E] about 26,000 [/E] cigarette stalls to remove illegal posters and signboards advertising imported cigarettes .",
        "A marketing study indicates that Hong Kong consumers are the most materialistic in the [E] 14 [/E] major markets where the survey was carried out .",
        "The survey found that [E] nearly half [/E] of Hong Kong consumers espouse what it identified as materialistic values , compared with about one - third in Japan and the U.S. .",
        "The survey found that nearly half of Hong Kong consumers espouse what it identified as materialistic values , compared with [E] about one - third [/E] in Japan and the U.S. .",
        "[E] More than three [/E] in five said they are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two U.S. consumers and one in four in Japan .",
        "More than three in [E] five [/E] said they are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two U.S. consumers and one in four in Japan .",
        "More than three in five said they are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with [E] less than one [/E] in two U.S. consumers and one in four in Japan .",
        "More than three in five said they are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two U.S. consumers and [E] one [/E] in four in Japan .",
        "More than three in five said they are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two U.S. consumers and one in [E] four [/E] in Japan .",
        "The meeting , which is expected to draw [E] 20,000 [/E] to Bangkok , was going to be held at the Central Plaza Hotel , but the government balked at the hotel 's conditions for undertaking necessary expansion .",
        "After years of decline , weddings in France showed a 2.2 % upturn last year , with [E] 6,000 [/E] more couples exchanging rings in 1988 than in the previous year , the national statistics office said .",
        "But the number of weddings last year -- [E] 271,124 [/E] -- was still well below the 400,000 registered in 1972 , the last year of increasing marriages .",
        "But the number of weddings last year -- 271,124 -- was still well below [E] the 400,000 [/E] registered in 1972 , the last year of increasing marriages .",
        "The warnings , issued to [E] at least 100 [/E] criminal defense attorneys in several major cities in the last week , have led to an outcry by members of the organized bar , who claim the information is protected by attorney - client privilege .",
        "`` The IRS is asking lawyers to red - flag a criminal problem to the government , '' added Mr. Sonnett , a Miami lawyer who has heard from [E] dozens [/E] of attorneys who received letters in recent days and has himself received the computer - generated IRS forms sent by certified mail .",
        "Dallas District Judge Jack Hampton had sparked calls for a judicial inquiry with his remarks to the press last December , two weeks after sentencing an 18 - year - old defendant to 30 years in state prison for killing [E] two [/E] homosexual men in a city park .",
        "GAF TRIAL goes to round [E] three [/E] .",
        "In an [E] eight [/E] - count indictment , the government has charged GAF , a Wayne , N.J. , specialty chemical maker , and its Vice Chairman James T. Sherwin with attempting to manipulate the common stock of Union Carbide Corp. in advance of GAF 's planned sale of a large block of the stock in November 1986 .",
        "Michael R. Bromwich , a member since January 1987 of the [E] three [/E] - lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North , became a partner in the Washington , D.C. , office of the 520 - lawyer firm .",
        "Michael R. Bromwich , a member since January 1987 of the three - lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North , became a partner in the Washington , D.C. , office of the [E] 520 [/E] - lawyer firm .",
        "To date , the number of projects with direct foreign investment in agriculture in Jiangsu province has reached [E] 800 [/E] , with a sum of money of more than 800 million US dollars .",
        "An official from the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department said that , since 1994 the number of \" [E] three [/E] - capital \" enterprises that have been approved by the agricultural system of Jiangsu province has exceeded 500 , and the amount of foreign capital being put to use was more than 700 million US dollars , which represented threefold and sevenfold increases , respectively , over the years before 1993 .",
        "An official from the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department said that , since 1994 the number of \" three - capital \" enterprises that have been approved by the agricultural system of Jiangsu province has exceeded [E] 500 [/E] , and the amount of foreign capital being put to use was more than 700 million US dollars , which represented threefold and sevenfold increases , respectively , over the years before 1993 .",
        "According to statistics , currently in Jiangsu province the enterprises for processing agricultural and allied products that have output values exceeding 100 million yuan RMB already number [E] more than 100 [/E] .",
        "Using foreign investment , Jiangsu has also introduced nearly [E] 100 [/E] varieties of fine produce such as beer barley , California perch , Luoshi pond shrimp , fine poultry , lean meat pigs and vegetables , and flowers and plants , along with advanced production and processing technology , and it has substantially raised agricultural production levels .",
        "By the beginning of November of this year , there were a total of [E] 177 [/E] projects entering the zone , with an investment total of 6.4 billion yuan , among which foreign capital accounted for almost 50 % and 7 of the enterprises entering the zone have been regarded as national level new high level technology enterprises .",
        "By the beginning of November of this year , there were a total of 177 projects entering the zone , with an investment total of 6.4 billion yuan , among which foreign capital accounted for almost 50 % and [E] 7 [/E] of the enterprises entering the zone have been regarded as national level new high level technology enterprises .",
        "At the same time , Shantou City has also drafted and promulgated [E] more than 10 [/E] rules , regulations , policies and measures and encouraged the establishment of technology and knowledge intensive new high level industries .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in [E] nearly thirty [/E] international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with [E] more than thirty [/E] countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on [E] more than forty [/E] bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in [E] six [/E] fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of [E] more than 200 [/E] international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the [E] eleven [/E] sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "Moreover , the Government Office had also solved [E] over ninety [/E] other cases of consul protection .",
        "This year , the economies of the [E] five [/E] large special economic zones , namely , Shenzhen , Zhuhai , Shantou , Xiamen and Hainan , have maintained strong growth momentum .",
        "Following Hong Kong 's return , the economic and trade relationship between Hong Kong and Shenzhen has been strengthened , and the projects of joining the [E] three [/E] large infrastructures , such as Hong Kong 's western channel , are now progressing smoothly .",
        "A [E] three [/E] dimensional traffic frame in Zhuhai has preliminarily taken shape and the investment environment improves daily .",
        "According to statistics , in the first 11 months of this year , Zhuhai 's recently authorized contracts for utilizing foreign capital numbered [E] 301 [/E] .",
        "Shantou airport has opened [E] 44 [/E] international and domestic air routes .",
        "The total capacity of program - controlled telephones has reached [E] more than 770,000 [/E] sets and one in every ten people has a mobile phone on average .",
        "The total capacity of program - controlled telephones has reached more than 770,000 sets and [E] one [/E] in every ten people has a mobile phone on average .",
        "The total capacity of program - controlled telephones has reached more than 770,000 sets and one in every [E] ten [/E] people has a mobile phone on average .",
        "Currently , Shantou City has totally authorized [E] more than 12,000 [/E] contracts for utilizing foreign funds , and the foreign capital actually utilized is more than 5.1 billion US dollars .",
        "In the first three - quarters of this year , in the whole city , there were [E] 184 [/E] projects recently signed in which foreign businessmen invested directly , and the foreign capital actually utilized was 716 million US dollars .",
        "Currently , Xiamen possesses [E] five [/E] international container shipping arteries such as to Japan , Singapore , Korea , the US , the Mediterranean , etc .",
        "The total number of tourists coming to Hainan in the whole year has reached [E] 7.9 million [/E] people , and the tourism revenue is 5.5 billion yuan , increasing by 10.29 % over last year .",
        "Taking medium and small - sized companies listed last year as top [E] ten [/E] for example , the smallest net operating revenue of these was 3.365 billion Taiwan dollars , the highest reached 10 billion Taiwan dollars .",
        "It is reported that Jiaju Hou has successively published [E] 3 [/E] articles in Taiwan newspapers on the \" do n't rush , be patient \" policy , pointing out to Taiwan authorities that this erroneous mainland economic and trade policy violates the \" basic philosophy of free economy \" , and hopes that Taiwan authorities \" are warned of the consequences \" .",
        "The Fenglingdu economic development zone , that people call the ' golden triangle ' of the Yellow River , located at the juncture of [E] three [/E] provinces in China - Shanxi , Shaanxi and Henan - increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot .",
        "The Fenglingdu economic development zone is the only [E] one [/E] within the borders of China built on the basis of a small town .",
        "[E] 2000 [/E] program - controlled telephones have been put into use and the 10 kV high voltage circuit is running normally , attracting a large number of investors .",
        "The products of [E] more than 30 [/E] factories , such as those lemon factories , spice factories and special paint factories , etc. , are continuously transported to all parts of the inland .",
        "The [E] three [/E] recently constructed hospitals specializing in orthopedics , gynecology and pediatrics have advanced equipment and are open to patients .",
        "At present , there have been [E] more than 50 [/E] financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US , France , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan .",
        "At present , there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US , France , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , etc. holding negotiations for [E] 31 [/E] projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan .",
        "Approved by the Bank of China , [E] five [/E] insurance companies such as the Taikang Life Insurance Stock Company Ltd. , etc. , are anxiously preparing to be established .",
        "It was found that among the [E] five [/E] insurance companies to be recently established , three are national and two are regional .",
        "It was found that among the five insurance companies to be recently established , [E] three [/E] are national and two are regional .",
        "It was found that among the five insurance companies to be recently established , three are national and [E] two [/E] are regional .",
        "There are [E] 26 [/E] insurance companies now in China and more than one hundred overseas insurance companies that have established administrative organizations in China .",
        "There are 26 insurance companies now in China and [E] more than one hundred [/E] overseas insurance companies that have established administrative organizations in China .",
        "The [E] five [/E] insurance companies approved to be established this time can be said to be a big move .",
        "\" When China 's National Meteorological Bureau bought mainframe computers from Cray Inc. of the U.S. , it just sold us [E] two [/E] processors .",
        "Today , the maximum computing speed of the ' Dawn 1000 ' computer we developed ourselves has already reached [E] 2.5 billion [/E] operations per second , exceeding the speed of the computer sold to us by Cray Inc. \"",
        "Jian Song said that \" Today , China is capable of producing [E] more than 10,000 [/E] sets of digital telephone program - controlled switches , and the chief designer of this kind of switch is only 28 years old , graduating from Wuhan University . \"",
        "Today , Jian Song said to [E] hundreds [/E] of high - tech experts representatives and science and technology officials attending the meeting : \" The series of achievements we have made in the development and industrialization of high - tech help us to further overcome timid thoughts that high - tech is unattainable .",
        "In the civilian fields of biotechnology , information technology , automation technology , energy technology and new materials technology alone , [E] more than 1200 [/E] research achievements have been made , of which 560 have reached internationally advanced levels .",
        "This aside , China has scheduled [E] more than 400 [/E] research projects in the fields of aerospace technology and laser technology , involving space science and application , jumbo carrier rockets , space stations , space shuttle transportation systems , and has made phased achievements in certain key technology fields .",
        "For example , a Chinese developed genetically engineered Hepatitis B vaccine and an \" a \" interferon for blocking the progress of Hepatitis B have entered the market , which is good news for the [E] 120 million [/E] Hepatitis B virus carriers in China .",
        "[E] 185 [/E] foreign contracts were signed , a total amount of 2.320 billion US dollars were invested , foreign investment utilized by contract was 1.130 trillion US dollars , and foreign investment actually utilized was 375 million US dollars , increasing 53 % compared with that of last year .",
        "The number of persons employed by foreign - invested enterprises has reached [E] 120,000 [/E] , and the amount of exports accounts for 8 % of the total amount of exports of the whole province .",
        "Shanxi province has established bilateral government loan relations with [E] 17 [/E] countries in the world , and established loan co-operation and free aid relations with international finance institutions and organizations , such as the World Bank , the Asian Development Bank , the International Agriculture Development Fund , the United Nations Grain Planning Office , the United Nations Children 's Fund , the Population Fund , etc. and has unfolded commercial loan business with financial institutions in many countries and areas .",
        "By the end of December of last year , foreign capital financial institution 's total assets had reached 30 billion US dollars , an increase of 56 % over last year ; and [E] 8 [/E] foreign capital banks obtained approval to undertake RMB business in Shanghai 's Pudong .",
        "Up to now , China already has [E] 158 [/E] foreign capital operation - type financial institutions , 132 of which are branches of foreign capital banks , and the number of representative office of foreign capital financial institutions has reached 528 .",
        "Up to now , China already has 158 foreign capital operation - type financial institutions , [E] 132 [/E] of which are branches of foreign capital banks , and the number of representative office of foreign capital financial institutions has reached 528 .",
        "Up to now , China already has 158 foreign capital operation - type financial institutions , 132 of which are branches of foreign capital banks , and the number of representative office of foreign capital financial institutions has reached [E] 528 [/E] .",
        "The Ocean Bank Group is [E] one [/E] of the main international banks in Australia .",
        "Experiments have shown that adopting this method can reduce the chances of mosquitoes transmitting malaria down to [E] 1/70th [/E] to 1/80th of the original ratio .",
        "Experiments have shown that adopting this method can reduce the chances of mosquitoes transmitting malaria down to 1/70th to [E] 1/80th [/E] of the original ratio .",
        "China 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success in the past year : [E] 10 [/E] oil gas fields with 100 million ton reserves were discovered in the whole year .",
        "[E] More than 200 [/E] overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots living in Japan gathered happily together tonight in the Chinese embassy to celebrate the Year of the Goat .",
        "[E] More than 50 [/E] veterans of the New Fourth Army participated in the symposium with leaders and comrades from the Nanjing Military District and Jiangsu province .",
        "The front of the monument in the garden was inscribed with the [E] 12 [/E] large words \" Martyrs who died in the Southern Anhui Incident will be immortal forever \" , written personally by comrade Xiaoping Deng .",
        "The [E] two [/E] stone monuments on the west side of the mausoleum were separately inscribed : in the hand - writing of Comrade Enlai Zhou , \" Greatest innocence of all times , a Ye in Jiangnan . Comrades from the same room killing each other , why the rush to mutually destruct ? \" ; and the \" Inscriptions for the commemorative monument of the martyrs who were sacrificed in the Southern Anhui Incident \" by the Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee and provincial government of Anhui .",
        "The [E] two [/E] monuments on the east side were separately inscribed with \" Military songs of the New Fourth Army \" and \" Historical records before and after the formation of the military department of the New Fourth Army \" .",
        "Currently , there are [E] 25 [/E] berths in the whole city , of which 10 berths are of 10,000 ton level .",
        "Currently , there are 25 berths in the whole city , of which [E] 10 [/E] berths are of 10,000 ton level .",
        "It is one of the [E] 4 [/E] largest cement exporting bases and one of the 10 largest corn receiving ports .",
        "It is one of the 4 largest cement exporting bases and one of the [E] 10 [/E] largest corn receiving ports .",
        "The port has trade relationships with [E] 159 [/E] ports from more than 64 countries and regions all around the world .",
        "The port has trade relationships with 159 ports from [E] more than 64 [/E] countries and regions all around the world .",
        "This reporter saw at the port , the key national projects of a bulk cargo universal dock of the 50,000 ton level in berth [E] No. 9 [/E] and a container dock of 25,000 ton level in berth No. 10 , which were started on August 8th and were under construction .",
        "This reporter saw at the port , the key national projects of a bulk cargo universal dock of the 50,000 ton level in berth No. 9 and a container dock of 25,000 ton level in berth [E] No. 10 [/E] , which were started on August 8th and were under construction .",
        "Currently , proven oil reserves of [E] 22 [/E] oil fields are more than 200 million tons , and natural gas is more than 150 billion cubic meters .",
        "Currently , the supplementary construction of [E] two [/E] gas pipes nearly 300 kilometers in total length and a natural gas power station with a capacity of 16 kilowatts have been completed and put into production .",
        "The above [E] two [/E] imperial colleges have been established with the approval of the National Education Committee and the Beijing Adult Education Bureau , under the concern and support of the National Physical Education Committee , the Cultural Department , the China Martial Arts Academy , the China Art Academy , and under the proposing and funding of Mr. Zhiren Li , a famous entrepreneur , calligraphy and painting master , and art collector from Taiwan .",
        "In recent years , he has successively invested 10,000,000 New Taiwan Dollars to build [E] hundreds [/E] of elementary schools in the old , sparse , frontier , and poor areas of China 's mainland , and has received praise from people here and abroad .",
        "During talks , the [E] two [/E] parties expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the two countries of Korea and China in maintaining the armistice , and safeguarding peace and safety on the Korean peninsula in the last forty - some years as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement .",
        "During talks , the two parties expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the [E] two [/E] countries of Korea and China in maintaining the armistice , and safeguarding peace and safety on the Korean peninsula in the last forty - some years as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement .",
        "The [E] two [/E] parties believed that , due to changes in current international relations and the situation on the Korean peninsula , it was necessary to establish a new peace - guarantee mechanism on the peninsula .",
        "Russia , Romania and US each has [E] 2 [/E] competitors and Ukraine has 1 competitor .",
        "Russia , Romania and US each has 2 competitors and Ukraine has [E] 1 [/E] competitor .",
        "The 17 year old Li Luo scored [E] 9.900 [/E] in the preliminary competition to take the lead .",
        "After a perfect finish to her performance the judges immediately awarded her the night 's highest score of [E] 9.912 [/E] .",
        "Although her movements were smooth , she earned a score of [E] 9.875 [/E] due to a lower level of difficulty and picked up the silver medal .",
        "Georgina 's fellow team member D. Cochetegiva won the bronze medal with a score of [E] 9.850 [/E] .",
        "Today , there were a total finals in [E] 5 [/E] events , the men 's floor exercise , the pommel horse , the rings , the women 's vault and the uneven bars individual singles competition .",
        "Romania won [E] 2 [/E] gold medals .",
        "China , Italy and Byelorussia shared the other [E] 3 [/E] gold medals .",
        "However , all [E] 3 [/E] women gymnasts , Li Luo , Ya Qiao and Huilan Mo , taking part in the internationals for the first time , performed well , because they had strong events and their movements had difficulty .",
        "Shellbo finally won the gold with a score of [E] 9.725 [/E] ; Milisanidis scored 9.687 to share the silver medal with the British competitor N. Thomas .",
        "Shellbo finally won the gold with a score of 9.725 ; Milisanidis scored [E] 9.687 [/E] to share the silver medal with the British competitor N. Thomas .",
        "Romania won [E] 2 [/E] gold medals from 18 year - old M. Uzika , in the pommel horse and from 16 year - old G. Gogiea , on the women 's vault , their respective scores were 9.712 and 9.812 .",
        "Romania won 2 gold medals from 18 year - old M. Uzika , in the pommel horse and from 16 year - old G. Gogiea , on the women 's vault , their respective scores were [E] 9.712 [/E] and 9.812 .",
        "Romania won 2 gold medals from 18 year - old M. Uzika , in the pommel horse and from 16 year - old G. Gogiea , on the women 's vault , their respective scores were 9.712 and [E] 9.812 [/E] .",
        "Italian U. Kegie won the gold medal on the rings with a score of [E] 9.787 [/E] .",
        "All [E] 8 [/E] gymnasts performed many breathtakingly difficult moves .",
        "The American B. Ovneol won the silver medal with a score of [E] 9.725 [/E] , the Romanian D. Bulinka and the German W. Belinki shared the bronze medal with the same score of 9.700 .",
        "The American B. Ovneol won the silver medal with a score of 9.725 , the Romanian D. Bulinka and the German W. Belinki shared the bronze medal with the same score of [E] 9.700 [/E] .",
        "Besides Gogiea winning the gold medal , Mirosoviki won the bronze medal with a score of [E] 9.787 [/E] .",
        "The Russian Georgina won the silver medal with a score of [E] 9.800 [/E] .",
        "To date [E] seven [/E] gold medals have been decided at the championships .",
        "The last [E] 5 [/E] men 's and women 's finals in the individual events will be held tomorrow .",
        "At the preparatory meeting , a meeting organization committee was also formed , made up of [E] 17 [/E] members : Zhengdao Li , Yuanzhe Li , Zhaozhong Ding , Jianxiong Wu , Daqiu Wu , Xide Xie , Jici Yan , Zhenning Yang , Guangzhao Zhou , Guangya Zhu , etc .",
        "As early as the first working discussion , at the end of August of last year , when the [E] two [/E] associations implemented the \" Wang - Gu Talks \" , the Straits Association put forward in the \" schedule for the discussion on implementing relevant agreements of the Wang - Gu Talks \" that the associations should conduct specific discussions about \" issues on strengthening tourism and contact on both sides \" as soon as possible , but so far the Straits Foundation 's response has not been received .",
        "It has appealed to stop such violence at the root through negotiation between the [E] two [/E] associations .",
        "The communique says that current methods of contact and co-operation between the [E] two [/E] associations must strictly follow the \" regulation agreement of contact and talks between the two associations \" signed last year .",
        "However , the Straits Foundation has repeatedly raised demands that exceed the above agreement of the [E] two [/E] associations .",
        "This is a practice that disrespects the agreement between the [E] two [/E] associations .",
        "It is continually hoped that the contact and co-operation of the [E] two [/E] associations can be conducted in accordance with the current agreement .",
        "According to relevant sources , currently , the [E] three [/E] suspected criminals have been arrested , and a trial will soon be carried out according to legal procedure .",
        "In his responding speech , Ambassador Rumao Xie said that strengthening the friendly co-operation relations with various countries in Latin American on the basis of the [E] five [/E] principles of peaceful co-existence is an important component of China 's foreign policy .",
        "The Latin American Unification Association was founded in 1981 and has [E] 11 [/E] member countries .",
        "It has accepted [E] 15 [/E] countries and 5 international organizations as observers .",
        "It has accepted 15 countries and [E] 5 [/E] international organizations as observers .",
        "Today in Zhongnanhai , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , President of the country and honorary President of China 's Red Cross , Zemin Jiang met with representatives of the 6th National Member Congress of China 's Red Cross , and expressed warm greetings to the [E] 20 million [/E] hardworking members on behalf of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and State Council .",
        "It was reported that before this the [E] five [/E] nations of the Caribbean Union had already agreed on the 30th to send troops totaling 266 people to Haiti to join the multi-national force that had a total of about 10,000 people .",
        "It was reported that before this the five nations of the Caribbean Union had already agreed on the 30th to send troops totaling [E] 266 [/E] people to Haiti to join the multi-national force that had a total of about 10,000 people .",
        "It was reported that before this the five nations of the Caribbean Union had already agreed on the 30th to send troops totaling 266 people to Haiti to join the multi-national force that had a total of [E] about 10,000 [/E] people .",
        "It is not only an important force that safeguards the safety of the country and maintains the unity of our country , but is also an important force that maintains the stability of society and promotes [E] two [/E] civilized constructions .",
        "Huaqing Liu , vice president of the Military Commission of the CCP , Wannian Zhang , Military Commission member , Yongbo Yu , Quanyou Fu and leaders of the [E] three [/E] headquarters of the PLA and the Central Office of the Military Commission attended the meeting .",
        "A Spanish left - wing group and [E] 36 [/E] other mass organizations issued a joint communique on August 31st , strongly denouncing the various measures adopted by the US to strengthen its blockade against Cuba .",
        "The seminar was held in cooperation with Taiwan News , [E] one [/E] of the island 's oldest English - language newspapers -LRB- known until last year as the China News -RRB- .",
        "The KMT ticket finished nearly 14 percentage points behind independent candidate James Soong and pulled in fully [E] two million [/E] votes fewer than the DPP ticket , a margin of defeat which Jin Zhong described in his opening remarks as stunning .",
        "The seminar participants basically fell into [E] three [/E] camps on future prospects .",
        "Nevertheless , the [E] two [/E] sides view each other with suspicion .",
        "On August 25 President Chen Shui - bian wrapped up his first overseas trip since taking office , swinging through [E] three [/E] countries in Latin America and another three in Africa .",
        "On August 25 President Chen Shui - bian wrapped up his first overseas trip since taking office , swinging through three countries in Latin America and another [E] three [/E] in Africa .",
        "The total size of the delegation came to nearly [E] 200 [/E] people , including more than 50 journalists .",
        "The total size of the delegation came to nearly 200 people , including more than [E] 50 [/E] journalists .",
        "A crowd of [E] 500 [/E] to 600 Taiwanese living in the United States showed up to greet the president at his hotel and protest against the US government 's \" caving in to Beijing at the expense of Taiwan . \"",
        "When Chen arrived on the 14th in the Dominican Republic , he was greeted at the airport by over [E] 100 [/E] representatives of the Taiwanese business community there , and more than 700 Taiwanese residents threw a party for the president that night at his hotel .",
        "The ROC currently has diplomatic relations with [E] 29 [/E] countries , half of which are located in Latin America and the Caribbean .",
        "There is little [E] two [/E] - way trade between Taiwan and any of the three countries on Chen 's African itinerary .",
        "There is little two - way trade between Taiwan and any of the [E] three [/E] countries on Chen 's African itinerary .",
        "[E] Nearly 4000 [/E] athletes from more than one hundred and twenty countries participated .",
        "Nearly 4000 athletes from [E] more than one hundred and twenty [/E] countries participated .",
        "The ROC team took [E] one [/E] gold , two silvers , and four bronzes , marking the first time any Taiwan athlete has returned from an Olympic games with a gold .",
        "The ROC team took one gold , [E] two [/E] silvers , and four bronzes , marking the first time any Taiwan athlete has returned from an Olympic games with a gold .",
        "The ROC team took one gold , two silvers , and [E] four [/E] bronzes , marking the first time any Taiwan athlete has returned from an Olympic games with a gold .",
        "Amidst a festive atmosphere , the athletes entered the stadium by categories - [E] one [/E] group in wheelchairs , another on crutches , another led by guide dogs .",
        "The [E] 1.1 million [/E] tickets sold show the extent to which everyone took the games seriously .",
        "In the competition , host country Australia took the most medals , including [E] 64 [/E] golds",
        "With a throw of 57.28 meters , Chiang shattered the world record for the javelin in the [E] F12 [/E] visually - impaired class .",
        "In the wheelchair men 's doubles class [E] 5 [/E] event , Chou Chang - sheng and Lin Yen - hung took the silver , while Chou won another silver in the men 's singles .",
        "The men 's class [E] 9 [/E] team for persons with non-leg - related disabilities and the women 's wheelchair team of combined classes 4 and 5 took bronzes in team events , while Li Ching - chung -LRB- men 's judo class 1 -RRB- and Lu Li - hua -LRB- women 's powerlifting class 1 -RRB- garnered individual bronzes .",
        "The men 's class 9 team for persons with non-leg - related disabilities and the women 's wheelchair team of combined classes [E] 4 [/E] and 5 took bronzes in team events , while Li Ching - chung -LRB- men 's judo class 1 -RRB- and Lu Li - hua -LRB- women 's powerlifting class 1 -RRB- garnered individual bronzes .",
        "The men 's class 9 team for persons with non-leg - related disabilities and the women 's wheelchair team of combined classes 4 and [E] 5 [/E] took bronzes in team events , while Li Ching - chung -LRB- men 's judo class 1 -RRB- and Lu Li - hua -LRB- women 's powerlifting class 1 -RRB- garnered individual bronzes .",
        "The men 's class 9 team for persons with non-leg - related disabilities and the women 's wheelchair team of combined classes 4 and 5 took bronzes in team events , while Li Ching - chung -LRB- men 's judo class [E] 1 [/E] -RRB- and Lu Li - hua -LRB- women 's powerlifting class 1 -RRB- garnered individual bronzes .",
        "The men 's class 9 team for persons with non-leg - related disabilities and the women 's wheelchair team of combined classes 4 and 5 took bronzes in team events , while Li Ching - chung -LRB- men 's judo class 1 -RRB- and Lu Li - hua -LRB- women 's powerlifting class [E] 1 [/E] -RRB- garnered individual bronzes .",
        "Among Asian countries , South Korea turned in the best performance , taking [E] five [/E] gold medals .",
        "I ask because fate has treated these [E] two [/E] towns , separated only by the mouth of the Tanshui River , very differently .",
        "Liao Tianding , Taiwan 's Robin Hood , fleeing from imperial soldiers , took refuge in Pali , where he fell in love with a local woman , and , later , at age 27 , was murdered in the Monkey Cave at Laochienkeng -LRB- in Pali Rural Township -RRB- by [E] one [/E] of his best friends .",
        "[E] One [/E] after another , government development plans have raised the expectations of Pali residents .",
        "When I came here , they were only selling [E] about 30 [/E] newspapers in all of Pali .",
        "But I went all out to promote newspaper sales , and by the time I left the department , they were selling [E] more than 1000 [/E] ! \"",
        "It has an area of 39.5 square kilometers and a population of [E] just over 28,000 [/E] .",
        "It is [E] one [/E] of the 29 townships under the jurisdiction of Taipei County .",
        "It is one of the [E] 29 [/E] townships under the jurisdiction of Taipei County .",
        "The main attractions include the so - called \" [E] eight [/E] views of Pali , \" the ferry boat scenic tour , hiking on Mt. Kuanyin , Formosa Wonderworld theme park , and the Liao Tianding Temple .",
        "These mobile bridges evoke the golden age of ocean trade here , and also form a sentimental attachment between the [E] two [/E] sides .",
        "These [E] three [/E] masters in their fields were all in their early seventies .",
        "Many young composers took up his call and wrote difficult and dissonant [E] twelve [/E] - tone works that would become the creative mainstream in music departments .",
        "Fighting the reigning bias in favor of musical traditions from the mainland , Hsu led the way in collecting and recording Taiwanese Nanguan music and Hakka [E] eight [/E] - tone , as well as the music of the aboriginal tribes .",
        "Today , only [E] six [/E] false cypress species remain anywhere in the world , scattered far apart in North America , Japan and Taiwan .",
        "[E] Two [/E] of them are native to Taiwan : the Taiwan red cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis formosensis , a.k.a. the Formosan cypress -RRB- and the Taiwan yellow cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana , a variety of hinoki cypress -RRB- .",
        "The home of Taiwan 's false cypresses is at medium elevations from 1,300 to 2,600 meters , which is Taiwan 's area of greatest precipitation and a major source of water for [E] over 100 [/E] rivers .",
        "Hidden in the dark , damp understorey are a third of Taiwan 's fern species , and the millennia - old false cypresses are also a paradise for epiphytic plants - as many as [E] 80 [/E] species have been found growing on a single tree .",
        "False cypresses accounted for [E] two - thirds [/E] of the 300,000 hectares of commercial forest , and contributed 70 - 80 % of forestry income .",
        "The Alishan Mountain Railway , and the long forestry roads which wind through Taiwan 's [E] four [/E] major mountain ranges , were all built for the sole purpose of shifting the huge cypress logs down the slopes .",
        "In 1971 , after the Shinto gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to Taiwan to buy [E] 11 [/E] huge , straight Taiwan yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees over 1,500 years old , to create the world 's biggest Shinto gate .",
        "Surveys made before logging began at Mt. Ali , Taiwan 's earliest cypress logging area , showed that there were [E] more than 300,000 [/E] false cypresses over 1,000 years old , but today all that remains of them is a few lonely - looking old trees scattered among introduced Japanese red cedar -LRB- Cryptomeria japonica -RRB- and flowering cherries .",
        "But the great wall of [E] 20 million [/E] gigantic false cypress trees which once stretched the length of Taiwan had already been breached .",
        "As chairman of the board at Dongguan Primax Electronics Products , Ye has [E] nine [/E] factories and over 4,000 employees under him .",
        "As chairman of the board at Dongguan Primax Electronics Products , Ye has nine factories and over [E] 4,000 [/E] employees under him .",
        "In the opinion of Norman Hsu , vice president of a foods company whose family of [E] four [/E] had spent a few years in New Zealand before moving to Dongguan , \" The first thing to do is ask the children their reason for saying such things .",
        "H. D. Ye notes that there are now about [E] 400 [/E] children of Taiwanese expatriates in Dongguan who attend school in the mainland .",
        "[E] Greater than half [/E] attend mainland China 's regular elementary and secondary schools , while the more affluent Taiwanese send their children to private schools for expatriate children .",
        "The school admits children from kindergarten -LRB- age five -RRB- through grade [E] five [/E] of elementary school .",
        "Some of Little Oxford 's [E] 200 [/E] students -LRB- such as Norman Hsu 's child -RRB- used to go to school in Shenzhen , while others have transferred in from the mainland Chinese public school system .",
        "Most of its teaching materials are very similar to those used in Taiwan 's elementary schools , and of the [E] 15 [/E] or so teachers there , three are from Taiwan .",
        "Most of its teaching materials are very similar to those used in Taiwan 's elementary schools , and of the 15 or so teachers there , [E] three [/E] are from Taiwan .",
        "[E] One [/E] parent , for example , practically begged her to admit his six - year old child , explaining , \" He 's never had any playmates .",
        "[E] One [/E] .",
        "From the beginning up till now , [E] more than seven million [/E] individual tourists , have come to Hong Kong .",
        "Also , the current number of [E] 34 [/E] cities will be increased .",
        "[E] Ten [/E] landmark buildings located on Hong Kong Island reveal themselves one by one , participating in the show in full splendor , presenting a world - class light extravaganza to a musical rhythm .",
        "Ten landmark buildings located on Hong Kong Island reveal themselves [E] one [/E] by one , participating in the show in full splendor , presenting a world - class light extravaganza to a musical rhythm .",
        "Ten landmark buildings located on Hong Kong Island reveal themselves one by [E] one [/E] , participating in the show in full splendor , presenting a world - class light extravaganza to a musical rhythm .",
        ", er , from the highest point we can see [E] two [/E] different ecological environments .",
        "Each year , over [E] 50,000 [/E] migratory birds fly over Hong Kong 's skyscrapers and choose to roost for winter here .",
        "As a result , [E] three [/E] different types of aviaries were built in Hong Kong Wetland Park .",
        "Ah , there are only about [E] 1,500 [/E] in the world .",
        "Um , however , each year , about [E] two to three hundred [/E] of them come to Hong Kong to spend the winter .",
        "Because your line connects us with [E] two [/E] --",
        "[E] Two [/E] out of the four new attractions participating in the 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year are located on Lantau Island of the New Territory .",
        "Two out of the [E] four [/E] new attractions participating in the 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year are located on Lantau Island of the New Territory .",
        "In Chinese Buddhism , there are [E] five [/E] directions - east , west , south , north , and center - and five Buddhas .",
        "Therefore , Hong Kong 's Tian Tan Giant Buddha at the most southern tip of China , together with Lingshan Giant Buddha in the east , Leshan Giant Buddha in the west , Yungang Giant Buddha in the north , and Longmen Giant Buddha in the Central Plains , exist as the representative Buddhas for each of the [E] five [/E] directions of China .",
        "So , after their return , Macao , and Hong Kong , the [E] two [/E] special administrative regions , are basically still using ships and helicopters to stay connected .",
        "The rap star 's new movie is [E] one [/E] thing /.",
        "How many ups and downs can [E] one [/E] woman have /?",
        "It includes stockpiling enough vaccine to protect [E] twenty million [/E] people /.",
        "And while it looks like his plane crashed in the mountains so did [E] twenty - five [/E] other planes around the same time /.",
        "Did this World War Two pilot perish when his training flight crashed in the mountains like [E] twenty - five [/E] other ill fated flights more than sixty years ago /?",
        "The mystery of the frozen airman is just [E] one [/E] of more than a thousand different unsolved cases that scientists here at jpac are trying to solve /.",
        "The mystery of the frozen airman is just one of [E] more than a thousand [/E] different unsolved cases that scientists here at jpac are trying to solve /.",
        "In this laboratory alone I 'm surrounded by the remains of [E] at least twenty [/E] different service members who are in the process of being identified so that they too can go home /.",
        "One [E] two [/E] /-",
        "In his uniform breast pocket Dr. Paul Emanovsky found this vintage Schafer pen and [E] three [/E] small leatherbound address books /.",
        "Uh you can see all these letters from the calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday up at the top one nine [E] four [/E] and two /.",
        "Uh you can see all these letters from the calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday up at the top one nine four and [E] two [/E] /.",
        "Out of the [E] thousands [/E] of unidentified World War Two service members Dr. Mann says they 've narrowed it down to just ten /.",
        "Out of the thousands of unidentified World War Two service members Dr. Mann says they 've narrowed it down to just [E] ten [/E] /.",
        "In Pleasant Grove we recently met these [E] three [/E] sisters all in their eighties who have high hopes that the frozen airman proves to be their big brother Glen Munn whose plane went missing in the Sierra back in nineteen forty - two /.",
        "For an update we 're joined by Dr. Robert Mann [E] one [/E] of the senior scientists you just saw working on this cold case /.",
        "We understand since Thelma left your laboratories you 've now wittled this down to perhaps [E] four [/E] airmen /.",
        "and at this point they 've wittled it down to [E] one [/E] aircraft and a missing crew of four individuals /.",
        "and at this point they 've wittled it down to one aircraft and a missing crew of [E] four [/E] individuals /.",
        "So we 've gone from several possible aircraft to [E] one [/E] aircraft and from several missing airmen to four /.",
        "So we 've gone from several possible aircraft to one aircraft and from several missing airmen to [E] four [/E] /.",
        "and one would think that because you 've got it now narrowed down to [E] four [/E] potential airmen that perhaps you could go to four families get strands of hair and try to do a potential DNA match with what you 've found in the ice /.",
        "and one would think that because you 've got it now narrowed down to four potential airmen that perhaps you could go to [E] four [/E] families get strands of hair and try to do a potential DNA match with what you 've found in the ice /.",
        "Yeah Erica I actually um bumped into them along with [E] three hundred [/E] of their closest friends earlier tonight on their last stop of the day here in New York /.",
        "Now there are [E] thirteen [/E] investigations into why and how such tragedies happened /.",
        "When at my worst I was heaving [E] three [/E] or five to six seven times a day /.",
        "When at my worst I was heaving three or [E] five [/E] to six seven times a day /.",
        "When at my worst I was heaving three or five to six [E] seven [/E] times a day /.",
        "[E] Dozens [/E] died /.",
        "There are [E] at least thirteen [/E] investigations now underway /.",
        "After [E] dozens [/E] of patients died in the wake of Hurricane Katrina nursing homes have been under scrutiny /.",
        "[E] Thirty - four [/E] patients were left behind at Saint Rita 's nursing home in New Orleans when Katrina hit /.",
        "[E] Twenty - three [/E] people died /.",
        "Tomorrow night I will have a special report on a struggle that affects more than ten million Americans including [E] one million [/E] men the struggle with eating disorders anorexia and bulimia /.",
        "If I did eat anything sometime , when at my worst [E] three [/E] or five to six seven times a day I was heaving /.",
        "If I did eat anything sometime , when at my worst three or [E] five [/E] to six seven times a day I was heaving /.",
        "If I did eat anything sometime , when at my worst three or five to six [E] seven [/E] times a day I was heaving /.",
        "I was [E] one [/E] /.",
        "Jockey Shane Sellers just [E] one [/E] of the many people you 'll meet tomorrow night in Walking the Thin Line /.",
        "And the president wants [E] billions [/E] to help fight a possible bird flu pandemic /.",
        "We have lost [E] over two thousand [/E] of our best and bravest /.",
        "[E] over fifteen thousand [/E] have been seriously wounded /.",
        "Now much of that money would go toward stockpiling enough vaccine to protect [E] twenty million [/E] healthcare workers and other first responders speeding up production of vaccines and buying the anti-viral drugs Tamoflu and Rolenzo which in some cases prevent flu infection /.",
        "And we now turn to senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupto who has just gotten back from South Asia where bird flu has in the past two years killed [E] at least sixty - two [/E] people about half of those who were struck with it /.",
        "And we now turn to senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupto who has just gotten back from South Asia where bird flu has in the past two years killed at least sixty - two people [E] about half [/E] of those who were struck with it /.",
        "[E] Hundreds of millions [/E] of birds around the world have been destroyed to try to contain the disease /.",
        "Do we even know if these [E] two [/E] medications are going to be effective against a strain that has n't even presented itself /?",
        "Rapper Fifty Cents or Fitty Cent as some of you say sells [E] millions [/E] of records /.",
        "but [E] one [/E] neighborhood does n't like the sales pitch /.",
        "but he is worth [E] millions [/E] /.",
        "Since two thousand there have been [E] eight hundred [/E] homicides in this community /.",
        "The movie 's billboard shows the rapper in a crucifixion - like pose brandishing a microphone in [E] one [/E] hand and a gun in the other /.",
        "A day after [E] about twenty five [/E] people rallied in Hyde Park Paramount pulled one sign down and since has pulled about half a dozen others near LA area schools /.",
        "A day after about twenty five people rallied in Hyde Park Paramount pulled [E] one [/E] sign down and since has pulled about half a dozen others near LA area schools /.",
        "A day after about twenty five people rallied in Hyde Park Paramount pulled one sign down and since has pulled [E] about half a dozen [/E] others near LA area schools /.",
        "Whenever you roll out of the gate and you 're out there operating you never know if you 're going to hit [E] one [/E] of these or not /.",
        "And we turn our attention now to London where a memorial service was held today for the [E] fifty - two [/E] victims of the bomb attacks in the city 's public transport systems back in July /.",
        "Andrew Carey has the story of [E] three [/E] firefighters who were first on the scene at one of the bombings /.",
        "Andrew Carey has the story of three firefighters who were first on the scene at [E] one [/E] of the bombings /.",
        "[E] Four [/E] explosions ripping through the subway s- /-",
        "The explosion at Allgate was the first of the [E] four [/E] bombs to go off on July the seventh at eight fifty in the morning /.",
        "As medical teams arrived at the scene Steve Paul and [E] two [/E] other firefighters went into the station /.",
        "there was like a [E] half [/E] a torso in front of the carriage as you go in /.",
        "[E] Eight [/E] people including the bomber died at Allgate /.",
        "[E] one hundred and twenty [/E] were injured /.",
        "Is n't that [E] one [/E] of the reasons for our infatuation with Martha /?",
        "[E] One [/E] , two , three , four .",
        "One , [E] two [/E] , three , four .",
        "One , two , [E] three [/E] , four .",
        "One , two , three , [E] four [/E] .",
        "The mayor said to me , there are [E] eighty - six [/E] in all ;",
        "[E] 77 [/E] , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86",
        "77 , [E] 78 [/E] , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86",
        "77 , 78 , [E] 79 [/E] , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86",
        "77 , 78 , 79 , [E] 80 [/E] , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86",
        "77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , [E] 81 [/E] , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86",
        "77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , [E] 82 [/E] , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86",
        "77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , [E] 83 [/E] , 84 , 85 , 86",
        "77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , [E] 84 [/E] , 85 , 86",
        "77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , [E] 85 [/E] , 86",
        "Are there [E] 86 [/E] of them ?",
        "Because you had to face them alone , OK , a [E] dozen [/E] people who wanted to fight you .",
        "Anyhow , more or less , , on average , every [E] two [/E] years I changed school , and that 's how it had to be .",
        "At that time we did n't talk about it , if [E] two [/E] people gave each other the eye and felt it was right , then ,",
        "In 1976 , there were [E] two [/E] happy events in the Ye family .",
        "I think it was something like [E] ten plus [/E] times .",
        "So he says he saw some men drive up in a white pickup truck men that he says he later recognized to be the [E] three [/E] suspects in this case /.",
        "They still have n't found [E] one [/E] sign of her /.",
        "It was interesting how um you know he was able to order these group of girls by just merely leaning over the bar and ordering [E] three [/E] shots of one fifty - one one for himself and three for the tourists with no money /.",
        "It was interesting how um you know he was able to order these group of girls by just merely leaning over the bar and ordering three shots of one fifty - one [E] one [/E] for himself and three for the tourists with no money /.",
        "It was interesting how um you know he was able to order these group of girls by just merely leaning over the bar and ordering three shots of one fifty - one one for himself and [E] three [/E] for the tourists with no money /.",
        "but what I was looking for was a history is a predatory type behavior which I think Joran and Deepak and Satish have and how tightly connected the [E] three [/E] are /.",
        "And on top of that now there 's a statement that 's come up from Joran Van Der Sloot that he 's given to the police uh [E] one [/E] of twenty - two statements he 's given by the way that um Deepak had uh raped her and killed her on the beach /.",
        "And on top of that now there 's a statement that 's come up from Joran Van Der Sloot that he 's given to the police uh one of [E] twenty - two [/E] statements he 's given by the way that um Deepak had uh raped her and killed her on the beach /.",
        "I have seen a copy of the statement from [E] one [/E] of the local newspapers here um Diario /.",
        "How credible do you think that witness is who says that he saw [E] three [/E] men dumping what looked like a blonde body /?",
        "and having experienced [E] hundreds [/E] if not thousands of interviews during my thirty - one years uh this guy was very uh online /.",
        "and having experienced hundreds if not [E] thousands [/E] of interviews during my thirty - one years uh this guy was very uh online /.",
        "Coming up [E] two [/E] former jurors in the Michael Jackson case writing tell - all books about the case /.",
        "Police now looking into [E] three [/E] men who might 've had something to do with his disappearance /.",
        "And then a quote gang of [E] three [/E] female jurors were such rabid Jackson fans that they cooed not my Michael when the panel discussed the felony charges against the pop idol /.",
        "we talked to her today juror [E] number ten [/E] /.",
        "It 's [E] number four [/E] /.",
        "And this is [E] number five [/E] /.",
        "So on the [E] one [/E] hand this juror 's saying I was convinced he was guilty you know /.",
        "There were [E] two [/E] or three jurors who wanted to convict /.",
        "There were two or [E] three [/E] jurors who wanted to convict /.",
        "You know a bar room brawl is [E] one [/E] thing /.",
        "For [E] two [/E] reasons /.",
        "[E] Number one [/E] I think it would have been a better book if he would have been found guilty /.",
        "you can hear from uh those [E] two [/E] jurors who now say Jackson 's guilty premiere of Rita Cosby Live and Direct Monday night at nine PM eastern right here on MSNBC /. /.",
        "Police now focusing on [E] three [/E] men seem to be telling some inconsistent stories /.",
        "Police on the case focusing now on [E] three [/E] men seem to be telling some inconsistent stories /.",
        "The Russian military is racing to rescue [E] seven [/E] sailors trapped in a minisubmarine six hundred and twenty - five feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean /.",
        "That 's where [E] twenty - two [/E] marines were killed this week /.",
        "Exactly a month after twenty - six year old George Smith vanished from a Royal Caribbean ship cruising in the Mediterranean NBC News has learned federal investigators are now focusing on [E] three [/E] men who were traveling on the cruise ship called Brilliance of the Seas two Russian brothers who live in Brooklyn and one man who lives in California /.",
        "Exactly a month after twenty - six year old George Smith vanished from a Royal Caribbean ship cruising in the Mediterranean NBC News has learned federal investigators are now focusing on three men who were traveling on the cruise ship called Brilliance of the Seas two Russian brothers who live in Brooklyn and [E] one [/E] man who lives in California /.",
        "[E] Two [/E] were married on June twenty - fifth in Newport Rhode Island /.",
        "Alright let me play this piece of sound from [E] one [/E] of the passengers who was uh staying right nearby uh this particular uh room /.",
        "and we know uh that the [E] three [/E] individuals were in a room uh with Mister Smith /.",
        "Coming up [E] two [/E] mothers both their daughters kidnapped raped killed /.",
        "And you know I sort of pooh - poohed the idea that [E] two [/E] jurors from the Michael Jackson trial are now writing tell - all books saying that they think Michael Jackson 's guilty /.",
        "Coming up , our series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose continues with [E] two [/E] mothers who lost very loved ones to really these monsters , coming up /.",
        "In a moment I 'm going to talk with [E] two [/E] very courageous mothers who both lost daughters to sex offenders /.",
        "Francisco Paulino is a forty - six year old Hispanic male five foot nine [E] hundred and forty [/E] no scars or tattoos that they know of /.",
        "Dion Bryant twenty - four year old black male standing five foot six [E] one fifty - six [/E] /.",
        "[E] three [/E] underage girls involved /.",
        "Anyone with information about their whereabouts should call New York 's a [E] hundred [/E] most wanted tipline one eight hundred two six two four three two one and keep in mind that these guys really may be dangerous /.",
        "Statistically [E] one [/E] in four girls and as many as one in six to ten boys are sexually assaulted before they are eighteen /.",
        "Statistically one in [E] four [/E] girls and as many as one in six to ten boys are sexually assaulted before they are eighteen /.",
        "Statistically one in four girls and as many as [E] one [/E] in six to ten boys are sexually assaulted before they are eighteen /.",
        "Statistically one in four girls and as many as one in [E] six [/E] to ten boys are sexually assaulted before they are eighteen /.",
        "Statistically one in four girls and as many as one in six to [E] ten [/E] boys are sexually assaulted before they are eighteen /.",
        "Well currently there 's um right now uh [E] over a hundred thousand [/E] that are missing /.",
        "Uh we know that there 's [E] over five hundred thousand [/E] registered /.",
        "Last night I said if the [E] two [/E] jurors in the Michael Jackson case are really now saying that he 's guilty that 's shameful /.",
        "Ca n't these people step away from the trial and the [E] ten [/E] other jurors take in some information that was not presented in court and change their minds about the verdict /?",
        "Coming up , how [E] one [/E] penny pinching motorist thought he was getting back at the cop who gave him a speeding ticket /.",
        "[E] One [/E] man in Moorhead Minnesota thought he could do just that by finding good use for all /-",
        "Seattle man was issued a speeding citation for driving [E] seventy [/E] in a fifty mile per hour zone /.",
        "The Story of Teeth -LRB- [E] 6 [/E] -RRB-",
        "Title : The Story of Teeth -LRB- [E] 6 [/E] -RRB- .",
        "After examining my [E] 25 [/E] teeth , the dentist told me seriously that the teeth on the right side were somewhat \" cross biting \" due to the \" parallel shift \" of my teeth , such that the upper and lower right teeth were always against each other .",
        "* Source : · BBS Unknown Space http://mitbbs.com · -LSB- FROM : [E] 68.109. [/E] -RSB- .",
        "In terms of probability , if you explain the behavior of a specific individual , for example your uncle , using any economic theory , the probability that it will be accurate is virtually [E] 0 [/E] .",
        "But with regard to an ordinary person , he may never see the whole group , he sees only his co-workers , his relatives and his friends , the group of people familiar to him ; add up all the people in this group and they may number [E] 200 [/E] , and that is already a lot of people .",
        "Below I am going to refer to these [E] 200 [/E] people collectively as \" his uncle . \"",
        "Dad bought [E] four [/E] volumes : .",
        "[E] One [/E] for each of her two sisters .",
        "One for each of her [E] two [/E] sisters .",
        "[E] One [/E] to be placed at Qingqing 's home and one at her kindergarten .",
        "One to be placed at Qingqing 's home and [E] one [/E] at her kindergarten .",
        "She told dad that she wanted to take [E] one [/E] book to the kindergarten .",
        "A melody with infinite passion and vigor exuding from the hearts of [E] hundreds of millions [/E] of people bounced and echoed in the sky above the earth , touching even more hearts and souls of those with different skin colors , flowing over countries with different cultures .",
        "The [E] 22 [/E] member countries of the Arab league , from Mauritania to the Gulf States , have a total population of 300 millions , larger than the US and almost as large as the EU before its expansion .",
        "The 22 member countries of the Arab league , from Mauritania to the Gulf States , have a total population of [E] 300 millions [/E] , larger than the US and almost as large as the EU before its expansion .",
        "These [E] 22 [/E] countries , with all their oil and natural resources , have a combined GDP smaller than that of Netherlands plus Belgium and equal to half of the GDP of California alone .",
        "And all of this is happening in a region , which only 30 years ago , was believed to be the next wealthy part of the world , and in a Moslem area , which developed , at some point in history , [E] one [/E] of the most advanced cultures in the world .",
        "A word about the [E] millions [/E] of decent , honest , good people who are either devout Moslems or are not very religious but grew up in Moslem families :",
        "The events of the last few years have amplified [E] four [/E] issues , which have always existed , but have never been as rampant as in the present upheaval in the region .",
        "These are the [E] four [/E] main pillars of the current World Conflict , or perhaps we should already refer to it as `` the undeclared World War III '' : against it . They become accomplices , by omission , and this applies to",
        "The total number of casualties from [E] hundreds [/E] of suicide murders within Israel in the last three years is much smaller than those due to car accidents .",
        "But [E] millions [/E] of Moslems are told by their leaders that this is the case .",
        "She then blows herself up , killing [E] 20 [/E] people , including many children , with heads and arms rolling around in the restaurant .",
        "Huge amounts of money , which could have solved many social problems in this dysfunctional part of the world , are channeled into [E] three [/E] concentric spheres supporting death and murder .",
        "[E] Half [/E] of the population of the Arab world is under the age of 20 , the most receptive age to incitement , guaranteeing two more generations of blind hatred .",
        "Half of the population of the Arab world is under the age of 20 , the most receptive age to incitement , guaranteeing [E] two [/E] more generations of blind hatred .",
        "Suppose , for the sake of discussion , that someone would openly stay in a well - known address in Teheran , hosted by the Iranian Government and financed by it , executing one atrocity after another in Spain or in France , killing [E] hundreds [/E] of innocent people , accepting responsibility for the crimes , promising in public TV interviews to do more of the same , while the Government of Iran issues public condemnations of his acts but continues to host him , invite him to official functions and treat him as a great dignitary .",
        "Above all , we need a total absolute unity and determination of the civilized world against all [E] three [/E] circles of evil .",
        "Now that Afghanistan , Iraq and Libya are out , [E] two and a half [/E] terrorist states remain : Iran , Syria and Lebanon , the latter being a Syrian colony .",
        "In my humble opinion , the number [E] one [/E] danger to the world today is Iran and its regime .",
        "Its understandable recoil from wars , following the horrors of World War II , may cost [E] thousands [/E] of additional innocent lives , before the tide will turn .",
        "Haditha is n't Abu Sifa where , according to Iraqi police , US forces '' on a rampage '' executed a family of [E] 11 [/E] , then bombed their house , burned their cars and slaughtered their animals .",
        "and I really do not care [E] one [/E] iota .",
        "The only way an industrial power can take on another with [E] ten [/E] times its population base is by using what it thinks is its overwhelming advantage .",
        "News reports inform us that American military officials are now convinced that a unit of Marines killed some [E] 24 [/E] unarmed Iraqis , including women and six children .",
        "News reports inform us that American military officials are now convinced that a unit of Marines killed some 24 unarmed Iraqis , including women and [E] six [/E] children .",
        "[E] One [/E] government official stated that this atrocity showed `` a total breakdown in morality . ''",
        "If the systematic slaughter of [E] tens or hundreds of thousands [/E] of human beings does n't represent a `` breakdown in morality , '' what does ?",
        "I am reminded of a distinction [E] one [/E] of my students tried making a few years ago in contrasting suicide bombers with militarily disciplined killing :",
        "and [E] one [/E] thing seems undeniable :",
        "The kid who bought that toy would be in their mid to late 20s right now , possibly with a tour or [E] two [/E] of Iraq under their belts .",
        "It 's [E] one [/E] good reason why wars should be last resorts instead of the cool graphics embellished infotainment spectacles that they are .",
        "The following [E] four [/E] paragraphs are taken from this website .",
        "[E] One [/E] example of this truth is the goings on at Abu Ghraib U.S. Military Prison , which is located twenty miles west of Baghdad .",
        "They gather all men in the area between the ages [E] 17 [/E] for questioning to Abu Ghraib Prison .",
        "[E] One [/E] practical result of Mao was the cultural revolution .",
        "So instead of [E] thousands [/E] of US soldiers snapping and killing the odd Iraqi civillian , or five . We have claims that many or all US soldiers are murdering Iraqis by the hundreds .",
        "So instead of thousands of US soldiers snapping and killing the odd Iraqi civillian , or [E] five [/E] . We have claims that many or all US soldiers are murdering Iraqis by the hundreds .",
        "So instead of thousands of US soldiers snapping and killing the odd Iraqi civillian , or five . We have claims that many or all US soldiers are murdering Iraqis by the [E] hundreds [/E] .",
        "If the army is disciplined and honourable it is designed to prevent such excesses , designed to produce fearsome perfect warriors who will kill you in a [E] million [/E] different ways , but only if you are evil and fight them .",
        "Revelation 18 : [E] 18:1 [/E] And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven , having great power ;",
        "[E] 18:2 [/E] And he cried mightily with a strong voice , saying , Babylon the great is fallen , is fallen , and is become the habitation of devils , and the hold of every foul spirit , and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird .",
        "[E] 18:3 [/E] For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication ,",
        "[E] 18:4 [/E] And I heard another voice from heaven , saying , Come out of her , my people , that ye be not partakers of her sins , and that ye receive not of her plagues .",
        "[E] 18:5 [/E] For her sins have reached unto heaven , and God hath remembered her iniquities .",
        "WWII saw the bombing of Dresden , a target with very little military importance , and home to [E] thousands [/E] of refugees .",
        "Berlin was sacked and [E] thousands [/E] of German women raped by the Red Army in 1945 .",
        "And , you mean , the army is now trying to hide the horrible , horrible fact that [E] dozens [/E] , maybe hundreds of civilians were murdered in cold blood by US soldiers ?",
        "And , you mean , the army is now trying to hide the horrible , horrible fact that dozens , maybe [E] hundreds [/E] of civilians were murdered in cold blood by US soldiers ?",
        "So , [E] one [/E] soldier stood up and talked about some razed shithole in Iraq ?",
        "[E] One [/E] last time :",
        "but those pilot - murderers were at [E] one [/E] remove from the slaughter they were , uh , enabling :",
        "but surely [E] one [/E] step towards rediscovering human dignity is acknowledging that culture matters .",
        "Good [E] one [/E] .",
        "Explain the evolutionary biology behind that [E] one [/E] , please , and , since you 've set the terms of the debate , leave God out of it .",
        "As for me , I think if people and their governors were enlightened enough to follow that [E] one [/E] tenet of Judaism -LRB- or the Christian or Buddhist formulation -RRB- , we 'd all be a lot better off .",
        "If someone close to you dies in [E] one [/E] silly - ass war for the juice to run your SUV , or you find yourself sitting in a homeless shelter , or standing on a streetcorner and panhandling for change from strangers who could n't give two shits for you , because the fat slobs who run your company decided to outsource your job to people who will work twice as long and hard as you do for a tenth the pay , your credit rating is in negative numbers and your new address is `` No Fixed Address , '' then I pray that I 'm there when someone repeats those exact same words to you .",
        "If someone close to you dies in one silly - ass war for the juice to run your SUV , or you find yourself sitting in a homeless shelter , or standing on a streetcorner and panhandling for change from strangers who could n't give [E] two [/E] shits for you , because the fat slobs who run your company decided to outsource your job to people who will work twice as long and hard as you do for a tenth the pay , your credit rating is in negative numbers and your new address is `` No Fixed Address , '' then I pray that I 'm there when someone repeats those exact same words to you .",
        "If someone close to you dies in one silly - ass war for the juice to run your SUV , or you find yourself sitting in a homeless shelter , or standing on a streetcorner and panhandling for change from strangers who could n't give two shits for you , because the fat slobs who run your company decided to outsource your job to people who will work twice as long and hard as you do for a [E] tenth [/E] the pay , your credit rating is in negative numbers and your new address is `` No Fixed Address , '' then I pray that I 'm there when someone repeats those exact same words to you .",
        "The cheers and hails of happiness at a wedding in Khan Younes in the southern Gaza Strip turned into screams and moans of pain after [E] one [/E] of the celebrators lost control of his weapon , from which a number of bullets were released that killed the groom 's brother and hit three other relatives of his , turning the wedding into a funeral in moments .",
        "The cheers and hails of happiness at a wedding in Khan Younes in the southern Gaza Strip turned into screams and moans of pain after one of the celebrators lost control of his weapon , from which a number of bullets were released that killed the groom 's brother and hit [E] three [/E] other relatives of his , turning the wedding into a funeral in moments .",
        "[E] Three [/E] other relatives of his were also injured in the accident , including two children .",
        "Three other relatives of his were also injured in the accident , including [E] two [/E] children .",
        "This is a common practice that claimed the lives of about [E] 350 [/E] people last year , according to Palestinian human rights sources .",
        "Mohamed Al Bashiti , 18 -LRB- years old -RRB- , a relative of the victim , mentioned that while the young men were performing dances and popular dabke dances Thursday evening , and while they were in a state of intense rejoicing for the wedding of our relative , Majed Al Bashiti , [E] one [/E] of the armed men lost control of his weapon , which he was trying to use to fire to celebrate and greet the groom .",
        "The tragic news came after a little while : the death of the groom 's brother , who works in [E] one [/E] of the security agencies .",
        "A researcher at the Palestinian Center for Human Rights , Yasser Abd Al Ghafoor , said this is not the first time victims have fallen in similar incidents , noting that the rights organizations observed several incidents in which victims fell and injuries occurred during wedding and celebration gunfire , [E] one [/E] of the common misuses of weapons in the Gaza Strip .",
        "[E] One [/E] of them says \" quickly \" apparently asking the person who is filming to do it quickly .",
        "Tonight I 'll list the [E] two [/E] films of the Rafid dervish , Moqtada , for everyone to get to know him up close .",
        "He confirmed it by repeating verses from the noble Koran and the [E] two [/E] testimonies .",
        "He will be envied by all Arab leaders , both living and dead , for this honorable martyrdom , and this enormous love in the midst of [E] hundreds of millions [/E] of Arabs and Muslims all over the different parts of the world .",
        "We are sorry again because most of the Arab leaders hid in their palaces and none of them dared to speak even [E] one [/E] word of protest out of fear of America .",
        "We were stabbed twice , first when we watched an Arab leader being led to the gallows in accordance with sectarian justice which is spiteful and vengeful . And the second time when we did not see anyone among the club of leaders to which he belonged for more than [E] 30 [/E] years object to his execution .",
        "Maybe God wanted a good end for him , and a good reputation , when He induced [E] one [/E] of them to record what America and the government of sects wanted to hide , by means of the video of the last moments , which created a historic turning point that will perhaps shape the history of the region , and the nature of events in it for decades to come .",
        "Perhaps the American administration will have succeeded in [E] one [/E] thing only , intentionally and with planning or without it , namely , deepening the sectarian breach not only in Iraq but in the Islamic world as a whole .",
        "On the pendant was written the name of the soldier , Mahmoud bin Ali , and his military serial number M [E] 16241 [/E] .",
        "The [E] two [/E] students , Alexander Ghuliyandrin and Oleg Darutsigh , said that they were on a trip last Saturday morning when they reached a military fortification near Qisrin .",
        "The [E] two [/E] students entered the fortification where they found old medical equipment and a number of military helmets and a canteen , as well as a military pendant covered with mud and very dirty .",
        "The [E] two [/E] students took the pendant home with them and cleaned it and washed it .",
        "The [E] two [/E] students took the pendant with them to school on Sunday and tried to consult the teacher to find out what was written on it .",
        "His military serial number was [E] 16241 [/E] , and the writing also indicated that he was a Muslim and his blood type was A+ .",
        "A senior officer in the Israeli army who fought in the Golan during the June War as well as in the October War , said that from the descriptions of the place and the fortification given by the [E] two [/E] boys , they go back to the war of June 1967 , because the Syrian army did not establish fortifications south of the Golan during the October War .",
        "Well I do have [E] two [/E] .",
        "[E] One [/E] in the office and one at home .",
        "One in the office and [E] one [/E] at home .",
        "and [E] one [/E] other person from our group is going because we would",
        "and then I 'll know [E] one [/E] more person there .",
        "but there was only those [E] two [/E] girls Ta'al from the first class",
        "%uh for [E] two [/E] kids it cost about two hundred dollars apiece .",
        "So we 're paying about [E] eight [/E] times that .",
        "No about [E] five [/E] times that .",
        "[E] five [/E] times that",
        "No , actually , %ah we 're paying [E] six [/E] times that .",
        "[E] forty - five [/E] , actually with all the other taxes that are going on here",
        "the house I have -- mhm . -- would go for about five hundred dollars %uh [E] five fifty [/E] a month .",
        "that 's the main [E] two [/E] combinations right ?",
        "and if your employer is a relatively decent human being you know [E] two [/E] if's there",
        "but like at this point in time it 's kind of like we 're going to do it because if we do n't do it %uh %eh you know in the next year or [E] two [/E] we 'd regret it you know",
        "I got about like [E] six [/E] or seven years",
        "I mean I look like about %uh %uh at least [E] five [/E] or six years younger than I actually am",
        "but I mean I could say that for the next [E] five [/E] or even eight or maybe -- yeah . -- ten years alright",
        "but I mean I could say that for the next five or even [E] eight [/E] or maybe -- yeah . -- ten years alright",
        "and then there 's [E] four [/E] or five years doing the damn work",
        "it 's just asking the question gee do we really like %um the way things are over here with the lifestyle the [E] nine [/E] to five kind of thing",
        "it 's just asking the question gee do we really like %um the way things are over here with the lifestyle the nine to [E] five [/E] kind of thing",
        "I mean I 'm really in the [E] nine [/E] to five thing more so than he is",
        "I mean I 'm really in the nine to [E] five [/E] thing more so than he is",
        "it takes about [E] five [/E] or six years",
        "%um and we have relatively mellow life for who knows [E] five [/E] or ten years",
        "I spoke to your mother in May because I wanted to know if you were coming or [E] one [/E] of the kids are coming out",
        "So I think I still got [E] five [/E] or ten minutes here as far as I know",
        "like [E] one [/E] or two years older than him",
        "and he has [E] two [/E] children who did n't live in Hudson after they were babies on the farm",
        "and she has [E] two [/E] lovely boys"
    ],
    "date": [
        "The Balkan Stability Pact was established [E] last year [/E] in response to the Kosovo crisis .",
        "Here in the United States , it 's just [E] a week and a day [/E] before Americans go to the polls to fill offices from local school boards to Congress and the President .",
        "On [E] Sunday [/E] , several major newspapers weighed in with their endorsements and VOA 's Peter Hymline has that story .",
        "In its [E] Sunday [/E] editions , the New York Times calls Vice President Gore , the man best equipped for the presidency by virtue of his knowledge of government , his experience at the top levels of federal and diplomatic decision making and his devotion to the general welfare .",
        "Other major dailies throwing their support to the Vice President [E] Sunday [/E] included The Philadelphia Inquirer , The Denver Post and The San Jose California Mercury News .",
        "Mr. Bush also picked up some key endorsements [E] Sunday [/E] including both major Chicago papers .",
        "The battle of the editorials reflects what many political analysts predict will be one of the closest Presidential races in [E] decades [/E] .",
        "Meanwhile , in Philadelphia the Phillies have hired Larry Bowa as their new manager for the [E] 2001 [/E] season .",
        "The fiery Bowa helped lead the Phillies to the franchise 's only World Series Championship in [E] 1980 [/E] , as a player .",
        "The 54 - year - old Bowa signed a [E] two year [/E] deal with a club option for the 2003 season .",
        "The 54 - year - old Bowa signed a two year deal with a club option for the [E] 2003 [/E] season .",
        "He replaces Terry Francona who was fired on [E] October the 1st [/E] .",
        "In a letter to the consumer panel a spokesman for Firestone said the company 's appearance at [E] Wednesday [/E] 's hearing would have implied fault , which it denies .",
        "[E] Saturday [/E] 's incident was the sixth Petro Basque spill this year .",
        "Saturday 's incident was the sixth Petro Basque spill [E] this year [/E] .",
        "Vice - marshall Jo Myong Rok is to meet President Clinton and other top US officials during a [E] 4 - day [/E] visit .",
        "The United States has lifted some of the economic sanctions it imposed on Yugoslavia [E] two years ago [/E] .",
        "Balkans advisor James O'Brien and President Kostunica met for the first top - level talks between the United States and Yugoslavia , since the break of diplomatic relations on the eve of Nato air strikes in [E] 1999 [/E] .",
        "A leading expert on international finance , Johns Hopkins University economist , Steve Hanky says Yugoslavia 's new President Vojislav Kostunica only has [E] a few weeks [/E] to reassure financial stability in the dominant republic of Serbia by stabilizing the inflation - prone Yugoslav dinar .",
        "VOA 's Barry Wood spoke with Mr. Hanky , who recently returned from [E] several weeks [/E] in Europe .",
        "I think if Kostunica does not move in a direction decisively within [E] the next month [/E] of abandoning the dinar completely or going to a deutsche mark based currency board where we have a foreign governor on the board , the chances for economic unification in the area and economic recovery in Serbia are slim at best .",
        "[E] Last week [/E] , the new acting head of the Yugoslav Central Bank devalued the dinar , bringing it to 30 to the dollar , compared to the previous official rate of 20 .",
        "Mr. Clinton said Wednesday the United States would intensify cooperation with Britain and Ireland to fight groups seeking to undermine the [E] Good Friday [/E] power showing agreement .",
        "Let me say to all of you that I have tried to be pretty straightforward [E] today [/E] in my remarks and not nearly as emotional as I feel .",
        "The United States is exploring the possibility of hosting new peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in Washington as early as [E] next week [/E] .",
        "The United Nations says nationalist parties are the apparent winners in [E] Saturday [/E] 's general elections in Bosnia - Herzegovina .",
        "President Clinton will host a meeting at the White house [E] Saturday [/E] with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who are holding talks in Washington .",
        "On [E] Friday [/E] Ms. Albright joined the two negotiators at the peace talks at Bowling Airbase in Washington .",
        "The talks are aimed at putting the peace process back on track after [E] three months [/E] of violence .",
        "Following the strikes , Prime Minister Ehud Barak warned Israel would use all force necessary with no restraints to end [E] weeks [/E] of violence .",
        "Democratic reformers are claiming victory in [E] Saturday [/E] 's parliamentary elections in Serbia , the dominant republic of Yugoslavia .",
        "Mr. Kostunica told Serbian television [E] today [/E] that the election victory will allow the reformers to move swiftly to start building a democratic government in what he called a socially oriented market economy .",
        "VOA 's Barry Wood reports from Belgrade that the elections come [E] less than three months [/E] after Slobodan Milosevic was ousted from power when he lost to a reformer in a presidential election .",
        "Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic won a landslide victory [E] Saturday [/E] as he was re-elected leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia .",
        "A defiant Mr. Milosevic made his first public appearance since being deposed in a popular uprising [E] last month [/E] .",
        "As in [E] August [/E] , communist North Korea is allowing 100 relatives to travel to South Korea 's capital Seoul to visit loved ones they have not seen for five decades .",
        "As in August , communist North Korea is allowing 100 relatives to travel to South Korea 's capital Seoul to visit loved ones they have not seen for [E] five decades [/E] .",
        "Officials say they have reduced the reunion schedule from [E] four days [/E] to three and will spend some $ 800,000 to bring the families together , compared to the nearly $ 1.6 million it spent for the August event .",
        "Officials say they have reduced the reunion schedule from four days to three and will spend some $ 800,000 to bring the families together , compared to the nearly $ 1.6 million it spent for the [E] August [/E] event .",
        "The North and South Korean leaders agreed to the reunions as part of a broader reconciliation policy at an unprecedented summit in [E] June [/E] .",
        "The United States responded cautiously [E] Monday [/E] to a declaration by Iraq that it would resume oil exports to fulfill existing contracts .",
        "We reiterate Iraq is the one who has chosen to suspend oil exports , even though , the Security Council agreed to allow shipments to continue while the UN and Iraq concluded a pricing mechanism to reflect a fair market value for [E] December [/E] exports , and once again we make quite clear we continue our work with other governments and with the International Energy Agency , and we are ready to take action to add supply very quickly as this situation should warm up .",
        "On Sunday Iraq backed away from an oil export halt that it had called [E] two days earlier [/E] .",
        "In a news release , [E] Friday [/E] , Lemieux said he missed the game and missed the challenge of competing .",
        "The 35 - year - old Lemieux retired as a player [E] three and one half years ago [/E] with 613 goals in 745 regular season games .",
        "He won three most valuable player awards and led the Penguins to two Stanley Cup championships in [E] 1991 [/E] and 92 .",
        "He won three most valuable player awards and led the Penguins to two Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and [E] 92 [/E] .",
        "In an interview with Israeli Television [E] Monday [/E] , Mr. Mubarak said Israel knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war .",
        "the first couple moves out of the White House on [E] January 20th [/E] .",
        "Meanwhile Prime Minister Ehud Barak told Israeli television he doubts a peace deal can be reached before Israel 's [E] February 6th [/E] election .",
        "Unidentified gunmen in north western Colombia have massacred at least twelve peasants in the second such incident in [E] as many days [/E] .",
        "Defense lawyers in the Lockerby trial said [E] Thursday [/E] , that prosecutors ignored crucial evidence and failed to prove even the basics of their case against the two Libyan defendants .",
        "Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been trying to revive the peace process and reduce Israeli - Palestinian violence that has killed more than 365 people since [E] late September [/E] .",
        "Former President Clinton drew cheers from admirers at a US Air Force base outside Washington [E] today [/E] before departing for his home in New York , and although Mr. Clinton is out of office , he says he 'll still be around .",
        "Prior to leaving office [E] today [/E] Mr. Clinton issued more than one hundred presidential pardons .",
        "Make this final port call for some of these men and women on board who have been there for [E] ten months [/E] at sea .",
        "72 and sunny [E] just about every day [/E] .",
        "Your loved ones are in danger for [E] ten months [/E] .",
        "Is he okay [E] today [/E] ?",
        "Is she okay [E] today [/E] ?",
        "They are [E] 18 , 19 , 20 years old [/E] .",
        "Got to think the last five minutes must feel like [E] five days [/E] as they 've spent ten months on the water .",
        "Got to think the last five minutes must feel like five days as they 've spent [E] ten months [/E] on the water .",
        "They wo n't get to see their loved ones until [E] Tuesday [/E] or Wednesday .",
        "They wo n't get to see their loved ones until Tuesday or [E] Wednesday [/E] .",
        "It was the lead story across Connecticut in [E] early April [/E] .",
        "Police say Jennifer O'Conner , a Connecticut woman with a history of psychiatric problems confessed to shooting her daughter [E] 7 [/E] , while the 7 - year - old girl lay sleeping .",
        "Police say Jennifer O'Conner , a Connecticut woman with a history of psychiatric problems confessed to shooting her daughter 7 , while the [E] 7 - year - old [/E] girl lay sleeping .",
        "O'Conner told police she could no longer cope with her daughter 's learning , disability Prps Sara Dade [E] three days later [/E] .",
        "Had sold O'Conner the rifle [E] a few months before [/E] .",
        "China [E] today [/E] blacked out a CNN interview that was critical of the Chinese government 's handling of the SARs epidemic and of the country 's health care system .",
        "Until [E] last month [/E] it was routinely blocking almost all reports about Sars in China , a practice that has produced intense global criticism .",
        "In [E] 1994 [/E] the BBC World Service broadcasts were pulled from Star .",
        "[E] Next month [/E] the FCC is likely to accommodate him .",
        "Murdoch [E] today [/E] promised that if the rules are changed he will limit future purchases to a few of what he calls sizable markets .",
        "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas scheduled to meet [E] today [/E] , their second chance now to discuss the Bush administration 's road map for Mideast peace .",
        "Both sides will meet with President Bush when he arrives in the Mideast [E] next week [/E] .",
        "The court says it will not hear this case until [E] late August [/E] .",
        "The [E] 31 - year - old [/E] mother of three was convicted in March of having sex outside of marriage .",
        "The 31 - year - old mother of three was convicted in [E] March [/E] of having sex outside of marriage .",
        "She was there as a journalist in the wake of the [E] 9 / 11 [/E] attacks .",
        "One catalyst rose to the highest level in [E] more then a year [/E] .",
        "Seven Enron executives have also been charged , [E] 507 days [/E] since Enron filed for bankruptcy .",
        "Sources tell us a final deal will be announced [E] Monday [/E] in Washington .",
        "Regulators and research firms promised that the $ 1.5 billion settlement would be finalized [E] two months ago [/E] .",
        "Sam Waksal , founder and former CEO of ImClone is scheduled to be sentenced [E] today [/E] .",
        "He pleaded guilty [E] earlier this year [/E] to insider trading , bank fraud and tax evasion .",
        "Waksal could be fined $ 3.5 million , facing a maximum of [E] 75 years [/E] in prison , expected , though , to receive about six to seven years .",
        "Waksal could be fined $ 3.5 million , facing a maximum of 75 years in prison , expected , though , to receive [E] about six to seven years [/E] .",
        "A friend of his , Martha Stewart , pleaded not guilty [E] last week [/E] .",
        "She sold the share [E] a day [/E] before bad news about the company sent the stock price falling , considerably .",
        "[E] Two weeks [/E] in hospital and Ali is recovering fast , happily watching Tom and Jerry on his mini television , his transformation from the pain - wracked boy who left Baghdad .",
        "I will say he will come out of the burn unit in [E] three weeks [/E] time , but he will be , you know , in Kuwait until we find him really constructive plan that takes into consideration all aspects of his needs , psychological , social and future plan .",
        "First , a big hearing [E] tomorrow [/E] in the Scott Peterson case .",
        "And Andrew Luster , grandson of cosmetic legend Max Factor , what drove him to become a serial rapist and to jump bail in the middle of the trial , only to be captured in Mexico by a bounter hunter after [E] five months [/E] on the Roun .",
        "He was arrested in [E] June [/E] after he -- jumped trial on bail .",
        "This particular scandal has really captivated Wall Street [E] this month [/E] .",
        "Freddie Mac stock is down another 6.5 % [E] today [/E] .",
        "It has lost more than 207 % -- or about 20 % since [E] Monday [/E] .",
        "[E] Monday [/E] , of course , is when the company fired its President for not cooperating with efforts to restate earnings for the last few years .",
        "Monday , of course , is when the company fired its President for not cooperating with efforts to restate earnings for [E] the last few years [/E] .",
        "Freddie Mac 's Chairman and CEO forced out [E] the same day [/E] .",
        "[E] Yesterday [/E] Federal Prosecutions announced a criminal probe into the company .",
        "Andrew Luster , though arrived [E] yesterday [/E] at Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight from Mexico .",
        "Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets of the Yugoslavian capital [E] today [/E] after the apparent overthrow of President Slobodan Milosevic .",
        "[E] Yesterday [/E] , protesters stormed key government buildings and seized Serb state television in Belgrade .",
        "The man who lost power in Yugoslavia finally surfaced [E] today [/E] .",
        "What is going on right now is intense negotiations with all the members of parliament that were elected on [E] September [/E] trying to get the majority needed in order to swear in Vojislav Kostunica as the next President of Yugoslavia .",
        "With the events of [E] the past week [/E] in Yugoslavia , the world is getting to know the name of Vojislav Kostunica .",
        "Unlike President Milosevic , he was not a Communist in [E] the long years [/E] when party membership was the key to power .",
        "After [E] ten years [/E] , people know what are the differences between Milosevic 's policies and ours , what Milosevic was saying and promising and what the opposition parties and I myself was saying in these years and how I was behaving .",
        "After ten years , people know what are the differences between Milosevic 's policies and ours , what Milosevic was saying and promising and what the opposition parties and I myself was saying in [E] these years [/E] and how I was behaving .",
        "Kostunica is [E] 56 [/E] , an expert on constitutional law who lives with his wife and pets in a Belgrade apartment .",
        "He was fired from his job teaching law in [E] 1974 [/E] for his opposition to the policies of the Tito government .",
        "He refused an offer to return in [E] 1989 [/E] because of his opposition to the Milosevic regime , and he rejects much from the West as well -- the Dayton peace accord , Western sanctions on Yugoslavia , and the war crimes tribunal .",
        "In [E] the months [/E] before the election , he was careful to distinguish between his support for European aid projects tied to reform and U.S. efforts , which he describes as unhelpful , even to the opposition .",
        "We 'll be following the events in Yugoslavia [E] all day [/E] .",
        "Cheering family members greeted the crew with flowers and waving flags [E] yesterday [/E] .",
        "It will begin its [E] five - week [/E] trip home on the deck of the rescue ship `` Blue Marlin '' today .",
        "It will begin its five - week trip home on the deck of the rescue ship `` Blue Marlin '' [E] today [/E] .",
        "17 crew members were killed and 39 injured in [E] last month 's [/E] apparent terrorist bombing of the warship .",
        "The announcement comes after [E] two days [/E] of talks between American and North Korean leaders in Washington .",
        "A third ship will arrive [E] tomorrow [/E] along with a Navy tugboat .",
        "[E] Yesterday [/E] , Afghanistan 's ruling Taliban denied Bin Laden 's involvement in the Yemeni attack .",
        "Fighting springs from the funerals for at least nine Palestinians killed [E] Friday [/E] in some of the worst clashes in this three - week conflict .",
        "Fighting springs from the funerals for at least nine Palestinians killed Friday in some of the worst clashes in this [E] three - week [/E] conflict .",
        "A new intifada , successor to the [E] four - year [/E] street campaign that ended with Palestinian / Israeli negotiations a decade ago , according to a leader of Yasser Arafat 's Fateh movement .",
        "A new intifada , successor to the four - year street campaign that ended with Palestinian / Israeli negotiations [E] a decade ago [/E] , according to a leader of Yasser Arafat 's Fateh movement .",
        "The Hezbollah movement which waged a war of attrition with the Israelis before they withdrew from south Lebanon in [E] May [/E] , says its fighters were not involved .",
        "As the [E] weeks [/E] wear on , the words of diplomats and leaders seem more and more irrelevant .",
        "One of the last bastions of the Cold War is the scene of some diplomatic thawing [E] today [/E] .",
        "North Korea opened its doors to the U.S. [E] today [/E] , welcoming Secretary of State Madeleine Albright for unprecedented talks with leader Kim Jong - il .",
        "Chanting protesters vowed to avenge the death of the [E] 16 - year - old [/E] , who was shot by Israel troops near the crossing between Gaza and Israel .",
        "The Cuban President is on a [E] five - day [/E] visit to Venezuela to sign an oil - supply deal .",
        "[E] A week [/E] after these pictures surfaced , and after saying he 'd fight for his job , Larry Eustachy resigned as basketball coach at Iowa State .",
        "Marija Petkovic founded a religious order of nuns in the [E] 1920s [/E] that cared for impoverished children in Croatia and South America .",
        "With her family on [E] a day [/E] when their miracle finally came true .",
        "I just brought her little brother William in , and as William and she saw each other , it was such a wonderful reunion for them to just hug , and he would hug her and look at her and hug her and look at her , and could n't believe , I think , as a [E] 4 - year - old [/E] now that his sister is home .",
        "We 'll see you [E] tomorrow [/E] , 10:00 Eastern time .",
        "We showed you the statements [E] yesterday [/E] .",
        "[E] Today [/E] he appeared on NBC 's `` Today '' show and said he was sorry .",
        "I want to apologize to the American people for clearly making a misjudgment over [E] the weekend [/E] by giving an interview to Iraqi television .",
        "The same area was a site of heavy bombing [E] yesterday [/E] .",
        "After [E] today [/E] 's air strikes , 13 Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts and surrendered to Kurdish fighters .",
        "The boat was one of the world 's most luxurious yachts when it was launched [E] some 20 years ago [/E] .",
        "The Dow was in negative territory much of [E] the day [/E] .",
        "They did okay on the profit quarter , but the taste vowel came in late for all the regions that 's why it is selling off [E] today [/E] .",
        "Pretty nice gains holding steady throughout [E] the day [/E] , mainly due to Intel and Microsoft .",
        "They had better than expected profit reports for [E] the recent quarter [/E] .",
        "They both had good things to say going forward upping or reiterating [E] 2003 [/E] guidance .",
        "Motorola , cutting another 3,000 jobs by [E] the end of the year [/E] .",
        "Profits for [E] the end of the year [/E] did see profit as well .",
        "The stock gained 15 % [E] yesterday [/E] .",
        "[E] Today [/E] 's shares up another cent 8 % .",
        "The pilots ' union and ground crew did so [E] yesterday [/E] .",
        "The flight attendants came in with a close vote rejecting these concessions so the CEO has extended the deadline [E] today [/E] .",
        "He was convicted of hijacking the `` Achille Lauro '' in [E] 1985 [/E] .",
        "[E] Nine years ago today [/E] , allegations of infidelity almost derailed Bill Clinton 's journey from hope to the White House .",
        "On [E] January 1992 [/E] , Gennifer Flowers claims she had a 12 - year affair with Bill Clinton .",
        "On January 1992 , Gennifer Flowers claims she had a [E] 12 - year [/E] affair with Bill Clinton .",
        "Flowers went on `` Larry King Live '' in [E] 1998 [/E] at the height of the impeachment proceedings against Mr. Clinton .",
        "She said she felt vindicated when he admitted under oath that he 'd had an affair with her after denying it for [E] years [/E] .",
        "There 's no let - up in clashes between rock - throwing Palestinians and Israeli troops in the West Bank and Gaza [E] this weekend [/E] .",
        "Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian in the West Bank [E] today [/E] .",
        "Four Palestinians died in the West Bank and Gaza [E] yesterday [/E] .",
        "[E] Two months [/E] after a bomb blasted its hull , the `` USS Cole '' is back in the United States .",
        "Repairs in Mississippi are expected to cost more than $ 150 million and last [E] a year [/E] at a ship - building facility in Pascagoula , Mississippi .",
        "Yes , it 's [E] that time of year [/E] .",
        "Cheesepuff and friends first clawed their way onto the music charts in [E] 1993 [/E] with the release of their `` meowy Christmas '' CD , featuring 20 classic Christmas hits .",
        "Now , you know it is [E] the holidays [/E] .",
        "[E] 16 years [/E] of experience and ten months of training are paying off for a sheep shearer from New Zealand .",
        "16 years of experience and [E] ten months [/E] of training are paying off for a sheep shearer from New Zealand .",
        "Rodney Sutton broke a [E] seven - year - old [/E] world record by shearing 839 lambs in nine hours .",
        "Sutton says he has been dreaming of completing the task for [E] years [/E] .",
        "Al Gore is spending the [E] Thanksgiving [/E] holiday in Washington with his family .",
        "[E] Yesterday [/E] , he and his wife , Tipper , made their annual visit to a local food bank .",
        "Yesterday , he and his wife , Tipper , made their [E] annual [/E] visit to a local food bank .",
        "Mr. Clinton is expected to admit when he gave sworn testimony in [E] August 1998 [/E] , he knowingly misled investigators looking into the Paula Jones and Monica Lewinsky matters .",
        "He also would accept a [E] five - year [/E] suspension of his Arkansas law license .",
        "The deal would bring an end to [E] seven years [/E] of investigations , covering the Whitewater land deal , Travelgate , and the sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky which led to Mr. Clinton 's impeachment .",
        "The nation 's highest court will take up the case [E] next week [/E] .",
        "For [E] the last two weeks [/E] , the central constitutional argument the Bush campaign has been making to the federal courts is , stop these manual recounts now , they violate the Constitution .",
        "It will be one of the first election returns on [E] Tuesday [/E] .",
        "In this election , 45 % of those going to the voting booth are expected to be over [E] the age of 65 [/E] .",
        "Both candidates repeatedly talking about that one issue , but in Florida where there are more than 550 children born [E] every day [/E] , families drive the other campaign issues .",
        "There was , of course , a team of attorneys on both sides of this live network coverage over [E] the weekend [/E] of this trial going on in the courtroom in Florida , and , of course , among the teams of lawyers on the Bush side , one of the leaders , Ben Ginsberg , one of the lawyers who argued the case in Leon County Circuit Court .",
        "He 's with us tonight , victorious in Tallahassee , Florida , and Ben , whatever the outcome [E] today [/E] , and you were on the upside , you are forced now to go along with the appeals process as is the right of the Gore team .",
        "Do you think the judge there , in addition to just giving out his ruling at the end of the court session [E] today [/E] , he went on beyond the basic issues and added reason upon reason for why he turned down the Gore case .",
        "Ben Ginsberg , attorney for the Bush team , victorious [E] today [/E] in Tallahassee .",
        "The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is due to meet with Egypt 's President Mubarak in Cairo on [E] Thursday [/E] .",
        "More than 300 people have been killed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since [E] September [/E] .",
        "Both George W. Bush and Al Gore [E] today [/E] continue to press their cases literally and figuratively .",
        "Meanwhile , Vice President Gore continued his appeal for patience while he contests Bush 's claim to victory , and attorneys for both men were preparing for key court battles later in [E] the week [/E] , which could settle the three - week dispute over who won Florida and the presidency .",
        "Meanwhile , Vice President Gore continued his appeal for patience while he contests Bush 's claim to victory , and attorneys for both men were preparing for key court battles later in the week , which could settle the [E] three - week [/E] dispute over who won Florida and the presidency .",
        "All eyes were on Florida yet again [E] today [/E] as lawyers , judges , lawmakers and citizens , all picked at the knots that have tied up the conclusion of this presidential election for the past three weeks .",
        "All eyes were on Florida yet again today as lawyers , judges , lawmakers and citizens , all picked at the knots that have tied up the conclusion of this presidential election for [E] the past three weeks [/E] .",
        "[E] Yesterday [/E] in Leon County Circuit Court , Judge N. Sander Sauls set a Saturday deadline for a hearing on vote recounts and ordered the roughly 14000 contested ballots in Miami Dade and Palm Beach counties , not to mention a sample voting machine and voting booth , to be brought to Tallahassee under police escort .",
        "Yesterday in Leon County Circuit Court , Judge N. Sander Sauls set a [E] Saturday [/E] deadline for a hearing on vote recounts and ordered the roughly 14000 contested ballots in Miami Dade and Palm Beach counties , not to mention a sample voting machine and voting booth , to be brought to Tallahassee under police escort .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , as officials in both two counties ready the ballots for transport , George W. Bush 's lawyers asked the judge to order all 1.16 million ballots from the two counties to be trucked to the state capital .",
        "Meanwhile , Bush 's vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney was a busy man [E] today [/E] .",
        "We have now acquired office space in McClain , Virginia that will become the site for the transition operation that we announced [E] two days ago [/E] , so we are just in a business of getting up and running , but we now have an office with a lot of space .",
        "We have got people signing up , volunteers coming on , telephones being put in and computers , so we will be fully operational within [E] the next day or two [/E] .",
        "Earlier today in Florida , the Republican dominated legislature began hearings on calling a special session to pick the state 's electors itself , should the [E] December 12th [/E] deadline still find the election tied up in the courts .",
        "Although Al Gore said [E] today [/E] that he certainly feels like he won the election , he put his odds of wining the various legal battles at fifty - fifty .",
        "But for now , says former Clinton administration cabinet member Robert Riche , both sides are positive that they 've won the election , and says Riche , the longer the fight goes on , the more troublesome [E] the next four years [/E] might be .",
        "After all , come [E] January [/E] , these people are going to have to be in Washington whether Gore or Bush is the President .",
        "The US Supreme Court will hear arguments from both sides on [E] Friday [/E] and Florida 's Leon County Circuit Court will consider the arguments on disputed state ballots on Saturday , and while the nation wearies of the protracted legal battle maybe Leon County Circuit Court judge N. Sander Sauls said it best .",
        "The US Supreme Court will hear arguments from both sides on Friday and Florida 's Leon County Circuit Court will consider the arguments on disputed state ballots on [E] Saturday [/E] , and while the nation wearies of the protracted legal battle maybe Leon County Circuit Court judge N. Sander Sauls said it best .",
        "It 's the first time they 've been face to face since the bitterly contested presidential election was finally concluded [E] last week [/E] .",
        "Bush went into the talks with his defeated rival after meeting with President Clinton earlier [E] today [/E] .",
        "Gao Xingjian 's avant - garde plays made him persona non-grata in his native China and he fled the country in [E] 1988 [/E] .",
        "He settled in France becoming a French citizen [E] two years ago [/E] .",
        "These are models and , of course , all of these writers are writers who were active in [E] the first half of the twentieth century [/E] .",
        "I would say both , in fact , because the first play that he wrote that made him famous was a play that dates from [E] 1981 [/E] , which was actually called ` Bus Stop ' , which many people said or had resonances from Beckett 's play ` Waiting for Godot ' and it concerned a number of Chinese people from different walks of life who were standing at a bus stop waiting for a bus that never came .",
        "So , we can see immediately that the resonances with the play of Beckett , but Gao Xingjian really before [E] 1989 [/E] felt , that he was unable to write and to have his plays produced , as he would wish , and so left China couple of years before the incident at Tiananmen in 1989 .",
        "So , we can see immediately that the resonances with the play of Beckett , but Gao Xingjian really before 1989 felt , that he was unable to write and to have his plays produced , as he would wish , and so left China [E] couple of years [/E] before the incident at Tiananmen in 1989 .",
        "So , we can see immediately that the resonances with the play of Beckett , but Gao Xingjian really before 1989 felt , that he was unable to write and to have his plays produced , as he would wish , and so left China couple of years before the incident at Tiananmen in [E] 1989 [/E] .",
        "I think it is [E] a great day [/E] for modern Chinese literature and it is a day that has been awaited for the past 60 to 70 years .",
        "I think it is a great day for modern Chinese literature and it is [E] a day [/E] that has been awaited for the past 60 to 70 years .",
        "I think it is a great day for modern Chinese literature and it is a day that has been awaited for [E] the past 60 to 70 years [/E] .",
        "There are sharp increases here just as Zimbabwe has slumped into its worst economic crisis since becoming independent in [E] 1980 [/E] .",
        "In [E] three days [/E] of unrest Army helicopters have dropped teargas in poor suburbs of the capital Harare , but many of those protesting say they wo n't stop until Mugabe , the man they blame for the country 's economic problems , surrenders the presidency .",
        "Such confrontations have been taking place all over the south of the capital for [E] several days [/E] .",
        "[E] Nearly four months [/E] after Zimbabwe 's bloodiest parliamentary elections , the economy has gone from bad to worse .",
        "When [E] the selling season [/E] ends next month , foreign exchange reserves , hardly estimated to cover just a few days of imports , are likely to completely dry up .",
        "When the selling season ends [E] next month [/E] , foreign exchange reserves , hardly estimated to cover just a few days of imports , are likely to completely dry up .",
        "When the selling season ends next month , foreign exchange reserves , hardly estimated to cover [E] just a few days [/E] of imports , are likely to completely dry up .",
        "With [E] eighteen months [/E] to go until scheduled presidential elections , Zimbabwe is headed for complete economic ruin .",
        "[E] This year [/E] it was expected to contract by 8 % .",
        "[E] Next year [/E] we see a further contraction of 12 % .",
        "For those taking part in the protests on the streets , after [E] two decades [/E] in office they want President Mugabe to go now .",
        "That 's after [E] another day [/E] of violence in which four Palestinians were killed .",
        "[E] A day [/E] of violence across the West Bank and Gaza has been followed by more clashes after nightfall .",
        "First up we have the answer to our geo quiz [E] today [/E] .",
        "[E] Five years ago today [/E] , the agreement ending the war in Bosnia was initialed in Dayton Ohio .",
        "[E] Five years later [/E] , the West and the United States in particular are n't counting on the deposed leader for anything .",
        "They want to see his successor Vojislav Kostinica extradite Milosevic through the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague , but not only is Milosevic still living comfortable in Belgrade , last night he made his first TV appearance in [E] six weeks [/E] , giving a pep talk to his supporters .",
        "He 's kept Western diplomats spinning in circles for [E] more than a decade [/E] .",
        "[E] Five years ago [/E] they were negotiating with Milosevic at Dayton to stop the war in Bosnia .",
        "[E] Two years ago [/E] they were still shuttling back and forth to Belgrade in an effort to solve the Kosovo crisis .",
        "By [E] March of last year [/E] they had given up talking and Nato had started bombing instead .",
        "A nationalist backlash in Serbia right now could play into Milosevic 's hands , especially with parliamentary elections scheduled for [E] next month [/E] .",
        "Even in Bosnia where Nato is in charge , troops have failed to capture Bosnian - Serb leader Radavan Karadzic , indited on genocide charges in connection with the [E] 1995 [/E] massacre at Shrabanitca .",
        "When the US Congress approved one hundred million dollars in aid to Serbia [E] last month [/E] , it stipulated the aid would stop flowing if Belgrade has n't cooperated with the tribunal by March 31st .",
        "When the US Congress approved one hundred million dollars in aid to Serbia last month , it stipulated the aid would stop flowing if Belgrade has n't cooperated with the tribunal by [E] March 31st [/E] .",
        "That call to order you just heard reverberates through the Supreme Court [E] every day [/E] that the justices convene , but today was no everyday session .",
        "That call to order you just heard reverberates through the Supreme Court every day that the justices convene , but [E] today [/E] was no everyday session .",
        "That session of the Supreme Court and two defeats for Al Gore in Florida courts dominate the news [E] today [/E] .",
        "A sure sign of the historic nature of the [E] day [/E] 's proceeding , for the first time ever , the court immediately released an audiotape of the arguments .",
        "Olson argued that a [E] century - old [/E] federal statute prevents laws governing an election from being created after the fact which , he claimed , is just what the Florida court did , and also , that the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures , not the courts , the right to choose electors .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen promised to catch and punish those responsible for the bombing of the `` Cole '' and defended the Navy 's decision to refuel ships in Yemen as investigators continued their day at work .",
        "Today , U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen promised to catch and punish those responsible for the bombing of the `` Cole '' and defended the Navy 's decision to refuel ships in Yemen as investigators continued their [E] day [/E] at work .",
        "Morton Dean reports it 's a difficult [E] day [/E] for the sailors remaining on board .",
        "Yemen 's President has repeatedly said an internal explosion rocked the `` USS Cole , '' but tomorrow U.S. officials expect him to announce that he has changed his mind , and [E] tomorrow [/E] , the search for bodies will resume .",
        "The remains of four sailors killed in the `` USS Cole '' bombing returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware [E] today [/E] .",
        "Investigators turned up new evidence and more leads [E] today [/E] .",
        "Investigators say the men who lived here worked on the boat behind these walls in [E] the last few days [/E] of their stay almost constantly .",
        "On [E] the day of the bombing [/E] , neighbors saw the boat leaving through these gates pulled by a Nissan 4 x 4 truck .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , FBI agents and divers were collecting evidence near the place they believe the boat was lowered into the water just before the attack on the `` USS Cole '' which killed 17 sailors and two suicide bombers .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , at the walled - in headquarters of the government security agency , the manager of that center and several clerks who worked there were among dozens who have been detained and questioned .",
        "Investigators are aware that [E] a few weeks before [/E] the bombing , accused terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden released a videotape calling for holy war against Americans in the Gulf .",
        "We have an exclusive report tonight about the `` USS Cole , '' and an identical attack that was planned , but failed , [E] several months earlier [/E] .",
        "ABC News has learned that the terrorists who attacked the `` USS Cole '' originally planned to hit a different American warship in the same port [E] ten months earlier [/E] .",
        "The attack was to be part of a worldwide effort during celebration of [E] the millennium [/E] that included targets in Jordan and Seattle .",
        "Intelligence sources say the target was to be a destroyer , the `` USS The Sullivans , '' which refueled in Yemen 's port of Aden in [E] January [/E] .",
        "Sources tell ABC News that a suspect who has been in custody for [E] several weeks [/E] told Yemeni investigators that his group failed in their attack because their small boat , overloaded with explosives , sank just off the beach .",
        "The suspect said it took [E] months [/E] to repackage and redesign the load of high explosives that was eventually used against `` the Cole . ''",
        "The investment bank becomes majority shareholder in Sports & Recreation , a [E] 10 - year - old [/E] sporting goods retailer , said Oliver E. Richardson , a member of Investcorp 's management committee and a director of the chain .",
        "Sports Unlimited , Tampa , Fla. , posted revenue of $ 59 million for [E] the year ended July 31 [/E] .",
        "In [E] 1982 [/E] , Sports & Recreation 's managers and certain passive investors purchased the company from Brunswick Corp. of Skokie , Ill .",
        "Hammond Co. , Newport Beach , Calif. , said Fidelity National Financial Inc. extended its previous agreement , under which it wo n't purchase any more of the mortgage banker 's common stock , through [E] Oct. 31 [/E] .",
        "The previous agreement expired [E] Thursday [/E] .",
        "Fidelity has increased its stake in Hammond to 23.57 % in [E] recent months [/E] .",
        "Giant agreed [E] last month [/E] to purchase the carrier .",
        "[E] Friday [/E] 's approval was needed to conform with Bourse rules regarding companies with bank interests and follows a similar approval given Wednesday to Cie . Financiere de Paribas .",
        "Friday 's approval was needed to conform with Bourse rules regarding companies with bank interests and follows a similar approval given [E] Wednesday [/E] to Cie . Financiere de Paribas .",
        "Both Paribas and AGF have been increasing their stakes in Navigation Mixte recently for what they have termed `` investment purposes , '' although the issue has been surrounded by takeover speculation in [E] recent weeks [/E] .",
        "The Air Force is looking to buy 540 new primary jet trainers , with a total value of $ 1.5 billion to $ 2 billion , [E] between 1994 and 2004 [/E] .",
        "Striking auto workers ended their [E] 19 - day [/E] occupation of a metal shop at a Peugeot S.A. factory in eastern France Friday as pay talks got under way in the capital .",
        "Striking auto workers ended their 19 - day occupation of a metal shop at a Peugeot S.A. factory in eastern France [E] Friday [/E] as pay talks got under way in the capital .",
        "The market for $ 200 billion of high - risk junk bonds , battered by a succession of defaults and huge price declines [E] this year [/E] , practically vanished Friday .",
        "The market for $ 200 billion of high - risk junk bonds , battered by a succession of defaults and huge price declines this year , practically vanished [E] Friday [/E] .",
        "Junk 's collapse helped stoke the panicky selling of stocks that produced the deepest [E] one - day [/E] dive in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the Oct. 19 , 1987 , crash .",
        "Junk 's collapse helped stoke the panicky selling of stocks that produced the deepest one - day dive in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the [E] Oct. 19 , 1987 , [/E] crash .",
        "Simultaneously , it also helped trigger this [E] year [/E] 's biggest rally in the U.S. government bond market as investors rushed to move capital into the highest - quality securities they could find .",
        "But `` an eerie silence pervaded '' the junk market [E] Friday [/E] as prices tumbled on hundreds of high - yield bonds despite `` no active trading , '' says John Lonski , an economist at Moody 's Investors Service Inc .",
        "For example , the price of Southland Corp. 's $ 500 million of 16 3/4 % bonds due [E] 2002 [/E] -- sold less than two years ago by Goldman , Sachs & Co. -- plummeted 25 % to just 30 cents on the dollar .",
        "For example , the price of Southland Corp. 's $ 500 million of 16 3/4 % bonds due 2002 -- sold [E] less than two years ago [/E] by Goldman , Sachs & Co. -- plummeted 25 % to just 30 cents on the dollar .",
        "Junk bonds , which mushroomed from less than $ 2 billion at [E] the start of this decade [/E] , have been declining for months as issuer after issuer sank beneath the weight of hefty interest payments .",
        "Junk bonds , which mushroomed from less than $ 2 billion at the start of this decade , have been declining for [E] months [/E] as issuer after issuer sank beneath the weight of hefty interest payments .",
        "The shaky market received its biggest jolt [E] last month [/E] from Campeau Corp. , which created its U.S. retailing empire with junk financing .",
        "In [E] Friday [/E] 's aftermath , says R. Douglas Carleton , a director of high - yield finance at First Boston Corp. , `` much of the $ 7 billion forward calendar could be deferred , depending on the hysteria . ''",
        "In [E] August [/E] , First Boston withdrew a $ 475 million junk offering of Ohio Mattress bonds because potential buyers were `` very skittish . ''",
        "Indeed , a Moody 's index that tracks the net asset values of 24 high - yield mutual funds declined for [E] the 17th consecutive day Friday [/E] .",
        "In a stark contrast , the benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond climbed more than 2 1/2 points , or about $ 25 for each $ 1,000 face amount , to 103 12/32 , its biggest gain of [E] the year [/E] .",
        "The bond 's yield dropped to 7.82 % , the lowest since [E] March 31 , 1987 [/E] , according to Technical Data Global Markets Group .",
        "The yield on three - month Treasury bills , considered the safest of all investments , plummeted about 0.7 percentage point to 7.16 % , the largest [E] one - day [/E] decline since 1982 .",
        "The yield on three - month Treasury bills , considered the safest of all investments , plummeted about 0.7 percentage point to 7.16 % , the largest one - day decline since [E] 1982 [/E] .",
        "Nevertheless , the problems of the junk market could prompt the Federal Reserve to ease credit in [E] the months ahead [/E] .",
        "Even as trading in high - yield issues dried up over [E] the past month [/E] , corporations sold more than $ 2 billion of new junk bonds .",
        "A $ 550 million offering of Turner Broadcasting System Inc . high - yield securities sold [E] last week [/E] by Drexel was increased $ 50 million because of strong demand .",
        "First Boston estimates that in [E] November [/E] and December alone , junk bond investors will receive $ 4.8 billion of coupon interest payments .",
        "First Boston estimates that in November and [E] December [/E] alone , junk bond investors will receive $ 4.8 billion of coupon interest payments .",
        "`` I do n't know how people can say the junk bond market disappeared when there were $ 1.5 billion of orders for $ 550 million of junk bonds sold [E] last week [/E] by Turner , '' says Raymond Minella , co-head of merchant banking at Merrill Lynch & Co .",
        "But such highly leveraged transactions seemed to have multiplied [E] this year [/E] , casting a pall over much of the junk market .",
        "`` [E] Last year [/E] we probably bought one out of every three new deals , '' he says .",
        "`` This [E] year [/E] , at best , it 's in one in every five or six .",
        "Well before Campeau , though , there were signs that the junk market was stumbling through one of [E] its worst years [/E] ever .",
        "-- In [E] June [/E] , two months before it would default on interest payments covering some of its $ 1.2 billion of speculative debt securities , New York - based Integrated Resources Inc. said it ran out of borrowed money .",
        "-- In June , [E] two months [/E] before it would default on interest payments covering some of its $ 1.2 billion of speculative debt securities , New York - based Integrated Resources Inc. said it ran out of borrowed money .",
        "-- In [E] July [/E] , Southmark Corp. , the Dallas - based real estate and financial services company with about $ 1.3 billion of junk bonds , voluntarily filed for protection under U.S. bankruptcy law .",
        "-- By [E] the end of July [/E] , the difference in yield between an index of junk bonds and seven - year Treasury notes widened to more than 5.5 percentage points .",
        "-- In [E] August [/E] , Resorts International Inc. , which sold more than $ 500 million of junk bonds , suspended interest payments .",
        "-- In [E] September [/E] , just as the cash squeeze hit Campeau , Lomas Financial Corp. defaulted on $ 145 million of notes and appeared unlikely to pay interest on a total of $ 1.2 billion of debt securities .",
        "Moody 's says the frequency of corporate credit downgrades is the highest [E] this year [/E] since 1982 .",
        "Moody 's says the frequency of corporate credit downgrades is the highest this year since [E] 1982 [/E] .",
        "In addition , there are six times as many troubled banks as there were in the recession of [E] 1981 [/E] , according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp .",
        "`` The era of [E] the 1980s [/E] is about compound interest and the reaching for it , '' says James Grant , editor of Grant 's Interest Rate Observer , an early critic of the junk bond market .",
        "[E] Friday [/E] 's Market Activity",
        "Prices of Treasury bonds surged in the biggest rally of [E] the year [/E] as investors fled a plummeting stock market .",
        "The benchmark 30 - year Treasury bond was quoted 6 p.m. EDT at 103 12/32 , compared with 100 27/32 [E] Thursday [/E] , up 2 1/2 points .",
        "The yield on the benchmark fell to 7.82 % , the lowest since [E] March 31 , 1987 , [/E] according to Technical Data Global Markets Group .",
        "The `` flight to quality '' began late in [E] the day [/E] and followed a precipitous fall in the stock market .",
        "Treasurys opened lower , reacting negatively to news that the producer price index -- a measure of inflation on the wholesale level -- accelerated in [E] September [/E] .",
        "Many bond market participants will be closely eying the action of the Federal Reserve , which might repeat its [E] October 1987 [/E] injection of huge amounts of liquidity to buoy the financial markets and keep the economy from slowing into a recession .",
        "The Ginnie Mae November 9 % issue ended at 98 25/32 , up 7/8 point on [E] the day [/E] , to yield about 9.28 % to a 12 - year average life assumption .",
        "The Ginnie Mae November 9 % issue ended at 98 25/32 , up 7/8 point on the day , to yield about 9.28 % to a [E] 12 - year [/E] average life assumption .",
        "And the yields on telephone and utility issues rose relative to other investment - grade bonds in anticipation of this [E] week [/E] 's $ 3 billion bond offering by the Tennessee Valley Authority .",
        "One of the sources said the smaller portions of $ 750 million each of [E] five - year [/E] and 10 - year bonds have already been `` substantially oversubscribed . ''",
        "One of the sources said the smaller portions of $ 750 million each of five - year and [E] 10 - year [/E] bonds have already been `` substantially oversubscribed . ''",
        "[E] Friday [/E] 's 190 - point plunge in stocks does not come atop the climate of anxiety that dominated financial markets just prior to their 1987 October crash , and mechanisms have been put in place to keep markets more orderly .",
        "Friday 's 190 - point plunge in stocks does not come atop the climate of anxiety that dominated financial markets just prior to their [E] 1987 October [/E] crash , and mechanisms have been put in place to keep markets more orderly .",
        "Still , the lesson is about the same : On [E] Friday the 13th [/E] , the market was spooked by Washington .",
        "And market expectations clearly have been raised by the capital gains victory in the House [E] last month [/E] .",
        "An hour before [E] Friday [/E] 's plunge , that provision was stripped from the tax bill , leaving it with $ 5.4 billion in tax increases without a capital gains cut .",
        "It would give Mr. Skinner [E] up to 50 days [/E] to `` review '' any bid for 15 % or more of the voting stock of any U.S. carrier with revenues of $ 1 billion or more .",
        "In the [E] 1987 [/E] crash , remember , the market was shaken by a Danny Rostenkowski proposal to tax takeovers out of existance .",
        "The Treasury is doing the same thing [E] today [/E] ; thankfully , the dollar is not under 1987 - style pressure .",
        "The Treasury is doing the same thing today ; thankfully , the dollar is not under [E] 1987 [/E] - style pressure .",
        "Also , traders are in better shape [E] today [/E] than in 1987 to survive selling binges .",
        "Also , traders are in better shape today than in [E] 1987 [/E] to survive selling binges .",
        "In any event , some traders see stocks as underpriced [E] today [/E] , unlike 1987 .",
        "In any event , some traders see stocks as underpriced today , unlike [E] 1987 [/E] .",
        "First Chicago Corp. posted a [E] third - quarter [/E] loss of $ 23.3 million after joining other big banks in further adding to its reserves for losses on foreign loans .",
        "The addition , on top of two big [E] 1987 [/E] additions to foreign - loan reserves , brings the reserve to a level equaling 79 % of medium - term and long - term loans outstanding to troubled nations .",
        "First Chicago since [E] 1987 [/E] has reduced its loans to such nations to $ 1.7 billion from $ 3 billion .",
        "During [E] the quarter [/E] , the company realized a pretax gain of $ 60.4 million from the sale of its First Chicago Investment Advisors unit .",
        "Combined foreign exchange and bond trading profits dipped 24 % against last year 's [E] third quarter [/E] , to $ 38.2 million from $ 50.5 million .",
        "Gains from First Chicago 's venture capital unit , a big leveraged buy - out investor , rose 32 % to $ 34 million from $ 25.7 million [E] a year ago [/E] .",
        "Greece 's second bout of general elections [E] this year [/E] is slated for Nov. 5 .",
        "Greece 's second bout of general elections this year is slated for [E] Nov. 5 [/E] .",
        "For those hoping to see a modicum of political normalcy restored -- in view of Greece 's [E] eight - year [/E] misadventure under autocratic pseudosocialism and subsequent three - month hitch with a conservative - communist coalition government -- there is but one bright sign : The scandals still encircling former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and his fallen socialist government are like flies buzzing around a rotting carcass .",
        "For those hoping to see a modicum of political normalcy restored -- in view of Greece 's eight - year misadventure under autocratic pseudosocialism and subsequent [E] three - month [/E] hitch with a conservative - communist coalition government -- there is but one bright sign : The scandals still encircling former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and his fallen socialist government are like flies buzzing around a rotting carcass .",
        "In the [E] mid-June [/E] round of voting , Greeks gave no clear mandate to any single political party .",
        "In point of fact , this catharsis was overdue by [E] decades [/E] .",
        "Greece also must revamp major pieces of legislation in preparation for the [E] 1992 [/E] targets of heightened Common Market cooperation .",
        "For one , the current accord concerning U.S. military bases in Greece lapses in [E] May 1990 [/E] .",
        "Negotiations for a new agreement were frozen before the [E] June [/E] elections , but the clock is running .",
        "Another matter of concern is the extradition of Mohammed Rashid , a Palestinian terrorist who is wanted in the U.S. for the [E] 1982 [/E] bombing of a Pan American Airways flight .",
        "Also , he could force new elections [E] early next year [/E] by frustrating the procedures for the election of the president of the republic in March .",
        "Also , he could force new elections early next year by frustrating the procedures for the election of the president of the republic in [E] March [/E] .",
        "Mr. Carpenter , a regional correspondent for National Review , has lived in Athens since [E] 1981 [/E] .",
        "U.S. OFFICIALS MOVED to head off any repeat of Black Monday [E] today [/E] following Friday 's plunge in stock prices .",
        "U.S. OFFICIALS MOVED to head off any repeat of Black Monday today following [E] Friday [/E] 's plunge in stock prices .",
        "[E] Friday [/E] 's sell - off was triggered by the collapse of UAL 's buy - out plan and a big rise in producer prices .",
        "Japanese stocks dropped early [E] Monday [/E] , but by late morning were turning around .",
        "The surge in producer prices in [E] September [/E] followed three months of declines , but analysts were divided on whether the 0.9 % jump signaled a severe worsening of inflation .",
        "The surge in producer prices in September followed [E] three months [/E] of declines , but analysts were divided on whether the 0.9 % jump signaled a severe worsening of inflation .",
        "Also , retail sales grew 0.5 % [E] last month [/E] .",
        "A capital - gains tax cut was removed from the Senate 's deficit reduction bill , but proponents still hope to enact the cut [E] this year [/E] .",
        "Bush wo n't press for a capital - gains provision in the final deficit bill when House - Senate conferees meet [E] later this week [/E] .",
        "General Motors signaled that up to five North American assembly plants may close by [E] the mid-1990s [/E] as it tries to cut excess capacity .",
        "U.S. car and truck sales fell 12.6 % in [E] early October [/E] , the first sales period of the 1990 - model year , dragged down by a sharp decline in GM sales .",
        "U.S. car and truck sales fell 12.6 % in early October , the first sales period of the [E] 1990 [/E] - model year , dragged down by a sharp decline in GM sales .",
        "U.S. car and truck sales fell 12.6 % in early October , the first sales period of the 1990 - model [E] year [/E] , dragged down by a sharp decline in GM sales .",
        "America West said [E] Friday [/E] it will postpone its new service out of Houston because of delays in receiving aircraft from Boeing .",
        "Apple Computer Inc. said it will offer cash rebates on several of its machines [E] from Oct. 14 to Dec. 31. [/E] , as part of a holiday - season sales promotion .",
        "In the venture 's first [E] fiscal year [/E] , Siemens will hold 74.9 % of the venture and a Matsushita subsidiary , Matsushita Electronic Components Co. , 25.1 % .",
        "A basic agreement between the two companies was announced in [E] June [/E] .",
        "Matsushita 's share in the venture will rise to 35 % [E] Oct. 1 , 1990 [/E] , and to 50 % the following Oct. 1 .",
        "Matsushita 's share in the venture will rise to 35 % Oct. 1 , 1990 , and to 50 % [E] the following Oct. 1 [/E] .",
        "The parent companies forecast sales for the venture of around 750 million marks for its first [E] fiscal year [/E] , Matsushita said .",
        "Sales are expected to rise to one billion marks after [E] four years [/E] .",
        "Roger Rosenblatt , editor of U.S. News & World Report , resigned [E] Friday [/E] from the weekly news magazine .",
        "But at 2.3 million [E] weekly [/E] paid circulation , U.S. News still ranks third behind Time Warner Inc. 's Time magazine , with 4.4 million circulation , and Washington Post Co. 's Newsweek , with 3.3 million circulation .",
        "Mortimer B. Zuckerman , chairman and editor in chief , said Mr. Rosenblatt would be succeeded starting [E] today [/E] by Michael Ruby , the magazine 's executive editor , and Merrill McLoughlin , a senior writer .",
        "Avions Marcel Dassault - Breguet Aviation S.A. said group profit before taxes and contributions to employee profit - sharing soared 97 % to 839 million francs -LRB- $ 129.6 million -RRB- in [E] the first half of 1989 [/E] from 425 million francs a year earlier .",
        "Avions Marcel Dassault - Breguet Aviation S.A. said group profit before taxes and contributions to employee profit - sharing soared 97 % to 839 million francs -LRB- $ 129.6 million -RRB- in the first half of 1989 from 425 million francs [E] a year earlier [/E] .",
        "It noted , for example , that group revenue for [E] the first half [/E] was 8.734 billion francs , down about 12 % from 9.934 billion francs a year earlier .",
        "It noted , for example , that group revenue for the first half was 8.734 billion francs , down about 12 % from 9.934 billion francs [E] a year earlier [/E] .",
        "Still , it said it expects sales for all of [E] 1989 [/E] to be on the order of 20 billion francs , reflecting anticipated billings for two large contracts in the second half of the year .",
        "Still , it said it expects sales for all of 1989 to be on the order of 20 billion francs , reflecting anticipated billings for two large contracts in [E] the second half of the year [/E] .",
        "For all of [E] 1988 [/E] , Dassault had group profit of 428 million francs on revenue of 18.819 billion francs .",
        "The group has n't yet released earnings figures for [E] the first half of 1989 [/E] , nor has it made a detailed forecast of its full - year earnings .",
        "The group has n't yet released earnings figures for the first half of 1989 , nor has it made a detailed forecast of its [E] full - year [/E] earnings .",
        "More than 400,000 pounds of uranium a year have been produced at the facility during [E] the past seven years [/E] .",
        "A second uranium - recovery plant at Uncle Sam , La. , that produces more than 700,000 pounds of uranium [E] annually [/E] , will continue to operate .",
        "Business Week subscribers may hear this [E] week [/E] 's issue talking back to them .",
        "A four - page ad from Texas Instruments Inc. , running in approximately 140,000 issues of the [E] Oct. 20 [/E] `` Corporate Elite '' issue of the McGraw - Hill Inc. publication , contains a speech synthesizer laminated between two of the pages .",
        "Lomas , assisted by Merrill Lynch Capital Markets , has been trying to sell its Equitable Lomas Leasing Co. for [E] several months [/E] , apparently without success .",
        "Without cash from asset sales and unable to reach a new bank - credit agreement , Lomas defaulted on $ 145 million in notes that became due [E] Sept. 1 [/E] .",
        "It filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code [E] Sept. 24 [/E] to give it additional time to work on a plan to restructure its $ 1.45 billion in senior debt .",
        "This was seen in the late [E] 1960s [/E] in Los Angeles and the mid-1970s in New York .",
        "This was seen in the late 1960s in Los Angeles and [E] the mid-1970s [/E] in New York .",
        "Metropolitan Detroit was written off economically during [E] the early 1980s [/E] , as the domestic auto industry suffered a serious sales depression and adjustment .",
        "Area employment dropped by 13 % from its [E] 1979 [/E] peak and retail sales were down 14 % .",
        "For example , residential building permits in the trough year of [E] 1982 [/E] were off 76 % from the 1979 peak level .",
        "For example , residential building permits in the trough year of 1982 were off 76 % from the [E] 1979 [/E] peak level .",
        "Once metropolitan Detroit 's economy rallied in [E] the mid-1980s [/E] , real estate rebounded .",
        "Building permits , for example , soared a staggering 400 % [E] between 1982 and the peak year of 1986 [/E] .",
        "Where , savvy corporations and professional firms are now asking , are [E] today [/E] 's opportunities ?",
        "Of course , some observers have touted Houston and Denver for [E] the past five years [/E] as a counter-cyclical play .",
        "Metropolitan Houston 's economy did drop and then flatten in [E] the years [/E] after its 1982 peak .",
        "Metropolitan Houston 's economy did drop and then flatten in the years after its [E] 1982 [/E] peak .",
        "In [E] the mid-1980s [/E] , employment was down as much as 5 % from the 1982 peak and retail sales were off 13 % .",
        "In the mid-1980s , employment was down as much as 5 % from the [E] 1982 [/E] peak and retail sales were off 13 % .",
        "Metropolitan Houston 's population has held steady over [E] the past six years [/E] .",
        "And personal income , after slumping in [E] the mid-1980s [/E] , has returned to its 1982 level in real dollar terms .",
        "And personal income , after slumping in the mid-1980s , has returned to its [E] 1982 [/E] level in real dollar terms .",
        "More than 42,000 jobs were added in metro Houston [E] last year [/E] , primarily in biotechnology , petrochemical processing , and the computer industry .",
        "This growth puts Houston in the top five metro areas in the nation [E] last year [/E] .",
        "And forecasts project a 2.5 % to 3 % growth rate in jobs over [E] the next few years [/E] -- nearly twice the national average .",
        "By some measures , metropolitan Denver 's economy has actually improved in [E] the past four years [/E] .",
        "Its population has continued to increase since [E] 1983 [/E] , the peak year of the economic cycle .",
        "Its population has continued to increase since 1983 , [E] the peak year [/E] of the economic cycle .",
        "Employment is now 4 % higher than in [E] 1983 [/E] .",
        "Buying income in real dollars actually increased 15 % [E] between 1983 and 1987 [/E] -LRB- the most recent year available -RRB- .",
        "Buying income in real dollars actually increased 15 % between 1983 and 1987 -LRB- [E] the most recent year [/E] available -RRB- .",
        "The rates of increase , however , are less than the rapid growth of [E] the boom years [/E] , and this has resulted in a loss of confidence in the economy .",
        "In a self - fulfilling prophecy , therefore , the region 's real - estate market all but collapsed in [E] recent years [/E] .",
        "Housing building permits are down more than 75 % from their [E] 1983 [/E] peaks .",
        "When Denver 's regional economy begins to grow faster -- such a recovery could occur [E] as early as next year [/E] -- business and consumer confidence will return , and the resulting explosion of real - estate activity will dwarf the general economic rebound .",
        "Generally , overcapacity in commercial real estate is dropping from its [E] mid-1980s [/E] peak , even in such economically healthy metropolitan areas as Washington , New York and Los Angeles .",
        "Vacancy rates in the 15 % to 19 % range [E] today [/E] may easily rise to the low to mid-20 % range in a couple of years .",
        "Vacancy rates in the 15 % to 19 % range today may easily rise to the low to mid-20 % range in [E] a couple of years [/E] .",
        "Those looking for real - estate bargains in distressed metropolitan areas should lock in leases or buy now ; those looking in healthy metropolitan areas should take a short - term -LRB- [E] three - year [/E] -RRB- lease and wait for the bargains ahead .",
        "Kysor Industrial Corp. said it expects its [E] third - quarter [/E] net earnings to be between two cents and four cents a share , compared with 61 cents a share a year ago .",
        "Kysor Industrial Corp. said it expects its third - quarter net earnings to be between two cents and four cents a share , compared with 61 cents a share [E] a year ago [/E] .",
        "The [E] year - earlier third - quarter [/E] earnings amounted to $ 4.1 million .",
        "Kysor , a maker of heavy - duty truck and commercial refrigeration equipment , said it expects its [E] fourth - quarter [/E] earnings to be more closely in line with usual levels , which are between 30 cents and 50 cents a share .",
        "Mr. Wertheimer based this on a statement by Mr. Keating that was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story in [E] April [/E] : `` One question ... had to do with whether my financial support in any way influenced several political figures to take up my cause .",
        "In a highly unusual meeting in Sen. DeConcini 's office in [E] April 1987 [/E] , the five senators asked federal regulators to ease up on Lincoln .",
        "For [E] the next two years [/E] , the Bank Board , which at the time was the agency responsible for regulating thrifts , failed to act -- even after federal auditors warned in May 1987 that Mr. Keating had caused Lincoln to become insolvent .",
        "For the next two years , the Bank Board , which at the time was the agency responsible for regulating thrifts , failed to act -- even after federal auditors warned in [E] May 1987 [/E] that Mr. Keating had caused Lincoln to become insolvent .",
        "Lincoln 's parent company , American Continental Corp. , entered bankruptcy - law proceedings [E] this April 13 [/E] , and regulators seized the thrift the next day .",
        "Lincoln 's parent company , American Continental Corp. , entered bankruptcy - law proceedings this April 13 , and regulators seized the thrift [E] the next day [/E] .",
        "The newly formed Resolution Trust Corp. , successor to the Bank Board , filed suit against Mr. Keating and several others on [E] Sept. 15 [/E] .",
        "Details of the affair have become public gradually over [E] the past two years [/E] , mostly as a result of reporting by several newspapers .",
        "In the midst of his [E] 1988 [/E] re-election campaign , Sen. Riegle , chairman of the Senate Banking Committee , returned $ 76,000 in contributions after a Detroit newspaper said that Mr. Keating had gathered the money for him about two weeks before the meeting with regulators .",
        "In the midst of his 1988 re-election campaign , Sen. Riegle , chairman of the Senate Banking Committee , returned $ 76,000 in contributions after a Detroit newspaper said that Mr. Keating had gathered the money for him [E] about two weeks [/E] before the meeting with regulators .",
        "Sen. DeConcini , after [E] months [/E] of fending off intense press criticism , returned $ 48,000 only last month , shortly after the government formally accused Mr. Keating of defrauding Lincoln .",
        "Sen. DeConcini , after months of fending off intense press criticism , returned $ 48,000 [E] only last month [/E] , shortly after the government formally accused Mr. Keating of defrauding Lincoln .",
        "In addition , Sen. McCain [E] last week [/E] disclosed that he belatedly had paid $ 13,433 to American Continental as reimbursement for trips he and his family took aboard the corporate jet to Mr. Keating 's vacation home at Cat Cay , the Bahamas , from 1984 through 1986 .",
        "In addition , Sen. McCain last week disclosed that he belatedly had paid $ 13,433 to American Continental as reimbursement for trips he and his family took aboard the corporate jet to Mr. Keating 's vacation home at Cat Cay , the Bahamas , [E] from 1984 through 1986 [/E] .",
        "Mr. Keating , his family members and associates also donated $ 112,000 to Sen. McCain 's congressional campaigns over [E] the years [/E] , according to press accounts .",
        "But Sen. McCain says Mr. Keating broke off their friendship abruptly in [E] 1987 [/E] , because the senator refused to press the thrift executive 's case as vigorously as Mr. Keating wanted .",
        "In [E] July [/E] , California newspapers disclosed that Mr. Keating gave $ 850,000 in corporate funds to three tax - exempt voter registration organizations in 1987 and 1988 at the behest of Sen. Cranston , who conceded that soliciting the money was `` a pretty stupid thing to do politically . ''",
        "In July , California newspapers disclosed that Mr. Keating gave $ 850,000 in corporate funds to three tax - exempt voter registration organizations in [E] 1987 [/E] and 1988 at the behest of Sen. Cranston , who conceded that soliciting the money was `` a pretty stupid thing to do politically . ''",
        "In July , California newspapers disclosed that Mr. Keating gave $ 850,000 in corporate funds to three tax - exempt voter registration organizations in 1987 and [E] 1988 [/E] at the behest of Sen. Cranston , who conceded that soliciting the money was `` a pretty stupid thing to do politically . ''",
        "In addition , Sen. Cranston received $ 47,000 in campaign donations through Mr. Keating , and the California Democratic party received $ 85,000 in corporate donations for a [E] 1986 [/E] get - out - the - vote drive that benefited the senator 's re-election campaign that year .",
        "In addition , Sen. Cranston received $ 47,000 in campaign donations through Mr. Keating , and the California Democratic party received $ 85,000 in corporate donations for a 1986 get - out - the - vote drive that benefited the senator 's re-election campaign [E] that year [/E] .",
        "Also in [E] July [/E] , Ohio newspapers disclosed $ 200,000 in corporate donations by Mr. Keating to the National Council on Public Policy , a political committee controlled by Sen. Glenn .",
        "Sen. Cranston , who had already volunteered his help to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in any investigation of Mr. Keating , portrayed his role in [E] 1987 [/E] as prodding regulators to act .",
        "Trinity said it plans to begin delivery of the rail cars in [E] the first quarter of 1990 [/E] .",
        "When China opened its doors to foreign investors in [E] 1979 [/E] , toy makers from Hong Kong were among the first to march in .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , with about 75 % of the companies ' products being made in China , the chairman of the Hong Kong Toys Council , Dennis Ting , has suggested a new sourcing label : `` Made in China by Hong Kong Companies . ''",
        "But in the wake of the shootings in Beijing on [E] June 4 [/E] , the Hong Kong toy industry is worrying about its strong dependence on China .",
        "It would n't be easy to duplicate quickly the manufacturing capacity built up in southern China during [E] the past decade [/E] .",
        "In [E] 1988 [/E] , exports of domestically produced toys and games fell 19 % from 1987 , to HK$ 10.05 billion -LRB- US$ 1.29 billion -RRB- .",
        "In 1988 , exports of domestically produced toys and games fell 19 % from [E] 1987 [/E] , to HK$ 10.05 billion -LRB- US$ 1.29 billion -RRB- .",
        "In [E] 1989 's first seven months [/E] , domestic exports fell 29 % , to HK$ 3.87 billion , while re-exports rose 56 % , to HK$ 11.28 billion .",
        "`` For [E] the next few years [/E] , like it or not , China is going to be the main supplier , '' says Edmund Young , vice president of Perfecta Enterprises Ltd. , one of the first big Hong Kong toy makers to move across the border .",
        "With the European Community set to remove its internal trade barriers in [E] 1992 [/E] , several Hong Kong companies are beginning to consider Spain , Portugal and Greece as possible manufacturing sites .",
        "Worries about China came just as Hong Kong 's toy industry was recovering from a [E] 1987 [/E] sales slump and bankruptcy filings by two major U.S. companies , Worlds of Wonder Inc. and Coleco Industries Inc .",
        "Hong Kong manufacturers say large debt writeoffs and other financial problems resulting from the [E] 1987 [/E] difficulties chastened the local industry , causing it to tighten credit policies and financial management .",
        "The industry regards [E] last year [/E] and this year as a period of recovery that will lead to improved results .",
        "The industry regards last year and [E] this year [/E] as a period of recovery that will lead to improved results .",
        "The closest thing the colony 's companies have to a U.S. mega-hit [E] this year [/E] is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series of action figures manufactured by Playmates Holdings Ltd .",
        "Introduced in [E] mid-1988 [/E] , the 15 - centimeter - tall plastic turtles are based on an American comic book and television series .",
        "Should sales continue to be strong through [E] the Christmas season [/E] , which accounts for about 60 % of U.S. retail toy sales , Mr. Kwan said the Ninja Turtles could make 1989 a record sales year for Playmates .",
        "Should sales continue to be strong through the Christmas season , which accounts for about 60 % of U.S. retail toy sales , Mr. Kwan said the Ninja Turtles could make [E] 1989 [/E] a record sales year for Playmates .",
        "Other Hong Kong manufacturers expect their results to improve only slightly [E] this year [/E] from 1988 .",
        "Other Hong Kong manufacturers expect their results to improve only slightly this year from [E] 1988 [/E] .",
        "Many of the toy makers ' problems started well before [E] June 4 [/E] as a result of overstrained infrastructure and Beijing 's austerity programs launched late last year .",
        "Many of the toy makers ' problems started well before June 4 as a result of overstrained infrastructure and Beijing 's austerity programs launched [E] late last year [/E] .",
        "Toy makers complain that electricity in Guangdong has been provided [E] only three days [/E] a week in recent months , down from five days a week , as the province 's rapid industrialization has outstripped its generating capacity .",
        "Toy makers complain that electricity in Guangdong has been provided only three days a week in [E] recent months [/E] , down from five days a week , as the province 's rapid industrialization has outstripped its generating capacity .",
        "Toy makers complain that electricity in Guangdong has been provided only three days a week in recent months , down from [E] five days [/E] a week , as the province 's rapid industrialization has outstripped its generating capacity .",
        "Bank credit for China investments all but dried up following [E] June 4 [/E] .",
        "He also argued that the high court was wrong in [E] 1976 [/E] to rule that minors have a right to abortion that ca n't be absolutely vetoed by their parents .",
        "The administration urged the justices to adopt a legal standard suggested by Chief Justice William Rehnquist [E] last July [/E] when the high court upheld Missouri 's abortion restrictions .",
        "That is a much easier standard for a state to satisfy than the Supreme Court 's test since [E] 1973 [/E] , which requires a state to have a `` compelling '' reason for restricting abortion .",
        "The case , Hodgson vs. Minnesota , will be argued [E] Nov. 29 [/E] .",
        "For [E] 20 years [/E] , federal rules have barred the three major television networks from sharing in one of the most lucrative and fastest - growing parts of the television business .",
        "And for [E] six years [/E] , NBC , ABC and CBS have negotiated with Hollywood studios in a futile attempt to change that .",
        "That became clear [E] last week [/E] with the disclosure that National Broadcasting Co. , backed by the deep pockets of parent General Electric Co. , had tried to help fund Qintex Australia Ltd. 's now - scuttled $ 1.5 billion bid for MGM / UA Communications Co .",
        "NBC 's interest may revive the deal , which MGM / UA killed [E] last week [/E] when the Australian concern had trouble raising cash .",
        "Both sides are to sit down [E] next month [/E] for yet another meeting on how they might agree on reducing fin - syn restraints .",
        "`` I wonder what Walter Cronkite will think of the Sony / Columbia Broadcast System Trinitron Evening News with Dan Rather broadcast exclusively from Tokyo , '' wrote J.B. Holston , an NBC vice president , in a commentary in [E] last week 's [/E] issue of Broadcasting magazine .",
        "In his article , Mr. Holston , who was in Europe [E] last week [/E] and unavailable , complained that the `` archaic restraints '' in fin - syn rules have `` contributed directly to the acquisition of the studios by non-U.S. enterprises .",
        "An NBC spokesman counters that Mr. Holston 's lament was `` entirely consistent '' with NBC plans because the U.S. rules would limit NBC 's involvement in the Qintex deal so severely as to be `` [E] light years [/E] away from the type of unrestrained deals available to Sony -- and everyone else except the three networks . ''",
        "The Big Three 's drumbeat for deregulation began intensifying in [E] the summer [/E] when the former Time Inc. went ahead with plans to acquire Warner .",
        "`` It 's never really been tested , '' says William Lilley III , who as a top CBS executive spent [E] years [/E] lobbying to have the rules lifted .",
        "The networks admit that the chances of getting the relief they want are slim -- for [E] several years [/E] at the least .",
        "[E] Six years ago [/E] they were tantalizingly close .",
        "Various evidence , including a Brookings Institution study of some 800 series that the networks had aired and had partly owned in [E] the 1960s [/E] , showed the networks did n't wield undue control over the studios as had been alleged .",
        "But [E] just eight days [/E] before the rules were to die , former President Ronald Reagan , a one - time actor , intervened on behalf of Hollywood .",
        "The government sued the company in [E] April [/E] , seeking $ 23,000 and other unspecified damages related to an alleged contract - steering scheme .",
        "Mr. Voss was previously sentenced to [E] four years [/E] in prison and fined $ 11,000 for his role in the scheme .",
        "A trial on criminal allegations against the company and the same two former executives began [E] Sept. 27 [/E] in federal court for the District of Columbia .",
        "They were indicted [E] last October [/E] on charges of fraud , theft and conspiracy related to an effort to win $ 400 million in Postal Service equipment contracts by the maker of data management equipment .",
        "In a related development , Recognition Equipment said the Postal Service has barred the company from bidding on postal contracts for [E] an additional 120 days [/E] .",
        "The Postal Service originally suspended the company [E] Oct. 7 [/E] , 1988 , and has been renewing the ban ever since .",
        "The Postal Service originally suspended the company Oct. 7 , [E] 1988 [/E] , and has been renewing the ban ever since .",
        "Walter Sisulu and the African National Congress came home [E] yesterday [/E] .",
        "After [E] 26 years [/E] in prison , Mr. Sisulu , the 77 - year - old former secretary - general of the liberation movement , was dropped off at his house by a prison services ' van just as the sun was coming up .",
        "After 26 years in prison , Mr. Sisulu , the [E] 77 - year - old [/E] former secretary - general of the liberation movement , was dropped off at his house by a prison services ' van just as the sun was coming up .",
        "At the same time , six ANC colleagues , five of whom were arrested with him in [E] 1963 [/E] and sentenced to life imprisonment , were reunited with their families at various places around the country .",
        "And as the graying men returned to their homes , the ANC , outlawed in South Africa since [E] 1960 [/E] and still considered to be the chief public enemy by the white government , defiantly returned to the streets of the country 's black townships .",
        "There was certainly no stopping the tide of ANC emotion last night , when hundreds of people jammed into the Holy Cross Anglican Church in Soweto for what became the first ANC rally in the country in [E] 30 years [/E] .",
        "As [E] the days [/E] go by , the South African government will be ever more hard pressed to justify the continued imprisonment of Mr. Mandela as well as the continued banning of the ANC and enforcement of the state of emergency .",
        "If it does n't yield on these matters , and eventually begin talking directly to the ANC , the expectations and promise raised by [E] yesterday [/E] 's releases will turn to disillusionment and unrest .",
        "`` We emphasize discipline because we know that the government is very , very sensitive , '' said Andrew Mlangeni , another early Umkhonto leader who is now [E] 63 [/E] .",
        "The economy 's temperature will be taken from several vantage points [E] this week [/E] , with readings on trade , output , housing and inflation .",
        "The most troublesome report may be the [E] August [/E] merchandise trade deficit due out tomorrow .",
        "The most troublesome report may be the August merchandise trade deficit due out [E] tomorrow [/E] .",
        "The trade gap is expected to widen to about $ 9 billion from [E] July [/E] 's $ 7.6 billion , according to a survey by MMS International , a unit of McGraw - Hill Inc. , New York .",
        "[E] Thursday [/E] 's report on the September consumer price index is expected to rise , although not as sharply as the 0.9 % gain reported Friday in the producer price index .",
        "Thursday 's report on the [E] September [/E] consumer price index is expected to rise , although not as sharply as the 0.9 % gain reported Friday in the producer price index .",
        "Thursday 's report on the September consumer price index is expected to rise , although not as sharply as the 0.9 % gain reported [E] Friday [/E] in the producer price index .",
        "That gain was being cited as a reason the stock market was down early in [E] Friday [/E] 's session , before it got started on its reckless 190 - point plunge .",
        "Economists are divided as to how much manufacturing strength they expect to see in [E] September [/E] reports on industrial production and capacity utilization , also due tomorrow .",
        "Economists are divided as to how much manufacturing strength they expect to see in September reports on industrial production and capacity utilization , also due [E] tomorrow [/E] .",
        "Meanwhile , [E] September [/E] housing starts , due Wednesday , are thought to have inched upward .",
        "Meanwhile , September housing starts , due [E] Wednesday [/E] , are thought to have inched upward .",
        "A widening of the deficit , if it were combined with a stubbornly strong dollar , would exacerbate trade problems -- but the dollar weakened [E] Friday [/E] as stocks plummeted .",
        "`` Trade is definitely going to be more politically sensitive over [E] the next six or seven months [/E] as improvement begins to slow , '' he said .",
        "Exports are thought to have risen strongly in [E] August [/E] , but probably not enough to offset the jump in imports , economists said .",
        "Views on manufacturing strength are split between economists who read [E] September [/E] 's low level of factory job growth as a sign of a slowdown and those who use the somewhat more comforting total employment figures in their calculations .",
        "The consensus view expects a 0.4 % increase in the [E] September [/E] CPI after a flat reading in August .",
        "The consensus view expects a 0.4 % increase in the September CPI after a flat reading in [E] August [/E] .",
        "He also says he thinks `` core inflation , '' which excludes the volatile food and energy prices , was strong [E] last month [/E] .",
        "He expects a gain of as much as 0.5 % in core inflation after a [E] summer [/E] of far smaller increases .",
        "Housing starts are expected to quicken a bit from [E] August [/E] 's annual pace of 1,350,000 units .",
        "Housing starts are expected to quicken a bit from August 's [E] annual [/E] pace of 1,350,000 units .",
        "Economists say an [E] August [/E] rebound in permits for multifamily units signaled an increase in September starts , though activity remains fairly modest by historical standards .",
        "Economists say an August rebound in permits for multifamily units signaled an increase in [E] September [/E] starts , though activity remains fairly modest by historical standards .",
        "If the [E] sixty - day [/E] plant - closing law 's fair , Why should we not then amend the writ To require that all employees give Similar notice before they quit ?",
        "Assuming the stock market does n't crash again and completely discredit yuppies and trading rooms , American television audiences in [E] a few months [/E] may be seeing Britain 's concept of both .",
        "`` Capital City '' is a [E] weekly [/E] series that premiered here three weeks ago amid unprecedented hype by its producer , Thames Television .",
        "`` Capital City '' is a weekly series that premiered here [E] three weeks ago [/E] amid unprecedented hype by its producer , Thames Television .",
        "Let 's make that [E] 1929 [/E] , just to be sure .",
        "Judging by the money lost and mistakes made in the early episodes , Shane Longman 's capital should be just about exhausted by [E] the final 13th week [/E] .",
        "Little chance that Shane Longman is going to recoup [E] today [/E] .",
        "Traders spend the morning frantically selling bonds , in the belief that the U.S. [E] monthly [/E] trade figures will look lousy .",
        "Surprisingly , Shane Longman survives [E] the week [/E] , only to have a senior executive innocently bumble his way into becoming the target of a criminal insider trading investigation .",
        "In producing and promoting `` Capital City , '' Thames has spent about as much as Shane Longman loses on [E] a good day [/E] .",
        "Perhaps without realizing it , Mr. Taffner simultaneously has put his finger on the problem and an ideal solution : `` Capital City '' should have been a comedy , a worthy sequel to the screwball British `` Carry On '' movies of [E] the 1960s [/E] .",
        "In an attempt to appease U.S. regulators ' concern over a Goldsmith acquisition of Farmers , Sir James in [E] August [/E] agreed to sell Farmers to Axa if he is successful in acquiring B.A.T .",
        "In an interview [E] Thursday [/E] , Claude Bebear , chairman and chief executive officer of Axa , said his group has already obtained assurances from a group of banks led by Cie . Financiere de Paribas that they can provide the loan portion of the financing .",
        "The amended filings were required because of the new agreement between Axa and Hoylake , and to reflect the extension that Sir James received [E] last month [/E] under British takeover rules to complete his proposed acquisition .",
        "Dismal sales at General Motors Corp. dragged the U.S. car and truck market down below [E] year - ago [/E] levels in early October , the first sales period of the 1990 model year .",
        "Dismal sales at General Motors Corp. dragged the U.S. car and truck market down below year - ago levels in [E] early October [/E] , the first sales period of the 1990 model year .",
        "Dismal sales at General Motors Corp. dragged the U.S. car and truck market down below year - ago levels in early October , the first sales period of the [E] 1990 [/E] model year .",
        "The eight major domestic auto makers sold 160,510 North American - made cars in [E] the first 10 days of October [/E] , a 12.6 % drop from a year earlier .",
        "The eight major domestic auto makers sold 160,510 North American - made cars in the first 10 days of October , a 12.6 % drop from [E] a year earlier [/E] .",
        "The heavy use of incentives to clear out [E] 1989 [/E] models appears to have taken the steam , at least initially , out of 1990 model sales , which began officially Oct. 1 .",
        "The heavy use of incentives to clear out 1989 models appears to have taken the steam , at least initially , out of [E] 1990 [/E] model sales , which began officially Oct. 1 .",
        "The heavy use of incentives to clear out 1989 models appears to have taken the steam , at least initially , out of 1990 model sales , which began officially [E] Oct. 1 [/E] .",
        "This appears particularly true at GM , which had strong sales in [E] August [/E] and September but saw its early October car and truck results fall 26.3 % from last year 's unusually high level .",
        "This appears particularly true at GM , which had strong sales in August and [E] September [/E] but saw its early October car and truck results fall 26.3 % from last year 's unusually high level .",
        "This appears particularly true at GM , which had strong sales in August and September but saw its [E] early October [/E] car and truck results fall 26.3 % from last year 's unusually high level .",
        "This appears particularly true at GM , which had strong sales in August and September but saw its early October car and truck results fall 26.3 % from [E] last year 's [/E] unusually high level .",
        "Overall , sales of all domestic - made vehicles fell 11.9 % from [E] a year ago [/E] .",
        "Without GM , overall sales for the other U.S. automakers were roughly flat with [E] 1989 [/E] results .",
        "Some of the U.S. auto makers have already adopted incentives on many [E] 1990 [/E] models , but they may have to broaden their programs to keep sales up .",
        "Car sales fell to a [E] seasonally [/E] adjusted annual selling rate of 5.8 million vehicles , the lowest since October 1987 .",
        "Car sales fell to a seasonally adjusted [E] annual [/E] selling rate of 5.8 million vehicles , the lowest since October 1987 .",
        "Car sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 5.8 million vehicles , the lowest since [E] October 1987 [/E] .",
        "The poor performance contrasts with a robust selling rate of almost eight million [E] last month [/E] .",
        "Furthermore , dealers contacted [E] late last week [/E] said they could n't see any immediate impact on sales of Friday 's steep market decline .",
        "Furthermore , dealers contacted late last week said they could n't see any immediate impact on sales of [E] Friday [/E] 's steep market decline .",
        "GM 's domestic car sales dropped 24.3 % and its domestic trucks were down an even steeper 28.7 % from the same period [E] a year ago [/E] .",
        "Lexus sales were n't available ; the cars are imported and Toyota reports their sales only at [E] month - end [/E] .",
        "The sales drop for the No. 1 car maker may have been caused in part by the end in [E] September [/E] of dealer incentives that GM offered in addition to consumer rebates and low - interest financing , a company spokesman said .",
        "[E] Last year [/E] , GM had a different program in place that continued rewarding dealers until all the 1989 models had been sold .",
        "Last year , GM had a different program in place that continued rewarding dealers until all the [E] 1989 [/E] models had been sold .",
        "Chrysler Corp. had a 7.5 % drop in car sales , echoing its generally slow performance [E] all year [/E] .",
        "Honda Motor Co. 's sales of domestically built vehicles plunged 21.7 % from [E] a year earlier [/E] .",
        "Honda 's plant in Marysville , Ohio , was gearing up to build [E] 1990 [/E] model Accords , a Honda spokesman said .",
        "Separately , Chrysler said firm prices on its [E] 1990 [/E] - model domestic cars and minivans will rise an average of 5 % over comparably equipped 1989 models .",
        "Separately , Chrysler said firm prices on its 1990 - model domestic cars and minivans will rise an average of 5 % over comparably equipped [E] 1989 [/E] models .",
        "Firm prices were generally in line with the tentative prices announced [E] earlier this fall [/E] .",
        "x - There were 8 selling days in the most recent period and 8 [E] a year earlier [/E] .",
        "Percentage differences based on [E] daily [/E] sales rate rather than sales volume .",
        "Antonio L. Savoca , [E] 66 years old [/E] , was named president and chief executive officer of the Atlantic Research Corp. subsidiary .",
        "`` I think this is a victory for the radio , '' says Barnabas de Bueky , a [E] 55 - year - old [/E] former Hungarian refugee who works in the Munich , West Germany , headquarters as deputy director of the Hungarian service .",
        "`` They have a lot to do [E] these days [/E] to compete with Hungarian radio , '' says Andrew Deak , a computer - science student at the Technical University in Budapest .",
        "Radio Free Europe and its sister station for the Soviet Union , Radio Liberty , say they wo n't cut back their more than 19 hours of [E] daily [/E] broadcasts .",
        "[E] Months [/E] before the decision by the Hungarian Communist Party to rename itself Socialist and try to look more appealing to voters , the country 's rulers were trying to look more hospitable .",
        "In fact , some of the network 's Hungarian listeners say they owe Radio Free Europe loyalty because it was responsible in many ways for keeping hope alive through what one writer here calls [E] the `` Dark Ages of the 20th Century [/E] . ''",
        "`` During [E] the past four years [/E] , many of us have sat up until late at night listening to our radios , '' says the writer .",
        "The Hungarian service has a daily 40 - minute news show called Newsreel , with international and domestic news , plus a [E] daily [/E] news review of opinions from around the world .",
        "The Pet Shop Boys are big [E] this year [/E] in Budapest .",
        "Rather , it is born of frustration with having to combat constantly changing strains of a statist idea that one thought had been eliminated in [E] the early 1970s [/E] , along with smallpox .",
        "It is back with us again , in the form of legislation to pay volunteers under a `` National and Community Service Act , '' a proposal with a serious shot at congressional passage [E] this fall [/E] .",
        "[E] A quarter of a century ago [/E] national service was promoted as a way of curing the manifest inequities of the draft -- by , of all things , expanding the draft .",
        "Those of us who resisted the idea then suspect [E] today [/E] that an obligation of government service for all young people is still the true long - term aim of many national - service backers , despite their protests that present plans contain no coercion .",
        "Choice of the volunteer military in [E] the 1970s [/E] seemed to doom national service as much as the draft .",
        "But the virus was kept alive in sociology departments until [E] a couple of years ago [/E] , when it again was let loose .",
        "With a tax - free $ 10,000 voucher payment at [E] the end of each year [/E] , the volunteers would be making a wage comparable to $ 17,500 a year .",
        "Mind you , most of `` the volunteers '' would be unskilled [E] 17 - to 18 - year - olds [/E] , some not even high school graduates , and many saving money by living at home .",
        "According to the Gallup Poll , American adults contribute an average of two hours a week of service , while financial contributions to charity in [E] the 1980s [/E] have risen 30 % -LRB- adjusted for inflation -RRB- .",
        "Drug Emporium Inc. said Gary Wilber , [E] 39 years old [/E] , who had been president and chief operating officer for the past year , was named chief executive officer of this drugstore chain .",
        "Drug Emporium Inc. said Gary Wilber , 39 years old , who had been president and chief operating officer for [E] the past year [/E] , was named chief executive officer of this drugstore chain .",
        "Robert E. Lyons III , [E] 39 [/E] , who headed the company 's Philadelphia region , was appointed president and chief operating officer , succeeding Gary Wilber .",
        "For [E] the year ended June 30 [/E] , Prime had a net loss of $ 3 million on sales of $ 13.8 million .",
        "The inflation - adjusted growth rate for France 's gross domestic product for [E] the second quarter [/E] was revised upward to 0.8 % from the previous three months from the initial estimate of 0.7 % , the National Statistics Institute said .",
        "The inflation - adjusted growth rate for France 's gross domestic product for the second quarter was revised upward to 0.8 % from [E] the previous three months [/E] from the initial estimate of 0.7 % , the National Statistics Institute said .",
        "The state agency said the latest revision left the growth rate for [E] the first - quarter [/E] compared with the previous three months unchanged at 1.3 % .",
        "The state agency said the latest revision left the growth rate for the first - quarter compared with [E] the previous three months [/E] unchanged at 1.3 % .",
        "If the economy continues to expand by 0.8 % [E] a quarter [/E] for the rest of the year , it would leave GDP growth for all of 1989 at 3 % , the institute said .",
        "If the economy continues to expand by 0.8 % a quarter for the rest of [E] the year [/E] , it would leave GDP growth for all of 1989 at 3 % , the institute said .",
        "If the economy continues to expand by 0.8 % a quarter for the rest of the year , it would leave GDP growth for all of [E] 1989 [/E] at 3 % , the institute said .",
        "That would be down from the 3.8 % rise posted in [E] 1988 [/E] .",
        "The Canadian government announced a new , [E] 12 - year [/E] Canada Savings Bond issue that will yield investors 10.5 % in the first year .",
        "The Canadian government announced a new , 12 - year Canada Savings Bond issue that will yield investors 10.5 % in [E] the first year [/E] .",
        "The [E] annual [/E] interest rate for each of the next 11 years will be set each fall , when details of a new series are released .",
        "The annual interest rate for [E] each of the next 11 years [/E] will be set each fall , when details of a new series are released .",
        "The annual interest rate for each of the next 11 years will be set [E] each fall [/E] , when details of a new series are released .",
        "The bonds go on sale [E] Oct. 19 [/E] .",
        "After [E] a decade [/E] in which more than 50 localities established their own service or conservation corps and dozens of school systems made community service a prerequisite to high - school graduation , the focus has shifted to Washington .",
        "At least 10 bills proposing one or another national program were introduced in Congress [E] this spring [/E] .",
        "It follows that proposals like Nunn - McCurdy , whose benefits to enrollees are worth some $ 17,500 [E] a year [/E] , do not qualify .",
        "Full - time residential programs also require housing and full - time supervision ; they are particularly expensive -- more per participant than [E] a year [/E] at Stanford or Yale .",
        "-LRB- Lexington Books , [E] 1986 [/E] -RRB- .",
        "Government officials here and in other countries laid plans through [E] the weekend [/E] to head off a Monday market meltdown -- but went out of their way to keep their moves quiet .",
        "Government officials here and in other countries laid plans through the weekend to head off a [E] Monday [/E] market meltdown -- but went out of their way to keep their moves quiet .",
        "Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was on the telephones , making it clear to officials in the U.S. and abroad that the Fed was prepared to inject massive amounts of money into the banking system , as it did in [E] October 1987 [/E] , if the action were needed to prevent a financial crisis .",
        "And at the Treasury , Secretary Nicholas Brady talked with friends and associates on Wall Street while Assistant Secretary David Mullins carefully analyzed data on the [E] Friday [/E] market plunge .",
        "In addition , officials at the Fed and in the Bush administration decided that avoiding overt actions and statements over [E] the weekend [/E] would give them more strength and flexibility should Friday 's market drop turn into this morning 's rout .",
        "In addition , officials at the Fed and in the Bush administration decided that avoiding overt actions and statements over the weekend would give them more strength and flexibility should [E] Friday [/E] 's market drop turn into this morning 's rout .",
        "It is prepared to assume the same role it played in [E] October 1987 [/E] , providing money to the markets if necessary to keep the financial system afloat .",
        "The reticence of federal officials was evident in the appearance [E] Sunday [/E] of Budget Director Richard Darman on ABC 's `` This Week . ''",
        "`` [E] Today [/E] 's stock market decline does n't signal any fundamental change in the condition of the economy , '' he said .",
        "But administration officials conceded that [E] Friday [/E] 's drop carried the chance of further declines this week .",
        "But administration officials conceded that Friday 's drop carried the chance of further declines [E] this week [/E] .",
        "`` The other is that we see another major disaster , like [E] two years ago [/E] .",
        "The action was expected to begin with the opening of the New Zealand foreign exchange markets at 5 p.m. EST -- when stocks there plunged -- and to continue as [E] the trading day [/E] began later in the evening in Tokyo and through early this morning in Europe .",
        "The three men worked together on the so - called Brady Commission , headed by Mr. Brady , which was established after the [E] 1987 [/E] crash to examine the market 's collapse .",
        "Aides say he continued to work the phones through [E] the weekend [/E] .",
        "Government officials tried throughout [E] the weekend [/E] to render a business - as - usual appearance in order to avoid any sense of panic .",
        "Treasury Undersecretary David Mulford , for instance , was at a meeting of the Business Council in Hot Springs , Va. , when the stock market fell , and remained there through [E] the following day [/E] .",
        "Ironically , Mr. Greenspan was scheduled to address the same convention in Dallas on [E] Oct. 20 , 1987 [/E] .",
        "He flew to Dallas on [E] Oct. 19 [/E] , when the market plummeted 508 points , but then turned around the next morning and returned to Washington without delivering his speech .",
        "Following is a [E] weekly [/E] listing of unadited net asset values of publicly traded investment fund shares , reported by the companies as of Friday 's close .",
        "Following is a weekly listing of unadited net asset values of publicly traded investment fund shares , reported by the companies as of [E] Friday [/E] 's close .",
        "b - As of [E] Thursday [/E] 's close .",
        "f - As of [E] Wednesday [/E] 's close .",
        "Under a reform arising from the [E] 1987 [/E] crash , trading in the Merc 's stock - index futures will break for 10 minutes if the contract opens and stays five points from Friday 's close , a move equal to 40 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .",
        "Under a reform arising from the 1987 crash , trading in the Merc 's stock - index futures will break for 10 minutes if the contract opens and stays five points from [E] Friday [/E] 's close , a move equal to 40 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average .",
        "That early - morning breather is just one of a number of safeguards adopted after the [E] 1987 [/E] crash .",
        "Several of those post-crash changes kicked in during [E] Friday [/E] 's one - hour collapse and worked as expected , even though they did n't prevent a stunning plunge .",
        "A deeper market plunge [E] today [/E] could give them their first test .",
        "Most notably , several of the regulatory steps recommended by the Brady Task Force , which analyzed the [E] 1987 [/E] crash , would be revived -- especially because that group 's chairman is now the Treasury secretary .",
        "The programs are considered by many to be a major cause of the [E] 1987 [/E] crash .",
        "The process of post-crash reforms began with calls to remake the markets and wound up [E] a year later [/E] with a series of rather technical adjustments .",
        "In [E] October 1987 [/E] , just after the market drop , Washington was awash in talk of sweeping changes in the way the financial markets are structured and regulated .",
        "Over [E] the next year [/E] that grand agenda was whittled down to a series of steps to soften big stock drops by interrupting trading to give market players time to pause and reconsider positions .",
        "When the Brady Task Force 's powerful analysis of the crash was released in [E] January 1988 [/E] , it immediately reshaped the reformers ' agenda .",
        "In [E] May 1988 [/E] , the Working Group , made up of representatives from the Federal Reserve , the Treasury , the Securities and Exchange Commission , and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , finally endorsed only circuit breakers .",
        "After [E] several more months [/E] of arguments among various stock exchanges and futures markets , circuit breakers were set in place , with the most notable suspending trading after 250 and 400 point drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average .",
        "After all , this free - market argument went , the Dow only dropped more than 250 points once [E] this century [/E] .",
        "Brady Task Force recommendations -LRB- [E] Jan. 1988 [/E] -RRB- :",
        "SEC proposals -LRB- [E] May 1988 [/E] -RRB- :",
        "`` There must not be a monopoly , there must be freedom of choice for both journalists and viewers , '' Nikolai I. Lutsenko , the president of the Nika TV company , told the [E] weekly [/E] newspaper Nedelya .",
        "The company is already working on its own programming in several provincial cities and hopes to be on the air regularly in [E] about a year [/E] , the newspaper said .",
        "Fund official Simon Lyster said world trade in wildlife was estimated to total $ 5 billion of business [E] annually [/E] .",
        "A NATO project to build a frigate for [E] the 1990s [/E] was torpedoed by the pull - out of three of its eight participating nations .",
        "A few hours after the party launched its own affinity credit card [E] earlier this month [/E] , the Tories raised the nation 's base interest rate .",
        "As with other plastic in Britain 's high - interest - rate environment , the Labor card , administered by Co-operative Bank , carries a stiff -LRB- in this case , 29.8 % -RRB- [E] annual [/E] rate on the unpaid balance .",
        "China 's [E] year - long [/E] austerity program has achieved some successes in harnessing runaway economic growth and stabilizing prices but has failed to eliminate serious defects in state planning and an alarming drain on state budgets .",
        "The official China Daily said retail prices of non-staple foods have n't risen since [E] last December [/E] but acknowledged that huge government subsidies were a main factor in keeping prices down .",
        "The State Statistical Bureau found that more than 1 billion yuan -LRB- $ 270 million -RRB- was spent in [E] the first half of the year [/E] for pork subsidies .",
        "The aim of the austerity measures was to slice economic growth , which soared to 20.7 % [E] last year [/E] , to 8 % in 1990 .",
        "The aim of the austerity measures was to slice economic growth , which soared to 20.7 % last year , to 8 % in [E] 1990 [/E] .",
        "Economists now predict the growth rate will be about 11.5 % for [E] the year [/E] .",
        "It all seemed innocent enough : [E] Last April [/E] , one Steven B. Iken visited Justin Products Inc. here , identified himself as a potential customer and got the word on the little company 's new cassette players for children .",
        "Seeking to keep Justin 's `` My Own '' product line off the U.S. market , Sony [E] last May [/E] filed a suit in Manhattan federal court accusing the upstart of trademark infringement , unfair competition and other violations of business law .",
        "His company -LRB- [E] annual [/E] sales : about $ 25 million -RRB- may suffer a costly blow -- losing an estimated 10 % of total sales -- if Sony -LRB- annual sales : about $ 16 billion -RRB- prevails .",
        "His company -LRB- annual sales : about $ 25 million -RRB- may suffer a costly blow -- losing an estimated 10 % of total sales -- if Sony -LRB- [E] annual [/E] sales : about $ 16 billion -RRB- prevails .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , U.S. Judge John E. Sprizzo is expected to rule on Sony 's renewed request for a pre-trial order blocking sale of the disputed products , on which deliveries began in July .",
        "Today , U.S. Judge John E. Sprizzo is expected to rule on Sony 's renewed request for a pre-trial order blocking sale of the disputed products , on which deliveries began in [E] July [/E] .",
        "`` I had no idea I was getting in so deep , '' says Mr. Kaye , who founded Justin in [E] 1982 [/E] .",
        "Justin has been profitable since [E] 1986 [/E] , adds the official , who shares his office with numerous teddy bears , all samples from his line of plush toys .",
        "Like many others , Mr. Kaye took notice in [E] 1987 [/E] when Sony , in a classic example of market segmentation , changed the plastic skin and buttons on the famous Walkman line of portable audio equipment and created the My First Sony line for children .",
        "By [E] last winter [/E] , Justin was showing prototypes at toy fairs in Hong Kong and New York -- and Sony noticed .",
        "Indeed , concerned that Sony sales personnel were threatening legal action or other retaliation -- such as withholding desirable Sony products -- against Justin 's customers , Mr. Baxley fired off a letter to Sony in [E] April [/E] .",
        "This interpretation was officially endorsed by Congress in [E] 1987 [/E] in the Iran - Contra Report .",
        "As it went to the conference panel now deliberating , the appropriations bill for the executive office of the president for [E] fiscal 1990 [/E] contained some breathtaking attempts by Congress to rewrite the Constitution under the pretext of protecting the public 's money .",
        "During [E] the coming weeks [/E] , President Bush must decide whether to veto the bills containing them -- or , alternatively , to sign these bills into law with a statement declaring their intrusions on executive power to be in violation of Article II , and thus void and severable .",
        "The [E] 1990 [/E] appropriations legislation attempts to strip the president of his powers to make certain appointments as provided by Article II .",
        "Yet Section 605 of the appropriations bill for the executive office provides : `` No part of any appropriation for [E] the current fiscal year [/E] contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person . ''",
        "The [E] 1990 [/E] appropriations bills also contain a number of `` muzzling '' provisions that violate the recommendation clause in Article II of the Constitution .",
        "Perhaps none of the unconstitutional conditions contained in the appropriations bills for [E] fiscal 1990 [/E] better illustrates Congress 's attempt to usurp executive power than Section 609 of the executive - office bill : `` of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement , administer , or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States . ''",
        "If President Bush fails to do so in his [E] first year [/E] , he will invite Congress , for the remainder of his presidency , to rewrite Article II of the Constitution to suit its purposes .",
        "By [E] 1987 [/E] , then - Speaker Jim Wright was discussing arms control in Moscow with Mikhail Gorbachev and then attempting to direct the president , through an appropriations rider , to treat the Soviets as though the Senate had ratified SALT II .",
        "There is no downside if the president asserts a right of excision over unconstitutional conditions in the [E] fiscal 1990 [/E] appropriations bills .",
        "But the presidency would be no worse off than it is [E] now [/E] .",
        "His longer analysis of executive power and the appropriations clause is to appear in the Duke Law Journal [E] later this year [/E] .",
        "[E] FALL [/E] BALLOT ISSUES set a record for off - year elections .",
        "FALL BALLOT ISSUES set a record for [E] off - year [/E] elections .",
        "[E] Odd - year [/E] elections attract relatively few ballot issues .",
        "But [E] the 1989 fall [/E] total of 80 , while well below 1988 activity , shows `` a steady ratcheting up in citizen referenda and initiatives , '' says Patrick McGuigan , editor of Family , Law and Democracy Report .",
        "But the 1989 fall total of 80 , while well below [E] 1988 [/E] activity , shows `` a steady ratcheting up in citizen referenda and initiatives , '' says Patrick McGuigan , editor of Family , Law and Democracy Report .",
        "He says the 10 citizen - sparked issues on state ballots [E] this fall [/E] represent the most in any odd - year this decade .",
        "He says the 10 citizen - sparked issues on state ballots this fall represent the most in [E] any odd - year this decade [/E] .",
        "Ballot watchers say attention already is focused on the [E] 1990 [/E] elections .",
        "In California , two petition drives for [E] next year 's [/E] election are `` essentially finished , '' says David Schmidt , author of `` Citizen Lawmakers . ''",
        "Price records are being set at auctions [E] this week [/E] .",
        "Currently a $ 300 million - a - year business , 900 telephone service is expected to hit $ 500 million [E] next year [/E] and near $ 2 billion by 1992 as uses for the service continue to expand , says Joel Gross of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Inc .",
        "Currently a $ 300 million - a - year business , 900 telephone service is expected to hit $ 500 million next year and near $ 2 billion by [E] 1992 [/E] as uses for the service continue to expand , says Joel Gross of Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrette Inc .",
        "Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. offers a fiber - optic [E] Christmas [/E] tree that eliminates the need to string lights .",
        "Tiny Tots Inc. , Campbell , Calif. , says business is up 35 % in [E] the past year [/E] .",
        "`` We 're gaining 1,200 new customers [E] each week [/E] , '' says Jack Mogavero of General Health Care Corp. , Piscataway , N.J .",
        "The National Association of Diaper Services , Philadelphia , says that since [E] January [/E] it has gotten more than 672 inquiries from people interested in starting diaper services .",
        "Elisa Hollis launched a diaper service [E] last year [/E] because State College , Pa. , where she lives , did n't have one .",
        "Diaper shortages [E] this summer [/E] limited growth at Stork Diaper Services , Springfield , Mass. , where business is up 25 % in",
        "Or , as Dorothy Arighi , an interior decorator in Arnold , Calif. , puts it : `` All kinds of funny things spook the market [E] these days [/E] . ''",
        "Citing the [E] October 1987 [/E] crash , Glenn Miller says , `` It 's like the last crash -- they threatened , but no one did anything . ''",
        "Similarly , Rick Wamre , a [E] 31 - year - old [/E] asset manager for a Dallas real - estate firm , would like to see program trading disappear because `` I ca n't see that it does anything for the market or the country . ''",
        "He adds that his shares in a company savings plan are invested in a mutual fund , and volatility , on [E] a given day [/E] , may hurt the fund .",
        "`` If we have [E] a real bad day [/E] , the program would say , ` Buy , ' '' he explains .",
        "Mr. Taccetta says he had just recouped the $ 5,000 he lost in the [E] 1987 [/E] crash when he lost more money last Oct. 13 .",
        "Mr. Taccetta says he had just recouped the $ 5,000 he lost in the 1987 crash when he lost more money last [E] Oct. 13 [/E] .",
        "Now , he plans to sell all his stocks by [E] the first quarter of 1990 [/E] .",
        "In [E] October [/E] , before the market dropped , Mrs. Arighi of Arnold , Calif. , moved to sell the `` speculative stocks '' in her family trust `` so we will be able to withstand all this flim - flammery '' caused by program trading .",
        "Mrs. Gorman took advantage of low prices after the [E] 1987 [/E] crash to buy stocks and has hunted for other bargains since the Oct. 13 plunge .",
        "Mrs. Gorman took advantage of low prices after the 1987 crash to buy stocks and has hunted for other bargains since the [E] Oct. 13 [/E] plunge .",
        "He is an avid fan of a proposition on [E] next week 's [/E] ballot to help build a replacement for Candlestick Park .",
        "San Francisco voters rejected a new ballpark [E] two years ago [/E] .",
        "[E] Last month [/E] , Phoenix voters turned thumbs down on a $ 100 million stadium bond and tax proposition .",
        "George Christopher , the former San Francisco mayor who built Candlestick Park for the Giants in [E] the 1960s [/E] , wo n't endorse the new ballpark .",
        "[E] Several years ago [/E] he gave up trying to persuade Miami to improve its city - owned Orange Bowl , and instead built his own $ 100 million coliseum with private funds .",
        "[E] Today [/E] taxpayers get to vote , most of the time , on whether they want to finance the building schemes of our modern political pharaohs , or let private money erect these playgrounds for public passions .",
        "A man from the Bush administration came before the House Agriculture Committee [E] yesterday [/E] to talk about the U.S. 's intention to send some $ 100 million in food aid to Poland , with more to come from the EC .",
        "The Nicaraguan president , citing attacks by the U.S. - backed rebels , suspended a [E] 19 - month - old [/E] cease - fire and accused Bush of `` promoting death . ''",
        "While he reaffirmed support for the country 's [E] Feb. 25 [/E] elections , Ortega indicated that renewed U.S. military aid to the Contras could thwart the balloting .",
        "The ban on cross-border movement was imposed [E] last month [/E] after a massive exodus of emigres to West Germany .",
        "Rep. Dingell of Michigan plans to unveil [E] today [/E] a proposal that would break with Bush 's clean - air bill on the issue of emissions that lead to acid rain .",
        "The plan relies heavily on $ 240 million in credit and loan guarantees in [E] fiscal 1990 [/E] in hopes of stimulating future trade and investment .",
        "Guerrilla leaders said Pretoria was attempting to sabotage [E] next week 's [/E] elections in Namibia .",
        "Gunmen in Lebanon assassinated a Saudi Arabian Embassy employee , and the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the slaying to avenge the beheading of 16 terrorists by Riyadh 's government in [E] September [/E] .",
        "Nixon concluded [E] five days [/E] of private talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing , but apparently failed to ease strains in Sino - U.S. ties caused by China 's crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in June .",
        "Nixon concluded five days of private talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing , but apparently failed to ease strains in Sino - U.S. ties caused by China 's crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in [E] June [/E] .",
        "Pakistan 's Bhutto defeated the first no - confidence motion in the nation 's [E] 42 - year [/E] history , surviving the vote that could have brought down her 11 - month - old government .",
        "Pakistan 's Bhutto defeated the first no - confidence motion in the nation 's 42 - year history , surviving the vote that could have brought down her [E] 11 - month - old [/E] government .",
        "The White House said the shipboard meetings [E] next month [/E] between Bush and Soviet leader Gorbachev will take place in the waters off Malta .",
        "The location was disclosed as the U.S. began planning the issues to be discussed at the [E] Dec. 2 - 3 [/E] tete - a - tete .",
        "Pan Am has subpoenaed several government agencies , including the CIA and FBI , to determine whether they were warned that a bomb had been planted aboard a jet that exploded over Scotland last [E] December [/E] , killing 270 people .",
        "Died : James A. Attwood , [E] 62 [/E] , retired chairman and president of Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York , Tuesday , in New York City , of an acute anemic condition .",
        "Died : James A. Attwood , 62 , retired chairman and president of Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York , [E] Tuesday [/E] , in New York City , of an acute anemic condition .",
        "An exhibition of American design and architecture opened in [E] September [/E] in Moscow and will travel to eight other Soviet cities .",
        "The event continues into [E] next year [/E] and includes an exchange program to swap design teachers at Carnegie - Mellon and Leningrad 's Mutchin Institute .",
        "Grain elevators built in the [E] 1920s [/E] and '30s have six - inch concrete walls and a tubular shape that would easily contain semicircular cells with a control point in the middle , the New York firm says .",
        "Grain elevators built in the 1920s and [E] '30s [/E] have six - inch concrete walls and a tubular shape that would easily contain semicircular cells with a control point in the middle , the New York firm says .",
        "In what was considered the largest protest in the Communist state 's [E] 40 - year [/E] history , at least 120,000 demonstrators marched through the southern city of Leipzig to press demands for democratic freedoms , opposition activists said .",
        "At a meeting [E] Friday [/E] , the Kremlin leader complained about recent articles that raised the possiblity of civil unrest , and accused the media of fueling panic buying of goods by publishing stories about impending shortages .",
        "E. Robert Wallach was sentenced by a U.S. judge in New York to [E] six years [/E] in prison and fined $ 250,000 for his racketeering conviction in the Wedtech scandal .",
        "Wallach , an associate of ex-Attorney General Meese , was found guilty in [E] August [/E] of taking $ 425,000 in illegal payoffs from the now - defunct defense contractor .",
        "NASA resumed the countdown for [E] today [/E] 's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis , and a federal appeals court in Washington dismissed a lawsuit by anti-nuclear groups to delay the flight because the plutonium - powered Galileo space probe was aboard .",
        "A temporary prohibition was imposed in [E] March 1988 [/E] .",
        "It was the Libyan leader 's first trip to Egypt in [E] 16 years [/E] .",
        "The Egyptian president said he would visit Libya [E] today [/E] to resume the talks .",
        "Such family reunions would be the second since [E] 1945 [/E] .",
        "The nation 's main white opposition party warned that the government 's release [E] Sunday [/E] of eight black political prisoners risked bringing chaos and eventual black Marxist rule to the nation .",
        "The White House said Bush is `` fully satisfied '' with CIA Director Webster and the intelligence agency 's performance during the [E] Oct. 3 [/E] failed coup in Panama .",
        "Separately , Secretary of State Baker complained about a U.N. aide who [E] last week [/E] told the Contras to disband as part of a regional peace accord .",
        "Died : Cornel Wilde , [E] 74 [/E] , actor and director , in Los Angeles , of leukemia ... .",
        "Danilo Kis , [E] 54 [/E] , Yugoslav - born novelist and essayist , Sunday , in Paris , of cancer .",
        "Danilo Kis , 54 , Yugoslav - born novelist and essayist , [E] Sunday [/E] , in Paris , of cancer .",
        "In the tower , five men and women pull rhythmically on ropes attached to the same five bells that first sounded here in [E] 1614 [/E] .",
        "The others here [E] today [/E] live elsewhere .",
        "They belong to a group of 15 ringers -- including two octogenarians and four youngsters in training -- who drive every [E] Sunday [/E] from church to church in a sometimes - exhausting effort to keep the bells sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia .",
        "According to a nationwide survey taken [E] a year ago [/E] , nearly a third of England 's church bells are no longer rung on Sundays because there is no one to ring them .",
        "According to a nationwide survey taken a year ago , nearly a third of England 's church bells are no longer rung on [E] Sundays [/E] because there is no one to ring them .",
        "Change - ringing , a mind - boggling exercise the English invented [E] 380 years ago [/E] , requires physical dexterity -- some bells weigh more than a ton -- combined with intense mental concentration .",
        "[E] Two years ago [/E] , the Rev. Jeremy Hummerstone , vicar of Great Torrington , Devon , got so fed up with ringers who did n't attend service he sacked the entire band ; the ringers promptly set up a picket line in protest .",
        "An entirely new band rings [E] today [/E] at Great Torrington , several of whom are members of the congregation .",
        "One survey says that of the 100,000 trained bellringers in England [E] today [/E] , only 40,000 of them still ring .",
        "`` Right now , we 're lucky if after [E] five years [/E] we keep one new ringer out of 10 , '' he adds .",
        "One bright sign is that a growing number of women have entered the once male - dominated field ; more than a third of the ringers [E] today [/E] are women .",
        "The oldest bell - ringing group in the country , the Ancient Society of College Youths , founded in [E] 1637 [/E] , remains male - only , a fact that 's particularly galling to women because the group is the sole source of ringers for Britain 's most prestigious churches , St. Paul 's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey .",
        "This being Britain , no woman has filed an equal - opportunity suit , but the extent of the problem surfaced this [E] summer [/E] in a series of letters to `` The Ringing World , '' a weekly newspaper for ringers .",
        "This being Britain , no woman has filed an equal - opportunity suit , but the extent of the problem surfaced this summer in a series of letters to `` The Ringing World , '' a [E] weekly [/E] newspaper for ringers .",
        "Another women wrote from Sheffield to say that in her [E] 60 years [/E] of ringing , `` I have never known a lady to faint in the belfry .",
        "Under the new U.S. trade law , those countries could face accelerated unfair - trade investigations and stiff trade sanctions if they do n't improve their protection of intellectual property by [E] next spring [/E] .",
        "The 1988 trade act requires Mrs. Hills to issue another review of the performance of these countries by [E] April 30 [/E] .",
        "The [E] 40 - year - old [/E] Mr. Murakami is a publishing sensation in Japan .",
        "A more recent novel , `` Norwegian Wood '' -LRB- every Japanese under [E] 40 [/E] seems to be fluent in Beatles lyrics -RRB- , has sold more than four million copies since Kodansha published it in 1987 .",
        "A more recent novel , `` Norwegian Wood '' -LRB- every Japanese under 40 seems to be fluent in Beatles lyrics -RRB- , has sold more than four million copies since Kodansha published it in [E] 1987 [/E] .",
        "It 's the petulant complaint of an impudent American whom Sony hosted for [E] a year [/E] while he was on a Luce Fellowship in Tokyo -- to the regret of both parties .",
        "Ms. Kirkpatrick , the Journal 's deputy editorial features editor , worked in Tokyo for [E] three years [/E] .",
        "The Thai cabinet endorsed Finance Minister Pramual Sabhavasu 's proposal to build a $ 19 million conference center for a joint meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund [E] two years [/E] from now .",
        "The Thai cabinet endorsed Finance Minister Pramual Sabhavasu 's proposal to build a $ 19 million conference center for a joint meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund two years from [E] now [/E] .",
        "An official of the Palestinian Olympic Committee said the committee first applied for membership in [E] 1979 [/E] and renewed its application in August of this year .",
        "An official of the Palestinian Olympic Committee said the committee first applied for membership in 1979 and renewed its application in [E] August of this year [/E] .",
        "The PLO in [E] recent months [/E] has been trying to join international organizations but failed earlier this year to win membership in the World Health Organization and the World Tourism Organization .",
        "The PLO in recent months has been trying to join international organizations but failed [E] earlier this year [/E] to win membership in the World Health Organization and the World Tourism Organization .",
        "In happier news , South Korea , in establishing diplomatic ties with Poland [E] yesterday [/E] , announced $ 450 million in loans to the financially strapped Warsaw government .",
        "In ending Hungary 's part of the project , Parliament authorized Prime Minister Miklos Nemeth to modify a [E] 1977 [/E] agreement with Czechoslovakia , which still wants the dam to be built .",
        "Czechoslovakia said in [E] May [/E] it could seek $ 2 billion from Hungary if the twindam contract were broken .",
        "`` Lighthouse II '' was painted in oils by the playwright in [E] 1901 [/E] ...",
        "After [E] years [/E] of decline , weddings in France showed a 2.2 % upturn last year , with 6,000 more couples exchanging rings in 1988 than in the previous year , the national statistics office said .",
        "After years of decline , weddings in France showed a 2.2 % upturn [E] last year [/E] , with 6,000 more couples exchanging rings in 1988 than in the previous year , the national statistics office said .",
        "After years of decline , weddings in France showed a 2.2 % upturn last year , with 6,000 more couples exchanging rings in [E] 1988 [/E] than in the previous year , the national statistics office said .",
        "After years of decline , weddings in France showed a 2.2 % upturn last year , with 6,000 more couples exchanging rings in 1988 than in [E] the previous year [/E] , the national statistics office said .",
        "But the number of weddings [E] last year [/E] -- 271,124 -- was still well below the 400,000 registered in 1972 , the last year of increasing marriages .",
        "But the number of weddings last year -- 271,124 -- was still well below the 400,000 registered in [E] 1972 [/E] , the last year of increasing marriages .",
        "But the number of weddings last year -- 271,124 -- was still well below the 400,000 registered in 1972 , [E] the last year [/E] of increasing marriages .",
        "The warnings , issued to at least 100 criminal defense attorneys in several major cities in [E] the last week [/E] , have led to an outcry by members of the organized bar , who claim the information is protected by attorney - client privilege .",
        "The IRS warnings stem from a [E] 1984 [/E] law that requires anyone who receives more than $ 10,000 in cash from a client or customer in one or more related transactions `` in the course of trade or business '' to report the payment on a document known as Form 8300 .",
        "Failure to complete the form had been punishable as a misdemeanor until [E] last November [/E] , when Congress determined that the crime was a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison .",
        "Failure to complete the form had been punishable as a misdemeanor until last November , when Congress determined that the crime was a felony punishable by [E] up to 10 years [/E] in prison .",
        "Attorneys have argued since [E] 1985 [/E] , when the law took effect , that they can not provide information about clients who do n't wish their identities to be known .",
        "Many attorneys have returned incomplete forms to the IRS in [E] recent years [/E] , citing attorney - client privilege .",
        "Until [E] last week [/E] , the IRS rarely acted on the incomplete forms .",
        "`` The IRS is asking lawyers to red - flag a criminal problem to the government , '' added Mr. Sonnett , a Miami lawyer who has heard from dozens of attorneys who received letters in [E] recent days [/E] and has himself received the computer - generated IRS forms sent by certified mail .",
        "The defense lawyers ' group formed a task force [E] this week [/E] , chaired by New York attorney Gerald Lefcourt , to deal with the matter .",
        "The American Bar Association 's House of Delegates passed a resolution in [E] 1985 [/E] condemning the IRS reporting requirement .",
        "Mr. Ross said he met with officials of the IRS and the Justice Department , which would bring any enforcement actions against taxpayers , to discuss the issue [E] last May [/E] .",
        "But in the letters sent in [E] recent days [/E] , Christopher J. Lezovich of the IRS computing center in Detroit , told attorneys that `` failing to voluntarily submit the requested information could result in summons enforcement action being initiated . ''",
        "In some cases , the IRS asked for information dating back to forms it received in [E] 1985 [/E] .",
        "Individuals familiar with the Justice Department 's policy said that Justice officials had n't any knowledge of the IRS 's actions in [E] the last week [/E] .",
        "On [E] Tuesday [/E] , the judge called a news conference to say he was quitting effective Dec. 31 to join a San Francisco law firm .",
        "On Tuesday , the judge called a news conference to say he was quitting effective [E] Dec. 31 [/E] to join a San Francisco law firm .",
        "`` A couple of my law clerks were going to pass me in [E] three or four years [/E] , and I was afraid I was going to have to ask them for a loan , '' the judge quipped in an interview .",
        "Federal judges make $ 89,500 [E] annually [/E] ; in February , Congress rejected a bill that would have increased their pay by 50 % .",
        "Federal judges make $ 89,500 annually ; in [E] February [/E] , Congress rejected a bill that would have increased their pay by 50 % .",
        "Judge Ramirez , [E] 44 [/E] , said it is unjust for judges to make what they do .",
        "The guild began a strike against the TV and movie industry in [E] March 1988 [/E] .",
        "Mr. Trudeau 's attorney , Norman K. Samnick , said the harassment consists mainly of the guild 's [E] year - long [/E] threats of disciplinary action .",
        "Mr. Samnick said a guild disciplinary hearing is scheduled [E] next Monday [/E] in New York .",
        "A Department of Health and Human Services rule adopted in [E] 1988 [/E] prohibits the use of so - called Title X funds for programs that assist a woman in obtaining an abortion , such as abortion counseling and referrals .",
        "Dallas District Judge Jack Hampton had sparked calls for a judicial inquiry with his remarks to the press last [E] December [/E] , two weeks after sentencing an 18 - year - old defendant to 30 years in state prison for killing two homosexual men in a city park .",
        "Dallas District Judge Jack Hampton had sparked calls for a judicial inquiry with his remarks to the press last December , [E] two weeks [/E] after sentencing an 18 - year - old defendant to 30 years in state prison for killing two homosexual men in a city park .",
        "Dallas District Judge Jack Hampton had sparked calls for a judicial inquiry with his remarks to the press last December , two weeks after sentencing an [E] 18 - year - old [/E] defendant to 30 years in state prison for killing two homosexual men in a city park .",
        "Dallas District Judge Jack Hampton had sparked calls for a judicial inquiry with his remarks to the press last December , two weeks after sentencing an 18 - year - old defendant to [E] 30 years [/E] in state prison for killing two homosexual men in a city park .",
        "Attorneys in the third stock - manipulation trial of GAF Corp. began opening arguments [E] yesterday [/E] in the Manhattan courtroom of U.S. District Judge Mary Johnson Lowe .",
        "In an eight - count indictment , the government has charged GAF , a Wayne , N.J. , specialty chemical maker , and its Vice Chairman James T. Sherwin with attempting to manipulate the common stock of Union Carbide Corp. in advance of GAF 's planned sale of a large block of the stock in [E] November 1986 [/E] .",
        "The first two GAF trials ended in mistrials [E] earlier this year [/E] .",
        "This trial is expected to last [E] five weeks [/E] .",
        "Michael R. Bromwich , a member since [E] January 1987 [/E] of the three - lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North , became a partner in the Washington , D.C. , office of the 520 - lawyer firm .",
        "Mr. Bromwich , [E] 35 [/E] , also has served as deputy chief and chief of the narcotics unit for the U.S. attorney 's office for the Southern District of New York , based in Manhattan .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Nanjing , [E] December 16 [/E] , by wire -LRB- reporter Fang Zhou -RRB- -",
        "An official from the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department said that , since [E] 1994 [/E] the number of \" three - capital \" enterprises that have been approved by the agricultural system of Jiangsu province has exceeded 500 , and the amount of foreign capital being put to use was more than 700 million US dollars , which represented threefold and sevenfold increases , respectively , over the years before 1993 .",
        "An official from the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department said that , since 1994 the number of \" three - capital \" enterprises that have been approved by the agricultural system of Jiangsu province has exceeded 500 , and the amount of foreign capital being put to use was more than 700 million US dollars , which represented threefold and sevenfold increases , respectively , over [E] the years before 1993 [/E] .",
        "By [E] the beginning of November of this year [/E] , there were a total of 177 projects entering the zone , with an investment total of 6.4 billion yuan , among which foreign capital accounted for almost 50 % and 7 of the enterprises entering the zone have been regarded as national level new high level technology enterprises .",
        "[E] This year [/E] , the whole zone has accumulatively completed industrial output of 3.7 billion yuan , total income of 4.55 billion yuan from technology , industry and trade , export trade of 127.47 million US dollars and has achieved the tax and profit of 360 million yuan .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Hong Kong , [E] December 22nd [/E] , by reporters Chengbin Sun and Dongju Zhu",
        "While receiving a special interview by reporters recently , Yuzhen Ma , special appointee to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ' Special Appointee Office in Hong Kong , introduced relevant affairs of the office in its all - out assistance and support of the SAR government in handling authorized foreign affairs by itself in [E] the past half year [/E] since its establishment .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in [E] the past half year [/E] , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "[E] This year [/E] , the economies of the five large special economic zones , namely , Shenzhen , Zhuhai , Shantou , Xiamen and Hainan , have maintained strong growth momentum .",
        "The annual GDP of the Shenzhen Special Zone this year could reach 113 billion yuan , increasing by 16 % over [E] last year [/E] .",
        "[E] This year [/E] , annual foreign capital actually utilized by Shenzhen is estimated to possibly reach 2.8 billion US dollars , increasing by 15.6 % .",
        "The Shenzhen Special Zone [E] this year [/E] has been promoting the state - owned enterprise reform and the results are remarkable .",
        "The whole city 's gross industrial production value for [E] this year [/E] is estimated to reach 125.5 billion yuan , increasing by 17.5 % over last year .",
        "The whole city 's gross industrial production value for this year is estimated to reach 125.5 billion yuan , increasing by 17.5 % over [E] last year [/E] .",
        "According to statistics , in [E] the first 11 months of this year [/E] , Zhuhai 's recently authorized contracts for utilizing foreign capital numbered 301 .",
        "The contracted investment value was 2.46 billion US dollars , and the actually utilized foreign funds 889 million US dollars , increasing by 11.9 % over [E] the same period last year [/E] .",
        "By [E] the end of this year [/E] , the overall annual throughput capacity of the docks and ports of the whole city will reach 21.12 million tons .",
        "In [E] the first three - quarters of this year [/E] , in the whole city , there were 184 projects recently signed in which foreign businessmen invested directly , and the foreign capital actually utilized was 716 million US dollars .",
        "The whole city 's gross export value was 3.032 billion US dollars , increasing by 84.3 % over [E] the same period last year [/E] .",
        "The gross import value was 2.180 billion US dollars , increasing by 30.2 % over [E] the same period last year [/E] .",
        "After Xiamen became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits [E] this year [/E] , large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as Lirong , Wanhai , etc. successively started regular trips to Xiamen .",
        "From [E] January to October this year [/E] , Xiamen 's total import and export value was 6.41 billion US dollars , increasing by 13.6 % , including exports and imports which were separately 3.52 billion US dollars and 2.89 billion US dollars , increasing by 13.6 % .",
        "In [E] the first 10 months of this year [/E] , Xiamen 's state - owned enterprise 's export value was 1.637 billion US dollars , increasing by 23.6 % over the same period last year .",
        "In the first 10 months of this year , Xiamen 's state - owned enterprise 's export value was 1.637 billion US dollars , increasing by 23.6 % over [E] the same period last year [/E] .",
        "Hainan Special Zone 's economy this year is estimated to have an annual economic growth rate reaching 6.7 % , increasing by 1.9 % over [E] last year [/E] .",
        "[E] This year [/E] , it is estimated that totally achieved sales output in the industries at and above the township level in the whole province will be 23 billion yuan , increasing by 16 % over last year .",
        "This year , it is estimated that totally achieved sales output in the industries at and above the township level in the whole province will be 23 billion yuan , increasing by 16 % over [E] last year [/E] .",
        "The total number of tourists coming to Hainan in [E] the whole year [/E] has reached 7.9 million people , and the tourism revenue is 5.5 billion yuan , increasing by 10.29 % over last year .",
        "The total number of tourists coming to Hainan in the whole year has reached 7.9 million people , and the tourism revenue is 5.5 billion yuan , increasing by 10.29 % over [E] last year [/E] .",
        "[E] Last October [/E] , the Import and Export Bank of China invited Nomura Securities of Japan to be advisors , and submitted a formal assessment application to the Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan , a famous assessment institution in Japan .",
        "Through such modes as written presentations and field studies , etc. the Import and Export Bank of China comprehensively presented the situation of China 's financial system reform since [E] the beginning of the year [/E] , the background on the establishment of the bank , management and operations of the bank , the current situation of the bank 's business development and its future development objectives to the Commune Bond Research Institute , resulting in a deeper understanding of the Import and Export Bank of China .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Hong Kong , [E] December 30th [/E] , Taipei",
        "Jiaju Hou , a Taiwan economist , published an article with the title \" Three comments on ' do n't rush , be patient ' \" in Taiwan 's \" Daily Economy \" on [E] Monday [/E] , pointing out that Taiwan authorities ' adopting a \" do n't rush , be patient \" restriction policy for Taiwan businessmen investing in our country 's mainland would give rise to many abuses .",
        "Taking medium and small - sized companies listed [E] last year [/E] as top ten for example , the smallest net operating revenue of these was 3.365 billion Taiwan dollars , the highest reached 10 billion Taiwan dollars .",
        "In [E] recent years [/E] , Taiwan 's trade surplus with our country 's mainland has accumulatively reached 80 billion US dollars , which is almost the same as Taiwan 's foreign currency reserve .",
        "While the financial storm shows no sign of relief [E] today [/E] , the importance of this surplus is more and more obvious .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Taiyuan , [E] February 7 [/E] , by reporter Baohong Shan and intern Jingguo Hu",
        "After [E] more than three years ' [/E] construction , this development zone has begun to take shape and has become a comprehensive wholesale market for the circulation of a variety of commodities , such as timber , medicine , tobacco , clothing , grain and oil , industrial products , etc .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [E] March 23rd [/E] , by reporter Wen Chao",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [E] April 5th [/E] , by reporter Guocheng Jiang",
        "\" [E] Five years ago [/E] , when China 's digital telephone program - controlled switch market was monopolized by various brands of foreign products , we worried about whether China could successfully develop digital program - controlled switches .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , domestically produced high - performance telephone program - controlled telephone switches already account for 36 % of the domestic market share . \"",
        "[E] Today [/E] , the maximum computing speed of the ' Dawn 1000 ' computer we developed ourselves has already reached 2.5 billion operations per second , exceeding the speed of the computer sold to us by Cray Inc. \"",
        "The \" 863 Program \" is China 's high - tech research program , initiated in [E] 1986 [/E] .",
        "Jian Song said that \" [E] Today [/E] , China is capable of producing more than 10,000 sets of digital telephone program - controlled switches , and the chief designer of this kind of switch is only 28 years old , graduating from Wuhan University . \"",
        "Jian Song said that \" Today , China is capable of producing more than 10,000 sets of digital telephone program - controlled switches , and the chief designer of this kind of switch is only [E] 28 years old [/E] , graduating from Wuhan University . \"",
        "Most of the research staff who successfully developed the ' Dawning 1000 ' computer [E] last year [/E] are young people about 30 years old .",
        "Most of the research staff who successfully developed the ' Dawning 1000 ' computer last year are young people [E] about 30 years old [/E] .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , Jian Song said to hundreds of high - tech experts representatives and science and technology officials attending the meeting : \" The series of achievements we have made in the development and industrialization of high - tech help us to further overcome timid thoughts that high - tech is unattainable .",
        "The \" 863 Program \" , with a total investment of 10 billion yuan RMB and a duration of [E] 15 years [/E] , since its implementation in 1986 , has gained breakthroughs in a large number of significant key fields of technology .",
        "The \" 863 Program \" , with a total investment of 10 billion yuan RMB and a duration of 15 years , since its implementation in [E] 1986 [/E] , has gained breakthroughs in a large number of significant key fields of technology .",
        "China has determined its focus of high - tech research for the coming [E] five years [/E] , and set about drawing up the next century 's high - tech research plans .",
        "China has determined its focus of high - tech research for the coming five years , and set about drawing up [E] the next century 's [/E] high - tech research plans .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Taiyuan , [E] January 3rd [/E] , by reporters Lan Wu and Dongping Wang",
        "Shanxi Province , located in China inland , has actually utilized foreign investments of more than 1 billion US dollars in [E] the past six years [/E] .",
        "From the Shanxi Province Foreign Investment Utilization Work Conference held at [E] the end of 1997 [/E] , this reporter learned that , from just 1992 to 1996 , the province had utilized a total of 766 million US dollars of foreign investment , quadrupling the total of actually utilized foreign investment in the more than past ten years , and the growth rate exceeded double of the whole country over the same period .",
        "From the Shanxi Province Foreign Investment Utilization Work Conference held at the end of 1997 , this reporter learned that , from just [E] 1992 to 1996 [/E] , the province had utilized a total of 766 million US dollars of foreign investment , quadrupling the total of actually utilized foreign investment in the more than past ten years , and the growth rate exceeded double of the whole country over the same period .",
        "From the Shanxi Province Foreign Investment Utilization Work Conference held at the end of 1997 , this reporter learned that , from just 1992 to 1996 , the province had utilized a total of 766 million US dollars of foreign investment , quadrupling the total of actually utilized foreign investment in [E] the more than past ten years [/E] , and the growth rate exceeded double of the whole country over the same period .",
        "Although faced with some unfavorable factors in [E] 1997 [/E] , Shanxi 's foreign investment utilization still brought about the highest level in history .",
        "185 foreign contracts were signed , a total amount of 2.320 billion US dollars were invested , foreign investment utilized by contract was 1.130 trillion US dollars , and foreign investment actually utilized was 375 million US dollars , increasing 53 % compared with that of [E] last year [/E] .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Nanning , [E] March 14th [/E] , by reporter Hankui Lu",
        "In [E] recent years [/E] , China 's great southwestern region has accelerated constructing the major channel leading to the seas via Guangxi .",
        "The highway is projected to be completed and brought into service in [E] the second half of this year [/E] .",
        "The president of the People 's Bank of China , Xianglong Dai pointed out here [E] yesterday [/E] that China will continue to expand the opened - up areas , strengthen co-operation with foreign financial institutions , and promote financial and economic trade interaction between China and other countries .",
        "He said , China macroscopic economic readjustment and control in [E] recent years [/E] has been successful .",
        "On this foundation , it is forecasted that [E] this year [/E] , the goals of the economy maintaining growth of 8 % , and controlling the retail price index to below 6.1 % , can be completely achieved ; in the coming few years , China can still maintain an economic growth rate of 8 % to 9 % and a retail price increase rate of below 6 % .",
        "On this foundation , it is forecasted that this year , the goals of the economy maintaining growth of 8 % , and controlling the retail price index to below 6.1 % , can be completely achieved ; in [E] the coming few years [/E] , China can still maintain an economic growth rate of 8 % to 9 % and a retail price increase rate of below 6 % .",
        "Xianglong Dai said , in [E] recent years [/E] , foreign capital financial institutions have become an important formative element of China 's financial system .",
        "By [E] the end of December of last year [/E] , foreign capital financial institution 's total assets had reached 30 billion US dollars , an increase of 56 % over last year ; and 8 foreign capital banks obtained approval to undertake RMB business in Shanghai 's Pudong .",
        "By the end of December of last year , foreign capital financial institution 's total assets had reached 30 billion US dollars , an increase of 56 % over [E] last year [/E] ; and 8 foreign capital banks obtained approval to undertake RMB business in Shanghai 's Pudong .",
        "It opened a representative office in Beijing in [E] 1986 [/E] .",
        "On [E] March 21st of this year [/E] , it obtained approval to establish a branch in Beijing .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [E] January 10 [/E] , by wire",
        "China 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success in [E] the past year [/E] : 10 oil gas fields with 100 million ton reserves were discovered in the whole year .",
        "China 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success in the past year : 10 oil gas fields with 100 million ton reserves were discovered in [E] the whole year [/E] .",
        "This was news passed from the working meeting of China 's Petroleum & Natural Gas Corporation convened [E] today [/E] .",
        "At the meeting , Yongkang Zhou , the general manager , conveyed congratulations on successes achieved by China 's land - based oil industry and requirements for future work from Bangguo Wu , member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CCP and vice premier of the State Council when listening to the working report of the head office [E] the other day [/E] .",
        "Bangguo Wu pointed out that China 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success [E] last year [/E] , and oil and gas production volume increased by 1.81 million tons and 730 million cubic meters respectively compared with the previous year ; with nearly 1 million tons of shared oil from overseas , its growth rate was the highest since the \" seventh five - year plan \" period -LRB- 1986 - 1990 -RRB- ; its economic benefits were considerable , turning over 25.8 billion yuan of taxes , achieving profits of 10 billion yuan ; making great achievements in scientific and technological progress .",
        "Bangguo Wu pointed out that China 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success last year , and oil and gas production volume increased by 1.81 million tons and 730 million cubic meters respectively compared with [E] the previous year [/E] ; with nearly 1 million tons of shared oil from overseas , its growth rate was the highest since the \" seventh five - year plan \" period -LRB- 1986 - 1990 -RRB- ; its economic benefits were considerable , turning over 25.8 billion yuan of taxes , achieving profits of 10 billion yuan ; making great achievements in scientific and technological progress .",
        "Bangguo Wu pointed out that China 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success last year , and oil and gas production volume increased by 1.81 million tons and 730 million cubic meters respectively compared with the previous year ; with nearly 1 million tons of shared oil from overseas , its growth rate was the highest since the \" seventh [E] five - year [/E] plan \" period -LRB- 1986 - 1990 -RRB- ; its economic benefits were considerable , turning over 25.8 billion yuan of taxes , achieving profits of 10 billion yuan ; making great achievements in scientific and technological progress .",
        "Bangguo Wu pointed out that China 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success last year , and oil and gas production volume increased by 1.81 million tons and 730 million cubic meters respectively compared with the previous year ; with nearly 1 million tons of shared oil from overseas , its growth rate was the highest since the \" seventh five - year plan \" period -LRB- [E] 1986 - 1990 [/E] -RRB- ; its economic benefits were considerable , turning over 25.8 billion yuan of taxes , achieving profits of 10 billion yuan ; making great achievements in scientific and technological progress .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Tokyo , [E] February 13th [/E] , by reporter Qing Yu",
        "More than 200 overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots living in Japan gathered happily together tonight in the Chinese embassy to celebrate [E] the Year of the Goat [/E] .",
        "He believed , entering [E] the 90's [/E] , in order to realize the second strategic aim of our country 's modernization campaign , the overseas Chinese and the Taiwan compatriots would surely continue to carry on patriotic traditions , and make greater contributions to the motherland 's prosperity , wealth and power .",
        "Wang Chen , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Tokyo , gave a speech , expressing hopes that Taiwan authorities would deliver on the promise of abolishing the \" Rebel Suppressing Period \" in [E] May of this year [/E] , and would allow many Taiwan compatriots who have not returned home for a long time to fulfill their dream .",
        "President Chen said , he himself has not returned to his hometown in Taiwan for [E] 50 years [/E] .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Helsinki , [E] January 13th [/E] , by reporter Huanqing Zheng",
        "According to the latest statistics data published by Finland Customs , in [E] 1997 [/E] , Finland 's exports to Southeast Asia grew by 28 % .",
        "Up till [E] October of last year [/E] , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "Up till October of last year , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of [E] the whole year of 1996 [/E] .",
        "The proportion of Finland 's exports to this region in its total exports increased from 1 % [E] ten years ago [/E] to 6.2 % .",
        "In [E] recently years [/E] , Finland has been keeping an obvious trade surplus in this region .",
        "According to Xinhua News Agency , Nanjing , [E] January 5th [/E] , by reporter Yanzhen Jie and correspondent Zhuqing Huang",
        "The symposium to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Southern Anhui incident was held [E] today [/E] in Nanjing .",
        "The Southern Anhui Incident that happened [E] fifty years ago [/E] was a tragedy that shocked China and foreign countries .",
        "This paper , Jing County , [E] January 5th [/E] , by wire , reporter Zhenguo Zhang reporting :",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Nanning , [E] Jan. 16th [/E] , by reporter Weicheng Yang",
        "Fangchenggang City is a recently established coastal open port city at the regional level approved by the State Council in [E] May 1993 [/E] .",
        "In [E] more than four years [/E] , 2.2 billion yuan has been invested in the construction of harbors and docks , storage fields , support facilities and infrastructure of the ports and city , creating good conditions for building access to the sea for the Great Southwest .",
        "This reporter saw at the port , the key national projects of a bulk cargo universal dock of the 50,000 ton level in berth No. 9 and a container dock of 25,000 ton level in berth No. 10 , which were started on [E] August 8th [/E] and were under construction .",
        "By [E] 2000 [/E] , the throughput capability of Fangchenggang dock will reach 20 million tons .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Xining , [E] January 3 [/E] , by wire -LRB- reporter Hongwei Xu -RRB-",
        "News of victory came again from the Qinghai Oil Field in [E] the New Year [/E] : by the end of December of 97 , oil output reached 1.6 million tons .",
        "News of victory came again from the Qinghai Oil Field in the New Year : by [E] the end of December of 97 [/E] , oil output reached 1.6 million tons .",
        "This oil field 's oil output has exceeded 1 million tons for [E] 7 years in a row [/E] .",
        "Since being prospecting and explored in [E] 1954 [/E] , more than 15.5 million tons of crude oil have been produced , and almost 8 million tons of crude oil have been processed .",
        "According to presentations , in [E] recent years [/E] , the oil field 's dynamics of exploration , development and investment in oil resources has been strengthened , nearly one billion yuan of exploration funds has been invested , and prospected oil reserves have annually increased by over 40 million tons on average .",
        "It was learned that , China has planned to take advantage of the rich oil gas resources in this area during the \" ninth [E] five - year [/E] plan \" -LRB- 1996 to 2000 -RRB- , through methods such as introducing foreign investment , jointly raising funds with the locality , etc. to build a large - scale combination project of the natural gas industry and the salt industry , which will be capable of producing 120,000 tons of PVC , 100,000 tons of caustic soda , 200,000 tons of synthetic ammonia , and 300,000 tons of carbamide .",
        "It was learned that , China has planned to take advantage of the rich oil gas resources in this area during the \" ninth five - year plan \" -LRB- [E] 1996 to 2000 [/E] -RRB- , through methods such as introducing foreign investment , jointly raising funds with the locality , etc. to build a large - scale combination project of the natural gas industry and the salt industry , which will be capable of producing 120,000 tons of PVC , 100,000 tons of caustic soda , 200,000 tons of synthetic ammonia , and 300,000 tons of carbamide .",
        "The 280 kilometer long third natural gas pipe leading through the residential and scientific research base of the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau - Gansu , Dunhuang and the Ge'ermu oil refinery with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of carbinol will break ground and start construction [E] this year [/E] .",
        "The China Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation has determined to list the Chaidamu Basin as a major area for China 's oil gas exploration , and has planned to achieve an annual oil gas output of 3 million tons , and an annual output reaching 10 million tons by [E] the year 2005 [/E] .",
        "With the aim of promoting Chinese culture internationally , the China Traditional Martial Arts Imperial College and the China Traditional Literature Imperial College were established [E] today [/E] in Beijing .",
        "In [E] recent years [/E] , he has successively invested 10,000,000 New Taiwan Dollars to build hundreds of elementary schools in the old , sparse , frontier , and poor areas of China 's mainland , and has received praise from people here and abroad .",
        "On [E] August 30th [/E] , Jiaxuan Tang , vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and Haojing Song , special envoy of the Korean government and vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry held talks in Beijing , exchanging ideas concerning establishing a solid mechanism for ensuring peace on the Korean peninsula .",
        "During talks , the two parties expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the two countries of Korea and China in maintaining the armistice , and safeguarding peace and safety on the Korean peninsula in [E] the last forty - some years [/E] as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Brisbane , [E] April 23 [/E] , by reporter Fa'en Wang",
        "This was the best result of a Chinese gymnast in [E] 4 days [/E] of competition .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , there were a total finals in 5 events , the men 's floor exercise , the pommel horse , the rings , the women 's vault and the uneven bars individual singles competition .",
        "Two Chinese male gymnasts Dashuang Li and Huadong Huang took part in the competitions [E] today [/E] .",
        "Jian Zhang , the head of Chinese delegation , commented that the scores of male gymnasts were the worst in [E] the last 10 years [/E] , and explained that levels were falling .",
        "The standard on the rings [E] today [/E] was the highest of all previous championships .",
        "The last 5 men 's and women 's finals in the individual events will be held [E] tomorrow [/E] .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Shantou , [E] April 23rd [/E] , by reporter Guangzhi Ling",
        "\" the First Session of the Global Chinese Physics Meeting \" which will bring together Chinese physicists from all over the world will be held at Shantou University from [E] August 5th to 9th , 1995 [/E] .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , the Association of the Relationship between the Two Sides of the Straits sent a letter to the Foundation for the Exchange across the Straits to exchange views on the matters of life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots .",
        "The communique said that on [E] April 12th [/E] the Straits Association director expressed that the Straits Association agreed in principle , after both sides implement necessary preparations , to exchange views about the matter of contact and exchange between both sides of the Straits concerning life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots in recent years .",
        "The communique said that on April 12th the Straits Association director expressed that the Straits Association agreed in principle , after both sides implement necessary preparations , to exchange views about the matter of contact and exchange between both sides of the Straits concerning life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots in [E] recent years [/E] .",
        "As early as the first working discussion , at [E] the end of August of last year [/E] , when the two associations implemented the \" Wang - Gu Talks \" , the Straits Association put forward in the \" schedule for the discussion on implementing relevant agreements of the Wang - Gu Talks \" that the associations should conduct specific discussions about \" issues on strengthening tourism and contact on both sides \" as soon as possible , but so far the Straits Foundation 's response has not been received .",
        "Thirdly , the Straits Association has repeatedly requested that both associations should conduct consultative discussions on issues of the Taiwanese military killing and wounding mainland coastal fishermen and causing serious life and property losses in [E] recent years [/E] .",
        "The communique says that current methods of contact and co-operation between the two associations must strictly follow the \" regulation agreement of contact and talks between the two associations \" signed [E] last year [/E] .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Moldavia , [E] August 31st [/E] , by reporter Rongke Liang",
        "The \" Representation Committee \" , a standing political institution of the Latin American Unification Association , held a grand ceremony on [E] August 31st [/E] to accept China as an observer country , and to express its welcome to Rumao Xie , China 's permanent observer to the Association and ambassador to Uruguay .",
        "The Latin American Unification Association was founded in [E] 1981 [/E] and has 11 member countries .",
        "On [E] June 15th of this year [/E] , China became Asia 's first country to participate in the Latin American Association with observer status .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Auckland -LRB- New Zealand -RRB- , [E] April 23rd [/E] , by reporter Jinjun Chen",
        "China 's People 's Congress delegation led by vice-chief committee member Jiyun Tian ended a [E] 6 - day [/E] visit to New Zealand , and left here this evening for the capitol of West Samoa , Apia .",
        "The 6th national members ' representative convention of the China 's Red Cross Society opened [E] today [/E] in Beijing .",
        "The convention approved the new list of leading members with Zemin Jiang as honorary chairman , discussed the compendium of work programs for [E] the five years [/E] , 1995 to 1999 , and established a work direction of \" conscientiously administer Red Cross regulations and diligently develop the Red Cross cause with Chinese characteristics \" .",
        "The convention approved the new list of leading members with Zemin Jiang as honorary chairman , discussed the compendium of work programs for the five years , [E] 1995 to 1999 [/E] , and established a work direction of \" conscientiously administer Red Cross regulations and diligently develop the Red Cross cause with Chinese characteristics \" .",
        "[E] This year [/E] is the 90th founding anniversary of China 's Red Cross Society .",
        "[E] After 1950 [/E] , when the China 's Red Cross Society was re-organized through consultation , it has been a social aid organization engaged in humanitarian work , and has done a great deal of work .",
        "In [E] recent years [/E] , the Red Cross Society of China has played a special role in the area of normalizing relations between both sides of the Straits , and through actively developing bilateral , multi-lateral exchanges with Red Cross Societies of various countries and the International Red Cross Organization , has promoted friendly international exchange and co-operation .",
        "On [E] October 31 , 1993 [/E] , the Standing Committee of the 8th NPC formally passed the \" Laws of the PRC Red Cross Society \" , reflecting the state 's high - level recognition and support of the humanitarian cause of the Red Cross .",
        "The list of leadership of the 6th session of China 's Red Cross Society approved at [E] today [/E] 's meeting includes : Puchu Zhao , Guangying Wang , Peiyao Li , Xinzhong Qian , Yueli Cui and Minzhang Chen as honorary vice-chairman ; Zhengying Qian , vice-chairman of the CPPCC , as chairman ; Yingqi Gu as standing vice-chairman ; Baojun Fan , Chongchun Yang , Yanzhi Lin , Baiqiu Sun and Zhe Qu as vice-chairman ; and Changming Li as secretary general .",
        "George Weber , secretary general of the International United Association of the Red Cross Society and the Red Crescent Society sent a congratulatory letter to [E] today [/E] 's meeting .",
        "[E] Today [/E] in Zhongnanhai , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , President of the country and honorary President of China 's Red Cross , Zemin Jiang met with representatives of the 6th National Member Congress of China 's Red Cross , and expressed warm greetings to the 20 million hardworking members on behalf of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and State Council .",
        "Zemin Jiang said , the China 's Red Cross is an international social aid organization engaged in humanitarian works , and for [E] the past ninety years [/E] has done lots of good works for the people and made a lot of contributions to the development of the country , in accordance to the basic principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement .",
        "In [E] the past 90 years [/E] , especially since the formation of the new China , it has demonstrated important effects in the communications between the Chinese people and the people of the world .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , London , [E] August 31st [/E] , by reporter Hao Liu",
        "British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on [E] the 31st [/E] that the UK would send a frigate , a supply ship and military training personnel to join the multi-national force led by the US for the invasion of Haiti .",
        "It was reported that before this the five nations of the Caribbean Union had already agreed on [E] the 30th [/E] to send troops totaling 266 people to Haiti to join the multi-national force that had a total of about 10,000 people .",
        "Also , according to reports , United Nations Secretary General Ghali expressed on [E] the 30th [/E] that , the peace effort by the UN trying to persuade the Haitian military government to step down had already failed because military rulers of Haiti had refused to meet with his special envoy .",
        "On [E] the same day [/E] , vice-minister of the US Department of Defense Doetch said that the multi-national force would soon invade Haiti , \" This moment has already arrived \" .",
        "The UNSC made the decision at [E] the end of July [/E] to adopt \" all necessary measures \" to regain the authority of Haitian President Aristide who was overthrown by the military .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , [E] September 1st [/E] , by reporter Yuming Gai",
        "When meeting representatives from some regions of the nation attending the militia and reserve work conference at Zhongnanhai [E] today [/E] , the General Secretary of the CCP , president of the country and president of the Military Commission of the Central Committee Zemin Jiang , stressed that , local party committees , governments and military departments of all levels should focus attention on the overall situation of the work of the whole party and whole country and the country 's long term peace and stability , and recognize the importance of improving militia and reserve work .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , Madrid , [E] August 31st [/E] , by reporter Tairan Hu",
        "A Spanish left - wing group and 36 other mass organizations issued a joint communique on [E] August 31st [/E] , strongly denouncing the various measures adopted by the US to strengthen its blockade against Cuba .",
        "The biggest story of the year in Taiwan has naturally been the changing of the guard at the presidential palace as a result of the Democratic Progressive Party -LRB- DPP -RRB- victory in the election on [E] 18 March [/E] .",
        "Jin Zhong , president and editor - in - chief of Hong Kong 's OPEN magazine , which specializes in political reporting and commentary , spent an entire week in Taiwan observing the election campaign and its aftermath , and on [E] 20 March [/E] , OPEN organized a seminar titled \" The New President and Cross-Strait Relations . \"",
        "The seminar was held in cooperation with Taiwan News , one of the island 's oldest English - language newspapers -LRB- known until [E] last year [/E] as the China News -RRB- .",
        "When Chinese Communist premier Zhu Rongji made belligerent remarks [E] a few days [/E] before the election in an effort to scare voters away from the DPP ticket , the ruling party made a grievous mistake , opined Jin , when it failed to come out strongly critical of Zhu and attempted instead to capitalize on the incident by playing the \" fear card . \"",
        "Perhaps the most optimistic view was expressed by Ruan Ming , a visiting professor at Tamkang University 's Department of China Studies who in the [E] 1980s [/E] was an assistant to former Chinese Communist Secretary General Hu Yaobang .",
        "Having been through the Tiananmen massacre , Wei felt compelled to warn the people of Taiwan , \" You absolutely must not think the way the students did in Beijing in [E] '89 [/E] .",
        "President Chen Shui - bian visited the Nicaraguan National Assembly on [E] August 17 [/E] , where he received a medal from the president of the assembly , Ivan Escobar Fornos .",
        "On [E] August 25 [/E] President Chen Shui - bian wrapped up his first overseas trip since taking office , swinging through three countries in Latin America and another three in Africa .",
        "Chen Shui - bian left on [E] August 13 [/E] for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of Gambia , Burkina Faso , and Chad .",
        "Chen Shui - bian left on August 13 for a [E] 13 - day [/E] trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of Gambia , Burkina Faso , and Chad .",
        "After furious protests from Beijing and discouragement from the US State Department , however , Chen canceled the plan just [E] the day before [/E] arriving in Los Angeles .",
        "In addition , the Dominican Republic is seeking a seat on the UN Security Council in [E] 2002 [/E] , and will certainly be lobbying for Beijing 's support .",
        "When Chen arrived in Costa Rica on the 18th , his hosts departed from the pattern of [E] the past few years [/E] by promising to support the ROC s bid for membership in the United Nations .",
        "Gambian President Yahya Jameh declared his support for admission of the ROC to the United Nations , and as a gesture of goodwill declared that all holders of ROC passports would henceforth automatically be granted [E] 90 - day [/E] landing visas upon arrival in Gambia .",
        "Closing ceremonies for the 2000 Sydney Paralympics were held on [E] October 29 [/E] .",
        "The opening ceremony on [E] October 18 [/E] was in the form of a welcoming for aboriginal elders .",
        "On [E] October 14 [/E] , Taiwan 's Crescent Moon Dance Company created a sensation with their performance \" Standing on the Highest Peak , \" performed in traditional vests and short skirts as worn by indigenous people in Taiwan .",
        "The Crescent Moon Dance Company has only been in operation for [E] four years [/E] .",
        "The troupe also delighted Sydney citizens with a performance at the Sydney City Hall on [E] October 19 [/E] .",
        "Liao Tianding , Taiwan 's Robin Hood , fleeing from imperial soldiers , took refuge in Pali , where he fell in love with a local woman , and , later , at age [E] 27 [/E] , was murdered in the Monkey Cave at Laochienkeng -LRB- in Pali Rural Township -RRB- by one of his best friends .",
        "In [E] 1958 [/E] , his small burial plot was converted into a huge temple .",
        "He has followers scattered far and wide , and every year on the special day appointed for making offerings at his temple -LRB- [E] the 26th day of the 10th month of the lunar calendar [/E] -RRB- , the grounds are packed with cars and visitors .",
        "The Ko brothers , now in their [E] 60s [/E] , recall their impressions of a visit to the Liao Tianding gravesite : \" It must have been 30 years ago , we used to go there just for the fun of it .",
        "The Ko brothers , now in their 60s , recall their impressions of a visit to the Liao Tianding gravesite : \" It must have been [E] 30 years ago [/E] , we used to go there just for the fun of it .",
        "Because Pali is relatively close to the mainland and sits at the mouth of a river , despite the fact that it does not have a natural harbor , in [E] 1757 [/E] the Qing court designated it to be one of Taiwan 's small number of official ports for maritime transport with the mainland .",
        "However , as a result of silting and a destructive typhoon that struck in [E] 1796 [/E] , Pali began to give way in importance to Tanshui , located just across the river .",
        "Neither the Japanese occupation -LRB- which began in [E] 1895 [/E] -RRB- nor the return to Chinese rule -LRB- in 1945 -RRB- brought much joy or change to this rural area .",
        "Neither the Japanese occupation -LRB- which began in 1895 -RRB- nor the return to Chinese rule -LRB- in [E] 1945 [/E] -RRB- brought much joy or change to this rural area .",
        "But in [E] the 1970s [/E] , urban planning came to Pali .",
        "Then in [E] 1987 [/E] came the program to bring gravel from eastern to western Taiwan for construction purposes , and a harbor was built on the Pali coast for the convenience of gravel transporters .",
        "In [E] 1997 [/E] , the Hsiachuotzu garbage landfill formally opened , and it became common to see fleets of garbage trucks winding through the streets of Pali .",
        "But after [E] 30 years [/E] , the park plan is still a non-starter , and meanwhile many cemeteries and colum - bariums have \" snuck in . \"",
        "In [E] 1932 [/E] , a British missionary founded this home - over the strong opposition of the local gentry - to offer leprosy victims a place to live in dignity and find warmth away from the cold outside world .",
        "[E] Today [/E] , Happy Mountain is a home for physically and mentally challenged young people , and the simple old structure , surrounded by greenery , rings with the laughter of children .",
        "Chang Tsu - chou , now in his [E] 70s [/E] , has been a secretary in the rural township government for more than 30 years , and loves Pali more than words can say .",
        "Chang Tsu - chou , now in his 70s , has been a secretary in the rural township government for [E] more than 30 years [/E] , and loves Pali more than words can say .",
        "The Shih - san - hang archeological site , located in Tingchuo Village in Pali Rural Township , revealed the secrets of how the plains aborigines of Taiwan lived [E] 2000 years ago [/E] .",
        "[E] The year 2001 [/E] has started with a series of saddening losses in the cultural realm .",
        "On [E] the first of the year [/E] , Hsu Tsang-houei , the dean of Taiwanese music , passed away after a fall left him in a coma .",
        "Finally , on the afternoon of [E] January 9 [/E] , the historian Tai Kuo-hui died of septicemia .",
        "These three masters in their fields were all in their [E] early seventies [/E] .",
        "Hsu Tsang-houei had a huge impact on Taiwanese music over [E] the last half century [/E] .",
        "Born in Homei , Changhua in [E] 1928 [/E] , Hsu studied the violin in Japan as a youth .",
        "Later , he studied in France for [E] five years [/E] , where he became well versed in the various schools of modern Western music .",
        "In [E] 1959 [/E] he returned to introduce modern Western classical music to his homeland .",
        "In [E] the mid-1960s [/E] , Hsu , Shih Wei-liang , Lu Ping-chuan and others established various organizations , including the Folk Music Research Workshop .",
        "In [E] the past decade [/E] , with the rise of the \" Taiwan first \" movement in politics , Hsu 's folk music collections have garnered more and more attention , and CDs of them have been released one after another .",
        "In [E] the last few years [/E] , Hsu was appointed both as national policy advisor to the president and as the chairman of the National Culture and Arts Foundation .",
        "Studying at Chienkuo High in [E] 1949 [/E] , he was arrested on false charges of having participated in the April 6 Incident .",
        "He spent nearly a [E] year [/E] in jail before taking the high school equivalency exam and going on to study archeology at NTU .",
        "In [E] the 1960s [/E] , he returned to Taiwan and embarked on research at the Fengpitou site in Kaohsiung , completing the most extensive archeological study made in Taiwan in over a century .",
        "In the 1960s , he returned to Taiwan and embarked on research at the Fengpitou site in Kaohsiung , completing the most extensive archeological study made in Taiwan in over a [E] century [/E] .",
        "Unfortunately , Chang Kwang-chih became afflicted with Parkinson 's disease [E] more than a decade ago [/E] .",
        "His differences of opinion with Lee Teng-hui had thrust him into the spotlight in [E] recent years [/E] .",
        "Born in [E] 1931 [/E] in Taoyuan , Tai was educated under Japanese colonial rule , and he earned a doctorate in agriculture at Tokyo .",
        "Back in [E] the 1960s [/E] , when Taiwanese history was still a taboo subject in Taiwan , Tai organized a research society in Japan devoted to the study of Taiwanese history and other related Asian topics .",
        "The Ministry of Education has just formally apologized - [E] 50 years [/E] after the fact - for the April 6 Incident , and a university president has been found guilty of plagiarizing a research paper .",
        "His major opera on Zheng Chenggong -LRB- Koxinga -RRB- debuted just [E] last year [/E] .",
        "The most important Taiwanese musical master of [E] the last half century [/E] , he was a beloved teacher to many .",
        "Chang Kwang-chih taught for [E] decades [/E] at Harvard and Yale but never forgot his homeland Taiwan .",
        "Though afflicted with Parkinson 's disease in [E] his later years [/E] , he nonetheless served as vice president of the Academia Sinica .",
        "[E] Thirty million years ago [/E] , Chamaecyparis species were distributed all over the world .",
        "For [E] the past million years [/E] , clouds rolling in on northeasterly monsoon fronts in winter and southwesterly airflows in summer have carried their moisture into the mountain valleys , to slowly condense onto the slopes where the false cypresses grow .",
        "In [E] the 19th century [/E] human beings swarmed into Taiwan 's dark mountains like busy worker ants .",
        "The false cypresses , which had conversed with the clouds for [E] a million years [/E] , were identified as top - grade timber , and were thus condemned to an inexorable fate .",
        "After Taiwan was ceded to Japan following the Sino - Japanese war of [E] 1894 [/E] , while the Japanese were still quelling resistance to their rule they also went into the island 's mountains to collect botanical specimens .",
        "In [E] 1896 [/E] , a Japanese biologist collected the first specimen of Taiwan red cypress on Yushan , and before long the Taiwan yellow cypress was found there too .",
        "In [E] 1899 [/E] , the great cypress forests of Mt. Ali were discovered , and in 1912 , the Japanese colonial government began large - scale logging there .",
        "In 1899 , the great cypress forests of Mt. Ali were discovered , and in [E] 1912 [/E] , the Japanese colonial government began large - scale logging there .",
        "After Taiwan 's return to Chinese rule , from the [E] 1950s [/E] to the 1980s the ROC used forestry income to support its industrial development .",
        "After Taiwan 's return to Chinese rule , from the 1950s to the [E] 1980s [/E] the ROC used forestry income to support its industrial development .",
        "In [E] 1971 [/E] , after the Shinto gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to Taiwan to buy 11 huge , straight Taiwan yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees over 1,500 years old , to create the world 's biggest Shinto gate .",
        "In 1971 , after the Shinto gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to Taiwan to buy 11 huge , straight Taiwan yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees [E] over 1,500 years old [/E] , to create the world 's biggest Shinto gate .",
        "Surveys made before logging began at Mt. Ali , Taiwan 's earliest cypress logging area , showed that there were more than 300,000 false cypresses [E] over 1,000 years [/E] old , but today all that remains of them is a few lonely - looking old trees scattered among introduced Japanese red cedar -LRB- Cryptomeria japonica -RRB- and flowering cherries .",
        "But an even greater cause for regret is that \" [E] 50 years [/E] of intensive false cypress logging tore the heart out of Taiwan 's life - support system .",
        "Large - scale logging of false cypresses continued right up to [E] 1989 [/E] .",
        "Humans cut down the [E] million year - old [/E] cypress forests in less than a century , but the story of their destruction is not over .",
        "Humans cut down the million year - old cypress forests in [E] less than a century [/E] , but the story of their destruction is not over .",
        "Perhaps [E] the millennium year [/E] was a decisive one for the trees , for the Executive Yuan allocated new funds to the VACRS so that it no longer needs to cut down trees to bolster its finances , and also approved a plan to set up a national park .",
        "This Taiwan red cypress planted by the Japanese at Mt. Ali in [E] 1915 [/E] has now reached a girth of 70 centimeters .",
        "This means that artificially planted trees are not ready for harvest until they are [E] 300 years old [/E] .",
        "Hence since the false cypress forests were cleared , Taiwanese - preferring quick profits - have generally planted Japanese red cedar , which is ready to be felled after only [E] 20 years [/E] .",
        "There is an especially large Taiwanese expatriate community in the Dongguan area , and there are high hopes that the new school , scheduled to begin officially enrolling students in [E] September [/E] , will go a long way toward solving the nettlesome problem of education .",
        "Ye has worked hard for [E] many years [/E] for the Taiwanese community in Dongguan , a subject he cares deeply about .",
        "With the number of Taiwanese in Dongguan increasing in [E] recent years [/E] , it was just a matter of time before a Taiwanese school was established .",
        "Thanks to the vigorous advocacy of H. D. Ye , the TBAD began working seriously in [E] 1994 [/E] to establish a school , but the difficulties were considerable .",
        "The main obstacles were finally overcome by [E] the end of 1999 [/E] .",
        "The Dongguan city government has leased an 86,000 - square - meter site to the association at an extremely low price , and the school 's cornerstone was laid [E] last year [/E] in a ceremony held on 3 November .",
        "The Dongguan city government has leased an 86,000 - square - meter site to the association at an extremely low price , and the school 's cornerstone was laid last year in a ceremony held on [E] 3 November [/E] .",
        "The school will begin admitting students [E] this coming September [/E] and start classes in October .",
        "The school will begin admitting students this coming September and start classes in [E] October [/E] .",
        "Her [E] ten - year [/E] - old child is too young for that though , so she sends him to a school in Shenzhen for the children of Hong Kong expats .",
        "This prompted a group of them to establish a private bilingual school called Little Oxford in [E] February 1998 [/E] .",
        "The school admits children from kindergarten -LRB- age [E] five [/E] -RRB- through grade five of elementary school .",
        "One parent , for example , practically begged her to admit his [E] six - year [/E] old child , explaining , \" He 's never had any playmates .",
        "Expenses for [E] the first few years [/E] are expected to reach NT$ 60 million , and only about NT$ 20 million has been raised so far .",
        "The community 's ability to wrap up preparations and start construction in just [E] two years [/E] is due in large part to Ye 's energy and enthusiasm .",
        "In [E] the summer of 2005 [/E] , a picture that people have long been looking forward to started emerging with frequency in various major Hong Kong media .",
        "Well , for [E] several years [/E] , although it was still under construction and , er , not yet open , it can be said that many people have viewed Hong Kong with new respect .",
        "The construction of Hong Kong Disneyland began [E] two years ago [/E] , in 2003 .",
        "The construction of Hong Kong Disneyland began two years ago , in [E] 2003 [/E] .",
        "In [E] January of that year [/E] , the Hong Kong government turned over to Disney Corporation 200 hectares of land at the foot of Lantau Island that was obtained following the largest land reclamation project in recent years .",
        "In January of that year , the Hong Kong government turned over to Disney Corporation 200 hectares of land at the foot of Lantau Island that was obtained following the largest land reclamation project in [E] recent years [/E] .",
        "There 's only [E] one month [/E] left before the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland on September 12 .",
        "There 's only one month left before the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland on [E] September 12 [/E] .",
        "Meanwhile , the Disney subway station is scheduled to open on [E] the same day [/E] as the park .",
        "For [E] two years [/E] , Disney has constantly maintained its mystery .",
        "At this point , it has been [E] about two years [/E] .",
        "Hong Kong was developed from a fishing harbor [E] one hundred years ago [/E] to become today 's international metropolis .",
        "Hong Kong was developed from a fishing harbor one hundred years ago to become [E] today [/E] 's international metropolis .",
        "Or hop onto a trolley with [E] over a century [/E] of history , and feel the city 's blend of the old and the modern in slow motion .",
        "Over [E] the past 28 years [/E] , the Ocean Park has basically been a must - see destination for tourists coming to Hong Kong .",
        "To improve the park 's brand , they are planning to invest 5.5 billion in a renovation project starting in [E] 2006 [/E] .",
        "It seems that those attractions like the North Pole and the Marine Life Center will also be renovated after [E] several years [/E] .",
        "They will be , in [E] ten years [/E] .",
        "Groundbreaking is expected to start [E] next year [/E] .",
        "Over [E] the past 100 years [/E] of film history , Hong Kong cinema has nurtured many internationally renowned directors , actors , and screenwriters .",
        "For this reason , in [E] 2004 [/E] , on the Waterfront Promenade originally constructed for viewing only the scenery of Hong Kong Island and Victoria Harbor , the Hong Kong Tourism Board also constructed the Avenue of Stars , memorializing Hong Kong 's 100 - year film history .",
        "For this reason , in 2004 , on the Waterfront Promenade originally constructed for viewing only the scenery of Hong Kong Island and Victoria Harbor , the Hong Kong Tourism Board also constructed the Avenue of Stars , memorializing Hong Kong 's [E] 100 - year [/E] film history .",
        "They will complete the park 's entire construction by [E] the beginning of 2006 [/E] , to be able to participate in the 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year campaign .",
        "Ah , we have established [E] the year 2006 [/E] as Discover Hong Kong Year .",
        "Because , as everyone knows , our Disneyland will open in [E] September of this year [/E] .",
        "A dream that has been anticipated for [E] more than twenty years [/E] will soon come true here .",
        "In [E] recent years [/E] , Hong Kong 's tourist attractions have gradually moved from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon and the New Territory .",
        "In [E] 1992 [/E] --",
        "[E] A full twenty years ago [/E] , Hopewell Holdings Group Chairman Wu Ying - sheung , a well - known construction tycoon , boldly made a cross-sea bridge proposal .",
        "This is what we have seen since [E] 1999 [/E] .",
        "Anticipated for [E] 20 years [/E] , today this dream is finally coming true .",
        "Ah , currently it has been decided that Disney will open on [E] September 12 [/E] .",
        "Ah , , ah , some groups , they are rehearsing their service , well , hoping that they will become used to the service , be familiar with it , when our tourists come in [E] September [/E] .",
        "First let 's focus on the main contents of [E] today [/E] 's program .",
        "He says they will be needed temporarily to prevent an expected increase in insurgent attacks ahead of Iraq 's parliamentary election in [E] December [/E] /.",
        "Who is that lone man discovered [E] last month [/E] frozen in California 's Sierra Nevada mountains with just a few tantalizing clues to his identity /?",
        "The man died [E] more than sixty years ago [/E] /.",
        "And while it looks like his plane crashed in the mountains so did twenty - five other planes around [E] the same time [/E] /.",
        "You 're looking at the last things a young airman put into his pockets on [E] the day he died [/E] clues to a World War Two cold case that you 're about to see for the very first time /.",
        "[E] Two weeks ago [/E] climbers discovered a frozen man face down in the snow still in his army air force uniform and an unopened silk parachute /.",
        "After [E] six decades [/E] the airman is exhumed from his icy tomb and thawed out /.",
        "Did this World War Two pilot perish when his training flight crashed in the mountains like twenty - five other ill fated flights [E] more than sixty years ago [/E] /?",
        "The airman 's collar bones and pelvic bones prove that he was in [E] his twenties [/E] and died in an airplane crash /.",
        "they 're sealed up which is more indicative of someone who would be [E] at least twenty - one years old [/E] /.",
        "Some of these dimes are in ranging from [E] nineteen thirty - six [/E] to nineteen forty - two /.",
        "Some of these dimes are in ranging from nineteen thirty - six to [E] nineteen forty - two [/E] /.",
        "Uh you can see all these letters from the calendar Sunday Monday [E] Tuesday [/E] up at the top one nine four and two /.",
        "And so while we still do not know who our [E] twenty - something [/E] fair - haired airman is enormous progress has been made /.",
        "In Pleasant Grove we recently met these three sisters all in [E] their eighties [/E] who have high hopes that the frozen airman proves to be their big brother Glen Munn whose plane went missing in the Sierra back in nineteen forty - two /.",
        "In Pleasant Grove we recently met these three sisters all in their eighties who have high hopes that the frozen airman proves to be their big brother Glen Munn whose plane went missing in the Sierra back in [E] nineteen forty - two [/E] /.",
        "And in the [E] weeks [/E] and months ahead scientists are convinced they will identify this airman and return him home to his family wherever they might be /.",
        "And in the weeks and [E] months [/E] ahead scientists are convinced they will identify this airman and return him home to his family wherever they might be /.",
        "Uh when the remains came in [E] a little over a week ago [/E] our analysts and historians got to work on that /.",
        "and what we 're able to tell from this individual is that he died in [E] his twenties [/E] he stood somewhere between five foot nine and six foot two inches tall um he sustained massive trauma to his body on impact /.",
        "and so we know much more now [E] just one week later [/E] than what we did when he came in about eight days ago /.",
        "and so we know much more now just one week later than what we did when he came in [E] about eight days ago [/E] /.",
        "If I were to give my best opinion in this it would be [E] a few weeks [/E] to a few months /.",
        "If I were to give my best opinion in this it would be a few weeks to [E] a few months [/E] /.",
        "The judge scheduled to preside over his trial was removed from the case [E] today [/E] /.",
        "It is the twelfth such hike since [E] June of last year [/E] /.",
        "It is the first stop on their [E] eight day [/E] trip across the United States Paula /.",
        "and I 'm sure I 'll be hearing a little bit more about it [E] all week [/E] /.",
        "Yeah Erica I actually um bumped into them along with three hundred of their closest friends [E] earlier tonight [/E] on their last stop of the day here in New York /.",
        "Yeah Erica I actually um bumped into them along with three hundred of their closest friends earlier tonight on their last stop of [E] the day [/E] here in New York /.",
        "She was [E] ninety years old [/E] /.",
        "Her [E] ninety year old [/E] mother Thelma Wahl was a resident of the Huntingdon Place Nursing Home in Chalmette outside New Orleans /.",
        "On [E] Sunday August twenty - eighth [/E] the day before Hurricane Katrina struck the nursing home decided to evacuate patients /.",
        "But [E] last spring [/E] in a series of stories called State of Neglect they reported that Louisiana 's nursing homes are often poorly run and poorly regulated /.",
        "So for [E] more than twenty years [/E] you went through this process of basically not eating anything during the day sitting in the sauna a couple hours a day sweating two or three pounds off getting back on your horses training and maybe maybe having a piece of ham /.",
        "Was [E] today [/E] 's rare closed session needed to gaurd national secrets /.",
        "Questions about the facts or what were presented as facts that led the United States into the war in Iraq spilled into open warfare [E] today [/E] on the Senate floor /.",
        "And [E] today [/E] the American people are going to see a little bit of light /.",
        "A debate that 's likely to rage on for [E] many many months to come [/E] /.",
        "[E] Today [/E] President Bush unveiled a seven point one billion dollar plan to prepare for a possible flu pandemic /.",
        "And we now turn to senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupto who has just gotten back from South Asia where bird flu has in [E] the past two years [/E] killed at least sixty - two people about half of those who were struck with it /.",
        "I know you 've had a chance to study the plan the president put forth [E] today [/E] /.",
        "On the other hand to be able to outline and do the thing that were talked about [E] today [/E] to basically completely revamp the public health system so that local officials can talk to state officials that can talk to federal officials to be able to pinpoint exactly when a cluster of bird flu happens that takes probably a lot more money and really a complete revamping of our public health systems /.",
        "The other thing Paula really important is that they talk a lot about the fact that we 're a lot better at taking care of patients now than we were in [E] nineteen eighteen [/E] , we have a lot of ICUs a lot of ICUs in the hospital behind me that can take care of critically ill patients /.",
        "Since [E] two thousand [/E] there have been eight hundred homicides in this community /.",
        "[E] A day [/E] after about twenty five people rallied in Hyde Park Paramount pulled one sign down and since has pulled about half a dozen others near LA area schools /.",
        "We did n't come back for [E] a week [/E] cause I was scared and she was /.",
        "The first stop [E] today [/E] is Route Tampa some of the worst stretch of highway in what is called the Triangle of Death /.",
        "they did n't do too much work [E] yesterday [/E] /.",
        "They did n't do too much work [E] the day before [/E] /.",
        "Overhead helicopters are responding to an IED attack that moments ago killed Colonel William Wood the highest ranking US officer to die in combat in Iraq a personal friend of Brown 's an added personal reason why [E] tomorrow [/E] he 'll be suiting up again /.",
        "And we turn our attention now to London where a memorial service was held [E] today [/E] for the fifty - two victims of the bomb attacks in the city 's public transport systems back in July /.",
        "And we turn our attention now to London where a memorial service was held today for the fifty - two victims of the bomb attacks in the city 's public transport systems back in [E] July [/E] /.",
        "The explosion at Allgate was the first of the four bombs to go off on [E] July the seventh [/E] at eight fifty in the morning /.",
        "[E] Five months [/E] behind bars had n't dimmed Martha 's image /.",
        "Along with her company stock it doubled during [E] that time [/E] /.",
        "The Apprentice Martha Stewart debuted in [E] September [/E] /.",
        "and her stock followed suit plunging about forty - seven percent since her release from prison in [E] March [/E] /.",
        "Prince Charles and his new wife Camilla have jumped across the pond and are touring the United States making their first stop [E] today [/E] in New York /.",
        "What a difference [E] two decades [/E] make /.",
        "[E] Twenty years later [/E] here 's the prince with his new wife attending a party at the Museum of Modern Art along with Yoko Ono Diane Sawyer Henry Kissinger Donald Trump Joan Collins and even Sting /.",
        "We 're all welcoming the prince and the duchess or mistress of whatever she is [E] this week [/E] /.",
        "The new chick and her prince started [E] the day [/E] with a visit to Ground Zero /.",
        "But [E] today [/E] we 're telling Ye Daying 's story .",
        "Ye Daying was born in Changchun in [E] 1958 [/E] .",
        "Although by that time his grandfather Ye Ting had been dead for [E] 12 years [/E] , the Ye family maintained its status as a highly esteemed Communist household .",
        "[E] The next year [/E] the entire family transferred to Beijing , and Ye Daying spent his childhood there .",
        "He and his little friends went fishing , raised dogs , hunted sparrows , chased ducks , and [E] many years [/E] later these supremely happy memories are all preserved in his movies and plays .",
        "Because after the Wannan Incident Ye Zhengming and his father Ye Ting were imprisoned for [E] two years [/E] in a Kuomnintang prison .",
        "That year Ye Daying was just [E] eight years [/E] old .",
        "Um , he died in [E] '46 [/E] .",
        "Once I fought back , for [E] several years [/E] after nobody dared mess with me .",
        "Then [E] the day [/E] after I took a kitchen knife and ran over to their home , that research institute , the doorway and vowed that I 'd hack the guy up .",
        ", In [E] '69 [/E] I was 11 years old .",
        ", In '69 I was [E] 11 years [/E] old .",
        "In [E] '69 [/E] at the age of 11 you went from Beijing to Shanghai .",
        "In '69 at the age of [E] 11 [/E] you went from Beijing to Shanghai .",
        "All that time , from [E] '69 [/E] to '76 , I graduated from senior middle school , it all took place there .",
        "All that time , from '69 to [E] '76 [/E] , I graduated from senior middle school , it all took place there .",
        "Um , of course [E] today [/E] we say , at that time , um , in that class of ours , they were n't all necessarily bad kids .",
        "This girl became the only light in Ye Daying 's dark life for [E] several years [/E] .",
        "[E] Many years [/E] later , afterward , we graduated from senior middle school , and I was still going to see her .",
        "You graduated from middle school in [E] '73 [/E] .",
        "[E] '74 [/E] .",
        "Graduated from midle school in [E] '74 [/E] .",
        "Then at first it was 13 yuan , the first year 13 yuan ; [E] the second year [/E] it was 15 yuan , and the third year it was 41 yuan .",
        "Then at first it was 13 yuan , the first year 13 yuan ; the second year it was 15 yuan , and [E] the third year [/E] it was 41 yuan .",
        "In [E] 1976 [/E] , there were two happy events in the Ye family .",
        "The first was that his father , Ye Zhengming , was released and reunited with his family that he had been separated from for [E] three years [/E] .",
        "In [E] 1978 [/E] the big news was that the college entrance exams would be reinstated nationwide , and people of Ye Daying 's age were thrilled .",
        "Oh my , in fact , [E] '78 [/E] , for me , was an especially depressing time .",
        "Um , in [E] '78 [/E] suddenly they reinstated the college entrance exams .",
        "At that time , in [E] '78 [/E] , I was 20 .",
        "At that time , in '78 , I was [E] 20 [/E] .",
        "One more thing , because in [E] '78 [/E] , the Beijing Film Institute was recruiting students in Shanghai --",
        "[E] The next year [/E] , 21 - year - old Ye Daying passed the entrance exam for the actors training class at the Xi'an Film Studio .",
        "The next year , [E] 21 - year [/E] - old Ye Daying passed the entrance exam for the actors training class at the Xi'an Film Studio .",
        "Even [E] today [/E] , in front of the lens , I 'm a nervous wreck .",
        "Um , it was in [E] '80 [/E] that I went to the Xi'an Film Studio ,",
        "So then at the same time when I saw that Teng Wenji , he was probably [E] thirty - some years [/E] old , he was the previous generation to us , very stubborn .",
        ", I attended that class for [E] half a year [/E] , um , um and then I got sick .",
        "Right . I was paralyzed for [E] ten months [/E] .",
        "So sometimes , oh , it was me and Wang Shuo , together , it was , um , in [E] '89 [/E] .",
        "That was the beginning of their long friendship , which continues [E] today [/E] .",
        "He 's telling NBC news what and who he saw [E] just days [/E] after Natalee 's May thirtieth disappearance /.",
        "He 's telling NBC news what and who he saw just days after Natalee 's [E] May thirtieth [/E] disappearance /.",
        "Also Natalee 's mother met with the lead prosecutor in the investigation [E] today [/E] /.",
        "And while the landfill continues to be searched and lead suspect Joran Van Der Sloot is interrogated for [E] the fourth straight day [/E] by a team of behavioral specialists NBC 's Michelle Kosinski remains in Aruba /.",
        "Well the authorities including the FBI we found out had checked this witness out early on [E] just days [/E] after Natalee disappeared /.",
        "And we just found out about this witness [E] a couple weeks ago [/E] /.",
        "but we learned that he came forward very quickly after he says he saw what happened in the landfill that day [E] just days [/E] after it happened /.",
        "So are you saying that the authorities uh looked into this guy 's story early on and they kind of pooh - poohed it and then EquuSearch came in [E] a couple weeks later [/E] and said wait a sec , wait a sec , let 's give this guy a shot here and they followed up on it /?",
        "but uh they are determined to keep it up through [E] the weekend [/E] at least /.",
        "A beautiful [E] eighteen year old [/E] blonde - headed girl from New Jersey um you know was able to recount an encounter that she had with Joran Van Der Sloot Deepak Kalpoe and Satish Kalpoe during the month of April oh five /.",
        "A beautiful eighteen year old blonde - headed girl from New Jersey um you know was able to recount an encounter that she had with Joran Van Der Sloot Deepak Kalpoe and Satish Kalpoe during [E] the month of April oh five [/E] /.",
        "Um there was uh some evidence that leaked out to the fact that had an arrest warrant for my arrest on [E] Wednesday [/E] and that I was working without a work permit and I was going to be deported by law enforcement and Wednesday night the law enforcement was looking for me to arrest me /.",
        "and having experienced hundreds if not thousands of interviews during my [E] thirty - one years [/E] uh this guy was very uh online /.",
        "I was going to ask TJ bottom line do you think that you 're going to be able to crack the case in [E] the next uh couple weeks [/E] /?",
        "And uh I believe that they have something um that 's probably solid enough and hopeful uh come [E] September fourth [/E] that Joran Van Sloot will stay where he 's positioned right now /.",
        "And it 's been [E] a month [/E] since this man went missing on a honeymoon on a Mediterranean cruise /.",
        "And our [E] weeklong [/E] series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose wraps up tonight /.",
        "We 'll check in with Erin Runnion [E] five year old [/E] daughter Samantha raped and killed by a sex offender /.",
        "New York Daily News [E] today [/E] reports that jurors are saying there were all sorts of shannanigans going on in the jury room at the Michael Jackson case , that a juror wanted to convict Jackson smuggled in a medical dictionary to prove Jackson fits the definition of a pedophile /.",
        "we talked to her [E] today [/E] juror number ten /.",
        "Coming up no clear explanation for what happened to a honeymooner who disappeared from a Mediterranean cruise [E] last month [/E] /.",
        "College student Dru Sjodin allegedly raped and murdered by a sex offender [E] two years ago [/E] /.",
        "Her mother joins us along with Erin Runnion whose [E] five year old [/E] girl was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender /.",
        "The Russian Navy 's chief spokesperson says there may only be about twelve hours worth while another official says there 's [E] more than twenty - four hours [/E] left /.",
        "That 's where twenty - two marines were killed [E] this week [/E] /.",
        "[E] Exactly a month [/E] after twenty - six year old George Smith vanished from a Royal Caribbean ship cruising in the Mediterranean NBC News has learned federal investigators are now focusing on three men who were traveling on the cruise ship called Brilliance of the Seas two Russian brothers who live in Brooklyn and one man who lives in California /.",
        "This photo taken [E] the day [/E] shows what appears to be blood on the awning below the cabin where Smith and his wife were staying /.",
        "Smith was traveling on his honeymoon and had left Barcelona Spain on [E] June twenty - ninth [/E] /.",
        "what was meant to be a [E] twelve day [/E] cruise /.",
        "Halfway through the trip on the morning of [E] July fifth [/E] he disappeared /.",
        "Two were married on [E] June twenty - fifth [/E] in Newport Rhode Island /.",
        "Uh now as far as the cruise uh I was on the cruise [E] that uh uh day [/E] /.",
        "and the way I became aware of what occured was that uh the morning of [E] the fifth [/E] a relative of mine had mentioned that there was blood stain on the canopy beneath her uh balcony /.",
        "However later on into the cruise [E] that day [/E] uh the ship 's captain went onto the PA system and made an announcement that uh authorities were on the ship and they were investigating the possibility that an individual had gone overboard during the night or early morning hours /.",
        "This is again from Cletus Hyman uh who was literally um in a joining or nearby cabin um as to what he heard around he said four in the morning [E] the day [/E] before uh Mister Smith went missing /.",
        "But it was [E] five days later [/E] that the ship 's attorneys had begun to question her not law enforcement but ship 's attorneys /.",
        "Tomas Meddaugh is a oh he 's not [E] thirty [/E] that guy 's what fifty alright fifty year old white male five foot seven a hundred and sixty - eight pounds with scars near his left eyebrow and shoulder his neck and abdomen /.",
        "Tomas Meddaugh is a oh he 's not thirty that guy 's what [E] fifty [/E] alright fifty year old white male five foot seven a hundred and sixty - eight pounds with scars near his left eyebrow and shoulder his neck and abdomen /.",
        "Tomas Meddaugh is a oh he 's not thirty that guy 's what fifty alright [E] fifty year old [/E] white male five foot seven a hundred and sixty - eight pounds with scars near his left eyebrow and shoulder his neck and abdomen /.",
        "and his current offense involved deviant sexual intercourse with a [E] thirteen year old [/E] girl /.",
        "He does have a prior conviction for the knifepoint rape of a [E] fourteen year old [/E] girl /.",
        "Dion Bryant [E] twenty - four year old [/E] black male standing five foot six one fifty - six /.",
        "Samantha Runnion was uh just [E] eleven days [/E] away from her sixth birthday when she was kidnapped sexually assaulted and murdered by a man named Alejandro Avila /.",
        "And Dru Sjodin was a [E] twenty - two year old [/E] college student /.",
        "Statistically one in four girls and as many as one in six to ten boys are sexually assaulted before they are [E] eighteen [/E] /.",
        "That 's a [E] May of two thousand five [/E] um statistic /.",
        "And in our [E] weeklong [/E] series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose trying to stop wanted sex offenders before they strike Chris O'Rourke from Gardner Massachusetts /.",
        "but your drive to stop sex offenders before they commit a crime sounds a bit like a southern lynch mob in [E] the sixties [/E] /.",
        "Have a great [E] weekend [/E] /.",
        "We got a big week [E] next week [/E] /.",
        "Originating site : BBS Unknown Space -LRB- Thu Jan 25 21:38:45 [E] 2007 [/E] -RRB- .",
        "I have kept the good habit of having my teeth cleaned ever since I knew it could claim my life if I abruptly go to clean my teeth after [E] years [/E] of leaving them uncleaned .",
        "After my still upright but \" left - tilting \" teeth crouched in my mouth safely and soundly for [E] another two years [/E] , another revolution erupted half a year after I graduated and found a job .",
        "After my still upright but \" left - tilting \" teeth crouched in my mouth safely and soundly for another two years , another revolution erupted [E] half a year [/E] after I graduated and found a job .",
        "Thus , [E] three years [/E] after I ran away from the \" brigand orthodontist , \" I stepped into the orthodontist 's office again ...",
        "Qingqing [E] 20070107 [/E] .",
        "Qingqing said today : the teacher said last time that she would repay the money she borrowed from me [E] the next day [/E] , but she has not repaid yet .",
        "Jointly sponsored by the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture , \" The Sun that Never Sets \" national performing tour organizing committee , and the National Market for High - Technology Industry Work Committee , and coordinated exclusively by Zhengzhou State Rail Logistics Rapid Transport Co. . Ltd. , the large - scale evening gala \" The Sun that Never Sets \" will premiere on the evening of [E] December 27 , 2006 [/E] at the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture .",
        "This [E] year [/E] 's commemorative event marks the first time \" The Sun that Never Sets \" has entered a university campus , and for the first time is exclusively supported by the generosity of well - known philanthropist entrepreneur Jiang Yongzhi .",
        "Poster 's Site : mitbbs.com BBS -LRB- Wed Jan 31 11:16:04 [E] 2007 [/E] -RRB-",
        "[E] A few days ago [/E] , another Taiwanese star passed away .",
        "Talk delivered by Haim Harari at a meeting of the International Advisory Board of a large multi-national corporation , [E] April , 2004 [/E] :",
        "My perspective is entirely based on what I see , on what I read and on the fact that my family has lived in this region for [E] almost 200 years [/E] .",
        "Egypt did not use poison gas against Yemen in [E] the 60's [/E] because of Israel .",
        "Assad the Father did not kill tens of thousands of his own citizens in [E] one week [/E] in El Hamma in Syria because of Israel .",
        "The root of the trouble is that this entire Moslem region is totally dysfunctional , by any standard of the word , and would have been so even if Israel had joined the Arab league and an independent Palestine had existed for [E] 100 years [/E] .",
        "The social status of women is far below what it was in the Western World [E] 150 years ago [/E] .",
        "And all of this is happening in a region , which only [E] 30 years ago [/E] , was believed to be the next wealthy part of the world , and in a Moslem area , which developed , at some point in history , one of the most advanced cultures in the world .",
        "The events of [E] the last few years [/E] have amplified four issues , which have always existed , but have never been as rampant as in the present upheaval in the region .",
        "[E] A few more years [/E] may pass before everybody acknowledges that it is a World War ,",
        "The total number of casualties from hundreds of suicide murders within Israel in [E] the last three years [/E] is much smaller than those due to car accidents .",
        "More people die from AIDS in [E] one day [/E] in Africa than all the Russians who died in the hands of Chechnya - based Moslem suicide murderers since that conflict started .",
        "Saddam killed every [E] month [/E] more people than all those who died from suicide murders since the Coalition occupation of Iraq .",
        "A demonstration in Berlin , carrying banners supporting Saddam 's regime and featuring [E] three - year old [/E] babies dressed as suicide murderers , is defined by the press and by political leaders as a `` peace demonstration '' .",
        "Mrs. Arafat , who lives in Paris with her daughter , receives tens of thousands of dollars per [E] month [/E] from the allegedly bankrupt Palestinian Authority , while a typical local ringleader of the Al-Aksa brigade , reporting to Arafat , receives only a cash payment of a couple of hundred dollars , for performing murders at the retail level .",
        "But before you fight and win , by force or otherwise , you have to realize that you are in a war , and this may take Europe [E] a few more years [/E] .",
        "No one will ever know whether the recent elections in Spain would have yielded a different result , if not for the train bombings [E] a few days earlier [/E] .",
        "It was a scandal [E] 20 years ago [/E] when Ronald Reagan - the Bush family 's post-Hinkley Zombie - in - Chief - honoured the SS dead at Bitburg , and by turn paid homage to the old fascist `` anti-communist '' front of the Republican Heritage Groups Council .",
        "It was , perhaps , merely a prefigurement of the Nazi stain in America 's own blood cult , and what should be a crisis of conscience on [E] Memorial Day [/E] .",
        "I am reminded of a distinction one of my students tried making [E] a few years ago [/E] in contrasting suicide bombers with militarily disciplined killing :",
        "On this [E] Memorial Day [/E] weekend , it would be worthwhile for Americans - whose government is running this abattoir - to recognize the immorality of their support for such madness .",
        "Fast - forward to [E] today [/E] 's GI : innured to violence by a lifetime of ultra-violent `` Kill Bill '' movies , ultra-violent FPS video games , he has become the thing an earlier generation was taught was most detestable : a nazi storm trooper , a self - appointed SS death 's - head executioner .",
        "the article was written [E] 17 years ago [/E] about a kid who was not yet near puberty .",
        "The kid who bought that toy would be in their [E] mid to late 20s [/E] right now , possibly with a tour or two of Iraq under their belts .",
        "Back in [E] 1903 [/E] , Yale Divinity School established a number of schools and hospitals throughout China that were collectively known as ' Yale in China . '",
        "But because of military bureaucracy this can be as long as [E] one year [/E] .",
        "And the money trail , or the stupidities , like the finding of a highjacker 's passport in the rubble within 12 hours of the event , or the reports of the Seattle Mayor being warned not to fly to the east coast on [E] 911 [/E] , or the Bin ladens ' charter flight out of the US during the `` no fly '' period ; all that disappears under the weight of scorn flung at the claims that are wrong .",
        "Berlin was sacked and thousands of German women raped by the Red Army in [E] 1945 [/E] .",
        "This is the result of [E] more than 60 years [/E] of military conditioning .",
        "[E] 40 years from now [/E] , more horrors , more massacres are going to be unearthed ...",
        "There is no `` now '' in [E] Remembrance Day [/E] or Groundhog Day or Memorial Day or any other ICON of DAYS .",
        "There is no `` now '' in Remembrance Day or [E] Groundhog Day [/E] or Memorial Day or any other ICON of DAYS .",
        "There is no `` now '' in Remembrance Day or Groundhog Day or [E] Memorial Day [/E] or any other ICON of DAYS .",
        "Sure you can protest [E] Rembembrance Day [/E] .",
        "[E] A couple of years prior [/E] , one of the neighbor 's kids was Trick or Treat 'n dressed as Bible Man .....",
        "Was the OT formulation ' what is hateful to you do not do to others ' a fairly rad concept for humans in [E] 1000 BC [/E] ?",
        "It 's [E] Memorial Day [/E] !",
        "David Koresh may very well be the next Christ figure [E] several hundred years from now [/E] ,",
        "A medical source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younes told United Press International that Palestinian citizen Kamal Mohamed Al Bashiti [E] -LRB- 33 years old -RRB- [/E] died shortly after he was hit by a gunshot in the chest from an accidental shooting at his brother 's wedding in Khan Younes .",
        "Mohamed Al Bashiti , [E] 18 -LRB- years old -RRB- [/E] , a relative of the victim , mentioned that while the young men were performing dances and popular dabke dances Thursday evening , and while they were in a state of intense rejoicing for the wedding of our relative , Majed Al Bashiti , one of the armed men lost control of his weapon , which he was trying to use to fire to celebrate and greet the groom .",
        "Mohamed Al Bashiti , 18 -LRB- years old -RRB- , a relative of the victim , mentioned that while the young men were performing dances and popular dabke dances [E] Thursday [/E] evening , and while they were in a state of intense rejoicing for the wedding of our relative , Majed Al Bashiti , one of the armed men lost control of his weapon , which he was trying to use to fire to celebrate and greet the groom .",
        "The city of Khan Younes had witnessed on [E] the third of last July [/E] a similar incident , when the girl , Amani Al Raqab , died by a bullet that hit her by mistake from a revolver her brother was shooting off on his wedding day .",
        "The film is a copy of the film which was taken after his execution on [E] the morning of the blessed Eid [/E] .",
        "Here we are saying good - bye to another [E] year [/E] ... what a pity that we were negligent in it .",
        "A new video recording depicting the corpse of the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein after his execution on the morning of the first day of the Eidul Adha was broadcasted [E] Monday evening [/E] on the Google Internet website .",
        "The clip does not last longer than half a minute and is the second one being broadcast unofficially on the Internet following the film taken on a mobile phone [E] last week [/E] which recorded the execution of Saddam and depicted insults and repeated Shiite slogans by those who attended his execution .",
        "[E] Tonight [/E] I 'll list the two films of the Rafid dervish , Moqtada , for everyone to get to know him up close .",
        "Here we are saying good - bye to another [E] year [/E] ... what a pity we have been negligent in it .",
        "Here we are , saying good - bye to another [E] year [/E] ... it is a pity we have been negligent in it .",
        "Here we are saying good - bye to another [E] year [/E] ... it is a pity we have been negligent in it .",
        "The American administration , who planned carefully for this event through experts in media and public relations , and its tools in Iraq and the inclinations of public opinion did not at all expect such an opposite result , which along with the destructive consequences that may result from it in [E] the coming days [/E] have caught them by surprise .",
        "We are sorry , but not surprised , because some Arab governments objected only because the execution took place on [E] the day of the feast of Bairam [/E] , as if the execution of this man would have been permissible and blessed on any other day .",
        "We are sorry , but not surprised , because some Arab governments objected only because the execution took place on the day of the feast of Bairam , as if the execution of this man would have been permissible and blessed on [E] any other day [/E] .",
        "Maybe God wanted a good end for him , and a good reputation , when He induced one of them to record what America and the government of sects wanted to hide , by means of the video of the last moments , which created a historic turning point that will perhaps shape the history of the region , and the nature of events in it for [E] decades to come [/E] .",
        "The American administration committed a fatal mistake and revealed a major foolishness to be added to its many foolishnesses in Iraq when it executed this man , in a way for which it will pay a hefty price in [E] the near future [/E] .",
        "The two students , Alexander Ghuliyandrin and Oleg Darutsigh , said that they were on a trip [E] last Saturday morning [/E] when they reached a military fortification near Qisrin .",
        "The two students took the pendant with them to school on [E] Sunday [/E] and tried to consult the teacher to find out what was written on it .",
        "A senior officer in the Israeli army who fought in the Golan during the June War as well as in the October War , said that from the descriptions of the place and the fortification given by the two boys , they go back to the war of [E] June 1967 [/E] , because the Syrian army did not establish fortifications south of the Golan during the October War .",
        "[E] The weekend after that [/E] %uh I will not be in town .",
        "I should have just gone to the wedding [E] last year [/E] .",
        "it 's easier to think about doing it when you 're on vacation yeah . than if you get this idea %eh when you 're at work and say , oh I ca n't go in [E] four weeks [/E] .",
        "But I have to make up my mind here by [E] Friday [/E] because that 's when I can hold my ticket too .",
        "so I have to be there on [E] the twentieth [/E] in Berlin ,",
        "And I could n't go for you know , just , For [E] the day [/E] . you know three days .",
        "And I could n't go for you know , just , For the day . you know [E] three days [/E] .",
        "So I had to go [E] at least a week [/E] .",
        "I was also invited to a wedding on [E] the twelfth [/E] somewhere near Duesseldorf .",
        "he worked here at NASA for [E] like two years [/E] and was in mhm our German conversation club .",
        "So I thought well that 's on [E] the twelfth [/E] , and the other thing is on the twentieth , you know .",
        "So I thought well that 's on the twelfth , and the other thing is on [E] the twentieth [/E] , you know .",
        "oh well [E] the twentieth [/E] i- ,",
        "Well no not the [E] twentieth [/E] .",
        "[E] The twentieth [/E] is my baptism .",
        "The wedding is [E] the twelfth [/E] .",
        "The wedding is [E] the twelfth [/E] ?",
        "Maybe he 's [E] thirty - two [/E] ?",
        "As long as they 're not [E] twenty - one [/E] .",
        "But it 's [E] the twelfth [/E] .",
        "And otherwise , what I 'd like to try to do is stay with you the [E] twelfth [/E] and thirteenth . Because it 's weekend .",
        "And otherwise , what I 'd like to try to do is stay with you the twelfth and [E] thirteenth [/E] . Because it 's weekend .",
        "And then I 'll go [E] Monday [/E] -- down to Bonn , or wherever those relatives are because I have n't seen my uncle in like three or four years , and he 's just turning eighty and I like them a lot",
        "And then I 'll go Monday -- down to Bonn , or wherever those relatives are because I have n't seen my uncle in [E] like three or four years [/E] , and he 's just turning eighty and I like them a lot",
        "And then I 'll go Monday -- down to Bonn , or wherever those relatives are because I have n't seen my uncle in like three or four years , and he 's just turning [E] eighty [/E] and I like them a lot",
        "and I think like the middle of this week he 'll be there [E] a few days [/E] with me",
        "so he 's only teaching [E] three days [/E] a week",
        "when I was there in [E] October [/E] she had that guy from Yerushalaim that guy",
        "she 'll be [E] nineteen [/E] in December",
        "they went to America for [E] a month [/E] after the wedding",
        "and now at [E] nineteen [/E] he 's coming back with &uh you know like",
        "like & 's oldest daughter is going to the army [E] next week [/E] or two weeks",
        "if you have two thousand dollars at [E] the end of the year [/E] they 're not going to say oh well %uh I guess you can have that .",
        "but like at this point in time it 's kind of like we 're going to do it because if we do n't do it %uh %eh you know [E] in the next year [/E] or two we 'd regret it you know",
        "I mean I look like about %uh %uh at least five or [E] six years [/E] younger than I actually am",
        "but I mean I could say that for the next five or even eight or maybe -- yeah . -- [E] ten years [/E] alright",
        "but I mean you got a kid you ca n't do fucking [E] ten years [/E] w- --",
        "and then there 's four or [E] five years [/E] doing the damn work",
        "But then you know what if he could get a position overseas again which is something both of us have said would be pretty darn good because -- %mm . -- %um you know after coming back from Spain from [E] those two and half years [/E] it was n't so much an adjustment to the way things were",
        "Well I know one of the best moments I can recall in [E] these past two months [/E] is",
        "she 's coming on [E] Friday [/E] to live",
        "I was a little bit worried at first you know when you got back there because the money would run out probably in [E] April [/E] or so",
        "I spoke to your mother in [E] May [/E] because I wanted to know if you were coming or one of the kids are coming out",
        "it was a [E] nine week [/E] course",
        "it started in [E] July [/E] and ended yesterday",
        "I have [E] about a month [/E] off",
        "so about maybe two [E] three years [/E] I do n't know how many years they had a dairy farm",
        "like one or [E] two years [/E] older than him"
    ],
    "event": [
        "North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has sent his second - in - command to the United States for talks that could see new steps towards ending the [E] Cold War [/E] animosity between the two nations .",
        "He won three most valuable player awards and led the Penguins to two [E] Stanley Cup [/E] championships in 1991 and 92 .",
        "In an interview with Israeli Television Monday , Mr. Mubarak said Israel knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in [E] the 1967 Middle East war [/E] .",
        "One of the last bastions of [E] the Cold War [/E] is the scene of some diplomatic thawing today .",
        "The deal would bring an end to seven years of investigations , covering the Whitewater land deal , [E] Travelgate [/E] , and the sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky which led to Mr. Clinton 's impeachment .",
        "Well , this is very interesting because Mr. Gao left China before [E] Tianenmen [/E] .",
        "In Germany after [E] World War I [/E] and in the Ottoman Empire also after World War I , the British and the French pushed really hard for war crimes trials , and the result in both countries was a kind of a nationalist backlash .",
        "In Germany after World War I and in the Ottoman Empire also after [E] World War I [/E] , the British and the French pushed really hard for war crimes trials , and the result in both countries was a kind of a nationalist backlash .",
        "It 's been officially designated `` [E] Operation Determined Response [/E] , '' and that suggests several things that the U.S. , of course , is determined to discover who carried out the bombing and that any group who helped plan the attack faces a response from the U.S. military .",
        "The early episodes make you long for a rerun of [E] the crash of 1987 [/E] .",
        "Through much of the [E] post-World War II [/E] period , listening to Western broadcasts was a crime in Hungary .",
        "A report by the conservation group presented at the U.N. - sponsored [E] Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species [/E] in Lausanne accused the four of trading protected species ranging from parakeets to orchids .",
        "The framers hardly discussed the appropriations clause at [E] the Constitutional Convention of 1787 [/E] , according to Madison 's notes .",
        "Although his team lost [E] the World Series [/E] , San Francisco Giants owner Bob Lurie hopes to have a new home for them .",
        "As San Francisco digs out from [E] The Pretty Big One [/E] , opponents say the last thing the city can afford is an expensive new stadium .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens , such as [E] the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster [/E] , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and [E] the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts [/E] , etc .",
        "From the Shanxi Province [E] Foreign Investment Utilization Work Conference [/E] held at the end of 1997 , this reporter learned that , from just 1992 to 1996 , the province had utilized a total of 766 million US dollars of foreign investment , quadrupling the total of actually utilized foreign investment in the more than past ten years , and the growth rate exceeded double of the whole country over the same period .",
        "Ambassador Zhenya Yang first extended his [E] Spring Festival [/E] greetings to those overseas Chinese and the Taiwan compatriots .",
        "Ambassador Yang also said that , at the time of [E] the Spring Festival [/E] , we miss our Taiwan compatriots even more , and that the motherland 's unification will be a great event that conforms to the historical trend , and that it is the common wish of the people on both sides of the Straits .",
        "Wang Chen , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Tokyo , gave a speech , expressing hopes that Taiwan authorities would deliver on the promise of abolishing [E] the \" Rebel Suppressing Period \" [/E] in May of this year , and would allow many Taiwan compatriots who have not returned home for a long time to fulfill their dream .",
        "The symposium to commemorate the 50th anniversary of [E] the Southern Anhui incident [/E] was held today in Nanjing .",
        "[E] The Southern Anhui Incident [/E] that happened fifty years ago was a tragedy that shocked China and foreign countries .",
        "Comrades attending the symposium deeply expressed condolences and cherished the brave revolutionary martyrs that sacrificed themselves in [E] the Southern Anhui Incident [/E] , passionately sang praises for the New Fourth Army for the great achievements made in the liberation of the race and the creation of a new China , practically and realistically reflected on the experience and lessons from the Southern Anhui Incident , denouncing the crimes of the creator of this tragedy .",
        "Comrades attending the symposium deeply expressed condolences and cherished the brave revolutionary martyrs that sacrificed themselves in the Southern Anhui Incident , passionately sang praises for the New Fourth Army for the great achievements made in the liberation of the race and the creation of a new China , practically and realistically reflected on the experience and lessons from [E] the Southern Anhui Incident [/E] , denouncing the crimes of the creator of this tragedy .",
        "Comrades attending the symposium pointed out that commemorating the 50th anniversary of [E] the Southern Anhui Incident [/E] possesses important realism and meaning towards carrying on and fostering the fine traditions of the New Fourth Army , gaining historical experience , promoting Army reforms and build up .",
        "With the approval of the Party Central Committee , the Mausoleum of the Martyrs who died in [E] the Southern Anhui Incident [/E] , which is built in Jing County , Anhui Province , has already completed construction .",
        "The front of the monument in the garden was inscribed with the 12 large words \" Martyrs who died in [E] the Southern Anhui Incident [/E] will be immortal forever \" , written personally by comrade Xiaoping Deng .",
        "The two stone monuments on the west side of the mausoleum were separately inscribed : in the hand - writing of Comrade Enlai Zhou , \" Greatest innocence of all times , a Ye in Jiangnan . Comrades from the same room killing each other , why the rush to mutually destruct ? \" ; and the \" Inscriptions for the commemorative monument of the martyrs who were sacrificed in [E] the Southern Anhui Incident [/E] \" by the Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee and provincial government of Anhui .",
        "Chinese rising star Li Luo broke through the stiff opposition of gymnasts from Eastern Europe and the USA to win the gold medal on the uneven bars at 29th [E] World Gymnastics Championships [/E] .",
        "\" the First Session of [E] the Global Chinese Physics Meeting [/E] \" which will bring together Chinese physicists from all over the world will be held at Shantou University from August 5th to 9th , 1995 .",
        "This was learned by this reporter from the recently ended preparatory working meeting of the First Session of [E] Global Chinese Physics Convention [/E] .",
        "As early as the first working discussion , at the end of August of last year , when the two associations implemented [E] the \" Wang - Gu Talks \" [/E] , the Straits Association put forward in the \" schedule for the discussion on implementing relevant agreements of the Wang - Gu Talks \" that the associations should conduct specific discussions about \" issues on strengthening tourism and contact on both sides \" as soon as possible , but so far the Straits Foundation 's response has not been received .",
        "As early as the first working discussion , at the end of August of last year , when the two associations implemented the \" Wang - Gu Talks \" , the Straits Association put forward in the \" schedule for the discussion on implementing relevant agreements of [E] the Wang - Gu Talks [/E] \" that the associations should conduct specific discussions about \" issues on strengthening tourism and contact on both sides \" as soon as possible , but so far the Straits Foundation 's response has not been received .",
        "Secondly , the Straits Association persistently advocates completely implementing discussions of topics about routine and economy , science and technology stipulated in the \" common agreement of [E] the Wang - Gu talks \" [/E] , and has suggested many times to the Straits Foundation that discussions on the \" rights of Taiwanese merchants investing in the mainland and related issues \" should be started early .",
        "Since [E] the \" QianDao Lake Incident \" [/E] occurred , the Straits Association has , according to the agreement , reported the situation to the Straits Foundation , explaining and answering a certain number of questions and requests brought up by the Straits Foundation .",
        "The communique points out that as far as [E] the \" QianDao Lake Incident \" [/E] is concerned , the top priority is investigating and settling the case in accordance with the law .",
        "The 6th [E] national members ' representative convention [/E] of the China 's Red Cross Society opened today in Beijing .",
        "Today in Zhongnanhai , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , President of the country and honorary President of China 's Red Cross , Zemin Jiang met with representatives of the 6th [E] National Member Congress [/E] of China 's Red Cross , and expressed warm greetings to the 20 million hardworking members on behalf of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and State Council .",
        "Zemin Jiang , Peng Li , Shi Qiao , Huaqing Liu , etc. also wrote words of appreciation for the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Chinese Red Cross and the concurrent 6th [E] National Congress [/E] .",
        "Jin Zhong , president and editor - in - chief of Hong Kong 's OPEN magazine , which specializes in political reporting and commentary , spent an entire week in Taiwan observing the election campaign and its aftermath , and on 20 March , OPEN organized a seminar titled \" [E] The New President and Cross-Strait Relations [/E] . \"",
        "Having been through [E] the Tiananmen massacre [/E] , Wei felt compelled to warn the people of Taiwan , \" You absolutely must not think the way the students did in Beijing in '89 .",
        "On the 25th Chen and Debi signed a joint communique and held a press conference before heading back to Taiwan slightly ahead of schedule to oversee efforts to deal with the powerful [E] Typhoon Bilis [/E] .",
        "Closing ceremonies for the 2000 Sydney [E] Paralympics [/E] were held on October 29 .",
        "The ROC team took one gold , two silvers , and four bronzes , marking the first time any Taiwan athlete has returned from [E] an Olympic games [/E] with a gold .",
        "Also , as part of the events , Taiwan 's Crescent Moon Dance Troupe , made up of handicapped persons , was the only foreign troupe invited by the Australian government to participate in [E] the Paralympic Arts Festival [/E] .",
        "But even more important than these honors was the spirit of overcoming all obstacles and facing life with courage that shone through during the [E] Paralympics [/E] .",
        "The just - completed [E] Paralympics [/E] were enriched by ethnic flavorings .",
        "The events at the 12 - day [E] Paralympics [/E] were packed with spectators .",
        "Studying at Chienkuo High in 1949 , he was arrested on false charges of having participated in [E] the April 6 Incident [/E] .",
        "The Ministry of Education has just formally apologized - 50 years after the fact - for [E] the April 6 Incident [/E] , and a university president has been found guilty of plagiarizing a research paper .",
        "The devastating [E] 21 September earthquake of 1999 [/E] left Taiwan 's landscape covered in scars , but researchers discovered that the places least damaged by the quake were areas of natural forest .",
        "After Taiwan was ceded to Japan following [E] the Sino - Japanese war [/E] of 1894 , while the Japanese were still quelling resistance to their rule they also went into the island 's mountains to collect botanical specimens .",
        "They will complete the park 's entire construction by the beginning of 2006 , to be able to participate in the 2006 [E] Discover Hong Kong Year [/E] campaign .",
        "Like what 's used in our [E] Symphony of Lights [/E] .",
        "We hope to use , er , a variety of hardware and software to package this entire 2006 [E] Discover Hong Kong Year [/E] .",
        "Two out of the four new attractions participating in the 2006 [E] Discover Hong Kong Year [/E] are located on Lantau Island of the New Territory .",
        "[E] The Wonder Tour [/E] will start from Hong Kong .",
        "Taiwan 's military uses [E] Taipei Aerospace Exhibition [/E] as an opportunity for pressing arms procurement .",
        "Recently , the 2005 [E] Ningxia Investment and Trade Fair [/E] and Ningxia - Taiwan Economic and Trade Cooperation Seminar were held in the city of Yinchuan .",
        "Recently , the 2005 Ningxia Investment and Trade Fair and [E] Ningxia - Taiwan Economic and Trade Cooperation Seminar [/E] were held in the city of Yinchuan .",
        "He was in the military apparently a [E] World War Two [/E] airman /.",
        "You 're looking at the last things a young airman put into his pockets on the day he died clues to a [E] World War Two [/E] cold case that you 're about to see for the very first time /.",
        "Did this [E] World War Two [/E] pilot perish when his training flight crashed in the mountains like twenty - five other ill fated flights more than sixty years ago /?",
        "We know he was wearing a [E] World War Two [/E] army air force uniform /.",
        "Out of the thousands of unidentified [E] World War Two [/E] service members Dr. Mann says they 've narrowed it down to just ten /.",
        "In its statement the fed dismissed concerns that the economy has slowed down because of [E] Hurricane Katrina [/E] /.",
        "Today Britain 's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla laid flowers at the World Trade Center site in New York and then dedicated a nearby memorial to British victims of [E] the nine eleven attack [/E] /.",
        "And still to come on News Night tonight the saddest [E] post-Katrina [/E] stories were those of the eldery who died in hospitals and nursing homes /.",
        "On Sunday August twenty - eighth the day before [E] Hurricane Katrina [/E] struck the nursing home decided to evacuate patients /.",
        "After dozens of patients died in the wake of [E] Hurricane Katrina [/E] nursing homes have been under scrutiny /.",
        "Thirty - four patients were left behind at Saint Rita 's nursing home in New Orleans when [E] Katrina [/E] hit /.",
        "Before [E] Hurricane Rita [/E] a busload of nursing home residents were being evacuated from Houston /.",
        "They then unveiled a memorial to British victims of [E] Nine Eleven [/E] /.",
        "But then , and for the same reasons , just after [E] the Cultural Revolution [/E] started , Ye Zhengming was treated as a major capitalist roader .",
        "That marshal , afterward , after [E] Liberation [/E] , um , it was conferred on him , so only then --",
        "During [E] the Cultural Revolution [/E] , , um , my family was considered capitalist roaders .",
        "In 1966 [E] the Great Cultural Revolution [/E] came , and at that time Ye Daying 's family moved from Beijing to Shanghai to live .",
        "That [E] Xi'an Incident [/E] thing , I played an extra once .",
        "US marines and Iraqi troops launched [E] Operation Quick Strike [/E] in the Euphrates River Valley /.",
        "In Commemoration of Mao Zedong 's 113th Birthday , Large - scale Evening Gala [E] \" The Sun that Never Sets \" [/E] Premieres in the Capital !",
        "In Commemoration of Mao Zedong 's 113th Birthday , Large - scale Evening Gala [E] \" The Sun that Never Sets \" [/E] Premieres in the Capital !",
        "------ \" [E] The Sun that Never Sets [/E] , \" a Large - scale Evening Gala in Grand Commemoration of the 113th Birthday of Comrade Mao Zedong",
        "Jointly sponsored by the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture , \" The Sun that Never Sets \" national performing tour organizing committee , and the National Market for High - Technology Industry Work Committee , and coordinated exclusively by Zhengzhou State Rail Logistics Rapid Transport Co. . Ltd. , the large - scale evening gala [E] \" The Sun that Never Sets \" [/E] will premiere on the evening of December 27 , 2006 at the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture .",
        "The theme of this classic red event is cherishing the memory of the monumental contributions of Comrade Mao Zedong , the proletarian revolutionary , carrying forward the spirit of the Red Army 's [E] Long March [/E] , educating and inspiring the entire party and people of the country 's various ethnic groups to unite closely around the Party Central Committee led by Comrade Hu Jintao as general secretary , adhering to a scientific approach to development , pursuing the truth and focusing on practical work in promoting initiatives and innovation , and making utmost efforts to build a socialist and harmonious society .",
        "I could have shared with you some fascinating facts and some personal thoughts about [E] the Israeli - Arab conflict [/E] .",
        "Yes , there is a 100 year - old [E] Israeli - Arab conflict [/E] ,",
        "The millions who died in [E] the Iran - Iraq war [/E] had nothing to do with Israel .",
        "A few more years may pass before everybody acknowledges that it is [E] a World War [/E] ,",
        "These are the four main pillars of the current World Conflict , or perhaps we should already refer to it as `` the undeclared [E] World War III [/E] '' : against it . They become accomplices , by omission , and this applies to",
        "Even after [E] September 11 [/E] , it seems that most of the Western World does not yet understand this weapon .",
        "The United States understands this now , after [E] September 11 [/E] .",
        "An incredible number of people in the Arab world believe that [E] September 11 [/E] never happened , or was an American provocation or , even better , a Jewish plot .",
        "You do not have to claim that the [E] holocaust [/E] never happened , and that the Jewish temple in Jerusalem never existed .",
        "You may support or oppose [E] the Iraq war [/E] , but to refer to fans of Saddam , Arafat or Bin Laden as peace activists is a bit too much .",
        "Its understandable recoil from wars , following the horrors of [E] World War II [/E] , may cost thousands of additional innocent lives , before the tide will turn .",
        "Only time right now for some quick thoughts on [E] Haditha [/E] .",
        "Or rather , [E] Haditha [/E] 's elevation as Iraq 's official , bad apple atrocity .",
        "[E] Haditha [/E] is n't Abu Sifa where , according to Iraqi police , US forces '' on a rampage '' executed a family of 11 , then bombed their house , burned their cars and slaughtered their animals .",
        "What more will we hear of [E] Abu Sifa [/E] , now Haditha has become the representative and inevitable example of honour 's exception ?",
        "What more will we hear of Abu Sifa , now [E] Haditha [/E] has become the representative and inevitable example of honour 's exception ?",
        "Because along with [E] Haditha [/E] comes Jesse Macbeth , allegedly a former Army Ranger and Iraq war veteran , whose claims that massacre was method rather than madness rapidly went viral on the Net .",
        "Because along with Haditha comes Jesse Macbeth , allegedly a former Army Ranger and [E] Iraq war [/E] veteran , whose claims that massacre was method rather than madness rapidly went viral on the Net .",
        "But Macbeth , it now appears , is the Pentagon 's timely strawman to buttress its case for [E] Haditha [/E] 's exceptionalism , and to discredit influential anti-war voices such as Iraq Veterans Against the War .",
        "On supposedly progressive forums I 've seen many apologies for [E] Haditha [/E] , and for the other Hadithas still cloaked in denial .",
        "On supposedly progressive forums I 've seen many apologies for Haditha , and for the other [E] Hadithas [/E] still cloaked in denial .",
        "it only proves jeff 's point -LRB- made implicitly and explicitly throughout this entire blog -RRB- that there is a cancer in this country that continues to eat at it : a cancerous heritage linked to nazism and fascism and slavery and [E] holocaust [/E] and slaughter ...",
        "Question : did U.S. troops in [E] WW2 [/E] shoot children while their mothers tried to shield them , screaming for mercy ?",
        "I heard a [E] WW2 [/E] vet say this tonight .",
        "During [E] World War II [/E] , ' Yale in China ' was a primary instrument used by the U.S. Establishment and its Office of Strategic Services -LRB- OSS -RRB- to install the Maoists into power .",
        "This guy -LRB- Macbeth , great name -RRB- and [E] 911 [/E] show a similar pattern .",
        "[E] The Boer war [/E] : first case of concentration camps , run by the British to exterminate rebels fighting against the British Empire .",
        "[E] WWI [/E] saw regular massacres of unarmed German soldiers who had surrendered to the allies .",
        "[E] WWII [/E] saw the bombing of Dresden , a target with very little military importance , and home to thousands of refugees .",
        "Vietnam had [E] My Lai [/E] , and the Tiger Force .",
        "Vietnam had My Lai , and [E] the Tiger Force [/E] .",
        "In [E] WWII [/E] , most of the soldiers refused to shoot at people , and shot either in the air or -- at least -- above the heads of enemy soldiers .",
        "I 'll toss in [E] Hiroshima [/E] and Nagasaki ,",
        "I 'll toss in Hiroshima and [E] Nagasaki [/E] ,",
        "I 'm sure there were GIs shooting innocents in [E] WW2 [/E] ,",
        "but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of the war , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of [E] Vietnam [/E] , and Fallujah and Abu Graib and Hadifa will be emblamatic of Iraq .",
        "but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of the war , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of Vietnam , and [E] Fallujah [/E] and Abu Graib and Hadifa will be emblamatic of Iraq .",
        "but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of the war , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of Vietnam , and Fallujah and [E] Abu Graib [/E] and Hadifa will be emblamatic of Iraq .",
        "but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of the war , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of Vietnam , and Fallujah and Abu Graib and [E] Hadifa [/E] will be emblamatic of Iraq .",
        "but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of the war , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of Vietnam , and Fallujah and Abu Graib and Hadifa will be emblamatic of [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "Show us your credentials and citations , other than gun ownership and watching [E] WWII [/E] glory documentaries , that lead you to conclude that resources and current social state of the world are only resolved through warfare .",
        "Just like [E] Abu Ghraib [/E] .",
        "Pendant of Soldier in Golan Since [E] 1967 War [/E] Found",
        "A senior officer in the Israeli army who fought in the Golan during [E] the June War [/E] as well as in the October War , said that from the descriptions of the place and the fortification given by the two boys , they go back to the war of June 1967 , because the Syrian army did not establish fortifications south of the Golan during the October War .",
        "A senior officer in the Israeli army who fought in the Golan during the June War as well as in [E] the October War [/E] , said that from the descriptions of the place and the fortification given by the two boys , they go back to the war of June 1967 , because the Syrian army did not establish fortifications south of the Golan during the October War .",
        "A senior officer in the Israeli army who fought in the Golan during the June War as well as in the October War , said that from the descriptions of the place and the fortification given by the two boys , they go back to the war of June 1967 , because the Syrian army did not establish fortifications south of the Golan during [E] the October War [/E] .",
        "and so you 're probably not going to come back [E] Christmas [/E] which is cool",
        "Now I have a month 's vacation for [E] Rosh Hashanah [/E] and everything",
        "and after [E] Sukkoth [/E] we start our new class",
        "well you know %uh you know it 's like [E] New Year 's [/E] %uh",
        "[E] Passover [/E] time we used to be embarrassed bringing matzos to school and everything"
    ],
    "facility": [
        "the first couple moves out of [E] the White House [/E] on January 20th .",
        "I left [E] the White House [/E] , but I 'm still here .",
        "Stocks sold off on [E] Wall Street [/E] today , ending a two - session rally .",
        "Our Rhonda Schaffler is near [E] New York Stock Exchange [/E] with the latest on this unfolding story , certainly one we have been hearing a lot about .",
        "Andrew Luster , though arrived yesterday at [E] Los Angeles International Airport [/E] on a commercial flight from Mexico .",
        "28 of the 33 wounded sailors have been released from [E] the Portsmouth Naval Hospital [/E] in Virginia , and four of the most seriously wounded sailors are flying home from Germany for additional treatment .",
        "We also know that 12 miles southwest of the city , coalition forces remain largely in control of what was formerly [E] Saddam Hussein International Airport [/E] , now renamed by the coalition Baghdad International Airport , but the coalition is quick to point out that they do not have control of the area immediately surrounding the airport .",
        "We also know that 12 miles southwest of the city , coalition forces remain largely in control of what was formerly Saddam Hussein International Airport , now renamed by the coalition [E] Baghdad International Airport [/E] , but the coalition is quick to point out that they do not have control of the area immediately surrounding the airport .",
        "Nine years ago today , allegations of infidelity almost derailed Bill Clinton 's journey from hope to [E] the White House [/E] .",
        "A plane carrying the bodies of five dead American sailors from the `` USS Cole '' arrived today at [E] Dover Air Force Base [/E] , as the first wave of forensics experts and investigators from the Department of Defense and the FBI arrived in Yemen .",
        "NBC 's Jim Miklaszewski tonight at the [E] Pentagon [/E] with an exclusive report on the damage done and the difficulty in finding those responsible .",
        "At a photo opportunity in [E] the Oval Office [/E] , Bush thanked the President and fended off an interruption from a veteran White House correspondent .",
        "So , we can see immediately that the resonances with the play of Beckett , but Gao Xingjian really before 1989 felt , that he was unable to write and to have his plays produced , as he would wish , and so left China couple of years before the incident at [E] Tiananmen [/E] in 1989 .",
        "Even now , hours after that hearing ended , there are still protesters circling [E] the Supreme Court [/E] .",
        "Jackie Judd at [E] the Supreme Court [/E] .",
        "The remains of four sailors killed in the `` USS Cole '' bombing returned to [E] Dover Air Force Base [/E] in Delaware today .",
        "John M Wethy , ABC News , the [E] Pentagon [/E] .",
        "Freeport - McMoRan Inc. said a temporary cessation of operations at its [E] Sunshine Bridge [/E] uranium - recovery facility in Donaldsonville , La. , will result in slight earnings improvement to both the company and its Freeport - McMoRan Resource Partners Limited Partnership unit .",
        "Administration officials say President Bush was briefed throughout Friday afternoon and evening , even after leaving for [E] Camp David [/E] .",
        "He is an avid fan of a proposition on next week 's ballot to help build a replacement for [E] Candlestick Park [/E] .",
        "He has looked at 14 baseball and football stadiums and found that only one -- private [E] Dodger Stadium [/E] -- brought more money into a city than it took out .",
        "George Christopher , the former San Francisco mayor who built [E] Candlestick Park [/E] for the Giants in the 1960s , wo n't endorse the new ballpark .",
        "He says he had [E] Candlestick [/E] built because the Giants claimed they needed 10,000 parking spaces .",
        "Several years ago he gave up trying to persuade Miami to improve its city - owned [E] Orange Bowl [/E] , and instead built his own $ 100 million coliseum with private funds .",
        "But to Moon Landrieu , the former New Orleans mayor who helped build that city 's cavernous , money - losing [E] Superdome [/E] , questions of who benefits or the bottom line are of little relevance .",
        "`` The [E] Superdome [/E] is an exercise in optimism , a statement of faith , '' he has said .",
        "Also , a Communist official for the first time said the future of [E] the Berlin Wall [/E] could be open to discussion .",
        "In Richmond , Ind. , the type F railing is being used to replace arched openings on [E] the G Street Bridge [/E] .",
        "In Hartford , Conn. , [E] the Charter Oak Bridge [/E] will soon be replaced , the cast - iron medallions from its railings relegated to a park .",
        "Similarly , highway engineers agreed to keep the old railings on [E] the Key Bridge [/E] in Washington , D.C. , as long as they could install a crash barrier between the sidewalk and the road .",
        "Mubarak held reconciliation talks with Gadhafi at the Egyptian resort of [E] Mersa Metruh [/E] .",
        "The construction of [E] the New Golden Triangle Mall [/E] , a modern multifunctional business center costing 60 million yuan , has nearly come to an end .",
        "With the approval of the Party Central Committee , the [E] Mausoleum of the Martyrs [/E] who died in the Southern Anhui Incident , which is built in Jing County , Anhui Province , has already completed construction .",
        "In the harbor area a railway of 14 kilometers has been built , and [E] the Nanning - Fangchenggang railway [/E] can reach the dock directly .",
        "President Chen Shui - bian visited [E] the Nicaraguan National Assembly [/E] on August 17 , where he received a medal from the president of the assembly , Ivan Escobar Fornos .",
        "The troupe also delighted Sydney citizens with a performance at [E] the Sydney City Hall [/E] on October 19 .",
        "What had been [E] Chungshan Road [/E] was turned into Provincial Highway #15 , and the opening of the Kuantu Bridge to traffic linked Pali directly to the busy Taipei districts of Shilin and Peitou .",
        "What had been Chungshan Road was turned into [E] Provincial Highway #15 [/E] , and the opening of the Kuantu Bridge to traffic linked Pali directly to the busy Taipei districts of Shilin and Peitou .",
        "What had been Chungshan Road was turned into Provincial Highway #15 , and the opening of [E] the Kuantu Bridge [/E] to traffic linked Pali directly to the busy Taipei districts of Shilin and Peitou .",
        "And there is no sign this situation will end : Reports now say that all the waste and earth being moved to Linkou for a land reclamation project there will be trucked along [E] Provincial Highway #15 [/E] - right through the heart of Pali .",
        "The main attractions include the so - called \" eight views of Pali , \" the ferry boat scenic tour , hiking on Mt. Kuanyin , [E] Formosa Wonderworld [/E] theme park , and the Liao Tianding Temple .",
        "The main attractions include the so - called \" eight views of Pali , \" the ferry boat scenic tour , hiking on Mt. Kuanyin , Formosa Wonderworld theme park , and [E] the Liao Tianding Temple [/E] .",
        "Pali is served by inter-city and local buses , or you can take a shuttle bus from [E] the Kuantu Station [/E] of the Taipei rapid transit system .",
        "The red [E] Kuantu Bridge [/E] connects Pali , a town which nestles at the foot of Mt. Kuanyin , with the outside world , and also adds a splash of color to the lovely river landscape .",
        "Everywhere [E] the Alishan Mountain Railway [/E] passes at higher elevations was once cypress forest .",
        "[E] The Alishan Mountain Railway [/E] , and the long forestry roads which wind through Taiwan 's four major mountain ranges , were all built for the sole purpose of shifting the huge cypress logs down the slopes .",
        "In 1971 , after the Shinto gate at [E] the Meiji Shrine [/E] in Tokyo was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to Taiwan to buy 11 huge , straight Taiwan yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees over 1,500 years old , to create the world 's biggest Shinto gate .",
        "In the early days , the sleepers used for [E] the Alishan Mountain Railway [/E] were cut from broadleaved trees such as beech and Michelia compressa .",
        "Then welcome to the official writing ceremony of [E] Hong Kong Disneyland [/E] .",
        "The construction of [E] Hong Kong Disneyland [/E] began two years ago , in 2003 .",
        "There 's only one month left before the opening of [E] Hong Kong Disneyland [/E] on September 12 .",
        "The subway to [E] Disney [/E] has already been constructed .",
        "At subway stations , passengers will frequently press the station for [E] Disney [/E] on ticket machines , trying to purchase tickets to enjoy the park when it first opens .",
        "Meanwhile , the [E] Disney [/E] subway station is scheduled to open on the same day as the park .",
        "We took a taxi along the path of the highway that heads toward [E] Disney [/E] , trying to experience this mysterious park from close by .",
        "Although Disney Corporation chose Hong Kong as the venue for the Chinese [E] Disney [/E] park , what they are actually most excited about is the mainland China tourist market .",
        "Over the past 28 years , [E] the Ocean Park [/E] has basically been a must - see destination for tourists coming to Hong Kong .",
        "Watch spectacular performances by dolphins and sea lions at [E] the Ocean Theater [/E] , and experience passionate screaming and accelerating heart - beat adventures on amusement rides .",
        "It seems that those attractions like [E] the North Pole [/E] and the Marine Life Center will also be renovated after several years .",
        "It seems that those attractions like the North Pole and [E] the Marine Life Center [/E] will also be renovated after several years .",
        "Among these is [E] the Avenue of Stars [/E] .",
        "For this reason , in 2004 , on [E] the Waterfront Promenade [/E] originally constructed for viewing only the scenery of Hong Kong Island and Victoria Harbor , the Hong Kong Tourism Board also constructed the Avenue of Stars , memorializing Hong Kong 's 100 - year film history .",
        "For this reason , in 2004 , on the Waterfront Promenade originally constructed for viewing only the scenery of Hong Kong Island and Victoria Harbor , the Hong Kong Tourism Board also constructed [E] the Avenue of Stars [/E] , memorializing Hong Kong 's 100 - year film history .",
        "Across from [E] the Avenue of Stars [/E] , a special performance is staged every weekend .",
        "[E] The PLA Hong Kong Garrison Plaza [/E] , Bank of China Tower , at 8:00 every Saturday night , HSBC Main Building .",
        "The PLA Hong Kong Garrison Plaza , [E] Bank of China Tower [/E] , at 8:00 every Saturday night , HSBC Main Building .",
        "The PLA Hong Kong Garrison Plaza , Bank of China Tower , at 8:00 every Saturday night , [E] HSBC Main Building [/E] .",
        "[E] Hong Kong Wetland Park [/E] , which is currently under construction , is also one of the designated new projects of the Hong Kong SAR government for advancing the Hong Kong tourism industry .",
        "[E] Hong Kong Wetland Park [/E] covers an area of 61 hectares , including a 10,000 square meter visitor 's center and a 60 hectare outdoor wildlife habitat .",
        "but behind me is our [E] Wetland Park [/E] .",
        "er , [E] the Wetland Park Exploration Center [/E] .",
        "Mai Po Marshes adjacent to [E] Wetland Park [/E] is a major wildlife habitat within Asia .",
        "As a result , three different types of aviaries were built in [E] Hong Kong Wetland Park [/E] .",
        "Some of them , er , have stayed in [E] Hong Kong Wetland Park [/E] .",
        "[E] Wetland Park [/E] workers are now in the middle of intensive work .",
        "Because , as everyone knows , our [E] Disneyland [/E] will open in September of this year .",
        "In addition , we will have [E] Ngong Ping 360 [/E] , that is , the cable car , er , to the Giant Buddha .",
        "They add to what we already have , like [E] the Avenue of Stars [/E] , which is also very famous .",
        "Since this giant bronze Buddha settled on Lantau Island , the world renowned [E] Hong Kong International Airport [/E] at Chek Lap Kok and Disneyland have also been constructed here in succession .",
        "Since this giant bronze Buddha settled on Lantau Island , the world renowned Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok and [E] Disneyland [/E] have also been constructed here in succession .",
        "Er , %pw Zhuhai for sightseeing tours , Macao for entertainment , and we have [E] Disneyland [/E] and , other attractions in Hong Kong .",
        "Once the Zhuhai - Hong Kong - Macao bridge is built , it will no longer be a dream of tourists to enjoy gourmet food in Macao before having fun at [E] Disneyland [/E] just an hour later .",
        "Promotion of [E] Hong Kong Disneyland [/E] has long since begun .",
        "Ah , currently it has been decided that [E] Disney [/E] will open on September 12 .",
        "Well , I am very confident , that when our tourists come to [E] Disneyland [/E] , they will certainly return home very satisfied .",
        "Today Britain 's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla laid flowers at the [E] World Trade Center [/E] site in New York and then dedicated a nearby memorial to British victims of the nine eleven attack /.",
        "It was about a minute past nine when we got the shout for uh smoke issuing in [E] Allgate tube station [/E] /.",
        "The explosion at [E] Allgate [/E] was the first of the four bombs to go off on July the seventh at eight fifty in the morning /.",
        "On the arrival at [E] Allgate [/E] we saw dozens of casualties outside the front sitting down /.",
        "Eight people including the bomber died at [E] Allgate [/E] /.",
        "Charles and Diana visited [E] a JC Penney 's [/E] on the prince 's last official US tour /.",
        "But it still stings some Diana fans to see those old shots of glamorous Princess Di dancing with John Travolta at [E] the White House [/E] /.",
        "A lone protestor parked herself outside [E] the UN [/E] where Charles would later visit /.",
        "Dad read to Qingqing , and then we arrived at [E] Jinrunfa [/E] by shuttle bus , but could n't find the stickers that Qingqing wanted .",
        "Jointly sponsored by the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture , \" The Sun that Never Sets \" national performing tour organizing committee , and the National Market for High - Technology Industry Work Committee , and coordinated exclusively by Zhengzhou State Rail Logistics Rapid Transport Co. . Ltd. , the large - scale evening gala \" The Sun that Never Sets \" will premiere on the evening of December 27 , 2006 at [E] the Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture [/E] .",
        "Do we have to wait for some major offense , such as illicit sex in [E] the oval office [/E] ?",
        "One example of this truth is the goings on at [E] Abu Ghraib U.S. Military Prison [/E] , which is located twenty miles west of Baghdad .",
        "They gather all men in the area between the ages 17 for questioning to [E] Abu Ghraib Prison [/E] .",
        "General Kapinski states in the `` Taguba Report '' Section 24 -LRB- U -RRB- that as many as 60 percent of [E] Abu Ghraib [/E] prisoners are not guilty of any crimes committed agaisnt the coalition .",
        "Also the February 2004 International Red Cross Report Section 7 which states that 70 to 90 percent of all prisoners held at [E] Abu Ghraib [/E] were innocent .",
        "There is -LRB- potentially -RRB- an ugly truth , either US military violence against civilians , or US admin complicity or responsibility for violence against its own and foreign civilians -LRB- in the [E] WTC [/E] , Pentagon and various aircraft -RRB- .",
        "There is -LRB- potentially -RRB- an ugly truth , either US military violence against civilians , or US admin complicity or responsibility for violence against its own and foreign civilians -LRB- in the WTC , [E] Pentagon [/E] and various aircraft -RRB- .",
        "Extreme sensationalist claims surface that may be true -LRB- No jews died in the [E] WTC [/E] -RRB- others events that are confirmed , like the van full of Israelis , are shown to be true and suddenly the claim seems even more plausible .",
        "That claim is then exposed as crap , and particularly offensive crap at that , -LRB- especially if you are related to some of the dead Jewish paople from the [E] WTC [/E] -RRB- .",
        "Imagine a prisoner at [E] Abu Graib [/E] or Gitmo trying to read the G.C. to his American interrogator .",
        "Imagine a prisoner at Abu Graib or [E] Gitmo [/E] trying to read the G.C. to his American interrogator .",
        "A medical source at [E] Nasser Hospital [/E] in Khan Younes told United Press International that Palestinian citizen Kamal Mohamed Al Bashiti -LRB- 33 years old -RRB- died shortly after he was hit by a gunshot in the chest from an accidental shooting at his brother 's wedding in Khan Younes .",
        "The participants of the party moved to [E] Nasser Hospital [/E] , which lay hundreds of meters away from the site of the wedding .",
        "Through [E] the S - bahn [/E] here .",
        "There 's like a wedding at eleven , and a lunch at [E] Schloss Ketwig [/E] or something at lunchtime ."
    ],
    "geopolitical area": [
        "The Balkan Stability Pact has admitted Yugoslavia as a full member marking [E] Belgrade [/E] 's return to the international community after years of isolation under ousted President Slobodan Milosevic .",
        "The head of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Bodo Hombak announced the decision as representatives of member countries met in the Romanian capital [E] Bucharest [/E] .",
        "A special envoy of [E] Yugoslavia [/E] 's new President Vojislav Kostunica reaffirmed his country 's commitment to peace in the region .",
        "The Balkan Stability Pact was established last year in response to the [E] Kosovo [/E] crisis .",
        "Here in [E] the United States [/E] , it 's just a week and a day before Americans go to the polls to fill offices from local school boards to Congress and the President .",
        "In the latest daily CNN USA Today Gallup popular opinion survey , George W Bush , the Governor of [E] Texas [/E] , the Republican nominee , holds a 49 % to 42 % advantage over his Democratic opponent Al Gore , the Vice President , but two other major surveys gave Mr. Bush only a one - point lead .",
        "Mr. Bush also picked up some key endorsements Sunday including both major [E] Chicago [/E] papers .",
        "Peter Hymline , VOA News , [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "Meanwhile , in [E] Philadelphia [/E] the Phillies have hired Larry Bowa as their new manager for the 2001 season .",
        "The state - owned Petro Basque tanker hit the concrete pier in [E] San Sebastian [/E] , a popular resort south of Sao Paulo .",
        "The state - owned Petro Basque tanker hit the concrete pier in San Sebastian , a popular resort south of [E] Sao Paulo [/E] .",
        "North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has sent his second - in - command to [E] the United States [/E] for talks that could see new steps towards ending the Cold War animosity between the two nations .",
        "Vice - marshall Jo Myong Rok is to meet President Clinton and other top [E] US [/E] officials during a 4 - day visit .",
        "He is the highest - ranking North Korean official ever to visit [E] the United States [/E] .",
        "[E] The United States [/E] has lifted some of the economic sanctions it imposed on Yugoslavia two years ago .",
        "As VOA 's Eve Cornet reports from [E] Belgrade [/E] , a US special envoy gave the news to President Vojislav Kostunica .",
        "As VOA 's Eve Cornet reports from Belgrade , a [E] US [/E] special envoy gave the news to President Vojislav Kostunica .",
        "Balkans advisor James O'Brien and President Kostunica met for the first top - level talks between [E] the United States [/E] and Yugoslavia , since the break of diplomatic relations on the eve of Nato air strikes in 1999 .",
        "Balkans advisor James O'Brien and President Kostunica met for the first top - level talks between the United States and [E] Yugoslavia [/E] , since the break of diplomatic relations on the eve of Nato air strikes in 1999 .",
        "Balkans envoy O'Brian stressed that the [E] US [/E] would begin lifting sanctions against Yugoslavia and that only technical issues remain an obstacle to reestablishing relations .",
        "Balkans envoy O'Brian stressed that the US would begin lifting sanctions against [E] Yugoslavia [/E] and that only technical issues remain an obstacle to reestablishing relations .",
        "Eve Cornet , VOA News , [E] Belgrade [/E] .",
        "A leading expert on international finance , Johns Hopkins University economist , Steve Hanky says [E] Yugoslavia [/E] 's new President Vojislav Kostunica only has a few weeks to reassure financial stability in the dominant republic of Serbia by stabilizing the inflation - prone Yugoslav dinar .",
        "A leading expert on international finance , Johns Hopkins University economist , Steve Hanky says Yugoslavia 's new President Vojislav Kostunica only has a few weeks to reassure financial stability in the dominant republic of [E] Serbia [/E] by stabilizing the inflation - prone Yugoslav dinar .",
        "Mr. Hanky says that President Kostunica has only two options for achieving financial stability in [E] Serbia [/E] .",
        "He can either abandon the dinar and adopt the German mark as [E] the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro [/E] has done or , Mr. Hanky says , Serbia can adopt a currency board system under which a new currency would be issued under conditions of utmost financial discipline .",
        "He can either abandon the dinar and adopt the German mark as the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro has done or , Mr. Hanky says , [E] Serbia [/E] can adopt a currency board system under which a new currency would be issued under conditions of utmost financial discipline .",
        "I think if Kostunica does not move in a direction decisively within the next month of abandoning the dinar completely or going to a deutsche mark based currency board where we have a foreign governor on the board , the chances for economic unification in the area and economic recovery in [E] Serbia [/E] are slim at best .",
        "If they use the d mark in [E] Serbia [/E] , obviously there would be essentially the same system that they have in Montenegro and if they had a currency board with a foreign national running the thing , like Bosnia , it would essentially mean that they had a unified system was what they have in Montenegro because with Montenegro , they would still have the d mark as legal tender , but they would also use this new currency board money from Serbia and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because Bulgaria has a currency board that 's d mark based .",
        "If they use the d mark in Serbia , obviously there would be essentially the same system that they have in [E] Montenegro [/E] and if they had a currency board with a foreign national running the thing , like Bosnia , it would essentially mean that they had a unified system was what they have in Montenegro because with Montenegro , they would still have the d mark as legal tender , but they would also use this new currency board money from Serbia and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because Bulgaria has a currency board that 's d mark based .",
        "If they use the d mark in Serbia , obviously there would be essentially the same system that they have in Montenegro and if they had a currency board with a foreign national running the thing , like [E] Bosnia [/E] , it would essentially mean that they had a unified system was what they have in Montenegro because with Montenegro , they would still have the d mark as legal tender , but they would also use this new currency board money from Serbia and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because Bulgaria has a currency board that 's d mark based .",
        "If they use the d mark in Serbia , obviously there would be essentially the same system that they have in Montenegro and if they had a currency board with a foreign national running the thing , like Bosnia , it would essentially mean that they had a unified system was what they have in [E] Montenegro [/E] because with Montenegro , they would still have the d mark as legal tender , but they would also use this new currency board money from Serbia and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because Bulgaria has a currency board that 's d mark based .",
        "If they use the d mark in Serbia , obviously there would be essentially the same system that they have in Montenegro and if they had a currency board with a foreign national running the thing , like Bosnia , it would essentially mean that they had a unified system was what they have in Montenegro because with [E] Montenegro [/E] , they would still have the d mark as legal tender , but they would also use this new currency board money from Serbia and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because Bulgaria has a currency board that 's d mark based .",
        "If they use the d mark in Serbia , obviously there would be essentially the same system that they have in Montenegro and if they had a currency board with a foreign national running the thing , like Bosnia , it would essentially mean that they had a unified system was what they have in Montenegro because with Montenegro , they would still have the d mark as legal tender , but they would also use this new currency board money from [E] Serbia [/E] and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because Bulgaria has a currency board that 's d mark based .",
        "If they use the d mark in Serbia , obviously there would be essentially the same system that they have in Montenegro and if they had a currency board with a foreign national running the thing , like Bosnia , it would essentially mean that they had a unified system was what they have in Montenegro because with Montenegro , they would still have the d mark as legal tender , but they would also use this new currency board money from Serbia and there would be absolutely no problem , and furthermore , from a regional point of view , you 'd have essentially most of the Balkans in a unified currency zone because [E] Bulgaria [/E] has a currency board that 's d mark based .",
        "[E] Bosnia [/E] has a currency board that 's d mark based .",
        "[E] Kosovo [/E] has a d mark , Montenegro has a d mark .",
        "Kosovo has a d mark , [E] Montenegro [/E] has a d mark .",
        "Advisors to Mr. Kostunica say they are considering a currency board system for [E] Serbia [/E] .",
        "Barry Wood , VOA News , [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "President Clinton called for all weapons in [E] Northern Ireland [/E] to be put away forever .",
        "Mr. Clinton said Wednesday [E] the United States [/E] would intensify cooperation with Britain and Ireland to fight groups seeking to undermine the Good Friday power showing agreement .",
        "Mr. Clinton said Wednesday the United States would intensify cooperation with [E] Britain [/E] and Ireland to fight groups seeking to undermine the Good Friday power showing agreement .",
        "Mr. Clinton said Wednesday the United States would intensify cooperation with Britain and [E] Ireland [/E] to fight groups seeking to undermine the Good Friday power showing agreement .",
        "He was addressing a large gathering of people in [E] East Belfast [/E] .",
        "This is the last chance I will have as President to speak to the people of [E] Northern Ireland [/E] .",
        "Mr. Clinton spoke at the end of his third official trip to [E] Northern Ireland [/E] after holding talks with the province 's leaders .",
        "[E] The United States [/E] is exploring the possibility of hosting new peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in Washington as early as next week .",
        "The United States is exploring the possibility of hosting new peace talks between [E] Israel [/E] and the Palestinians in Washington as early as next week .",
        "The United States is exploring the possibility of hosting new peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in [E] Washington [/E] as early as next week .",
        "The United Nations says nationalist parties are the apparent winners in Saturday 's general elections in [E] Bosnia - Herzegovina [/E] .",
        "President Clinton will host a meeting at the White house Saturday with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who are holding talks in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "On Friday Ms. Albright joined the two negotiators at the peace talks at Bowling Airbase in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "Mark Rengav , a spokesman for the Israeli embassy in [E] Washington [/E] told VOA , the security of the Israeli state is key to reaching a settlement with the Palestinians .",
        "If [E] Israel [/E] is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and Gaza to full Palestinian control and there will be a Palestinian state next to us , then we have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against Israel and that the two states will be living together in peace .",
        "If Israel is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of [E] the West Bank [/E] and Gaza to full Palestinian control and there will be a Palestinian state next to us , then we have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against Israel and that the two states will be living together in peace .",
        "If Israel is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and [E] Gaza [/E] to full Palestinian control and there will be a Palestinian state next to us , then we have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against Israel and that the two states will be living together in peace .",
        "If Israel is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and Gaza to full Palestinian control and there will be a Palestinian state next to us , then we have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against [E] Israel [/E] and that the two states will be living together in peace .",
        "Prime Minister Ehud Barak defends [E] Israel [/E] 's bombardment of Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a bomb attack on a school bus in Gaza that killed two Jewish settlers and injured at least nine , some of them children .",
        "Prime Minister Ehud Barak defends Israel 's bombardment of Palestinian targets in [E] the Gaza Strip [/E] in response to a bomb attack on a school bus in Gaza that killed two Jewish settlers and injured at least nine , some of them children .",
        "Prime Minister Ehud Barak defends Israel 's bombardment of Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a bomb attack on a school bus in [E] Gaza [/E] that killed two Jewish settlers and injured at least nine , some of them children .",
        "VOA correspondent Eve Connan in [E] Jerusalem [/E] reports .",
        "As night fell , Israeli combat helicopters fired dozens of missiles at targets in [E] the Gaza Strip [/E] , striking near the office of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat .",
        "Parts of [E] Gaza [/E] were plunged into darkness as electricity went off during the raids .",
        "Following the strikes , Prime Minister Ehud Barak warned [E] Israel [/E] would use all force necessary with no restraints to end weeks of violence .",
        "Palestinian leaders accused [E] Israel [/E] of choosing a path of war by launching the strikes and called for international intervention .",
        "Eve Connan , VOA News , [E] Jerusalem [/E] .",
        "Democratic reformers are claiming victory in Saturday 's parliamentary elections in [E] Serbia [/E] , the dominant republic of Yugoslavia .",
        "Democratic reformers are claiming victory in Saturday 's parliamentary elections in Serbia , the dominant republic of [E] Yugoslavia [/E] .",
        "VOA 's Barry Wood reports from [E] Belgrade [/E] that the elections come less than three months after Slobodan Milosevic was ousted from power when he lost to a reformer in a presidential election .",
        "Reformist leader Zuan Jinjich , who is said to become [E] Serbia [/E] 's Prime Minister , called the election a popular mandate for democracy and the free market economy .",
        "Barry Wood , VOA News , [E] Belgrade [/E] .",
        "He told the SPS conference in [E] Belgrade [/E] , those who sought his downfall are traitors and agents of Western countries .",
        "Meanwhile , 200 people from [E] North [/E] and South Korea are taking part in the second round of family reunions .",
        "Meanwhile , 200 people from North and [E] South Korea [/E] are taking part in the second round of family reunions .",
        "As in August , communist [E] North Korea [/E] is allowing 100 relatives to travel to South Korea 's capital Seoul to visit loved ones they have not seen for five decades .",
        "As in August , communist North Korea is allowing 100 relatives to travel to [E] South Korea 's [/E] capital Seoul to visit loved ones they have not seen for five decades .",
        "As in August , communist North Korea is allowing 100 relatives to travel to South Korea 's capital [E] Seoul [/E] to visit loved ones they have not seen for five decades .",
        "One hundred South Koreans will be in the northern capital [E] Pyongyang [/E] , to meet their North Korean relatives , but South Korean officials say media interest for the upcoming event has dropped substantially .",
        "The [E] North [/E] and South Korean leaders agreed to the reunions as part of a broader reconciliation policy at an unprecedented summit in June .",
        "Alicia Reu , VOA News , [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "[E] The United States [/E] responded cautiously Monday to a declaration by Iraq that it would resume oil exports to fulfill existing contracts .",
        "The United States responded cautiously Monday to a declaration by [E] Iraq [/E] that it would resume oil exports to fulfill existing contracts .",
        "State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said there is no confirmation as yet that [E] Iraq [/E] has in fact begun allowing the loading of oil tankers .",
        "The UN overseers report that [E] Iraq [/E] is not allowing loadings into tankers .",
        "We reiterate [E] Iraq [/E] is the one who has chosen to suspend oil exports , even though , the Security Council agreed to allow shipments to continue while the UN and Iraq concluded a pricing mechanism to reflect a fair market value for December exports , and once again we make quite clear we continue our work with other governments and with the International Energy Agency , and we are ready to take action to add supply very quickly as this situation should warm up .",
        "We reiterate Iraq is the one who has chosen to suspend oil exports , even though , the Security Council agreed to allow shipments to continue while the UN and [E] Iraq [/E] concluded a pricing mechanism to reflect a fair market value for December exports , and once again we make quite clear we continue our work with other governments and with the International Energy Agency , and we are ready to take action to add supply very quickly as this situation should warm up .",
        "On Sunday [E] Iraq [/E] backed away from an oil export halt that it had called two days earlier .",
        "[E] Egypt [/E] 's President Hosni Mubarak has called on Israeli leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the Palestinians and Syria .",
        "Egypt 's President Hosni Mubarak has called on Israeli leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the Palestinians and [E] Syria [/E] .",
        "In an interview with Israeli Television Monday , Mr. Mubarak said [E] Israel [/E] knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war .",
        "In another Israeli TV interview , Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said the Israelis and Palestinians had made real progress in their talks at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of [E] Taba [/E] .",
        "A [E] US [/E] poll shows President Clinton and his wife , First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton are the man and woman most admired by Americans .",
        "The Gallup poll places [E] New York [/E] Senator - elect Hillary Clinton clearly ahead in the contest for most popular woman with 19 % of the total .",
        "The Clintons are also in the news after signing a 2.85 million dollar contract to purchase a five - bedroom Brit - colonial home in northwest [E] Washington DC [/E] .",
        "Meanwhile Prime Minister Ehud Barak told Israeli television he doubts a peace deal can be reached before [E] Israel [/E] 's February 6th election .",
        "Unidentified gunmen in north western [E] Colombia [/E] have massacred at least twelve peasants in the second such incident in as many days .",
        "Defense lawyers in the [E] Lockerby [/E] trial said Thursday , that prosecutors ignored crucial evidence and failed to prove even the basics of their case against the two Libyan defendants .",
        "Meanwhile Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has held talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami in [E] Cairo [/E] , but no breakthroughs toward a peace deal were reported .",
        "The meeting , which lasted about two hours , followed [E] Cairo [/E] talks earlier Wednesday between Mr. Ben - Ami and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak .",
        "Former President Clinton drew cheers from admirers at a US Air Force base outside Washington today before departing for his home in [E] New York [/E] , and although Mr. Clinton is out of office , he says he 'll still be around .",
        "Typical perfect day in [E] San Diego [/E] waiting for these men and women to come home .",
        "Raining in [E] L.a. [/E] , raining in San Francisco but nice in San Diego .",
        "Raining in L.a. , raining in [E] San Francisco [/E] but nice in San Diego .",
        "Raining in L.a. , raining in San Francisco but nice in [E] San Diego [/E] .",
        "Friend of mine in [E] Richmond [/E] , Virginia , on the radio up there WRBA .",
        "Friend of mine in Richmond , [E] Virginia [/E] , on the radio up there WRBA .",
        "His son was on one of the ships that escorted a carrier , although this came home by itself from [E] Hawaii [/E] .",
        "While some of these ladies and gentlemen are going to be joining their families half of them are going to stay on board because the `` Lincoln '' is going to be docked in [E] Everett [/E] , Washington .",
        "While some of these ladies and gentlemen are going to be joining their families half of them are going to stay on board because the `` Lincoln '' is going to be docked in Everett , [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "As you 've been watching throughout the morning , you 've been seeing that balloon , just getting back from spending a tour in [E] Kuwait [/E] during the war .",
        "It was the lead story across [E] Connecticut [/E] in early April .",
        "Police say Jennifer O'Conner , a [E] Connecticut [/E] woman with a history of psychiatric problems confessed to shooting her daughter 7 , while the 7 - year - old girl lay sleeping .",
        "From [E] Texas [/E] politics now to Chinese censorship .",
        "[E] China [/E] requires foreign broadcasters to use a Chinese satellite to serve their country .",
        "Until last month it was routinely blocking almost all reports about Sars in [E] China [/E] , a practice that has produced intense global criticism .",
        "The British Broadcasting Company has also faced the censorship in [E] China [/E] .",
        "In 1993 Rupert Murdoch bought a controlling stake in [E] China [/E] 's Star TV satellite system .",
        "[E] China [/E] was offended by the BBC 's news content and demanded that STAR TV remove it or lose permission to broadcast in China .",
        "China was offended by the BBC 's news content and demanded that STAR TV remove it or lose permission to broadcast in [E] China [/E] .",
        "They would allow him to buy even more [E] U.S. [/E] television stations .",
        "Our [E] Jerusalem [/E] bureau chief Mike Hanna standing by with more and that .",
        "Now Saddam Hussein 's regime is no more , the focus in [E] Iraq [/E] is turning from military action to rebuilding which means the coalition 's role in the country will have to change .",
        "In the African nation of [E] Nigeria [/E] , an Islamic court delayed the appeal of a woman condemned to death by stoning .",
        "Our next guest this morning faced 100 lashes for premarital sex in [E] Pakistan [/E] .",
        "The former chief financial officer became the 50th executive anybody corporate [E] America [/E] to be charged since Enron 's collapse .",
        "Sources tell us a final deal will be announced Monday in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "Back in this city , a courthouse in [E] Manhattan [/E] .",
        "Sam Waksal , sentenced , 10:00 a.m. , local time here in [E] New York [/E] .",
        "Remember Ali Abbas who lost both his arms , his home , many of his relatives in a bombing on [E] Baghdad [/E] ?",
        "Two weeks in hospital and Ali is recovering fast , happily watching Tom and Jerry on his mini television , his transformation from the pain - wracked boy who left [E] Baghdad [/E] .",
        "I will say he will come out of the burn unit in three weeks time , but he will be , you know , in [E] Kuwait [/E] until we find him really constructive plan that takes into consideration all aspects of his needs , psychological , social and future plan .",
        "Then the [E] Texas [/E] woman accused of hitting a man with her car , driving home with him stuck to her windshield and leaving him there to die .",
        "And Andrew Luster , grandson of cosmetic legend Max Factor , what drove him to become a serial rapist and to jump bail in the middle of the trial , only to be captured in [E] Mexico [/E] by a bounter hunter after five months on the Roun .",
        "We begin first with the extraordinary case of Andrew Luster , and the guests are here in [E] Los Angeles [/E] , Roger John Diamond , he is Andrew Luster 's attorney , in Chicago , the well known Bill Curtis .",
        "We begin first with the extraordinary case of Andrew Luster , and the guests are here in Los Angeles , Roger John Diamond , he is Andrew Luster 's attorney , in [E] Chicago [/E] , the well known Bill Curtis .",
        "In [E] New York [/E] is Nancy Grace , a former prosecutor , in Atlanta Chris Picksly , defense attorney , and in New York , Dr. Michael Wellner who published the research study on drug facilitated rapists .",
        "In New York is Nancy Grace , a former prosecutor , in Atlanta Chris Picksly , defense attorney , and in [E] New York [/E] , Dr. Michael Wellner who published the research study on drug facilitated rapists .",
        "At one point , the Mexican police busted both Andrew Luster and Dwayne Dog Chapman , because they do n't like bounty hunters in [E] Mexico [/E] .",
        "Chapman remains behind bars as we speak in [E] Mexico [/E] .",
        "Andrew Luster , though arrived yesterday at Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight from [E] Mexico [/E] .",
        "As soon as he arrived -- thoom being walked by the FBI to a van belonging to the [E] Ventura County [/E] sheriff 's folks .",
        "He was taken to a prison in [E] Kearn County [/E] , California , about 100 miles from Los Angeles , a place mostly known for its grapes .",
        "He was taken to a prison in Kearn County , [E] California [/E] , about 100 miles from Los Angeles , a place mostly known for its grapes .",
        "He was taken to a prison in Kearn County , California , about 100 miles from [E] Los Angeles [/E] , a place mostly known for its grapes .",
        "There 's dancing in the streets of [E] Belgrade [/E] as angry demonstrations have turned into celebrations .",
        "Yesterday , protesters stormed key government buildings and seized Serb state television in [E] Belgrade [/E] .",
        "[E] Russia [/E] has joined the West in its support of opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica .",
        "Putin says he hopes the opposition leader will do `` everything possible to overcome the internal political crisis '' in [E] Yugoslavia [/E] .",
        "[E] Russia [/E] was the last European power to withhold support for the opposition .",
        "The man who lost power in [E] Yugoslavia [/E] finally surfaced today .",
        "Ivanov says Milosevic told him he plans to remain in [E] Serbia [/E] and continue to run its largest political party .",
        "A commission set up to ensure the transfer of power is attempting to call lawmakers to [E] Belgrade [/E] for a special session .",
        "Alessio Vinci reports that may not happen until tomorrow because some members of parliament will have to travel to [E] Belgrade [/E] from Montenegro .",
        "Alessio Vinci reports that may not happen until tomorrow because some members of parliament will have to travel to Belgrade from [E] Montenegro [/E] .",
        "What is going on right now is intense negotiations with all the members of parliament that were elected on September trying to get the majority needed in order to swear in Vojislav Kostunica as the next President of [E] Yugoslavia [/E] .",
        "With the events of the past week in [E] Yugoslavia [/E] , the world is getting to know the name of Vojislav Kostunica .",
        "Kostunica is 56 , an expert on constitutional law who lives with his wife and pets in a [E] Belgrade [/E] apartment .",
        "He refused an offer to return in 1989 because of his opposition to the Milosevic regime , and he rejects much from the West as well -- the [E] Dayton [/E] peace accord , Western sanctions on Yugoslavia , and the war crimes tribunal .",
        "He refused an offer to return in 1989 because of his opposition to the Milosevic regime , and he rejects much from the West as well -- the Dayton peace accord , Western sanctions on [E] Yugoslavia [/E] , and the war crimes tribunal .",
        "216 sailors from the `` USS Cole '' are back in their home port of [E] Norfolk [/E] , Virginia .",
        "216 sailors from the `` USS Cole '' are back in their home port of Norfolk , [E] Virginia [/E] .",
        "[E] U.S. [/E] diplomats had opposed wording which apparently blamed the new round of clashes on an Israeli opposition leader 's visit to a shrine venerated by both sides .",
        "The Security Council vote was unanimous , with [E] the United States [/E] abstaining .",
        "President Clinton may travel to [E] North Korea [/E] in an attempt to improve relations with that country .",
        "The announcement comes after two days of talks between American and North Korean leaders in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has accepted an invitation to visit [E] North Korea [/E] and meet with leader Kim Jong - il .",
        "She made the unexpected announcement at a dinner last night in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "[E] North Korea 's [/E] top defense official hosted the event .",
        "The country is on a [E] U.S. [/E] list of nations that sponsor terrorism .",
        "The Clinton administration is trying to persuade [E] North Korea [/E] to halt its ballistic missile program as a way it can get off the list .",
        "U.S. Navy divers recovered the bodies of 6 of the 17 sailors killed in the apparent attack on the `` USS Cole '' in [E] Aden [/E] , Yemen .",
        "U.S. Navy divers recovered the bodies of 6 of the 17 sailors killed in the apparent attack on the `` USS Cole '' in Aden , [E] Yemen [/E] .",
        "The investigation into who was behind the apparent suicide attack is being headed by the [E] New York [/E] office of the FBI .",
        "28 of the 33 wounded sailors have been released from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in [E] Virginia [/E] , and four of the most seriously wounded sailors are flying home from Germany for additional treatment .",
        "28 of the 33 wounded sailors have been released from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia , and four of the most seriously wounded sailors are flying home from [E] Germany [/E] for additional treatment .",
        "The FBI says its [E] New York [/E] office will lead the agency 's investigation into the Cole bombing .",
        "Yesterday , [E] Afghanistan [/E] 's ruling Taliban denied Bin Laden 's involvement in the Yemeni attack .",
        "Bin Laden , who has been living in exile in [E] Afghanistan [/E] , is of Yemeni descent .",
        "As Palestinians bury their dead , the violence in the streets of the Mideast continues , and Arab leaders begin a meeting in [E] Cairo [/E] , trying to develop a unified position on the whole situation .",
        "Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened the emergency Arab League summit with a statement blaming [E] Israel [/E] for adopting a belligerent attitude which threatens the essence of peace .",
        "Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat accused [E] Israel [/E] of `` mass killing and barbarian bombing . ''",
        "Our choice is the choice of permanent , comprehensive and just peace , and our aim is to liberate our land and to create our independent state in Palestinian blast land with [E] Jerusalem [/E] as its capital and the return of our refugees to their homes .",
        "Fresh clashes in [E] the Gaza Strip [/E] on the Mediterranean coast and in the West Bank .",
        "Fresh clashes in the Gaza Strip on the Mediterranean coast and in [E] the West Bank [/E] .",
        "A counterview from Dan Meridor , chairman of [E] Israel [/E] 's defense and foreign affairs committee .",
        "When I hear the Palestinians saying on television we are at the war of independence of [E] Palestine [/E] , I understand they prefer war to peace .",
        "Overnight , a new development on [E] Israel [/E] 's northern border .",
        "One body was found after Israelis responded with small arms , tanks and helicopters from [E] Lebanon [/E] .",
        "The Hezbollah movement which waged a war of attrition with the Israelis before they withdrew from south [E] Lebanon [/E] in May , says its fighters were not involved .",
        "Richard Blystone , CNN , [E] Jerusalem [/E] .",
        "The U.N. General Assembly has passed a resolution that is critical of [E] Israel [/E] 's use of force against Palestinians .",
        "Six others oppose the measure , including [E] Israel [/E] and the United States .",
        "Six others oppose the measure , including Israel and [E] the United States [/E] .",
        "[E] North Korea [/E] opened its doors to the U.S. today , welcoming Secretary of State Madeleine Albright for unprecedented talks with leader Kim Jong - il .",
        "The [E] U.S. [/E] remains concerned about North Korea 's missile development program and its exports of missiles to Iran and Syria .",
        "The U.S. remains concerned about [E] North Korea 's [/E] missile development program and its exports of missiles to Iran and Syria .",
        "The U.S. remains concerned about North Korea 's missile development program and its exports of missiles to [E] Iran [/E] and Syria .",
        "The U.S. remains concerned about North Korea 's missile development program and its exports of missiles to Iran and [E] Syria [/E] .",
        "He 's inviting both sides to [E] Washington [/E] for separate meetings with him .",
        "In [E] Gaza [/E] , there is no end to the unrest .",
        "The funeral of a Palestinian youth turned into a rally against [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "Chanting protesters vowed to avenge the death of the 16 - year - old , who was shot by [E] Israel [/E] troops near the crossing between Gaza and Israel .",
        "Chanting protesters vowed to avenge the death of the 16 - year - old , who was shot by Israel troops near the crossing between [E] Gaza [/E] and Israel .",
        "Chanting protesters vowed to avenge the death of the 16 - year - old , who was shot by Israel troops near the crossing between Gaza and [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "[E] Venezuela [/E] 's leftist President has awarded Fidel Castro the key to the city of Caracas .",
        "Venezuela 's leftist President has awarded Fidel Castro the key to the city of [E] Caracas [/E] .",
        "The Cuban President is on a five - day visit to [E] Venezuela [/E] to sign an oil - supply deal .",
        "Opposition legislators boycotted Castro 's speech in the Venezuelan Congress to protest human rights abuses in [E] Cuba [/E] .",
        "Tens of thousands of people are greeting Pope John Paul II in [E] Croatia [/E] .",
        "In the port city of [E] Dubrovnik [/E] , he beatified a nun who dedicated her life to serving the poor .",
        "Marija Petkovic founded a religious order of nuns in the 1920s that cared for impoverished children in [E] Croatia [/E] and South America .",
        "At least ten people have been injured and at least five homes have burned in [E] Benton Harbor [/E] since the rioting began .",
        "This neighborhood , the [E] Federal Heights [/E] neighborhood , everybody 's been ripped up , everybody 's helped , everybody 's prayed to do whatever they can .",
        "We 're getting late word tonight that Geraldo Rivera may not be be kicked out of [E] Iraq [/E] after all .",
        "During a live broadcast Geraldo drew a map in the sand showing the location of the unit in relation to [E] Baghdad [/E] .",
        "The Central Command on the other hand says Rivera is being kicked out of [E] Iraq [/E] because `` he gave away the big picture stuff . ''",
        "We 'll continue to monitor that front on the store yix another veteran war correspondent is being fired for his controversial conduct in [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "Now , I said in that interview essentially what we all know about the war , there have been delays in implementing policy , there has been surprises , but clearly by giving that interview to Iraqi television , I created a firestorm in [E] the United States [/E] , and for that I am truly sorry .",
        "Late word from [E] London [/E] that the tabloid the Daily Mirror just hired Peter Arnett to be its correspondent in Baghdad .",
        "Late word from London that the tabloid the Daily Mirror just hired Peter Arnett to be its correspondent in [E] Baghdad [/E] .",
        "He 's joining us now live from [E] Qatar [/E] .",
        "First of all , before we tell you about this story , we were going to , these are live pictures from [E] Baghdad [/E] .",
        "[E] Baghdad [/E] has had sporadic episodes of this tonight .",
        "Again , these are live pictures of [E] Baghdad [/E] , where it is well into the night .",
        "In northern [E] Iraq [/E] , U.S. warplanes hit targets including a ridge east of Mosul , where Iraqi troops have been entrenched .",
        "In northern Iraq , [E] U.S. [/E] warplanes hit targets including a ridge east of Mosul , where Iraqi troops have been entrenched .",
        "In northern Iraq , U.S. warplanes hit targets including a ridge east of [E] Mosul [/E] , where Iraqi troops have been entrenched .",
        "Until southern [E] Iraq [/E] , another symbol of Saddam Hussein 's regime is in ruins tonight .",
        "Now the scorched hulk floats aimlessly in the Arab waterway next to [E] Basra [/E] 's dock yards .",
        "People in [E] Baghdad [/E] celebrate the fall of a leader whose fate is unknown tonight .",
        "Also , the long journey of the marine who covered the statue of Saddam Hussein with an American flag , Bill Tucker will have a special report on the life of marine corporal Edward Chin , and actress Jane Fonda is now questioning freedom of [E] the United States [/E] , and she has a few thoughts about ignorance .",
        "Time now to check the business news with Carrie Lee in [E] New York [/E] .",
        "The [E] U.S. [/E] is considering its legal options now that it has custody of terrorist Abu Abbas .",
        "Former nightclub singer , television anchor and [E] Arkansas State [/E] employee , Flowers ' allegations threatened to torpedo Clinton 's presidential chances .",
        "There 's no let - up in clashes between rock - throwing Palestinians and Israeli troops in [E] the West Bank [/E] and Gaza this weekend .",
        "Four Palestinians died in [E] the West Bank [/E] and Gaza yesterday .",
        "A return to Soviet - era symbolism in [E] Russia [/E] is gaining favor .",
        "Two months after a bomb blasted its hull , the `` USS Cole '' is back in [E] the United States [/E] .",
        "The damaged ship was carried from [E] Yemen [/E] aboard a Norwegian transport ship .",
        "17 sailors were killed when the ship was attacked by suicide bombers in the port of [E] Aden [/E] .",
        "Repairs in [E] Mississippi [/E] are expected to cost more than $ 150 million and last a year at a ship - building facility in Pascagoula , Mississippi .",
        "Repairs in Mississippi are expected to cost more than $ 150 million and last a year at a ship - building facility in [E] Pascagoula [/E] , Mississippi .",
        "Repairs in Mississippi are expected to cost more than $ 150 million and last a year at a ship - building facility in Pascagoula , [E] Mississippi [/E] .",
        "16 years of experience and ten months of training are paying off for a sheep shearer from [E] New Zealand [/E] .",
        "Speaking last night to Democratic supporters in [E] Chicago [/E] , the President said Bush won the election only because Republicans stopped the vote - counting in Florida , and Mr. Clinton praised Al Gore 's campaign manager , Bill Daley , for the way he handled the election .",
        "Speaking last night to Democratic supporters in Chicago , the President said Bush won the election only because Republicans stopped the vote - counting in [E] Florida [/E] , and Mr. Clinton praised Al Gore 's campaign manager , Bill Daley , for the way he handled the election .",
        "Al Gore is spending the Thanksgiving holiday in [E] Washington [/E] with his family .",
        "He also would accept a five - year suspension of his [E] Arkansas [/E] law license .",
        "In the waters off the coast of [E] Yemen [/E] , two urgent missions tonight collecting evidence from the suicide bombing and retrieving bodies still buried in debris .",
        "A plane carrying the bodies of five dead American sailors from the `` USS Cole '' arrived today at Dover Air Force Base , as the first wave of forensics experts and investigators from the Department of Defense and the FBI arrived in [E] Yemen [/E] .",
        "Though the work was only beginning , a top Justice Department official in [E] Washington [/E] predicted the outcome of the investigation .",
        "To further speed up the process , the FBI has now activated the Strategic Information and Operation Center in [E] Washington [/E] , conceived after the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania , ensuring the fastest possible exchange of information between investigators and the decision makers .",
        "To further speed up the process , the FBI has now activated the Strategic Information and Operation Center in Washington , conceived after the bombings of the [E] U.S. [/E] embassies in Kenya and Tanzania , ensuring the fastest possible exchange of information between investigators and the decision makers .",
        "To further speed up the process , the FBI has now activated the Strategic Information and Operation Center in Washington , conceived after the bombings of the U.S. embassies in [E] Kenya [/E] and Tanzania , ensuring the fastest possible exchange of information between investigators and the decision makers .",
        "To further speed up the process , the FBI has now activated the Strategic Information and Operation Center in Washington , conceived after the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and [E] Tanzania [/E] , ensuring the fastest possible exchange of information between investigators and the decision makers .",
        "On the diplomatic front , the [E] U.S. [/E] said the government of Yemen is cooperating with the investigation , though that country 's President disputes charges that his nation is a haven for terrorists .",
        "On the diplomatic front , the U.S. said the government of [E] Yemen [/E] is cooperating with the investigation , though that country 's President disputes charges that his nation is a haven for terrorists .",
        "Crewman Sean Powell , back home in [E] Florida [/E] , says inside the `` Cole , '' it was chaos , it got dark , we lost power , ship started to list , that 's what scared everybody .",
        "Justice Department officials say in [E] Yemen [/E] , the FBI 's investigation is dead in the water .",
        "Senior [E] U.S. [/E] officials tell NBC News the Yemen government has all but shut down all cooperation in finding those behind the `` Cole '' attack .",
        "Senior U.S. officials tell NBC News the [E] Yemen [/E] government has all but shut down all cooperation in finding those behind the `` Cole '' attack .",
        "[E] Yemen [/E] is a terrorist hotbed , and some members of President Saleh 's own cabinet have direct ties to radical Islamic extremists and terrorists .",
        "It 's hard to see exactly why it is that the President there would ever want to cooperate with [E] the United States [/E] and possibly put himself in jeopardy .",
        "And even though cooperation from [E] Yemen [/E] is at a standstill , U.S. officials tell NBC News that they are making substantial progress in the investigation and are fully confident they will get enough evidence to retaliate against those responsible .",
        "And even though cooperation from Yemen is at a standstill , [E] U.S. [/E] officials tell NBC News that they are making substantial progress in the investigation and are fully confident they will get enough evidence to retaliate against those responsible .",
        "Indeed , the issue is so narrow now before the Supreme Court that whichever way the court rules , it will likely have only the most marginal impact on what 's going on in [E] Florida [/E] .",
        "For the Bush campaign , a victory in the willingness of the Supreme Court to play some role in overseeing the [E] Florida [/E] system and the Florida judicial decision making process .",
        "For the Bush campaign , a victory in the willingness of the Supreme Court to play some role in overseeing the Florida system and the [E] Florida [/E] judicial decision making process .",
        "John , if the Supreme Court of [E] the United States [/E] is to play a final and decisive role in this dispute , that role is going to come at the end of the Florida judicial process , not at this stage .",
        "John , if the Supreme Court of the United States is to play a final and decisive role in this dispute , that role is going to come at the end of the [E] Florida [/E] judicial process , not at this stage .",
        "As we continue our coverage of presidential politics with a look at the last - minute battle to win a crucial swing state , [E] Florida [/E] .",
        "The image of [E] Florida [/E] , both fact and fiction .",
        "While the mild winters make this comfortable living for almost three million seniors , the largest elderly population in [E] the United States [/E] , this year it is not the weather drawing Al Gore and George W. Bush to the Sunshine State .",
        "While the mild winters make this comfortable living for almost three million seniors , the largest elderly population in the United States , this year it is not the weather drawing Al Gore and George W. Bush to [E] the Sunshine State [/E] .",
        "Both candidates list 25 reasons to keep coming back , [E] Florida [/E] 's 25 electoral votes .",
        "Polls show [E] Florida [/E] is still up for grabs .",
        "Elderly voters once again in [E] Florida [/E] , the most important voting bloc because they actually vote more than any other group .",
        "Both candidates repeatedly talking about that one issue , but in [E] Florida [/E] where there are more than 550 children born every day , families drive the other campaign issues .",
        "The race gets really , really close , and let 's suppose that states like [E] Florida [/E] and Illinois might decide the election .",
        "The race gets really , really close , and let 's suppose that states like Florida and [E] Illinois [/E] might decide the election .",
        "maybe , maybe Hispanic votes might decide , too , who would be the next President of [E] the United States [/E] .",
        "The largest Hispanic voting bloc of [E] Florida [/E] , Republican voters who do not seem to be crossing the party line .",
        "Of the 10 largest states , [E] Florida [/E] is the most Republican .",
        "Kerry Sanders , NBC News , [E] Anaheim [/E] .",
        "There was , of course , a team of attorneys on both sides of this live network coverage over the weekend of this trial going on in the courtroom in [E] Florida [/E] , and , of course , among the teams of lawyers on the Bush side , one of the leaders , Ben Ginsberg , one of the lawyers who argued the case in Leon County Circuit Court .",
        "He 's with us tonight , victorious in [E] Tallahassee [/E] , Florida , and Ben , whatever the outcome today , and you were on the upside , you are forced now to go along with the appeals process as is the right of the Gore team .",
        "He 's with us tonight , victorious in Tallahassee , [E] Florida [/E] , and Ben , whatever the outcome today , and you were on the upside , you are forced now to go along with the appeals process as is the right of the Gore team .",
        "I think that the circuit court judge , Judge Sauls gave a very well reasoned and thorough , both legal and factual discussion of [E] Florida [/E] law .",
        "Well , let 's talk about your statement earlier today that the Vice President -- I guess you were asked should the Vice President concede , and you answered , the Vice President should do what 's best for [E] the United States [/E] .",
        "Well , I think what he did was addressed the situation as it exists in [E] Florida [/E] and addressed the contingencies that were raised in the voluminous briefs that he had , not only from the two party candidates involved , but also of the interveners who were in the case .",
        "If you were asked to predict whether this stops at the [E] Florida [/E] or U.S. Supreme Court , what would your prediction be ?",
        "Ben Ginsberg , attorney for the Bush team , victorious today in [E] Tallahassee [/E] .",
        "The head of the Palestinian Television and Radio has been shot dead in [E] the Gaza Strip [/E] .",
        "Masked gunmen opened fire on Hisham Mekki at a hotel in [E] Gaza City [/E] but the motive for the attack is unclear .",
        "The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is due to meet with [E] Egypt [/E] 's President Mubarak in Cairo on Thursday .",
        "The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is due to meet with Egypt 's President Mubarak in [E] Cairo [/E] on Thursday .",
        "They require [E] Israel [/E] to relinquish sovereignty over most of Arab East Jerusalem and the Palestinians to scale back their demand for a return of refugees , but Palestinian chief negotiator Sayeb Erekat says more details are required before both sides can strike a deal .",
        "They require Israel to relinquish sovereignty over most of Arab [E] East Jerusalem [/E] and the Palestinians to scale back their demand for a return of refugees , but Palestinian chief negotiator Sayeb Erekat says more details are required before both sides can strike a deal .",
        "Israeli settlers are worried that most of the settlements in [E] the West Bank [/E] will be dismantled if an agreement is reached .",
        "We have a situation where instead of protecting the interests of the Jewish people , the Israeli Prime Minister is willing to forgo on all of the vital and important areas and not only our history , but the security of the future for the Jewish people in [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "More than 300 people have been killed in the [E] West Bank [/E] and Gaza Strip since September .",
        "More than 300 people have been killed in the West Bank and [E] Gaza Strip [/E] since September .",
        "Governor Bush 's running mate Dick Cheney talked with reporters about the Republican transition plans , another signal that Bush is getting ready to become the next President of [E] the United States [/E] .",
        "Meanwhile , Vice President Gore continued his appeal for patience while he contests Bush 's claim to victory , and attorneys for both men were preparing for key court battles later in the week , which could settle the three - week dispute over who won [E] Florida [/E] and the presidency .",
        "All eyes were on [E] Florida [/E] yet again today as lawyers , judges , lawmakers and citizens , all picked at the knots that have tied up the conclusion of this presidential election for the past three weeks .",
        "Yesterday in Leon County Circuit Court , Judge N. Sander Sauls set a Saturday deadline for a hearing on vote recounts and ordered the roughly 14000 contested ballots in [E] Miami Dade [/E] and Palm Beach counties , not to mention a sample voting machine and voting booth , to be brought to Tallahassee under police escort .",
        "Yesterday in Leon County Circuit Court , Judge N. Sander Sauls set a Saturday deadline for a hearing on vote recounts and ordered the roughly 14000 contested ballots in Miami Dade and [E] Palm Beach [/E] counties , not to mention a sample voting machine and voting booth , to be brought to Tallahassee under police escort .",
        "Yesterday in Leon County Circuit Court , Judge N. Sander Sauls set a Saturday deadline for a hearing on vote recounts and ordered the roughly 14000 contested ballots in Miami Dade and Palm Beach counties , not to mention a sample voting machine and voting booth , to be brought to [E] Tallahassee [/E] under police escort .",
        "In [E] Washington [/E] , Vice President Al Gore was back on television this morning trying to shore up public support for his legal cause .",
        "After a heart checkup at a [E] Washington [/E] hospital he appeared at a news conference to say that he is pressing ahead with transition plans .",
        "We have now acquired office space in [E] McClain [/E] , Virginia that will become the site for the transition operation that we announced two days ago , so we are just in a business of getting up and running , but we now have an office with a lot of space .",
        "We have now acquired office space in McClain , [E] Virginia [/E] that will become the site for the transition operation that we announced two days ago , so we are just in a business of getting up and running , but we now have an office with a lot of space .",
        "Earlier today in [E] Florida [/E] , the Republican dominated legislature began hearings on calling a special session to pick the state 's electors itself , should the December 12th deadline still find the election tied up in the courts .",
        "The committee heard from angry voters and precinct workers in [E] Palm Beach [/E] .",
        "I believe our issues do relate directly to the appointing of electors for the state of [E] Florida [/E] .",
        "The electors need to be appointed , are supposed to be appointed according to the will of the people and I believe in [E] Palm Beach County [/E] that it was very difficult to determine what the will of the people was .",
        "After all , come January , these people are going to have to be in [E] Washington [/E] whether Gore or Bush is the President .",
        "The US Supreme Court will hear arguments from both sides on Friday and [E] Florida [/E] 's Leon County Circuit Court will consider the arguments on disputed state ballots on Saturday , and while the nation wearies of the protracted legal battle maybe Leon County Circuit Court judge N. Sander Sauls said it best .",
        "[E] Russia [/E] 's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved restoring the former Soviet anthem as the Russian national anthem .",
        "The lower house of parliament also gave formal endorsement to [E] Russia [/E] 's white , red and blue flag but reinstated the old red and gold Soviet flag as the flag of the military .",
        "From BBC News in [E] London [/E] , I am James Cawling for The World .",
        "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says , the lifting of international sanctions against [E] Serbia [/E] can now be discussed .",
        "Our sanctions regime is not against the people of [E] Serbia [/E] , it was against Milosevic , and if Milosevic is gone then there are many ways that the sanctions regime can be changed and lifted and adjusted .",
        "Earlier [E] Russia [/E] also recognized Kostunica as Yugoslavia 's new leader .",
        "Earlier Russia also recognized Kostunica as [E] Yugoslavia [/E] 's new leader .",
        "From BBC news in [E] London [/E] , I am Gregor Cragey for The World .",
        "George W. Bush has met with Al Gore in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "Bush is now heading back to [E] Texas [/E] .",
        "Gao Xingjian 's avant - garde plays made him persona non-grata in his native [E] China [/E] and he fled the country in 1988 .",
        "He settled in [E] France [/E] becoming a French citizen two years ago .",
        "Gregory Lee is a professor of Chinese and Chinese literature at the University of Lyons in [E] France [/E] .",
        "Tell us a little bit about him , Who is he and why did he flee [E] China [/E] .",
        "Well , this is very interesting because Mr. Gao left [E] China [/E] before Tianenmen .",
        "Gregory Lee is a professor of Chinese and Chinese literature at the University of Lyons , [E] France [/E] .",
        "He spoke to us from his home in [E] Provence [/E] .",
        "There are mounting allegations of police and military brutality in [E] Zimbabwe [/E] .",
        "There are sharp increases here just as [E] Zimbabwe [/E] has slumped into its worst economic crisis since becoming independent in 1980 .",
        "In three days of unrest Army helicopters have dropped teargas in poor suburbs of the capital [E] Harare [/E] , but many of those protesting say they wo n't stop until Mugabe , the man they blame for the country 's economic problems , surrenders the presidency .",
        "From [E] Harare [/E] the BBC 's Grant Ferrett reports .",
        "Protestors in one of [E] Harare [/E] 's poor southern townships run for cover as riot police fire teargas from the top of an armored vehicle .",
        "Nearly four months after [E] Zimbabwe [/E] 's bloodiest parliamentary elections , the economy has gone from bad to worse .",
        "[E] Zimbabwe [/E] now has Africa 's fastest shrinking economy .",
        "Many of us like to characterize [E] Zimbabwe [/E] 's crisis as an economic crisis but it is wider and deeper than economy .",
        "You can see the price of bread go up , you can see your bus fares go up , you can see companies closing down or working short weeks and that sort of thing , but you can also read [E] Zimbabwe [/E] 's crisis in the number of destitute people on the streets , in the number of crimes being committed .",
        "[E] Zimbabwe [/E] earns the bulk of its hard currency here on the tobacco auction floors .",
        "With eighteen months to go until scheduled presidential elections , [E] Zimbabwe [/E] is headed for complete economic ruin .",
        "The situation is like [E] Yugoslavia [/E] now .",
        "For The World , I am Grant Ferrett , in [E] Harare [/E] .",
        "From BBC News in [E] London [/E] , I 'm James Cawling , for The World .",
        "Helicopter gunships were deployed around the [E] West Bank [/E] village of Bagella .",
        "Helicopter gunships were deployed around the West Bank village of [E] Bagella [/E] .",
        "Exchanges of fire between Israelis and Palestinians have also been reported around [E] Jericho [/E] , Greg Barrow reports .",
        "A day of violence across [E] the West Bank [/E] and Gaza has been followed by more clashes after nightfall .",
        "A day of violence across the West Bank and [E] Gaza [/E] has been followed by more clashes after nightfall .",
        "Houses in the [E] West Bank [/E] village of Bagella have been attached by Israeli helicopter gunships .",
        "Houses in the West Bank village of [E] Bagella [/E] have been attached by Israeli helicopter gunships .",
        "An Israeli military spokesman said they were deployed in response to gun fire from Palestinians inside [E] Bagella [/E] , which was aimed at the Jewish settlement of Kilo .",
        "An Israeli military spokesman said they were deployed in response to gun fire from Palestinians inside Bagella , which was aimed at the Jewish settlement of [E] Kilo [/E] .",
        "The Israelis say the helicopters went into action firing machine guns , but unconfirmed reports from inside [E] Bagella [/E] suggested rockets may have been used .",
        "Greg Barrow , BBC News , [E] Jerusalem [/E] .",
        "Well we ca n't tell you who won [E] Florida [/E] , but in a moment we will enter the musical question , who let the dogs out ?",
        "We are looking for a region of central [E] Italy [/E] bordering the Adriatic Sea .",
        "The answer is [E] Abruzzo [/E] .",
        "Journalist Carlos Depalazai was in [E] Rome [/E] , Italy and Carlo how does this fellow plan to profit from the sheep of the Abruzzo ?",
        "Journalist Carlos Depalazai was in Rome , [E] Italy [/E] and Carlo how does this fellow plan to profit from the sheep of the Abruzzo ?",
        "Journalist Carlos Depalazai was in Rome , Italy and Carlo how does this fellow plan to profit from the sheep of the [E] Abruzzo [/E] ?",
        "He is taking advantage of two crazes that we are having in the [E] Italy [/E] at the moment , one is internet , the other one is the awareness on food .",
        "So what does it mean to adopt a sheep , to show up on your back step or do you , somehow keep track of its progress on the farm in [E] Italy [/E] ?",
        "It works in the same way , so you have access on the web site of this little farm , in a little village of [E] Abrutzi [/E] and you can choose among many , many sheeps and after contributing with a certain amount of money the sheep is actually yours .",
        "You know Italians now mainly live in metropolitan areas in big cities like [E] Rome [/E] , Florence , Naples .",
        "You know Italians now mainly live in metropolitan areas in big cities like Rome , [E] Florence [/E] , Naples .",
        "You know Italians now mainly live in metropolitan areas in big cities like Rome , Florence , [E] Naples [/E] .",
        "It seems that we are losing something , and we need to reestablish a better relationship with nature and the simple fact that the Environment Minister in [E] Italy [/E] supported the initiative and he himself adopted a sheep is significant .",
        "Carlo De Blazia , journalist speaking to us from [E] Rome [/E] .",
        "Five years ago today , the agreement ending the war in [E] Bosnia [/E] was initialed in Dayton Ohio .",
        "Five years ago today , the agreement ending the war in Bosnia was initialed in Dayton [E] Ohio [/E] .",
        "Five years later , the West and [E] the United States [/E] in particular are n't counting on the deposed leader for anything .",
        "They want to see his successor Vojislav Kostinica extradite Milosevic through the International War Crimes Tribunal in [E] The Hague [/E] , but not only is Milosevic still living comfortable in Belgrade , last night he made his first TV appearance in six weeks , giving a pep talk to his supporters .",
        "They want to see his successor Vojislav Kostinica extradite Milosevic through the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague , but not only is Milosevic still living comfortable in [E] Belgrade [/E] , last night he made his first TV appearance in six weeks , giving a pep talk to his supporters .",
        "Five years ago they were negotiating with Milosevic at [E] Dayton [/E] to stop the war in Bosnia .",
        "Five years ago they were negotiating with Milosevic at Dayton to stop the war in [E] Bosnia [/E] .",
        "Two years ago they were still shuttling back and forth to [E] Belgrade [/E] in an effort to solve the Kosovo crisis .",
        "Two years ago they were still shuttling back and forth to Belgrade in an effort to solve the [E] Kosovo [/E] crisis .",
        "When Milosevic was indited on war crimes charges soon after , [E] US [/E] and other Western officials began calling for his arrest and transfer to The Hague , but now that a delicate transition is underway in Serbia , those calls have grown quieter , according to Gary Bass , the author of the new book about war crimes trials , ` Stay , the Hand of Vengeance ' .",
        "When Milosevic was indited on war crimes charges soon after , US and other Western officials began calling for his arrest and transfer to [E] The Hague [/E] , but now that a delicate transition is underway in Serbia , those calls have grown quieter , according to Gary Bass , the author of the new book about war crimes trials , ` Stay , the Hand of Vengeance ' .",
        "When Milosevic was indited on war crimes charges soon after , US and other Western officials began calling for his arrest and transfer to The Hague , but now that a delicate transition is underway in [E] Serbia [/E] , those calls have grown quieter , according to Gary Bass , the author of the new book about war crimes trials , ` Stay , the Hand of Vengeance ' .",
        "Bass says [E] US [/E] diplomats do n't want to risk destabilizing Serbia 's fragile political situation by pushing too hard for war crimes trials .",
        "Bass says US diplomats do n't want to risk destabilizing [E] Serbia [/E] 's fragile political situation by pushing too hard for war crimes trials .",
        "In [E] Germany [/E] after World War I and in the Ottoman Empire also after World War I , the British and the French pushed really hard for war crimes trials , and the result in both countries was a kind of a nationalist backlash .",
        "A nationalist backlash in [E] Serbia [/E] right now could play into Milosevic 's hands , especially with parliamentary elections scheduled for next month .",
        "That 's one reason Western governments are not demanding his immediate arrest , but critics of this approach say letting Milosevic stay in [E] Belgrade [/E] could be equally destabilizing .",
        "It means that the government of [E] Yugoslavia [/E] has to become very serious about dealing with the indited war criminals , beginning with Slobodan Milosevic himself .",
        "But even officials at [E] The Hague [/E] say they are willing to be patient with the new Yugoslav President .",
        "They have already indicated that they are willing to allow the reopening of the prosecutor 's liaison office in [E] Belgrade [/E] , and that 's certainly a welcome first step .",
        "The Tribunal 's chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has applied for a Yugoslav visa and plans to visit [E] Belgrade [/E] soon .",
        "Delponte 's spokeswoman says the prosecutor has much to discuss with Kostunica , not least how to arrest all the indited war crimes suspects now in [E] Serbia [/E] .",
        "Even in [E] Bosnia [/E] where Nato is in charge , troops have failed to capture Bosnian - Serb leader Radavan Karadzic , indited on genocide charges in connection with the 1995 massacre at Shrabanitca .",
        "Even in Bosnia where Nato is in charge , troops have failed to capture Bosnian - Serb leader Radavan Karadzic , indited on genocide charges in connection with the 1995 massacre at [E] Shrabanitca [/E] .",
        "Kostunica has questioned the legality of the Hague Tribunal , and talked of trying Milosevic in [E] Yugoslavia [/E] .",
        "When the US Congress approved one hundred million dollars in aid to Serbia last month , it stipulated the aid would stop flowing if [E] Belgrade [/E] has n't cooperated with the tribunal by March 31st .",
        "That session of the Supreme Court and two defeats for Al Gore in [E] Florida [/E] courts dominate the news today .",
        "We start with the U.S. Supreme Court , specifically at issue , an appeal from the campaign of George W. Bush that the Florida Supreme Court had exceeded its authority when it ruled [E] Florida [/E] counties could have more time to hand - count ballots .",
        "Was there a federal issue involved that would even require the U.S. Supreme Court to rule ? and if so , did the Florida Supreme Court improperly rewrite [E] Florida [/E] law , as Governor Bush contends ?",
        "God save [E] the United States [/E] and this honorable court .",
        "Olson argued that a century - old federal statute prevents laws governing an election from being created after the fact which , he claimed , is just what the [E] Florida [/E] court did , and also , that the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures , not the courts , the right to choose electors .",
        "Midway through the hearing , Chief Justice Rehnquist seemed to scold his colleagues for being too talkative when he made an unusual offer to the lawyer representing [E] Florida [/E] 's Attorney General .",
        "The answer from the Secretary of State 's lawyer was , Bush wins and all the litigation in [E] Florida [/E] ends .",
        "The `` USS Cole '' has arrived back at the [E] Mississippi [/E] shipyard where she was built .",
        "ABC 's John M. Wethy reports tonight before the attack on the ship , the crew failed to take at least 25 % of the 80 different steps to protect the ship before landing in [E] Yemen [/E] .",
        "After George W. Bush is sworn in , Bill Clinton will head to [E] New York [/E] .",
        "The President has said he and his wife , now a [E] New York [/E] senator will spend weekends at their house in Chappaqua .",
        "The President has said he and his wife , now a New York senator will spend weekends at their house in [E] Chappaqua [/E] .",
        "Mr. Clinton will also spend time at his presidential library in [E] Arkansas [/E] .",
        "He says he will come to [E] Washington [/E] , `` every now and then . ''",
        "Today , [E] U.S. [/E] Secretary of Defense William Cohen promised to catch and punish those responsible for the bombing of the `` Cole '' and defended the Navy 's decision to refuel ships in Yemen as investigators continued their day at work .",
        "Today , U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen promised to catch and punish those responsible for the bombing of the `` Cole '' and defended the Navy 's decision to refuel ships in [E] Yemen [/E] as investigators continued their day at work .",
        "The stressful , monumental task for the crew on the [E] U.S. [/E] carrier suffered a setback .",
        "According to [E] U.S. [/E] officials here tonight , the most important questions about the attack remain unanswered .",
        "With well over 100 [E] U.S. [/E] investigators now in Yemen , the search for evidence is now fully under way .",
        "With well over 100 U.S. investigators now in [E] Yemen [/E] , the search for evidence is now fully under way .",
        "It 's been officially designated `` Operation Determined Response , '' and that suggests several things that the [E] U.S. [/E] , of course , is determined to discover who carried out the bombing and that any group who helped plan the attack faces a response from the U.S. military .",
        "It 's been officially designated `` Operation Determined Response , '' and that suggests several things that the U.S. , of course , is determined to discover who carried out the bombing and that any group who helped plan the attack faces a response from the [E] U.S. [/E] military .",
        "The [E] U.S. [/E] believes there are anti-American terror groups based in Yemen .",
        "The U.S. believes there are anti-American terror groups based in [E] Yemen [/E] .",
        "Half the population lives in settlements with 500 people or less , and senior [E] U.S. [/E] officials here say the government , although friendly to the United States , does not have full control over the entire country .",
        "Half the population lives in settlements with 500 people or less , and senior U.S. officials here say the government , although friendly to [E] the United States [/E] , does not have full control over the entire country .",
        "[E] Yemen [/E] 's President has repeatedly said an internal explosion rocked the `` USS Cole , '' but tomorrow U.S. officials expect him to announce that he has changed his mind , and tomorrow , the search for bodies will resume .",
        "Yemen 's President has repeatedly said an internal explosion rocked the `` USS Cole , '' but tomorrow [E] U.S. [/E] officials expect him to announce that he has changed his mind , and tomorrow , the search for bodies will resume .",
        "Ten [E] U.S. [/E] sailors are still missing .",
        "Morton Dean , [E] Yemen [/E] .",
        "To learn more about [E] Yemen [/E] , go to our website at abcnews.com .",
        "They were the last of the dead to be flown home , but in [E] Yemen [/E] , the search for those responsible for the bombing continues .",
        "Investigators have searched at least half a dozen homes around the port of [E] Aden [/E] including this one , trying to retrace the movements of what they believe may be six or more suspects .",
        "Yemeni sources say some of the bombers may have used ID cards issued by a government registration center 35 miles from [E] Aden [/E] .",
        "American investigators also say the way the bombers organized the plot in [E] Aden [/E] has stark similarities to the way Bin Laden 's cells have operated in the past , but , they concede , while they are closer to learning the names of the bombers , they are still a long way from knowing or proving who sent them .",
        "John Miller , ABC News , [E] Aden [/E] .",
        "The attack was to be part of a worldwide effort during celebration of the millennium that included targets in [E] Jordan [/E] and Seattle .",
        "The attack was to be part of a worldwide effort during celebration of the millennium that included targets in Jordan and [E] Seattle [/E] .",
        "Intelligence sources say the target was to be a destroyer , the `` USS The Sullivans , '' which refueled in [E] Yemen [/E] 's port of Aden in January .",
        "Intelligence sources say the target was to be a destroyer , the `` USS The Sullivans , '' which refueled in Yemen 's port of [E] Aden [/E] in January .",
        "Investcorp , [E] New York [/E] , said it and the management of Sports & Recreation Inc. bought the operator of the 10 - store Sports Unlimited chain for some $ 40 million .",
        "Sports Unlimited , [E] Tampa [/E] , Fla. , posted revenue of $ 59 million for the year ended July 31 .",
        "Sports Unlimited , Tampa , [E] Fla. [/E] , posted revenue of $ 59 million for the year ended July 31 .",
        "In 1982 , Sports & Recreation 's managers and certain passive investors purchased the company from Brunswick Corp. of [E] Skokie [/E] , Ill .",
        "In 1982 , Sports & Recreation 's managers and certain passive investors purchased the company from Brunswick Corp. of Skokie , [E] Ill [/E] .",
        "Hammond Co. , [E] Newport Beach [/E] , Calif. , said Fidelity National Financial Inc. extended its previous agreement , under which it wo n't purchase any more of the mortgage banker 's common stock , through Oct. 31 .",
        "Hammond Co. , Newport Beach , [E] Calif. [/E] , said Fidelity National Financial Inc. extended its previous agreement , under which it wo n't purchase any more of the mortgage banker 's common stock , through Oct. 31 .",
        "Hammond said that its discussions with Fidelity , an [E] Irvine [/E] , Calif. , title - insurance underwriter , are continuing , but that prospects for a longer - term standstill agreement are uncertain .",
        "Hammond said that its discussions with Fidelity , an Irvine , [E] Calif. [/E] , title - insurance underwriter , are continuing , but that prospects for a longer - term standstill agreement are uncertain .",
        "Giant Group Ltd. said it terminated negotiations for the purchase of Aspen Airways , a [E] Denver [/E] - based regional carrier that operates the United Express connector service under contract to UAL Corp. 's United Airlines .",
        "Giant , a [E] Beverly Hills [/E] , Calif. , collection of companies that is controlled by Hollywood producer Burt Sugarman , did n't give a reason for halting its plan to acquire the airline , and Aspen officials could n't be reached for comment .",
        "Giant , a Beverly Hills , [E] Calif. [/E] , collection of companies that is controlled by Hollywood producer Burt Sugarman , did n't give a reason for halting its plan to acquire the airline , and Aspen officials could n't be reached for comment .",
        "Giant , a Beverly Hills , Calif. , collection of companies that is controlled by [E] Hollywood [/E] producer Burt Sugarman , did n't give a reason for halting its plan to acquire the airline , and Aspen officials could n't be reached for comment .",
        "Giant has n't ever disclosed the proposed price , although Avmark Inc. , an [E] Arlington [/E] , Va. - based aircraft consulting concern , has valued Aspen 's fleet at about $ 46 million .",
        "Giant has n't ever disclosed the proposed price , although Avmark Inc. , an Arlington , [E] Va. [/E] - based aircraft consulting concern , has valued Aspen 's fleet at about $ 46 million .",
        "Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. , a unit of Lockheed Corp. , said it agreed to join with Aermacchi S.p . A. of [E] Varese [/E] , Italy , to propose a new generation of jet trainers for the U.S. Air Force .",
        "Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. , a unit of Lockheed Corp. , said it agreed to join with Aermacchi S.p . A. of Varese , [E] Italy [/E] , to propose a new generation of jet trainers for the U.S. Air Force .",
        "Lockheed will build additional structures and perform final assembly of the tandem - seat trainer at its [E] Marietta [/E] , Ga. , plant should the Air Force order the craft .",
        "Lockheed will build additional structures and perform final assembly of the tandem - seat trainer at its Marietta , [E] Ga. [/E] , plant should the Air Force order the craft .",
        "A Lockheed spokesman in [E] Burbank [/E] , Calif. , said he was n't aware of which other companies would be competing for the Air Force contract .",
        "A Lockheed spokesman in Burbank , [E] Calif. [/E] , said he was n't aware of which other companies would be competing for the Air Force contract .",
        "The Peugeot metalworkers began filing out of the shop , which makes auto parts , at the plant in [E] Mulhouse [/E] after voting 589 to 193 to abandon the occupation .",
        "Their withdrawal was based on promises by Peugeot to open negotiations in [E] Paris [/E] at the same time the last man left the premises .",
        "Simultaneously , it also helped trigger this year 's biggest rally in the [E] U.S. [/E] government bond market as investors rushed to move capital into the highest - quality securities they could find .",
        "The shaky market received its biggest jolt last month from Campeau Corp. , which created its [E] U.S. [/E] retailing empire with junk financing .",
        "`` This marks a significant shift in the interest rate outlook , '' says William Sullivan , director of money market research at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. , [E] New York [/E] .",
        "-- In June , two months before it would default on interest payments covering some of its $ 1.2 billion of speculative debt securities , [E] New York [/E] - based Integrated Resources Inc. said it ran out of borrowed money .",
        "-- In July , Southmark Corp. , the [E] Dallas [/E] - based real estate and financial services company with about $ 1.3 billion of junk bonds , voluntarily filed for protection under U.S. bankruptcy law .",
        "-- In July , Southmark Corp. , the Dallas - based real estate and financial services company with about $ 1.3 billion of junk bonds , voluntarily filed for protection under [E] U.S. [/E] bankruptcy law .",
        "Still , the lesson is about the same : On Friday the 13th , the market was spooked by [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "Still , the consensus seems almost as wide that one faltering bid is no reason to write down the value of all [E] U.S. [/E] business .",
        "Especially so since President Bush has been weakened by the [E] Panama [/E] fiasco .",
        "To the extent that the UAL troubles contributed to the plunge , they are another instance of [E] Washington [/E] 's sticky fingers .",
        "It would give Mr. Skinner up to 50 days to `` review '' any bid for 15 % or more of the voting stock of any [E] U.S. [/E] carrier with revenues of $ 1 billion or more .",
        "There is nothing wrong with the market that ca n't be cured by a little coherence and common sense in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "The parent company of First National Bank of [E] Chicago [/E] , with $ 48 billion in assets , said it set aside $ 200 million to absorb losses on loans and investments in financially troubled countries .",
        "[E] Greece [/E] 's second bout of general elections this year is slated for Nov. 5 .",
        "For those hoping to see a modicum of political normalcy restored -- in view of [E] Greece [/E] 's eight - year misadventure under autocratic pseudosocialism and subsequent three - month hitch with a conservative - communist coalition government -- there is but one bright sign : The scandals still encircling former Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and his fallen socialist government are like flies buzzing around a rotting carcass .",
        "On the other , the so - called Coalition of the Left and Progress -- a quaint and rather deceptive title for a merger of the pro-Soviet Communist Party of [E] Greece [/E] and its Euro - Communist cousin , the Hellenic Left .",
        "With regard to [E] Greece [/E] 's long - bubbling bank - looting scandal , Mr. Papandreou 's principal accuser remains George Koskotas , former owner of the Bank of Crete and self - confessed embezzler , now residing in a jail cell in Salem , Mass. , from where he is fighting extradition proceedings that would return him to Greece .",
        "With regard to Greece 's long - bubbling bank - looting scandal , Mr. Papandreou 's principal accuser remains George Koskotas , former owner of the Bank of Crete and self - confessed embezzler , now residing in a jail cell in [E] Salem [/E] , Mass. , from where he is fighting extradition proceedings that would return him to Greece .",
        "With regard to Greece 's long - bubbling bank - looting scandal , Mr. Papandreou 's principal accuser remains George Koskotas , former owner of the Bank of Crete and self - confessed embezzler , now residing in a jail cell in Salem , [E] Mass. [/E] , from where he is fighting extradition proceedings that would return him to Greece .",
        "With regard to Greece 's long - bubbling bank - looting scandal , Mr. Papandreou 's principal accuser remains George Koskotas , former owner of the Bank of Crete and self - confessed embezzler , now residing in a jail cell in Salem , Mass. , from where he is fighting extradition proceedings that would return him to [E] Greece [/E] .",
        "The coalition government tried to show that PASOK ministers had received hefty sums for OKing the purchase of F - 16 Fighting Falcon and Mirage 2000 combat aircraft , produced by the U.S.based General Dynamics Corp. and [E] France [/E] 's Avions Marcel Dassault , respectively .",
        "First came his predictable fusillade : He charged the Coalition of the Left and Progress had sold out its leftist tenets by collaborating in a right - wing plot aimed at ousting PASOK and thwarting the course of socialism in [E] Greece [/E] .",
        "Crucial as these elections are for [E] Greece [/E] , pressing issues of state are getting lost in the shuffle .",
        "[E] Greece [/E] also must revamp major pieces of legislation in preparation for the 1992 targets of heightened Common Market cooperation .",
        "[E] Greece [/E] 's bilateral relations with the U.S. need attention soon as well .",
        "Greece 's bilateral relations with the [E] U.S. [/E] need attention soon as well .",
        "For one , the current accord concerning [E] U.S. [/E] military bases in Greece lapses in May 1990 .",
        "For one , the current accord concerning U.S. military bases in [E] Greece [/E] lapses in May 1990 .",
        "Another matter of concern is the extradition of Mohammed Rashid , a Palestinian terrorist who is wanted in the [E] U.S. [/E] for the 1982 bombing of a Pan American Airways flight .",
        "The Greek courts have decided in favor of extradition in the Rashid case , but the matter awaits final approval from [E] Greece [/E] 's next justice minister .",
        "The Greeks seem barely aware of the importance of the case as a litmus test of whether [E] Greece [/E] will be counted in or out for international efforts to combat terrorism .",
        "Mr. Carpenter , a regional correspondent for National Review , has lived in [E] Athens [/E] since 1981 .",
        "[E] U.S. [/E] OFFICIALS MOVED to head off any repeat of Black Monday today following Friday 's plunge in stock prices .",
        "Other [E] U.S. [/E] and foreign officials also mapped out plans , though they kept their moves quiet to avoid making the financial markets more jittery .",
        "The dollar was trading sharply lower in [E] Tokyo [/E] .",
        "[E] U.S. [/E] car and truck sales fell 12.6 % in early October , the first sales period of the 1990 - model year , dragged down by a sharp decline in GM sales .",
        "The fight could set back Sony 's plans to enter the [E] U.S. [/E] movie business .",
        "Hooker 's [E] U.S. [/E] unit received a $ 409 million bid for most of its real - estate and shopping - center assets from an investor group .",
        "America West said Friday it will postpone its new service out of [E] Houston [/E] because of delays in receiving aircraft from Boeing .",
        "British Aerospace and [E] France [/E] 's Thomson - CSF are nearing a pact to merge guided - missile divisions .",
        "New [E] U.S. [/E] steel - import quotas will give a bigger share to developing nations that have relatively unsubsidized steel industries .",
        "[E] Japan [/E] 's steel quota will be cut significantly .",
        "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. of Japan and Siemens AG of [E] West Germany [/E] announced they have completed a 100 million - mark -LRB- $ 52.2 million -RRB- joint venture to produce electronics parts .",
        "It will have its headquarters in [E] Munich [/E] .",
        "The company will have production facilities in [E] West Germany [/E] , Austria , France and Spain .",
        "The company will have production facilities in West Germany , [E] Austria [/E] , France and Spain .",
        "The company will have production facilities in West Germany , Austria , [E] France [/E] and Spain .",
        "The company will have production facilities in West Germany , Austria , France and [E] Spain [/E] .",
        "Mr. Rosenblatt said he resigned because of difficulties with commuting between his home in [E] New York [/E] and the magazine 's editorial offices in Washington .",
        "Mr. Rosenblatt said he resigned because of difficulties with commuting between his home in New York and the magazine 's editorial offices in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "Freeport - McMoRan Inc. said a temporary cessation of operations at its Sunshine Bridge uranium - recovery facility in [E] Donaldsonville [/E] , La. , will result in slight earnings improvement to both the company and its Freeport - McMoRan Resource Partners Limited Partnership unit .",
        "Freeport - McMoRan Inc. said a temporary cessation of operations at its Sunshine Bridge uranium - recovery facility in Donaldsonville , [E] La. [/E] , will result in slight earnings improvement to both the company and its Freeport - McMoRan Resource Partners Limited Partnership unit .",
        "A second uranium - recovery plant at [E] Uncle Sam [/E] , La. , that produces more than 700,000 pounds of uranium annually , will continue to operate .",
        "A second uranium - recovery plant at Uncle Sam , [E] La. [/E] , that produces more than 700,000 pounds of uranium annually , will continue to operate .",
        "Lomas Financial Corp. , [E] Dallas [/E] , said it will ask a U.S. bankruptcy court to allow it to hire Lazard Freres & Co. to help it sell its leasing unit .",
        "Lomas Financial Corp. , Dallas , said it will ask a [E] U.S. [/E] bankruptcy court to allow it to hire Lazard Freres & Co. to help it sell its leasing unit .",
        "It said it chose Lazard in part because of Lazard 's offices in Europe and [E] Japan [/E] , where investors might be interested in a U.S. leasing company .",
        "It said it chose Lazard in part because of Lazard 's offices in Europe and Japan , where investors might be interested in a [E] U.S. [/E] leasing company .",
        "This was seen in the late 1960s in [E] Los Angeles [/E] and the mid-1970s in New York .",
        "This was seen in the late 1960s in Los Angeles and the mid-1970s in [E] New York [/E] .",
        "Once metropolitan [E] Detroit [/E] 's economy rallied in the mid-1980s , real estate rebounded .",
        "Look no further than metropolitan [E] Houston [/E] and Denver , two of the most depressed , overbuilt and potentially undervalued real - estate markets in the nation .",
        "Look no further than metropolitan Houston and [E] Denver [/E] , two of the most depressed , overbuilt and potentially undervalued real - estate markets in the nation .",
        "Of course , some observers have touted [E] Houston [/E] and Denver for the past five years as a counter-cyclical play .",
        "Of course , some observers have touted Houston and [E] Denver [/E] for the past five years as a counter-cyclical play .",
        "Metropolitan [E] Houston [/E] 's economy did drop and then flatten in the years after its 1982 peak .",
        "To some observers , the empty office buildings of [E] Houston [/E] 's `` see - through skyline '' were indicative of a very troubled economy .",
        "Metropolitan [E] Houston [/E] 's population has held steady over the past six years .",
        "Today , metropolitan [E] Houston [/E] 's real - estate market is poised for a significant turnaround .",
        "This growth puts [E] Houston [/E] in the top five metro areas in the nation last year .",
        "[E] Denver [/E] is another metropolitan area where the commercial real - estate market has overreacted to the region 's economic trends , although Denver has not experienced as severe an economic downturn as Houston .",
        "Denver is another metropolitan area where the commercial real - estate market has overreacted to the region 's economic trends , although [E] Denver [/E] has not experienced as severe an economic downturn as Houston .",
        "Denver is another metropolitan area where the commercial real - estate market has overreacted to the region 's economic trends , although Denver has not experienced as severe an economic downturn as [E] Houston [/E] .",
        "By some measures , metropolitan [E] Denver [/E] 's economy has actually improved in the past four years .",
        "Although no one can predict when metropolitan [E] Denver [/E] 's real - estate market will rebound , major public works projects costing several billion dollars are under way or planned -- such as a new convention center , a major beltway encircling the metropolitan area , and a new regional airport .",
        "When [E] Denver [/E] 's regional economy begins to grow faster -- such a recovery could occur as early as next year -- business and consumer confidence will return , and the resulting explosion of real - estate activity will dwarf the general economic rebound .",
        "What real - estate strategy should one follow in a metropolitan area whose economic health is not as easy to determine as [E] Houston [/E] 's or Denver 's ?",
        "What real - estate strategy should one follow in a metropolitan area whose economic health is not as easy to determine as Houston 's or [E] Denver [/E] 's ?",
        "Generally , overcapacity in commercial real estate is dropping from its mid-1980s peak , even in such economically healthy metropolitan areas as [E] Washington [/E] , New York and Los Angeles .",
        "Generally , overcapacity in commercial real estate is dropping from its mid-1980s peak , even in such economically healthy metropolitan areas as Washington , [E] New York [/E] and Los Angeles .",
        "Generally , overcapacity in commercial real estate is dropping from its mid-1980s peak , even in such economically healthy metropolitan areas as Washington , New York and [E] Los Angeles [/E] .",
        "Mr. Leinberger is managing partner of a real - estate advisory firm based in [E] Beverly Hills [/E] , Calif .",
        "Mr. Leinberger is managing partner of a real - estate advisory firm based in Beverly Hills , [E] Calif [/E] .",
        "Common Cause asked both the Senate Ethics Committee and the Justice Department to investigate $ 1 million in political gifts by [E] Arizona [/E] businessman Charles Keating to five U.S. senators who interceded with thrift - industry regulators for him .",
        "Common Cause asked both the Senate Ethics Committee and the Justice Department to investigate $ 1 million in political gifts by Arizona businessman Charles Keating to five [E] U.S. [/E] senators who interceded with thrift - industry regulators for him .",
        "Mr. Keating is currently the subject of a $ 1.1 billion federal anti-racketeering lawsuit accusing him of bleeding off assets of a [E] California [/E] thrift he controlled , Lincoln Savings & Loan Association , and driving it into insolvency .",
        "Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self - styled citizens lobby -- said Mr. Keating already has conceded attempting to buy influence with the lawmakers -- Democratic Sens. Dennis DeConcini of [E] Arizona [/E] , Alan Cranston of California , John Glenn of Ohio and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona .",
        "Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self - styled citizens lobby -- said Mr. Keating already has conceded attempting to buy influence with the lawmakers -- Democratic Sens. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona , Alan Cranston of [E] California [/E] , John Glenn of Ohio and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona .",
        "Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self - styled citizens lobby -- said Mr. Keating already has conceded attempting to buy influence with the lawmakers -- Democratic Sens. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona , Alan Cranston of California , John Glenn of [E] Ohio [/E] and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona .",
        "Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self - styled citizens lobby -- said Mr. Keating already has conceded attempting to buy influence with the lawmakers -- Democratic Sens. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona , Alan Cranston of California , John Glenn of Ohio and Donald Riegle of [E] Michigan [/E] ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona .",
        "Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self - styled citizens lobby -- said Mr. Keating already has conceded attempting to buy influence with the lawmakers -- Democratic Sens. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona , Alan Cranston of California , John Glenn of Ohio and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of [E] Arizona [/E] .",
        "In the midst of his 1988 re-election campaign , Sen. Riegle , chairman of the Senate Banking Committee , returned $ 76,000 in contributions after a [E] Detroit [/E] newspaper said that Mr. Keating had gathered the money for him about two weeks before the meeting with regulators .",
        "In addition , Sen. McCain last week disclosed that he belatedly had paid $ 13,433 to American Continental as reimbursement for trips he and his family took aboard the corporate jet to Mr. Keating 's vacation home at [E] Cat Cay [/E] , the Bahamas , from 1984 through 1986 .",
        "In addition , Sen. McCain last week disclosed that he belatedly had paid $ 13,433 to American Continental as reimbursement for trips he and his family took aboard the corporate jet to Mr. Keating 's vacation home at Cat Cay , the [E] Bahamas [/E] , from 1984 through 1986 .",
        "In July , [E] California [/E] newspapers disclosed that Mr. Keating gave $ 850,000 in corporate funds to three tax - exempt voter registration organizations in 1987 and 1988 at the behest of Sen. Cranston , who conceded that soliciting the money was `` a pretty stupid thing to do politically . ''",
        "Also in July , [E] Ohio [/E] newspapers disclosed $ 200,000 in corporate donations by Mr. Keating to the National Council on Public Policy , a political committee controlled by Sen. Glenn .",
        "That was in addition to $ 34,000 in direct campaign donations arranged by Mr. Keating to the [E] Ohio [/E] senator .",
        "It said the 1,000 rail cars are in addition to the 1,450 coal rail cars presently being produced for Norfolk Southern , a [E] Norfolk [/E] , Va. - based railroad concern .",
        "It said the 1,000 rail cars are in addition to the 1,450 coal rail cars presently being produced for Norfolk Southern , a Norfolk , [E] Va. [/E] - based railroad concern .",
        "When [E] China [/E] opened its doors to foreign investors in 1979 , toy makers from Hong Kong were among the first to march in .",
        "When China opened its doors to foreign investors in 1979 , toy makers from [E] Hong Kong [/E] were among the first to march in .",
        "Today , with about 75 % of the companies ' products being made in [E] China [/E] , the chairman of the Hong Kong Toys Council , Dennis Ting , has suggested a new sourcing label : `` Made in China by Hong Kong Companies . ''",
        "Today , with about 75 % of the companies ' products being made in China , the chairman of the Hong Kong Toys Council , Dennis Ting , has suggested a new sourcing label : `` Made in [E] China [/E] by Hong Kong Companies . ''",
        "Today , with about 75 % of the companies ' products being made in China , the chairman of the Hong Kong Toys Council , Dennis Ting , has suggested a new sourcing label : `` Made in China by [E] Hong Kong [/E] Companies . ''",
        "But in the wake of the shootings in [E] Beijing [/E] on June 4 , the Hong Kong toy industry is worrying about its strong dependence on China .",
        "But in the wake of the shootings in Beijing on June 4 , the [E] Hong Kong [/E] toy industry is worrying about its strong dependence on China .",
        "But in the wake of the shootings in Beijing on June 4 , the Hong Kong toy industry is worrying about its strong dependence on [E] China [/E] .",
        "Although the manufacturers stress that production has n't been affected by [E] China [/E] 's political turmoil , they are looking for additional sites .",
        "The toy makers , and their foreign buyers , cite uncertainty about [E] China [/E] 's economic and political policies .",
        "Indeed , Matchbox and other leading [E] Hong Kong [/E] toy makers were setting up factories in Southeast Asia , especially in Thailand , long before the massacre .",
        "Indeed , Matchbox and other leading Hong Kong toy makers were setting up factories in Southeast Asia , especially in [E] Thailand [/E] , long before the massacre .",
        "Their steps were partly prompted by concern over a deterioration of business conditions in southern [E] China [/E] .",
        "By diversifying supply sources , the toy makers do n't intend to withdraw from [E] China [/E] , manufacturers and foreign buyers say .",
        "It would n't be easy to duplicate quickly the manufacturing capacity built up in southern [E] China [/E] during the past decade .",
        "A supply of cheap labor and the access to [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] port , airport , banks and support industries , such as printing companies , have made China 's Guangdong province a premier manufacturing site .",
        "A supply of cheap labor and the access to Hong Kong 's port , airport , banks and support industries , such as printing companies , have made [E] China [/E] 's Guangdong province a premier manufacturing site .",
        "A supply of cheap labor and the access to Hong Kong 's port , airport , banks and support industries , such as printing companies , have made China 's [E] Guangdong [/E] province a premier manufacturing site .",
        "[E] Hong Kong [/E] trade figures illustrate the toy makers ' reliance on factories across the border .",
        "But re-exports , mainly from [E] China [/E] , jumped 75 % , to HK$ 15.92 billion .",
        "Manufacturers say there is no immediate substitute for southern [E] China [/E] , where an estimated 120,000 people are employed by the toy industry .",
        "`` For the next few years , like it or not , [E] China [/E] is going to be the main supplier , '' says Edmund Young , vice president of Perfecta Enterprises Ltd. , one of the first big Hong Kong toy makers to move across the border .",
        "`` For the next few years , like it or not , China is going to be the main [E] supplier [/E] , '' says Edmund Young , vice president of Perfecta Enterprises Ltd. , one of the first big Hong Kong toy makers to move across the border .",
        "`` For the next few years , like it or not , China is going to be the main supplier , '' says Edmund Young , vice president of Perfecta Enterprises Ltd. , one of the first big [E] Hong Kong [/E] toy makers to move across the border .",
        "Several big companies have established manufacturing joint ventures in [E] Thailand [/E] , including Matchbox , Wah Shing and Kader Industrial Co. , the toy manufacturer headed by Mr. Ting .",
        "[E] Malaysia [/E] , the Philippines and Indonesia also are being studied .",
        "Malaysia , [E] the Philippines [/E] and Indonesia also are being studied .",
        "Malaysia , the Philippines and [E] Indonesia [/E] also are being studied .",
        "With the European Community set to remove its internal trade barriers in 1992 , several [E] Hong Kong [/E] companies are beginning to consider Spain , Portugal and Greece as possible manufacturing sites .",
        "With the European Community set to remove its internal trade barriers in 1992 , several Hong Kong companies are beginning to consider [E] Spain [/E] , Portugal and Greece as possible manufacturing sites .",
        "With the European Community set to remove its internal trade barriers in 1992 , several Hong Kong companies are beginning to consider Spain , [E] Portugal [/E] and Greece as possible manufacturing sites .",
        "With the European Community set to remove its internal trade barriers in 1992 , several Hong Kong companies are beginning to consider Spain , Portugal and [E] Greece [/E] as possible manufacturing sites .",
        "Worries about [E] China [/E] came just as Hong Kong 's toy industry was recovering from a 1987 sales slump and bankruptcy filings by two major U.S. companies , Worlds of Wonder Inc. and Coleco Industries Inc .",
        "Worries about China came just as [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] toy industry was recovering from a 1987 sales slump and bankruptcy filings by two major U.S. companies , Worlds of Wonder Inc. and Coleco Industries Inc .",
        "Worries about China came just as Hong Kong 's toy industry was recovering from a 1987 sales slump and bankruptcy filings by two major [E] U.S. [/E] companies , Worlds of Wonder Inc. and Coleco Industries Inc .",
        "[E] Hong Kong [/E] manufacturers say large debt writeoffs and other financial problems resulting from the 1987 difficulties chastened the local industry , causing it to tighten credit policies and financial management .",
        "Still , they long for a `` mega-hit '' toy to excite retail sales in the [E] U.S. [/E] , Hong Kong 's biggest market for toys and games .",
        "Still , they long for a `` mega-hit '' toy to excite retail sales in the U.S. , [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] biggest market for toys and games .",
        "The closest thing the colony 's companies have to a [E] U.S. [/E] mega-hit this year is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series of action figures manufactured by Playmates Holdings Ltd .",
        "Paul Kwan , managing director of Playmates , says 10 million Ninja Turtles have been sold , placing the reptilian warriors among the 10 biggest - selling toys in the [E] U.S. [/E] .",
        "Should sales continue to be strong through the Christmas season , which accounts for about 60 % of [E] U.S. [/E] retail toy sales , Mr. Kwan said the Ninja Turtles could make 1989 a record sales year for Playmates .",
        "Other [E] Hong Kong [/E] manufacturers expect their results to improve only slightly this year from 1988 .",
        "Besides the lack of a fast - selling product , they cite the continued dominance of the [E] U.S. [/E] market by Nintendo Entertainment System , an expensive video game made by Nintendo Co. of Japan .",
        "Besides the lack of a fast - selling product , they cite the continued dominance of the U.S. market by Nintendo Entertainment System , an expensive video game made by Nintendo Co. of [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "Many of the toy makers ' problems started well before June 4 as a result of overstrained infrastructure and [E] Beijing [/E] 's austerity programs launched late last year .",
        "Toy makers complain that electricity in [E] Guangdong [/E] has been provided only three days a week in recent months , down from five days a week , as the province 's rapid industrialization has outstripped its generating capacity .",
        "Bank credit for [E] China [/E] investments all but dried up following June 4 .",
        "Also , concern exists that the harder - line [E] Beijing [/E] leadership will tighten its control of Guangdong , which has been the main laboratory for the open - door policy and economic reforms .",
        "Also , concern exists that the harder - line Beijing leadership will tighten its control of [E] Guangdong [/E] , which has been the main laboratory for the open - door policy and economic reforms .",
        "But , toy manufacturers and other industrialists say [E] Beijing [/E] will be restrained from tightening controls on export - oriented southern China .",
        "But , toy manufacturers and other industrialists say Beijing will be restrained from tightening controls on export - oriented southern [E] China [/E] .",
        "They say [E] China [/E] 's trade deficit is widening and the country is too short of foreign exchange for it to hamper production in Guangdong .",
        "They say China 's trade deficit is widening and the country is too short of foreign exchange for it to hamper production in [E] Guangdong [/E] .",
        "The administration filed the brief in an appeal involving a [E] Minnesota [/E] law that requires that both parents of a minor be notified before she may have an abortion .",
        "The administration urged the justices to adopt a legal standard suggested by Chief Justice William Rehnquist last July when the high court upheld [E] Missouri [/E] 's abortion restrictions .",
        "On the provisions of the [E] Minnesota [/E] law , the Bush administration said that requiring that both parents be notified is a reasonable regulation , and that there is no need to have an alternative that allows minors to go to court for a judge 's permission instead .",
        "The case , Hodgson vs. [E] Minnesota [/E] , will be argued Nov. 29 .",
        "And for six years , NBC , ABC and CBS have negotiated with [E] Hollywood [/E] studios in a futile attempt to change that .",
        "But with foreign companies snapping up [E] U.S. [/E] movie studios , the networks are pressing their fight harder than ever .",
        "They hope the foreign deals will divide the [E] Hollywood [/E] opposition and prod Congress to push for ending federal rules that prohibit the networks from grabbing a piece of rerun sales and owning part of the shows they put on the air .",
        "But the networks ' push may only aggravate an increasingly bitter rift between them and [E] Hollywood [/E] studios .",
        "`` And there 's no indication that [E] Washington [/E] is prepared to address the rules .",
        "`` I wonder what Walter Cronkite will think of the Sony / Columbia Broadcast System Trinitron Evening News with Dan Rather broadcast exclusively from [E] Tokyo [/E] , '' wrote J.B. Holston , an NBC vice president , in a commentary in last week 's issue of Broadcasting magazine .",
        "In his article , Mr. Holston , who was in Europe last week and unavailable , complained that the `` archaic restraints '' in fin - syn rules have `` contributed directly to the acquisition of the studios by [E] non-U.S. [/E] enterprises .",
        "'' -LRB- He did n't mention that NBC , in the meantime , was hoping to assist [E] Australia [/E] 's Qintex in buying",
        "An NBC spokesman counters that Mr. Holston 's lament was `` entirely consistent '' with NBC plans because the [E] U.S. [/E] rules would limit NBC 's involvement in the Qintex deal so severely as to be `` light years away from the type of unrestrained deals available to Sony -- and everyone else except the three networks . ''",
        "With a Qintex deal , NBC would move into uncharted territory -- possibly raising hackles at the studios and in [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "He now runs Policy Communications in [E] Washington [/E] , consulting to media companies .",
        "But just eight days before the rules were to die , former President Ronald Reagan , a one - time actor , intervened on behalf of [E] Hollywood [/E] .",
        "Network officials involved in the studio talks may hope the foreign influx builds more support in [E] Washington [/E] , but that seems unlikely .",
        "In Congress , the issue falters : It 's about money , not program quality , and [E] Hollywood [/E] has lots of clout given its fund raising for senators and representatives overseeing the issue .",
        "And as the graying men returned to their homes , the ANC , outlawed in [E] South Africa [/E] since 1960 and still considered to be the chief public enemy by the white government , defiantly returned to the streets of the country 's black townships .",
        "Under the laws of the land , the ANC remains an illegal organization , and its headquarters are still in [E] Lusaka [/E] , Zambia .",
        "Under the laws of the land , the ANC remains an illegal organization , and its headquarters are still in Lusaka , [E] Zambia [/E] .",
        "There was certainly no stopping the tide of ANC emotion last night , when hundreds of people jammed into the Holy Cross Anglican Church in [E] Soweto [/E] for what became the first ANC rally in the country in 30 years .",
        "But [E] Pretoria [/E] may instead be creating a climate for more turmoil and uncertainty in this racially divided country .",
        "As other repressive governments , particularly [E] Poland [/E] and the Soviet Union , have recently discovered , initial steps to open up society can create a momentum for radical change that becomes difficult , if not impossible , to control .",
        "As other repressive governments , particularly Poland and [E] the Soviet Union [/E] , have recently discovered , initial steps to open up society can create a momentum for radical change that becomes difficult , if not impossible , to control .",
        "The government is watching closely to see if their presence in the townships leads to increased anti-government protests and violence ; if it does , [E] Pretoria [/E] will use this as a reason to keep Mr. Mandela behind bars .",
        "[E] Pretoria [/E] has n't forgotten why they were all sentenced to life imprisonment in the first place : for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government .",
        "In order to head off any divisions , Mr. Mandela , in a meeting with his colleagues before they were released , instructed them to report to the ANC headquarters in [E] Lusaka [/E] as soon as possible .",
        "The trade gap is expected to widen to about $ 9 billion from July 's $ 7.6 billion , according to a survey by MMS International , a unit of McGraw - Hill Inc. , [E] New York [/E] .",
        "Robert H. Chandross , an economist for Lloyd 's Bank in [E] New York [/E] , is among those expecting a more moderate gain in the CPI than in prices at the producer level .",
        "Assuming the stock market does n't crash again and completely discredit yuppies and trading rooms , American television audiences in a few months may be seeing [E] Britain [/E] 's concept of both .",
        "The slickly produced series has been criticized by [E] London [/E] 's financial cognoscenti as inaccurate in detail , but its major weakness is its unrealistic depiction of the characters ' professional and private lives .",
        "Ah , perfidious [E] Columbia [/E] !",
        "Perhaps the explanation for these anomalies is that class - conscious [E] Britain [/E] is n't ready to come to terms with the wealth created by the Thatcherian free - enterprise regime .",
        "He takes his wash to the laundromat , where he meets a punky French girl who dupes him into providing a home for her pet piranha and then promptly steals his car and dumps it in [E] Dieppe [/E] .",
        "Another half million quid went for a volley of full - page advertisements in six major British newspapers and for huge posters in the [E] London [/E] subway .",
        "These expenses create a special incentive for `` Capital City 's '' producers to flog it , or a Yank - oriented version of it , in [E] America [/E] .",
        "Thames 's [E] U.S. [/E] marketing agent , Donald Taffner , is preparing to do just that .",
        "He is discreetly hopeful , citing three [E] U.S. [/E] comedy series -- `` Three 's Company , '' `` Too Close for Comfort '' and `` Check It Out '' -- that had British antecedents .",
        "Mr. Rustin is senior correspondent in the Journal 's [E] London [/E] bureau .",
        "Axa - Midi Assurances of [E] France [/E] gave details of its financing plans for its proposed $ 4.5 billion acquisition of Farmers Group Inc. , in amended filings with insurance regulators in the nine U.S. states where Farmers operates .",
        "Axa - Midi Assurances of France gave details of its financing plans for its proposed $ 4.5 billion acquisition of Farmers Group Inc. , in amended filings with insurance regulators in the nine [E] U.S. [/E] states where Farmers operates .",
        "The proposed acquisition is part of Sir James Goldsmith 's unfriendly takeover attempt for B.A.T Industries PLC , the British tobacco , retailing , paper and financial services concern that is parent of [E] Los Angeles [/E] - based Farmers .",
        "In an attempt to appease [E] U.S. [/E] regulators ' concern over a Goldsmith acquisition of Farmers , Sir James in August agreed to sell Farmers to Axa if he is successful in acquiring B.A.T .",
        "Dismal sales at General Motors Corp. dragged the [E] U.S. [/E] car and truck market down below year - ago levels in early October , the first sales period of the 1990 model year .",
        "Without GM , overall sales for the other [E] U.S. [/E] automakers were roughly flat with 1989 results .",
        "Some of the [E] U.S. [/E] auto makers have already adopted incentives on many 1990 models , but they may have to broaden their programs to keep sales up .",
        "`` We 've created a condition where , without incentives , it 's a tough market , '' said Tom Kelly , sales manager for Bill Wink Chevrolet in [E] Dearborn [/E] , Mich .",
        "`` We 've created a condition where , without incentives , it 's a tough market , '' said Tom Kelly , sales manager for Bill Wink Chevrolet in Dearborn , [E] Mich [/E] .",
        "Honda 's plant in [E] Marysville [/E] , Ohio , was gearing up to build 1990 model Accords , a Honda spokesman said .",
        "Honda 's plant in Marysville , [E] Ohio [/E] , was gearing up to build 1990 model Accords , a Honda spokesman said .",
        "`` I think this is a victory for the radio , '' says Barnabas de Bueky , a 55 - year - old former Hungarian refugee who works in the [E] Munich [/E] , West Germany , headquarters as deputy director of the Hungarian service .",
        "`` I think this is a victory for the radio , '' says Barnabas de Bueky , a 55 - year - old former Hungarian refugee who works in the Munich , [E] West Germany [/E] , headquarters as deputy director of the Hungarian service .",
        "In fact , the network hopes to set up offices in [E] Warsaw [/E] and anywhere else in the East Bloc that will have it .",
        "While the network currently can operate freely in [E] Budapest [/E] , so can others .",
        "`` They have a lot to do these days to compete with Hungarian radio , '' says Andrew Deak , a computer - science student at the Technical University in [E] Budapest [/E] .",
        "Indeed , [E] Hungary [/E] is in the midst of a media explosion .",
        "Australian press magnate Rupert Murdoch has bought 50 % stakes in two popular and gossipy Hungarian newspapers , while [E] Britain [/E] 's Robert Maxwell has let it be known here that he is thinking about similar moves .",
        "With its mission for free speech and the capitalist way , the network 's staff says it still has plenty to do -- in [E] Hungary [/E] and in the `` Great Eastern Beyond . ''",
        "Radio Free Europe and its sister station for [E] the Soviet Union [/E] , Radio Liberty , say they wo n't cut back their more than 19 hours of daily broadcasts .",
        "Not only did the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs approve Radio Free Europe 's new location , but the Ministry of Telecommunications did something even more amazing : `` They found us four phone lines in central [E] Budapest [/E] , '' says Geza Szocs , a Radio Free Europe correspondent who helped organize the Budapest location .",
        "Not only did the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs approve Radio Free Europe 's new location , but the Ministry of Telecommunications did something even more amazing : `` They found us four phone lines in central Budapest , '' says Geza Szocs , a Radio Free Europe correspondent who helped organize the [E] Budapest [/E] location .",
        "Through much of the post-World War II period , listening to Western broadcasts was a crime in [E] Hungary [/E] .",
        "`` When we listen to the Europe station , my mother still gets nervous , '' says a [E] Budapest [/E] translator .",
        "It is a talk show with opposition leaders and political experts who discuss [E] Hungary [/E] 's domestic problems as well as foreign affairs .",
        "The [E] Budapest [/E] office plans to hire free - lance reporters to cover the latest happenings in Hungarian country towns from Nagykanizsa in the west to Nyiregyhaza in the east .",
        "The Budapest office plans to hire free - lance reporters to cover the latest happenings in Hungarian country towns from [E] Nagykanizsa [/E] in the west to Nyiregyhaza in the east .",
        "The Budapest office plans to hire free - lance reporters to cover the latest happenings in Hungarian country towns from Nagykanizsa in the west to [E] Nyiregyhaza [/E] in the east .",
        "The Pet Shop Boys are big this year in [E] Budapest [/E] .",
        "If only we could get [E] America [/E] 's wastrel youth into at least a psychic uniform we might be able to teach self - discipline again and revive the spirit of giving .",
        "Mr. Chapman is a fellow at the [E] Indianapolis [/E] - based Hudson Institute .",
        "Robert E. Lyons III , 39 , who headed the company 's [E] Philadelphia [/E] region , was appointed president and chief operating officer , succeeding Gary Wilber .",
        "Prime , based in [E] Bedminster [/E] , N.J. , provides management services to cardiac rehabilitation clinics and diagnostic imaging centers .",
        "Prime , based in Bedminster , [E] N.J. [/E] , provides management services to cardiac rehabilitation clinics and diagnostic imaging centers .",
        "The inflation - adjusted growth rate for [E] France [/E] 's gross domestic product for the second quarter was revised upward to 0.8 % from the previous three months from the initial estimate of 0.7 % , the National Statistics Institute said .",
        "After a decade in which more than 50 localities established their own service or conservation corps and dozens of school systems made community service a prerequisite to high - school graduation , the focus has shifted to [E] Washington [/E] .",
        "One , co-sponsored by Sen. Sam Nunn -LRB- D. , [E] Ga . [/E] -RRB- and Rep. Dave McCurdy -LRB- D. , Okla. -RRB- , would have restricted federal college subsidies to students who had served .",
        "One , co-sponsored by Sen. Sam Nunn -LRB- D. , Ga . -RRB- and Rep. Dave McCurdy -LRB- D. , [E] Okla. [/E] -RRB- , would have restricted federal college subsidies to students who had served .",
        "An omnibus bill assembled by Sen. Edward Kennedy -LRB- D. , [E] Mass. [/E] -RRB- , and including some diluted Nunn - McCurdy provisions along with proposals by fellow Democratic Sens. Claiborne Pell , Barbara Mikulski and Christopher Dodd , has been reported out of the Senate Labor Committee .",
        "Its encouragement should strengthen and not undercut the strong tradition of volunteering in the [E] U.S. [/E] , should build on the service programs already in existence , and should honor local convictions about which tasks most need doing .",
        "Mr. Szanton , a Carter administration budget official , heads his own [E] Washington [/E] - based strategic planning firm .",
        "Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was on the telephones , making it clear to officials in the [E] U.S. [/E] and abroad that the Fed was prepared to inject massive amounts of money into the banking system , as it did in October 1987 , if the action were needed to prevent a financial crisis .",
        "The action was expected to begin with the opening of the [E] New Zealand [/E] foreign exchange markets at 5 p.m. EST -- when stocks there plunged -- and to continue as the trading day began later in the evening in Tokyo and through early this morning in Europe .",
        "The action was expected to begin with the opening of the New Zealand foreign exchange markets at 5 p.m. EST -- when stocks there plunged -- and to continue as the trading day began later in the evening in [E] Tokyo [/E] and through early this morning in Europe .",
        "In [E] Tokyo [/E] , share prices dropped sharply by 1.7 % in early Monday morning trading .",
        "He was quickly on the phone with Mr. Mullins , who in turn was talking with the chairmen of the [E] New York [/E] and Chicago exchanges .",
        "He was quickly on the phone with Mr. Mullins , who in turn was talking with the chairmen of the New York and [E] Chicago [/E] exchanges .",
        "Later , Mr. Brady phoned Mr. Greenspan , SEC Chairman Richard Breeden and numerous contacts in [E] New York [/E] and overseas .",
        "Treasury Undersecretary David Mulford , for instance , was at a meeting of the Business Council in [E] Hot Springs [/E] , Va. , when the stock market fell , and remained there through the following day .",
        "Treasury Undersecretary David Mulford , for instance , was at a meeting of the Business Council in Hot Springs , [E] Va. [/E] , when the stock market fell , and remained there through the following day .",
        "And as of last night , Fed Chairman Greenspan had n't canceled his plans to address the American Bankers Association convention in [E] Washington [/E] at 10 a.m. this morning .",
        "Ironically , Mr. Greenspan was scheduled to address the same convention in [E] Dallas [/E] on Oct. 20 , 1987 .",
        "He flew to [E] Dallas [/E] on Oct. 19 , when the market plummeted 508 points , but then turned around the next morning and returned to Washington without delivering his speech .",
        "He flew to Dallas on Oct. 19 , when the market plummeted 508 points , but then turned around the next morning and returned to [E] Washington [/E] without delivering his speech .",
        "The first major event this morning in [E] U.S. [/E] stock and futures trading may be a pause at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange .",
        "In October 1987 , just after the market drop , [E] Washington [/E] was awash in talk of sweeping changes in the way the financial markets are structured and regulated .",
        "Mr. Lutsenko told Nedelya that he recently had been to the [E] U.S. [/E] to pick up the rights to show 5,000 U.S. films in the Soviet Union .",
        "Mr. Lutsenko told Nedelya that he recently had been to the U.S. to pick up the rights to show 5,000 [E] U.S. [/E] films in the Soviet Union .",
        "Mr. Lutsenko told Nedelya that he recently had been to the U.S. to pick up the rights to show 5,000 U.S. films in [E] the Soviet Union [/E] .",
        "Nedelya 's article was accompanied by a picture of Mr. Lutsenko interviewing singer John Denver in [E] Colorado [/E] .",
        "[E] Japan [/E] 's opposition Socialist Party denied that its legislators had been bribed by pinball - parlor owners .",
        "The World Wide Fund for Nature said that [E] Spain [/E] , Argentina , Thailand and Indonesia were doing too little to prevent illegal trade in endangered wildlife across their borders .",
        "The World Wide Fund for Nature said that Spain , [E] Argentina [/E] , Thailand and Indonesia were doing too little to prevent illegal trade in endangered wildlife across their borders .",
        "The World Wide Fund for Nature said that Spain , Argentina , [E] Thailand [/E] and Indonesia were doing too little to prevent illegal trade in endangered wildlife across their borders .",
        "The World Wide Fund for Nature said that Spain , Argentina , Thailand and [E] Indonesia [/E] were doing too little to prevent illegal trade in endangered wildlife across their borders .",
        "A report by the conservation group presented at the U.N. - sponsored Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in [E] Lausanne [/E] accused the four of trading protected species ranging from parakeets to orchids .",
        "[E] Britain [/E] , France and Italy announced technical reasons for withdrawing , but some officials pointed to growing reluctance among the allies to commit themselves to big defense spending while East - West disarmament talks show signs of success .",
        "Britain , [E] France [/E] and Italy announced technical reasons for withdrawing , but some officials pointed to growing reluctance among the allies to commit themselves to big defense spending while East - West disarmament talks show signs of success .",
        "Britain , France and [E] Italy [/E] announced technical reasons for withdrawing , but some officials pointed to growing reluctance among the allies to commit themselves to big defense spending while East - West disarmament talks show signs of success .",
        "Small wonder that [E] Britain [/E] 's Labor Party wants credit controls .",
        "As with other plastic in [E] Britain [/E] 's high - interest - rate environment , the Labor card , administered by Co-operative Bank , carries a stiff -LRB- in this case , 29.8 % -RRB- annual rate on the unpaid balance .",
        "[E] China [/E] 's year - long austerity program has achieved some successes in harnessing runaway economic growth and stabilizing prices but has failed to eliminate serious defects in state planning and an alarming drain on state budgets .",
        "In a sign of growing official tolerance for religion , Russian Orthodox priests were allowed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the [E] Moscow [/E] patriarchate in the Kremlin 's 15th - century Uspensky Cathedral , where czars were crowned ... .",
        "A 34 - foot - tall , $ 7.7 million statue of Buddha was completed on a hill outside [E] Hong Kong [/E] , facing China .",
        "A 34 - foot - tall , $ 7.7 million statue of Buddha was completed on a hill outside Hong Kong , facing [E] China [/E] .",
        "The statue is the brainchild of Sik Chi Wan , director of the Po Lin Monastery , who said : `` [E] Hong Kong [/E] is such a prosperous place , we also need some kind of religious symbol .",
        "The Justin merchandise carried wholesale prices some 40 % below those of Sony Corp. of [E] Japan [/E] 's `` My First Sony '' line .",
        "Seeking to keep Justin 's `` My Own '' product line off the [E] U.S. [/E] market , Sony last May filed a suit in Manhattan federal court accusing the upstart of trademark infringement , unfair competition and other violations of business law .",
        "Seeking to keep Justin 's `` My Own '' product line off the U.S. market , Sony last May filed a suit in [E] Manhattan [/E] federal court accusing the upstart of trademark infringement , unfair competition and other violations of business law .",
        "With considerable irony , the case also shows how completely [E] Japan [/E] has turned the tables on U.S. business .",
        "With considerable irony , the case also shows how completely Japan has turned the tables on [E] U.S. [/E] business .",
        "Americans used to complain bitterly about being undersold by look - alike products from [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "Now Sony , whose innovative , premium - priced products are among the most admired in consumer electronics , is bitterly complaining about a little [E] U.S. [/E] firm with a cheap look - alike produced in China .",
        "Now Sony , whose innovative , premium - priced products are among the most admired in consumer electronics , is bitterly complaining about a little U.S. firm with a cheap look - alike produced in [E] China [/E] .",
        "Today , [E] U.S. [/E] Judge John E. Sprizzo is expected to rule on Sony 's renewed request for a pre-trial order blocking sale of the disputed products , on which deliveries began in July .",
        "Mr. Kaye had sold Capetronic Inc. , a [E] Taiwan [/E] electronics maker , and retired , only to find he was bored .",
        "With Justin , he began selling toys and electronics made mostly in [E] Hong Kong [/E] , beginning with Mickey Mouse radios .",
        "By last winter , Justin was showing prototypes at toy fairs in [E] Hong Kong [/E] and New York -- and Sony noticed .",
        "By last winter , Justin was showing prototypes at toy fairs in Hong Kong and [E] New York [/E] -- and Sony noticed .",
        "This interpretation was officially endorsed by Congress in 1987 in the [E] Iran [/E] - Contra Report .",
        "Article II places on the president the duty to nominate , `` and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate '' appoint , ambassadors , judges , and other officers of the [E] U.S. [/E] .",
        "Perhaps none of the unconstitutional conditions contained in the appropriations bills for fiscal 1990 better illustrates Congress 's attempt to usurp executive power than Section 609 of the executive - office bill : `` of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement , administer , or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of [E] the United States [/E] . ''",
        "By 1987 , then - Speaker Jim Wright was discussing arms control in [E] Moscow [/E] with Mikhail Gorbachev and then attempting to direct the president , through an appropriations rider , to treat the Soviets as though the Senate had ratified SALT II .",
        "Ballot questions range from a [E] Maine [/E] initiative on banning Cruise missiles to a referendum on increasing the North Dakota income tax .",
        "Ballot questions range from a Maine initiative on banning Cruise missiles to a referendum on increasing the [E] North Dakota [/E] income tax .",
        "In [E] California [/E] , two petition drives for next year 's election are `` essentially finished , '' says David Schmidt , author of `` Citizen Lawmakers . ''",
        "Mr. McGuigan cites three completed efforts in [E] Oklahoma [/E] .",
        "Taking a cue from [E] California [/E] , more politicians will launch their campaigns by backing initiatives , says David Magleby of Brigham Young University .",
        "FAMILY PETS are improving recovery rates of patients at Columbia Hospital , [E] Milwaukee [/E] .",
        "MEDICINE TRANSPLANT : Growth of Japanese trade and travel prompts Beth Israel Medical Center , [E] New York [/E] , to set up a bilingual medical practice .",
        "Tiny Tots Inc. , [E] Campbell [/E] , Calif. , says business is up 35 % in the past year .",
        "Tiny Tots Inc. , Campbell , [E] Calif. [/E] , says business is up 35 % in the past year .",
        "`` We 're gaining 1,200 new customers each week , '' says Jack Mogavero of General Health Care Corp. , [E] Piscataway [/E] , N.J .",
        "`` We 're gaining 1,200 new customers each week , '' says Jack Mogavero of General Health Care Corp. , Piscataway , [E] N.J [/E] .",
        "In [E] Syracuse [/E] , N.Y. , DyDee Service 's new marketing push stresses environmental awareness .",
        "In Syracuse , [E] N.Y. [/E] , DyDee Service 's new marketing push stresses environmental awareness .",
        "The National Association of Diaper Services , [E] Philadelphia [/E] , says that since January it has gotten more than 672 inquiries from people interested in starting diaper services .",
        "Elisa Hollis launched a diaper service last year because [E] State College [/E] , Pa. , where she lives , did n't have one .",
        "Elisa Hollis launched a diaper service last year because State College , [E] Pa. [/E] , where she lives , did n't have one .",
        "Diaper shortages this summer limited growth at Stork Diaper Services , [E] Springfield [/E] , Mass. , where business is up 25 % in",
        "Diaper shortages this summer limited growth at Stork Diaper Services , Springfield , [E] Mass. [/E] , where business is up 25 % in",
        "Only 57.6 % of New Yorkers watch the local news , the lowest viewership in the country , says a new study by Impact Resources Inc. , [E] Columbus [/E] , Ohio ... .",
        "Only 57.6 % of New Yorkers watch the local news , the lowest viewership in the country , says a new study by Impact Resources Inc. , Columbus , [E] Ohio [/E] ... .",
        "Program trading is `` a racket , '' complains Edward Egnuss , a [E] White Plains [/E] , N.Y. , investor and electronics sales executive , `` and it 's not to the benefit of the small investor , that 's for sure . ''",
        "Program trading is `` a racket , '' complains Edward Egnuss , a White Plains , [E] N.Y. [/E] , investor and electronics sales executive , `` and it 's not to the benefit of the small investor , that 's for sure . ''",
        "`` I think program trading is basically unfair to the individual investor , '' says Leo Fields , a [E] Dallas [/E] investor .",
        "Or , as Dorothy Arighi , an interior decorator in [E] Arnold [/E] , Calif. , puts it : `` All kinds of funny things spook the market these days . ''",
        "Or , as Dorothy Arighi , an interior decorator in Arnold , [E] Calif. [/E] , puts it : `` All kinds of funny things spook the market these days . ''",
        "At the Charles Schwab & Co. office in [E] Atlanta [/E] 's Buckhead district , a group of investors voices skepticism that federal officials would curb program trading .",
        "At the Charles Schwab & Co. office in Atlanta 's [E] Buckhead [/E] district , a group of investors voices skepticism that federal officials would curb program trading .",
        "A. Donald Anderson , a 59 - year - old [E] Los Angeles [/E] investor who says the stock market 's `` fluctuations and gyrations give me the heebie - jeebies , '' does n't see much point in outlawing program trading .",
        "Similarly , Rick Wamre , a 31 - year - old asset manager for a [E] Dallas [/E] real - estate firm , would like to see program trading disappear because `` I ca n't see that it does anything for the market or the country . ''",
        "Peter Anthony , who runs an employment agency in [E] New York [/E] , decries program trading as `` limiting the game to a few , '' but he also is n't sure it should be more strictly regulated .",
        "Glenn Britta , a 25 - year - old [E] New York [/E] financial analyst who plays options for his personal account , says he is `` factoring '' the market 's volatility `` into investment decisions . ''",
        "Also in [E] New York [/E] , Israel Silverman , an insurance - company lawyer , comments that program trading `` increases volatility , but I do n't think it should be banned .",
        "Jim Enzor of [E] Atlanta [/E] defends program trading because he believes that it can bring the market back up after a plunge .",
        "Scott Taccetta , a [E] Chicago [/E] accountant , is going into money - market funds .",
        "In October , before the market dropped , Mrs. Arighi of [E] Arnold [/E] , Calif. , moved to sell the `` speculative stocks '' in her family trust `` so we will be able to withstand all this flim - flammery '' caused by program trading .",
        "In October , before the market dropped , Mrs. Arighi of Arnold , [E] Calif. [/E] , moved to sell the `` speculative stocks '' in her family trust `` so we will be able to withstand all this flim - flammery '' caused by program trading .",
        "Lucille Gorman , an 84 - year - old [E] Chicago [/E] housewife , has become amazingly immune to stock - market jolts .",
        "Small wonder , since he 's asking [E] San Francisco [/E] taxpayers to sink up to $ 100 million into the new stadium .",
        "As [E] San Francisco [/E] digs out from The Pretty Big One , opponents say the last thing the city can afford is an expensive new stadium .",
        "Something like one - third of the nation 's 60 largest cities are thinking about new stadiums , ranging from [E] Cleveland [/E] to San Antonio and St. Petersburg .",
        "Something like one - third of the nation 's 60 largest cities are thinking about new stadiums , ranging from Cleveland to [E] San Antonio [/E] and St. Petersburg .",
        "Something like one - third of the nation 's 60 largest cities are thinking about new stadiums , ranging from Cleveland to San Antonio and [E] St. Petersburg [/E] .",
        "[E] San Francisco [/E] voters rejected a new ballpark two years ago .",
        "Last month , [E] Phoenix [/E] voters turned thumbs down on a $ 100 million stadium bond and tax proposition .",
        "In [E] San Francisco [/E] , its backers concede the ballpark is at best running even in the polls .",
        "George Christopher , the former [E] San Francisco [/E] mayor who built Candlestick Park for the Giants in the 1960s , wo n't endorse the new ballpark .",
        "Several years ago he gave up trying to persuade [E] Miami [/E] to improve its city - owned Orange Bowl , and instead built his own $ 100 million coliseum with private funds .",
        "But to Moon Landrieu , the former [E] New Orleans [/E] mayor who helped build that city 's cavernous , money - losing Superdome , questions of who benefits or the bottom line are of little relevance .",
        "A man from the Bush administration came before the House Agriculture Committee yesterday to talk about the [E] U.S. [/E] 's intention to send some $ 100 million in food aid to Poland , with more to come from the EC .",
        "A man from the Bush administration came before the House Agriculture Committee yesterday to talk about the U.S. 's intention to send some $ 100 million in food aid to [E] Poland [/E] , with more to come from the EC .",
        "The committee 's members are worried what all this free food might do to the economic prospects of [E] Poland [/E] 's own farmers .",
        "Rep. Gary Ackerman noted that past food aid had harmed farmers in [E] El Salvador [/E] and Egypt .",
        "Rep. Gary Ackerman noted that past food aid had harmed farmers in El Salvador and [E] Egypt [/E] .",
        "It should be constantly stressed that [E] Poland [/E] 's farmers mostly need a real market for their products .",
        "The Nicaraguan president , citing attacks by the [E] U.S. [/E] - backed rebels , suspended a 19 - month - old cease - fire and accused Bush of `` promoting death . ''",
        "While he reaffirmed support for the country 's Feb. 25 elections , Ortega indicated that renewed [E] U.S. [/E] military aid to the Contras could thwart the balloting .",
        "He said [E] U.S. [/E] assistance should be used to demobilize the rebels .",
        "The Contra military command , in a statement from [E] Honduras [/E] , said Sandinista troops had launched a major offensive against the rebel forces .",
        "The Communist Party chief , in [E] Moscow [/E] for talks with Soviet officials , also said East Germany would follow Gorbachev 's restructuring plans .",
        "The Communist Party chief , in Moscow for talks with Soviet officials , also said [E] East Germany [/E] would follow Gorbachev 's restructuring plans .",
        "Thousands of East Germans fled to [E] Czechoslovakia [/E] after the East Berlin government lifted travel restrictions .",
        "Thousands of East Germans fled to Czechoslovakia after the [E] East Berlin [/E] government lifted travel restrictions .",
        "The ban on cross-border movement was imposed last month after a massive exodus of emigres to [E] West Germany [/E] .",
        "Rep. Dingell of [E] Michigan [/E] plans to unveil today a proposal that would break with Bush 's clean - air bill on the issue of emissions that lead to acid rain .",
        "House - Senate conferees approved major portions of a package for more than $ 500 million in economic aid for [E] Poland [/E] .",
        "[E] South Africa [/E] accused armed Namibian nationalist guerrillas of crossing from bases in neighboring Angola , violating U.N. - supervised peace plans for the territory 's independence from Pretoria .",
        "South Africa accused armed Namibian nationalist guerrillas of crossing from bases in neighboring [E] Angola [/E] , violating U.N. - supervised peace plans for the territory 's independence from Pretoria .",
        "South Africa accused armed Namibian nationalist guerrillas of crossing from bases in neighboring Angola , violating U.N. - supervised peace plans for the territory 's independence from [E] Pretoria [/E] .",
        "Guerrilla leaders said [E] Pretoria [/E] was attempting to sabotage next week 's elections in Namibia .",
        "Guerrilla leaders said Pretoria was attempting to sabotage next week 's elections in [E] Namibia [/E] .",
        "Gunmen in [E] Lebanon [/E] assassinated a Saudi Arabian Embassy employee , and the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the slaying to avenge the beheading of 16 terrorists by Riyadh 's government in September .",
        "Gunmen in Lebanon assassinated a Saudi Arabian Embassy employee , and the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the slaying to avenge the beheading of 16 terrorists by [E] Riyadh [/E] 's government in September .",
        "Also in [E] Beirut [/E] , a Moslem group vowed to kill Americans if the U.S. implements a policy to seize suspects abroad .",
        "Also in Beirut , a Moslem group vowed to kill Americans if the [E] U.S. [/E] implements a policy to seize suspects abroad .",
        "Nixon concluded five days of private talks with Chinese leaders in [E] Beijing [/E] , but apparently failed to ease strains in Sino - U.S. ties caused by China 's crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in June .",
        "Nixon concluded five days of private talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing , but apparently failed to ease strains in Sino - U.S. ties caused by [E] China [/E] 's crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in June .",
        "[E] Beijing [/E] 's rulers complained to the former president about U.S. `` interference '' in China 's domestic affairs .",
        "Beijing 's rulers complained to the former president about [E] U.S. [/E] `` interference '' in China 's domestic affairs .",
        "Beijing 's rulers complained to the former president about U.S. `` interference '' in [E] China [/E] 's domestic affairs .",
        "[E] Mexico [/E] 's President Salinas said the country 's recession had ended and the economy was growing again .",
        "[E] Pakistan [/E] 's Bhutto defeated the first no - confidence motion in the nation 's 42 - year history , surviving the vote that could have brought down her 11 - month - old government .",
        "The prime minister 's opponents claimed the balloting , 12 votes short of a majority in [E] Islamabad [/E] 's 237 - seat assembly , was rigged .",
        "The White House said the shipboard meetings next month between Bush and Soviet leader Gorbachev will take place in the waters off [E] Malta [/E] .",
        "The location was disclosed as the [E] U.S. [/E] began planning the issues to be discussed at the Dec. 2 - 3 tete - a - tete .",
        "Pan Am has subpoenaed several government agencies , including the CIA and FBI , to determine whether they were warned that a bomb had been planted aboard a jet that exploded over [E] Scotland [/E] last December , killing 270 people .",
        "The airline is attempting to show that [E] Israel [/E] and West Germany warned the U.S. about the impending attack .",
        "The airline is attempting to show that Israel and [E] West Germany [/E] warned the U.S. about the impending attack .",
        "The airline is attempting to show that Israel and West Germany warned the [E] U.S. [/E] about the impending attack .",
        "Died : James A. Attwood , 62 , retired chairman and president of Mutual Life Insurance Co. of [E] New York [/E] , Tuesday , in New York City , of an acute anemic condition .",
        "Died : James A. Attwood , 62 , retired chairman and president of Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York , Tuesday , in [E] New York City [/E] , of an acute anemic condition .",
        "In [E] Richmond [/E] , Ind. , the type F railing is being used to replace arched openings on the G Street Bridge .",
        "In Richmond , [E] Ind. [/E] , the type F railing is being used to replace arched openings on the G Street Bridge .",
        "In [E] Hartford [/E] , Conn. , the Charter Oak Bridge will soon be replaced , the cast - iron medallions from its railings relegated to a park .",
        "In Hartford , [E] Conn. [/E] , the Charter Oak Bridge will soon be replaced , the cast - iron medallions from its railings relegated to a park .",
        "Citizens in [E] Peninsula [/E] , Ohio , upset over changes to a bridge , negotiated a deal : The bottom half of the railing will be type F , while the top half will have the old bridge 's floral pattern .",
        "Citizens in Peninsula , [E] Ohio [/E] , upset over changes to a bridge , negotiated a deal : The bottom half of the railing will be type F , while the top half will have the old bridge 's floral pattern .",
        "Similarly , highway engineers agreed to keep the old railings on the Key Bridge in [E] Washington [/E] , D.C. , as long as they could install a crash barrier between the sidewalk and the road .",
        "Similarly , highway engineers agreed to keep the old railings on the Key Bridge in Washington , [E] D.C. [/E] , as long as they could install a crash barrier between the sidewalk and the road .",
        "The [E] Chicago [/E] company 's beverage carrier , meant to replace cardboard trays at concession stands and fast - food outlets , resembles the plastic loops used on six - packs of beer , only the loops hang from a web of strings .",
        "AN EXCHANGE of [E] U.S. [/E] and Soviet designers promises change on both sides .",
        "An exhibition of American design and architecture opened in September in [E] Moscow [/E] and will travel to eight other Soviet cities .",
        "The event continues into next year and includes an exchange program to swap design teachers at Carnegie - Mellon and [E] Leningrad [/E] 's Mutchin Institute .",
        "Mr. Droz says the Soviets could even help [E] U.S. [/E] designers renew their sense of purpose .",
        "`` In [E] Moscow [/E] , they kept asking us things like , ` Why do you make 15 different corkscrews , when all you need is one good one ? ' '' he says .",
        "`` They got us thinking maybe we should be helping [E] U.S. [/E] companies improve existing products rather than always developing new ones . ''",
        "But [E] New York [/E] state , which is seeking solutions to its prison cell shortage , says `` no . ''",
        "Grain elevators built in the 1920s and '30s have six - inch concrete walls and a tubular shape that would easily contain semicircular cells with a control point in the middle , the [E] New York [/E] firm says .",
        "Besides , Eggers says , grain elevators are worth preserving for aesthetic reasons -- one famed architect compared them to the pyramids of [E] Egypt [/E] .",
        "A number of cities -- including [E] Minneapolis [/E] , Philadelphia and Houston -- have vacant grain elevators , Eggers says .",
        "A number of cities -- including Minneapolis , [E] Philadelphia [/E] and Houston -- have vacant grain elevators , Eggers says .",
        "A number of cities -- including Minneapolis , Philadelphia and [E] Houston [/E] -- have vacant grain elevators , Eggers says .",
        "A medium - sized one in [E] Brooklyn [/E] , it says , could be altered to house up to 1,000 inmates at a lower cost than building a new prison in upstate New York .",
        "A medium - sized one in Brooklyn , it says , could be altered to house up to 1,000 inmates at a lower cost than building a new prison in upstate [E] New York [/E] .",
        "In what was considered the largest protest in the Communist state 's 40 - year history , at least 120,000 demonstrators marched through the southern city of [E] Leipzig [/E] to press demands for democratic freedoms , opposition activists said .",
        "Meanwhile , as the first of more than 1,300 East Germans trying to flee to the West through [E] Poland [/E] renounced their citizenship , a West German newspaper reported that regional Communist officials demanded the dismissal of hard - line leader Honecker .",
        "Secretary of State Baker , in a foreign policy speech , called for the reunification of [E] Germany [/E] , saying it was the `` legitimate right '' of the German people .",
        "Gorbachev blamed [E] the Soviet Union 's [/E] press for contributing to the nation 's mounting problems .",
        "House - Senate conferees approved a permanent smoking ban on domestic airline routes within the continental [E] U.S. [/E] and on flights of less than six hours to Alaska and Hawaii .",
        "House - Senate conferees approved a permanent smoking ban on domestic airline routes within the continental U.S. and on flights of less than six hours to [E] Alaska [/E] and Hawaii .",
        "House - Senate conferees approved a permanent smoking ban on domestic airline routes within the continental U.S. and on flights of less than six hours to Alaska and [E] Hawaii [/E] .",
        "E. Robert Wallach was sentenced by a [E] U.S. [/E] judge in New York to six years in prison and fined $ 250,000 for his racketeering conviction in the Wedtech scandal .",
        "E. Robert Wallach was sentenced by a U.S. judge in [E] New York [/E] to six years in prison and fined $ 250,000 for his racketeering conviction in the Wedtech scandal .",
        "NASA resumed the countdown for today 's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis , and a federal appeals court in [E] Washington [/E] dismissed a lawsuit by anti-nuclear groups to delay the flight because the plutonium - powered Galileo space probe was aboard .",
        "It was the Libyan leader 's first trip to [E] Egypt [/E] in 16 years .",
        "[E] Seoul [/E] and Pyongyang reached a tentative agreement to allow visits between families on the divided Korean peninsula .",
        "Seoul and [E] Pyongyang [/E] reached a tentative agreement to allow visits between families on the divided Korean peninsula .",
        "Freed black nationalists resumed political activity in [E] South Africa [/E] and vowed to fight against apartheid , raising fears of a possible white backlash .",
        "The White House said Bush is `` fully satisfied '' with CIA Director Webster and the intelligence agency 's performance during the Oct. 3 failed coup in [E] Panama [/E] .",
        "[E] Poland [/E] 's legislature approved limits on automatic wage increases without special provisions for food price rises .",
        "[E] Norway [/E] 's King Olav V installed a three - party non-Socialist government as Gro Harlem Brundtland 's three - year - old Labor regime relinquished power .",
        "The 19 - member cabinet is led by Prime Minister Jan Syse , who acknowledged a `` difficult situation '' since the coalition controls only 62 seats in [E] Oslo [/E] 's 165 - member legislature .",
        "[E] El Salvador 's [/E] government opened a new round of talks with the country 's leftist rebels in an effort to end a decade - long civil war .",
        "A spokesman said the guerrillas would present a cease - fire proposal during the negotiations in [E] Costa Rica [/E] that includes constitutional and economic changes .",
        "The State Department said there was a `` possibility '' that some Nicaraguan rebels were selling their [E] U.S. [/E] - supplied arms to Salvadoran guerrillas , but insisted it was n't an organized effort .",
        "Died : Cornel Wilde , 74 , actor and director , in [E] Los Angeles [/E] , of leukemia ... .",
        "Danilo Kis , 54 , Yugoslav - born novelist and essayist , Sunday , in [E] Paris [/E] , of cancer .",
        "[E] ASLACTON [/E] , England",
        "-- Of all scenes that evoke rural [E] England [/E] , this is one of the loveliest : An ancient stone church stands amid the fields , the sound of bells cascading from its tower , calling the faithful to evensong .",
        "But there is also a discordant , modern note in [E] Aslacton [/E] , though it ca n't be heard by the church - goers enjoying the peal of bells this cool autumn evening .",
        "Like most of the other 6,000 churches in [E] Britain [/E] with sets of bells , St. Michael once had its own `` band '' of ringers , who would herald every Sunday morning and evening service .",
        "They belong to a group of 15 ringers -- including two octogenarians and four youngsters in training -- who drive every Sunday from church to church in a sometimes - exhausting effort to keep the bells sounding in the many belfries of [E] East Anglia [/E] .",
        "Mr. Hammond worries that old age and the flightiness of youth will diminish the ranks of the East Anglian group that keeps the [E] Aslacton [/E] bells pealing .",
        "According to a nationwide survey taken a year ago , nearly a third of [E] England [/E] 's church bells are no longer rung on Sundays because there is no one to ring them .",
        "A look at a Thursday night practice at St. Mary Abbot church in the [E] Kensington [/E] district of London gives an idea of the work involved .",
        "A look at a Thursday night practice at St. Mary Abbot church in the Kensington district of [E] London [/E] gives an idea of the work involved .",
        "`` Ringing does become a bit of an obsession , '' admits Stephanie Pattenden , master of the band at St. Mary Abbot and one of [E] England [/E] 's best female ringers .",
        "Two years ago , the Rev. Jeremy Hummerstone , vicar of [E] Great Torrington [/E] , Devon , got so fed up with ringers who did n't attend service he sacked the entire band ; the ringers promptly set up a picket line in protest .",
        "Two years ago , the Rev. Jeremy Hummerstone , vicar of Great Torrington , [E] Devon [/E] , got so fed up with ringers who did n't attend service he sacked the entire band ; the ringers promptly set up a picket line in protest .",
        "An entirely new band rings today at [E] Great Torrington [/E] , several of whom are members of the congregation .",
        "At St. Mary 's Church in [E] Ilminster [/E] , Somerset , the bells have fallen silent following a dust - up over church attendance .",
        "At St. Mary 's Church in Ilminster , [E] Somerset [/E] , the bells have fallen silent following a dust - up over church attendance .",
        "The oldest bell - ringing group in the country , the Ancient Society of College Youths , founded in 1637 , remains male - only , a fact that 's particularly galling to women because the group is the sole source of ringers for [E] Britain [/E] 's most prestigious churches , St. Paul 's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey .",
        "This being [E] Britain [/E] , no woman has filed an equal - opportunity suit , but the extent of the problem surfaced this summer in a series of letters to `` The Ringing World , '' a weekly newspaper for ringers .",
        "In the torrent of replies that followed , one woman ringer from [E] Solihull [/E] observed that `` the average male ringer leaves quite a lot to be desired : badly dressed , decorated with acne and a large beer - belly , frequently unwashed and unbearably flatulent in peals . ''",
        "Another women wrote from [E] Sheffield [/E] to say that in her 60 years of ringing , `` I have never known a lady to faint in the belfry .",
        "The [E] U.S. [/E] , claiming some success in its trade diplomacy , removed South Korea , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia from a list of countries it is closely watching for allegedly failing to honor U.S. patents , copyrights and other intellectual - property rights .",
        "The U.S. , claiming some success in its trade diplomacy , removed [E] South Korea [/E] , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia from a list of countries it is closely watching for allegedly failing to honor U.S. patents , copyrights and other intellectual - property rights .",
        "The U.S. , claiming some success in its trade diplomacy , removed South Korea , [E] Taiwan [/E] and Saudi Arabia from a list of countries it is closely watching for allegedly failing to honor U.S. patents , copyrights and other intellectual - property rights .",
        "The U.S. , claiming some success in its trade diplomacy , removed South Korea , Taiwan and [E] Saudi Arabia [/E] from a list of countries it is closely watching for allegedly failing to honor U.S. patents , copyrights and other intellectual - property rights .",
        "The U.S. , claiming some success in its trade diplomacy , removed South Korea , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia from a list of countries it is closely watching for allegedly failing to honor [E] U.S. [/E] patents , copyrights and other intellectual - property rights .",
        "However , five other countries -- [E] China [/E] , Thailand , India , Brazil and Mexico -- will remain on that so - called priority watch list as a result of an interim review , U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills announced .",
        "However , five other countries -- China , [E] Thailand [/E] , India , Brazil and Mexico -- will remain on that so - called priority watch list as a result of an interim review , U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills announced .",
        "However , five other countries -- China , Thailand , [E] India [/E] , Brazil and Mexico -- will remain on that so - called priority watch list as a result of an interim review , U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills announced .",
        "However , five other countries -- China , Thailand , India , [E] Brazil [/E] and Mexico -- will remain on that so - called priority watch list as a result of an interim review , U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills announced .",
        "However , five other countries -- China , Thailand , India , Brazil and [E] Mexico [/E] -- will remain on that so - called priority watch list as a result of an interim review , U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills announced .",
        "However , five other countries -- China , Thailand , India , Brazil and Mexico -- will remain on that so - called priority watch list as a result of an interim review , [E] U.S. [/E] Trade Representative Carla Hills announced .",
        "Under the new [E] U.S. [/E] trade law , those countries could face accelerated unfair - trade investigations and stiff trade sanctions if they do n't improve their protection of intellectual property by next spring .",
        "[E] U.S. [/E] trade negotiators argue that countries with inadequate protections for intellectual - property rights could be hurting themselves by discouraging their own scientists and authors and by deterring U.S. high - technology firms from investing or marketing their best products there .",
        "U.S. trade negotiators argue that countries with inadequate protections for intellectual - property rights could be hurting themselves by discouraging their own scientists and authors and by deterring [E] U.S. [/E] high - technology firms from investing or marketing their best products there .",
        "Mrs. Hills lauded [E] South Korea [/E] for creating an intellectual - property task force and special enforcement teams of police officers and prosecutors trained to pursue movie and book pirates .",
        "[E] Seoul [/E] also has instituted effective search - and - seizure procedures to aid these teams , she said .",
        "[E] Taiwan [/E] has improved its standing with the U.S. by initialing a bilateral copyright agreement , amending its trademark law and introducing legislation to protect foreign movie producers from unauthorized showings of their films .",
        "Taiwan has improved its standing with the [E] U.S. [/E] by initialing a bilateral copyright agreement , amending its trademark law and introducing legislation to protect foreign movie producers from unauthorized showings of their films .",
        "That measure could compel [E] Taipei [/E] 's growing number of small video - viewing parlors to pay movie producers for showing their films .",
        "[E] Saudi Arabia [/E] , for its part , has vowed to enact a copyright law compatible with international standards and to apply the law to computer software as well as to literary works , Mrs. Hills said .",
        "Those countries -- including [E] Japan [/E] , Italy , Canada , Greece and Spain -- are still of some concern to the U.S. but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for American patent and copyright owners than those on the `` priority '' list .",
        "Those countries -- including Japan , [E] Italy [/E] , Canada , Greece and Spain -- are still of some concern to the U.S. but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for American patent and copyright owners than those on the `` priority '' list .",
        "Those countries -- including Japan , Italy , [E] Canada [/E] , Greece and Spain -- are still of some concern to the U.S. but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for American patent and copyright owners than those on the `` priority '' list .",
        "Those countries -- including Japan , Italy , Canada , [E] Greece [/E] and Spain -- are still of some concern to the U.S. but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for American patent and copyright owners than those on the `` priority '' list .",
        "Those countries -- including Japan , Italy , Canada , Greece and [E] Spain [/E] -- are still of some concern to the U.S. but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for American patent and copyright owners than those on the `` priority '' list .",
        "Those countries -- including Japan , Italy , Canada , Greece and Spain -- are still of some concern to the [E] U.S. [/E] but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for American patent and copyright owners than those on the `` priority '' list .",
        "Gary Hoffman , a [E] Washington [/E] lawyer specializing in intellectual - property cases , said the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined with a growing recognition that protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made by South Korea , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia .",
        "Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual - property cases , said the threat of [E] U.S. [/E] retaliation , combined with a growing recognition that protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made by South Korea , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia .",
        "Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual - property cases , said the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined with a growing recognition that protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made by [E] South Korea [/E] , Taiwan and Saudi Arabia .",
        "Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual - property cases , said the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined with a growing recognition that protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made by South Korea , [E] Taiwan [/E] and Saudi Arabia .",
        "Gary Hoffman , a Washington lawyer specializing in intellectual - property cases , said the threat of U.S. retaliation , combined with a growing recognition that protecting intellectual property is in a country 's own interest , prompted the improvements made by South Korea , Taiwan and [E] Saudi Arabia [/E] .",
        "`` What this tells us is that [E] U.S. [/E] trade law is working , '' he said .",
        "He said [E] Mexico [/E] could be one of the next countries to be removed from the priority list because of its efforts to craft a new patent law .",
        "Mrs. Hills said that the [E] U.S. [/E] is still concerned about `` disturbing developments in Turkey and continuing slow progress in Malaysia . ''",
        "Mrs. Hills said that the U.S. is still concerned about `` disturbing developments in [E] Turkey [/E] and continuing slow progress in Malaysia . ''",
        "Mrs. Hills said that the U.S. is still concerned about `` disturbing developments in Turkey and continuing slow progress in [E] Malaysia [/E] . ''",
        "She did n't elaborate , although earlier [E] U.S. [/E] trade reports have complained of videocassette piracy in Malaysia and disregard for U.S. pharmaceutical patents in Turkey .",
        "She did n't elaborate , although earlier U.S. trade reports have complained of videocassette piracy in [E] Malaysia [/E] and disregard for U.S. pharmaceutical patents in Turkey .",
        "She did n't elaborate , although earlier U.S. trade reports have complained of videocassette piracy in Malaysia and disregard for [E] U.S. [/E] pharmaceutical patents in Turkey .",
        "She did n't elaborate , although earlier U.S. trade reports have complained of videocassette piracy in Malaysia and disregard for U.S. pharmaceutical patents in [E] Turkey [/E] .",
        "Although set in [E] Japan [/E] , the novel 's texture is almost entirely Western , especially American .",
        "This is [E] Japan [/E] ?",
        "For an American reader , part of the charm of this engaging novel should come in recognizing that [E] Japan [/E] is n't the buttoned - down society of contemporary American lore .",
        "The 40 - year - old Mr. Murakami is a publishing sensation in [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "But he is just one of several youthful writers -- [E] Tokyo [/E] 's brat pack -- who are dominating the best - seller charts in Japan .",
        "But he is just one of several youthful writers -- Tokyo 's brat pack -- who are dominating the best - seller charts in [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "As Mr. Whiting describes it , Nipponese baseball is a `` mirror of [E] Japan [/E] 's fabled virtues of hard work and harmony . ''",
        "Polls once named Tokyo Giants star Tatsunori Hara , a `` humble , uncomplaining , obedient soul , '' as the male symbol of [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "`` You Gotta Have Wa '' is the often amusing chronicle of how American ballplayers , rationed to two per team , fare in [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "It 's the petulant complaint of an impudent American whom Sony hosted for a year while he was on a Luce Fellowship in [E] Tokyo [/E] -- to the regret of both parties .",
        "Ms. Kirkpatrick , the Journal 's deputy editorial features editor , worked in [E] Tokyo [/E] for three years .",
        "In [E] Singapore [/E] , a new law requires smokers to put out their cigarettes before entering restaurants , department stores and sports centers or face a $ 250 fine .",
        "[E] Singapore [/E] already bans smoking in all theaters , buses , public elevators , hospitals and fast - food restaurants .",
        "In [E] Malaysia [/E] , Siti Zaharah Sulaiman , a deputy minister in the prime minister 's office , launched a `` No - Smoking Week '' at the Mara Institute of Technology near Kuala Lumpur and urged other schools to ban on - campus smoking .",
        "In Malaysia , Siti Zaharah Sulaiman , a deputy minister in the prime minister 's office , launched a `` No - Smoking Week '' at the Mara Institute of Technology near [E] Kuala Lumpur [/E] and urged other schools to ban on - campus smoking .",
        "[E] South Korea [/E] has different concerns .",
        "In [E] Seoul [/E] , officials began visiting about 26,000 cigarette stalls to remove illegal posters and signboards advertising imported cigarettes .",
        "[E] South Korea [/E] has opened its market to foreign cigarettes but restricts advertising to designated places .",
        "A marketing study indicates that [E] Hong Kong [/E] consumers are the most materialistic in the 14 major markets where the survey was carried out .",
        "The study by the Backer Spielvogel Bates ad agency also found that the colony 's consumers feel more pressured than those in any of the other surveyed markets , which include the [E] U.S. [/E] and Japan .",
        "The study by the Backer Spielvogel Bates ad agency also found that the colony 's consumers feel more pressured than those in any of the other surveyed markets , which include the U.S. and [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "The survey found that nearly half of [E] Hong Kong [/E] consumers espouse what it identified as materialistic values , compared with about one - third in Japan and the U.S. .",
        "The survey found that nearly half of Hong Kong consumers espouse what it identified as materialistic values , compared with about one - third in [E] Japan [/E] and the U.S. .",
        "The survey found that nearly half of Hong Kong consumers espouse what it identified as materialistic values , compared with about one - third in Japan and the [E] U.S. [/E] .",
        "More than three in five said they are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two [E] U.S. [/E] consumers and one in four in Japan .",
        "More than three in five said they are under a great deal of stress most of the time , compared with less than one in two U.S. consumers and one in four in [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "The meeting , which is expected to draw 20,000 to [E] Bangkok [/E] , was going to be held at the Central Plaza Hotel , but the government balked at the hotel 's conditions for undertaking necessary expansion .",
        "A [E] Beijing [/E] food - shop assistant has become the first mainland Chinese to get AIDS through sex , the People 's Daily said .",
        "In happier news , [E] South Korea [/E] , in establishing diplomatic ties with Poland yesterday , announced $ 450 million in loans to the financially strapped Warsaw government .",
        "In happier news , South Korea , in establishing diplomatic ties with Poland yesterday , announced $ 450 million in loans to the financially strapped [E] Warsaw [/E] government .",
        "In a victory for environmentalists , [E] Hungary [/E] 's parliament terminated a multibillion - dollar River Danube dam being built by Austrian firms .",
        "The [E] Nagymaros [/E] dam was designed to be twinned with another dam , now nearly complete , 100 miles upstream in Czechoslovakia .",
        "The Nagymaros dam was designed to be twinned with another dam , now nearly complete , 100 miles upstream in [E] Czechoslovakia [/E] .",
        "In ending [E] Hungary [/E] 's part of the project , Parliament authorized Prime Minister Miklos Nemeth to modify a 1977 agreement with Czechoslovakia , which still wants the dam to be built .",
        "In ending Hungary 's part of the project , Parliament authorized Prime Minister Miklos Nemeth to modify a 1977 agreement with [E] Czechoslovakia [/E] , which still wants the dam to be built .",
        "Mr. Nemeth said in parliament that [E] Czechoslovakia [/E] and Hungary would suffer environmental damage if the twin dams were built as planned .",
        "Mr. Nemeth said in parliament that Czechoslovakia and [E] Hungary [/E] would suffer environmental damage if the twin dams were built as planned .",
        "[E] Czechoslovakia [/E] said in May it could seek $ 2 billion from Hungary if the twindam contract were broken .",
        "Czechoslovakia said in May it could seek $ 2 billion from [E] Hungary [/E] if the twindam contract were broken .",
        "The Czech dam ca n't be operated solely at peak periods without the [E] Nagymaros [/E] project .",
        "A painting by August Strindberg set a Scandinavian price record when it sold at auction in [E] Stockholm [/E] for $ 2.44 million .",
        "After years of decline , weddings in [E] France [/E] showed a 2.2 % upturn last year , with 6,000 more couples exchanging rings in 1988 than in the previous year , the national statistics office said .",
        "`` The IRS is asking lawyers to red - flag a criminal problem to the government , '' added Mr. Sonnett , a [E] Miami [/E] lawyer who has heard from dozens of attorneys who received letters in recent days and has himself received the computer - generated IRS forms sent by certified mail .",
        "The defense lawyers ' group formed a task force this week , chaired by [E] New York [/E] attorney Gerald Lefcourt , to deal with the matter .",
        "Michael Ross , a [E] New York [/E] lawyer who heads the ABA 's grand jury committee , said that lawyers are prohibited by the ABA 's code of ethics from disclosing information about a client except where a court orders it or to prevent the client from committing a criminal act that could result in death .",
        "But in the letters sent in recent days , Christopher J. Lezovich of the IRS computing center in [E] Detroit [/E] , told attorneys that `` failing to voluntarily submit the requested information could result in summons enforcement action being initiated . ''",
        "Often , judges ease into more lucrative private practice with little fanfare , but not federal Judge Raul A. Ramirez in [E] Sacramento [/E] , Calif .",
        "Often , judges ease into more lucrative private practice with little fanfare , but not federal Judge Raul A. Ramirez in Sacramento , [E] Calif [/E] .",
        "On Tuesday , the judge called a news conference to say he was quitting effective Dec. 31 to join a [E] San Francisco [/E] law firm .",
        "At his new job , as partner in charge of federal litigation in the [E] Sacramento [/E] office of Orrick , Herrington & Sutcliffe , he will make out much better .",
        "Mr. Samnick said a guild disciplinary hearing is scheduled next Monday in [E] New York [/E] .",
        "A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the [E] U.S. [/E] can bar the use of federal funds for family - planning programs that include abortion - related services .",
        "Title X funds are the single largest source of federal funding for family - planning services , according to the opinion by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in [E] New York [/E] .",
        "INQUIRY CLEARS [E] TEXAS [/E] JUDGE of bias in comments on homosexual murder victims .",
        "[E] Dallas [/E] District Judge Jack Hampton had sparked calls for a judicial inquiry with his remarks to the press last December , two weeks after sentencing an 18 - year - old defendant to 30 years in state prison for killing two homosexual men in a city park .",
        "Attorneys in the third stock - manipulation trial of GAF Corp. began opening arguments yesterday in the [E] Manhattan [/E] courtroom of U.S. District Judge Mary Johnson Lowe .",
        "Attorneys in the third stock - manipulation trial of GAF Corp. began opening arguments yesterday in the Manhattan courtroom of [E] U.S. [/E] District Judge Mary Johnson Lowe .",
        "In an eight - count indictment , the government has charged GAF , a [E] Wayne [/E] , N.J. , specialty chemical maker , and its Vice Chairman James T. Sherwin with attempting to manipulate the common stock of Union Carbide Corp. in advance of GAF 's planned sale of a large block of the stock in November 1986 .",
        "In an eight - count indictment , the government has charged GAF , a Wayne , [E] N.J. [/E] , specialty chemical maker , and its Vice Chairman James T. Sherwin with attempting to manipulate the common stock of Union Carbide Corp. in advance of GAF 's planned sale of a large block of the stock in November 1986 .",
        "A former member of the prosecution team in the [E] Iran [/E] / Contra affair joined the Chicago firm of Mayer , Brown & Platt .",
        "A former member of the prosecution team in the Iran / Contra affair joined the [E] Chicago [/E] firm of Mayer , Brown & Platt .",
        "Michael R. Bromwich , a member since January 1987 of the three - lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North , became a partner in the [E] Washington [/E] , D.C. , office of the 520 - lawyer firm .",
        "Michael R. Bromwich , a member since January 1987 of the three - lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North , became a partner in the Washington , [E] D.C. [/E] , office of the 520 - lawyer firm .",
        "Mr. Bromwich , 35 , also has served as deputy chief and chief of the narcotics unit for the [E] U.S. [/E] attorney 's office for the Southern District of New York , based in Manhattan .",
        "Mr. Bromwich , 35 , also has served as deputy chief and chief of the narcotics unit for the U.S. attorney 's office for the Southern District of New York , based in [E] Manhattan [/E] .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Nanjing [/E] , December 16 , by wire -LRB- reporter Fang Zhou -RRB- -",
        "The investment of foreign capital in agriculture in [E] Jiangsu province [/E] is increasing daily .",
        "To date , the number of projects with direct foreign investment in agriculture in [E] Jiangsu province [/E] has reached 800 , with a sum of money of more than 800 million US dollars .",
        "An official from the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department said that , since 1994 the number of \" three - capital \" enterprises that have been approved by the agricultural system of [E] Jiangsu province [/E] has exceeded 500 , and the amount of foreign capital being put to use was more than 700 million US dollars , which represented threefold and sevenfold increases , respectively , over the years before 1993 .",
        "The foreign investment increase from the [E] US [/E] , Japan and Singapore was comparatively larger .",
        "The foreign investment increase from the US , [E] Japan [/E] and Singapore was comparatively larger .",
        "The foreign investment increase from the US , Japan and [E] Singapore [/E] was comparatively larger .",
        "The rapid increase in foreign investment has , to a certain extent , made up for investment shortfalls in agriculture in [E] Jiangsu province [/E] and has expedited the development and utilization of agricultural resources .",
        "According to statistics , currently in [E] Jiangsu province [/E] the enterprises for processing agricultural and allied products that have output values exceeding 100 million yuan RMB already number more than 100 .",
        "Using a loan from the Japanese government and the direct investment of foreign companies , the Lianyugang Ruyi Group has built a vegetable processing and marketing enterprise that is the largest in export volume and has the greatest variety in [E] China [/E] at present .",
        "Using foreign investment , [E] Jiangsu [/E] has also introduced nearly 100 varieties of fine produce such as beer barley , California perch , Luoshi pond shrimp , fine poultry , lean meat pigs and vegetables , and flowers and plants , along with advanced production and processing technology , and it has substantially raised agricultural production levels .",
        "Using foreign investment , Jiangsu has also introduced nearly 100 varieties of fine produce such as beer barley , [E] California [/E] perch , Luoshi pond shrimp , fine poultry , lean meat pigs and vegetables , and flowers and plants , along with advanced production and processing technology , and it has substantially raised agricultural production levels .",
        "Using foreign investment , Jiangsu has also introduced nearly 100 varieties of fine produce such as beer barley , California perch , [E] Luoshi [/E] pond shrimp , fine poultry , lean meat pigs and vegetables , and flowers and plants , along with advanced production and processing technology , and it has substantially raised agricultural production levels .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Shantou [/E] , December 20th",
        "Due to the improvement of investment environment and the good momentum of development , [E] Shantou [/E] 's new high level technology development zone has drawn domestic and overseas investors ' attention .",
        "Some scientists from [E] Chaozhou [/E] that live in the US Silicon Valley have expressed their desire to come establish new high level technology industries in the zone .",
        "The president of Motorola -LRB- [E] China [/E] -RRB- , and some people from Ericsson also came to the development zone to negotiate project investment , while firms from Taiwan said that they would establish scientific and technological and software development companies in the zone .",
        "The president of Motorola -LRB- China -RRB- , and some people from Ericsson also came to the development zone to negotiate project investment , while firms from [E] Taiwan [/E] said that they would establish scientific and technological and software development companies in the zone .",
        "At present , [E] Shangtou [/E] new high level technology development zone has accumulatively invested 1.8 billion yuan and completed construction of 370,000 square meters of factory space .",
        "At the same time , [E] Shantou City [/E] has also drafted and promulgated more than 10 rules , regulations , policies and measures and encouraged the establishment of technology and knowledge intensive new high level industries .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Hong Kong [/E] , December 22nd , by reporters Chengbin Sun and Dongju Zhu",
        "While receiving a special interview by reporters recently , Yuzhen Ma , special appointee to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ' Special Appointee Office in [E] Hong Kong [/E] , introduced relevant affairs of the office in its all - out assistance and support of the SAR government in handling authorized foreign affairs by itself in the past half year since its establishment .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the [E] SAR [/E] government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the [E] SAR [/E] government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the [E] SAR [/E] government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the [E] SAR [/E] government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to [E] Hong Kong [/E] , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the [E] SAR [/E] government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the [E] SAR [/E] government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the [E] SAR [/E] government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting [E] Hong Kong [/E] and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the [E] SAR [/E] government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "Yuzhen Ma thinks that the work done by the Government Office is beneficial for maintaining [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] position as a center of international finance , trade , shipping , tourism , and information , is beneficial for improving the international position of Hong Kong , and is beneficial for developing Hong Kong 's foreign relations .",
        "Yuzhen Ma thinks that the work done by the Government Office is beneficial for maintaining Hong Kong 's position as a center of international finance , trade , shipping , tourism , and information , is beneficial for improving the international position of [E] Hong Kong [/E] , and is beneficial for developing Hong Kong 's foreign relations .",
        "Yuzhen Ma thinks that the work done by the Government Office is beneficial for maintaining Hong Kong 's position as a center of international finance , trade , shipping , tourism , and information , is beneficial for improving the international position of Hong Kong , and is beneficial for developing [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] foreign relations .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with [E] China [/E] 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the [E] SAR [/E] government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of [E] Hong Kong [/E] citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of [E] Hong Kong [/E] fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The [E] Philippines [/E] and Japan , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht , the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and [E] Japan [/E] , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc .",
        "In the process of consul protection , it timely forwarded information provided by [E] China [/E] 's embassy and consulate staff to foreign countries concerning Hong Kong citizens to the SAR government , and timely fed back the relevant requests of their relatives to China 's embassies and consulates to foreign countries and concerned parties .",
        "In the process of consul protection , it timely forwarded information provided by China 's embassy and consulate staff to foreign countries concerning [E] Hong Kong [/E] citizens to the SAR government , and timely fed back the relevant requests of their relatives to China 's embassies and consulates to foreign countries and concerned parties .",
        "In the process of consul protection , it timely forwarded information provided by China 's embassy and consulate staff to foreign countries concerning Hong Kong citizens to the [E] SAR [/E] government , and timely fed back the relevant requests of their relatives to China 's embassies and consulates to foreign countries and concerned parties .",
        "In the process of consul protection , it timely forwarded information provided by China 's embassy and consulate staff to foreign countries concerning Hong Kong citizens to the SAR government , and timely fed back the relevant requests of their relatives to [E] China [/E] 's embassies and consulates to foreign countries and concerned parties .",
        "Yuzhen Ma stressed that according to the relevant regulations in the basic law , the [E] SAR [/E] government enjoys a wide range of authority in foreign affairs .",
        "With regard to authorized foreign affairs , the Government Office strictly abides by basic law regulations , and only provides the [E] SAR [/E] government with support and assistance , playing a co-ordination and liaison role , while the SAR government is wholly responsible for the handling of specific affairs .",
        "With regard to authorized foreign affairs , the Government Office strictly abides by basic law regulations , and only provides the SAR government with support and assistance , playing a co-ordination and liaison role , while the [E] SAR [/E] government is wholly responsible for the handling of specific affairs .",
        "He said that safeguarding [E] Hong Kong [/E] citizens ' legal rights and interests overseas is an important component of the Government Office work .",
        "In the days to come , the Government Office will further strengthen all kinds of communication and contact , improve the efficiency and quality of consular service and protection , and better safeguard the lawful rights and interests of [E] Hong Kong [/E] citizens abroad .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , December 26th",
        "This year , the economies of the five large special economic zones , namely , [E] Shenzhen [/E] , Zhuhai , Shantou , Xiamen and Hainan , have maintained strong growth momentum .",
        "This year , the economies of the five large special economic zones , namely , Shenzhen , [E] Zhuhai [/E] , Shantou , Xiamen and Hainan , have maintained strong growth momentum .",
        "This year , the economies of the five large special economic zones , namely , Shenzhen , Zhuhai , [E] Shantou [/E] , Xiamen and Hainan , have maintained strong growth momentum .",
        "This year , the economies of the five large special economic zones , namely , Shenzhen , Zhuhai , Shantou , [E] Xiamen [/E] and Hainan , have maintained strong growth momentum .",
        "This year , the economies of the five large special economic zones , namely , Shenzhen , Zhuhai , Shantou , Xiamen and [E] Hainan [/E] , have maintained strong growth momentum .",
        "The annual GDP of [E] the Shenzhen Special Zone [/E] this year could reach 113 billion yuan , increasing by 16 % over last year .",
        "This year , annual foreign capital actually utilized by [E] Shenzhen [/E] is estimated to possibly reach 2.8 billion US dollars , increasing by 15.6 % .",
        "Following [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] return , the economic and trade relationship between Hong Kong and Shenzhen has been strengthened , and the projects of joining the three large infrastructures , such as Hong Kong 's western channel , are now progressing smoothly .",
        "Following Hong Kong 's return , the economic and trade relationship between [E] Hong Kong [/E] and Shenzhen has been strengthened , and the projects of joining the three large infrastructures , such as Hong Kong 's western channel , are now progressing smoothly .",
        "Following Hong Kong 's return , the economic and trade relationship between Hong Kong and [E] Shenzhen [/E] has been strengthened , and the projects of joining the three large infrastructures , such as Hong Kong 's western channel , are now progressing smoothly .",
        "Following Hong Kong 's return , the economic and trade relationship between Hong Kong and Shenzhen has been strengthened , and the projects of joining the three large infrastructures , such as [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] western channel , are now progressing smoothly .",
        "A three dimensional traffic frame in [E] Zhuhai [/E] has preliminarily taken shape and the investment environment improves daily .",
        "A number of consortia , such as Mobil , Exxon , Amoco of the [E] US [/E] , Shell of Holland , Yan Gu of Japan and Cheung Kong Industries Limited of Hong Kong , etc. have one after another come and settled in Zhuhai .",
        "A number of consortia , such as Mobil , Exxon , Amoco of the US , Shell of [E] Holland [/E] , Yan Gu of Japan and Cheung Kong Industries Limited of Hong Kong , etc. have one after another come and settled in Zhuhai .",
        "A number of consortia , such as Mobil , Exxon , Amoco of the US , Shell of Holland , Yan Gu of [E] Japan [/E] and Cheung Kong Industries Limited of Hong Kong , etc. have one after another come and settled in Zhuhai .",
        "A number of consortia , such as Mobil , Exxon , Amoco of the US , Shell of Holland , Yan Gu of Japan and Cheung Kong Industries Limited of [E] Hong Kong [/E] , etc. have one after another come and settled in Zhuhai .",
        "A number of consortia , such as Mobil , Exxon , Amoco of the US , Shell of Holland , Yan Gu of Japan and Cheung Kong Industries Limited of Hong Kong , etc. have one after another come and settled in [E] Zhuhai [/E] .",
        "According to statistics , in the first 11 months of this year , [E] Zhuhai [/E] 's recently authorized contracts for utilizing foreign capital numbered 301 .",
        "The establishment and perfection of a modern system of sea , land and air traffic makes the geographic advantages of [E] the Shantou Special Zone [/E] more obvious daily .",
        "[E] Shantou [/E] airport has opened 44 international and domestic air routes .",
        "Currently , [E] Shantou City [/E] has totally authorized more than 12,000 contracts for utilizing foreign funds , and the foreign capital actually utilized is more than 5.1 billion US dollars .",
        "After [E] Xiamen [/E] became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits this year , large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as Lirong , Wanhai , etc. successively started regular trips to Xiamen .",
        "After Xiamen became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits this year , large shipping and service companies of [E] Taiwan [/E] such as Lirong , Wanhai , etc. successively started regular trips to Xiamen .",
        "After Xiamen became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits this year , large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as [E] Lirong [/E] , Wanhai , etc. successively started regular trips to Xiamen .",
        "After Xiamen became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits this year , large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as Lirong , [E] Wanhai [/E] , etc. successively started regular trips to Xiamen .",
        "After Xiamen became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits this year , large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as Lirong , Wanhai , etc. successively started regular trips to [E] Xiamen [/E] .",
        "Currently , [E] Xiamen [/E] possesses five international container shipping arteries such as to Japan , Singapore , Korea , the US , the Mediterranean , etc .",
        "Currently , Xiamen possesses five international container shipping arteries such as to [E] Japan [/E] , Singapore , Korea , the US , the Mediterranean , etc .",
        "Currently , Xiamen possesses five international container shipping arteries such as to Japan , [E] Singapore [/E] , Korea , the US , the Mediterranean , etc .",
        "Currently , Xiamen possesses five international container shipping arteries such as to Japan , Singapore , [E] Korea [/E] , the US , the Mediterranean , etc .",
        "Currently , Xiamen possesses five international container shipping arteries such as to Japan , Singapore , Korea , the [E] US [/E] , the Mediterranean , etc .",
        "From January to October this year , [E] Xiamen [/E] 's total import and export value was 6.41 billion US dollars , increasing by 13.6 % , including exports and imports which were separately 3.52 billion US dollars and 2.89 billion US dollars , increasing by 13.6 % .",
        "In the first 10 months of this year , [E] Xiamen [/E] 's state - owned enterprise 's export value was 1.637 billion US dollars , increasing by 23.6 % over the same period last year .",
        "[E] Hainan Special Zone 's [/E] economy this year is estimated to have an annual economic growth rate reaching 6.7 % , increasing by 1.9 % over last year .",
        "The total number of tourists coming to [E] Hainan [/E] in the whole year has reached 7.9 million people , and the tourism revenue is 5.5 billion yuan , increasing by 10.29 % over last year .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , February 16th",
        "Recently , the Import and Export Bank of China won a bond credit rating of AA - in [E] Japan [/E] , which is currently the highest bond rating given to a Chinese bank by the Japanese financial market .",
        "Last October , the Import and Export Bank of China invited Nomura Securities of [E] Japan [/E] to be advisors , and submitted a formal assessment application to the Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan , a famous assessment institution in Japan .",
        "Last October , the Import and Export Bank of China invited Nomura Securities of Japan to be advisors , and submitted a formal assessment application to the Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan , a famous assessment institution in [E] Japan [/E] .",
        "Through such modes as written presentations and field studies , etc. the Import and Export Bank of China comprehensively presented the situation of [E] China [/E] 's financial system reform since the beginning of the year , the background on the establishment of the bank , management and operations of the bank , the current situation of the bank 's business development and its future development objectives to the Commune Bond Research Institute , resulting in a deeper understanding of the Import and Export Bank of China .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Hong Kong [/E] , December 30th , Taipei",
        "Jiaju Hou , a [E] Taiwan [/E] economist , published an article with the title \" Three comments on ' do n't rush , be patient ' \" in Taiwan 's \" Daily Economy \" on Monday , pointing out that Taiwan authorities ' adopting a \" do n't rush , be patient \" restriction policy for Taiwan businessmen investing in our country 's mainland would give rise to many abuses .",
        "Jiaju Hou , a Taiwan economist , published an article with the title \" Three comments on ' do n't rush , be patient ' \" in Taiwan 's \" Daily Economy \" on Monday , pointing out that [E] Taiwan [/E] authorities ' adopting a \" do n't rush , be patient \" restriction policy for Taiwan businessmen investing in our country 's mainland would give rise to many abuses .",
        "Jiaju Hou , a Taiwan economist , published an article with the title \" Three comments on ' do n't rush , be patient ' \" in Taiwan 's \" Daily Economy \" on Monday , pointing out that Taiwan authorities ' adopting a \" do n't rush , be patient \" restriction policy for [E] Taiwan [/E] businessmen investing in our country 's mainland would give rise to many abuses .",
        "Jiaju Hou points out that [E] Taiwan [/E] authorities say that \" do n't rush , be patient \" is to restrict large - sized Taiwan companies from going to China 's mainland to invest and would have no impact on medium - and small - sized companies , but this is actually not the case .",
        "Jiaju Hou points out that Taiwan authorities say that \" do n't rush , be patient \" is to restrict large - sized [E] Taiwan [/E] companies from going to China 's mainland to invest and would have no impact on medium - and small - sized companies , but this is actually not the case .",
        "Jiaju Hou points out that Taiwan authorities say that \" do n't rush , be patient \" is to restrict large - sized Taiwan companies from going to [E] China [/E] 's mainland to invest and would have no impact on medium - and small - sized companies , but this is actually not the case .",
        "Currently , [E] Taiwan [/E] authorities define medium - and small - sized companies as having capital of under 60 million Taiwan dollars , but actually Taiwan 's current medium - and small - sized companies mostly have significant scale .",
        "Currently , Taiwan authorities define medium - and small - sized companies as having capital of under 60 million Taiwan dollars , but actually [E] Taiwan [/E] 's current medium - and small - sized companies mostly have significant scale .",
        "Because , among exports from [E] Taiwan [/E] to our country 's mainland , a large portion are due to Taiwan businessmen investing in setting up factories in our country 's mainland and needing to ship spare parts for machines and equipment and intermediate raw materials .",
        "Because , among exports from Taiwan to our country 's mainland , a large portion are due to [E] Taiwan [/E] businessmen investing in setting up factories in our country 's mainland and needing to ship spare parts for machines and equipment and intermediate raw materials .",
        "In recent years , [E] Taiwan [/E] 's trade surplus with our country 's mainland has accumulatively reached 80 billion US dollars , which is almost the same as Taiwan 's foreign currency reserve .",
        "In recent years , Taiwan 's trade surplus with our country 's mainland has accumulatively reached 80 billion US dollars , which is almost the same as [E] Taiwan [/E] 's foreign currency reserve .",
        "How can [E] Taiwan [/E] decrease exports to our country 's mainland for the sake of \" do n't rush , be patient \" ?",
        "Jiaju Hou pointed out that the \" do n't rush , be patient \" policy would also restrain foreign businessmen from investing in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "Because most foreign businessmen investing in [E] Taiwan [/E] want to take this opportunity to jointly invest in our country 's mainland with Taiwan investments .",
        "Because most foreign businessmen investing in Taiwan want to take this opportunity to jointly invest in our country 's mainland with [E] Taiwan [/E] investments .",
        "Therefore , this policy , while blocking the development of local enterprises , will also limit foreign businessmen 's wishes to invest in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "It is reported that Jiaju Hou has successively published 3 articles in [E] Taiwan [/E] newspapers on the \" do n't rush , be patient \" policy , pointing out to Taiwan authorities that this erroneous mainland economic and trade policy violates the \" basic philosophy of free economy \" , and hopes that Taiwan authorities \" are warned of the consequences \" .",
        "It is reported that Jiaju Hou has successively published 3 articles in Taiwan newspapers on the \" do n't rush , be patient \" policy , pointing out to [E] Taiwan [/E] authorities that this erroneous mainland economic and trade policy violates the \" basic philosophy of free economy \" , and hopes that Taiwan authorities \" are warned of the consequences \" .",
        "It is reported that Jiaju Hou has successively published 3 articles in Taiwan newspapers on the \" do n't rush , be patient \" policy , pointing out to Taiwan authorities that this erroneous mainland economic and trade policy violates the \" basic philosophy of free economy \" , and hopes that [E] Taiwan [/E] authorities \" are warned of the consequences \" .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Taiyuan [/E] , February 7 , by reporter Baohong Shan and intern Jingguo Hu",
        "The [E] Fenglingdu [/E] economic development zone , that people call the ' golden triangle ' of the Yellow River , located at the juncture of three provinces in China - Shanxi , Shaanxi and Henan - increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot .",
        "The Fenglingdu economic development zone , that people call the ' golden triangle ' of the Yellow River , located at the juncture of three provinces in [E] China [/E] - Shanxi , Shaanxi and Henan - increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot .",
        "The Fenglingdu economic development zone , that people call the ' golden triangle ' of the Yellow River , located at the juncture of three provinces in China - [E] Shanxi [/E] , Shaanxi and Henan - increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot .",
        "The Fenglingdu economic development zone , that people call the ' golden triangle ' of the Yellow River , located at the juncture of three provinces in China - Shanxi , [E] Shaanxi [/E] and Henan - increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot .",
        "The Fenglingdu economic development zone , that people call the ' golden triangle ' of the Yellow River , located at the juncture of three provinces in China - Shanxi , Shaanxi and [E] Henan [/E] - increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot .",
        "The [E] Fenglingdu [/E] economic development zone is the only one within the borders of China built on the basis of a small town .",
        "The Fenglingdu economic development zone is the only one within the borders of [E] China [/E] built on the basis of a small town .",
        "It is also a new channel for [E] Shanxi [/E] , an inland province , to contact the outside world .",
        "At present , there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the [E] US [/E] , France , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan .",
        "At present , there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US , [E] France [/E] , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan .",
        "At present , there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US , France , [E] Japan [/E] , Korea , Taiwan , etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan .",
        "At present , there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US , France , Japan , [E] Korea [/E] , Taiwan , etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan .",
        "At present , there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US , France , Japan , Korea , [E] Taiwan [/E] , etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , March 23rd , by reporter Wen Chao",
        "There are 26 insurance companies now in [E] China [/E] and more than one hundred overseas insurance companies that have established administrative organizations in China .",
        "There are 26 insurance companies now in China and more than one hundred overseas insurance companies that have established administrative organizations in [E] China [/E] .",
        "People in insurance circles say that as [E] China [/E] 's insurance market gradually opens to the outside world , it is extremely important to develop national insurance business quickly .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , April 5th , by reporter Guocheng Jiang",
        "\" Five years ago , when [E] China [/E] 's digital telephone program - controlled switch market was monopolized by various brands of foreign products , we worried about whether China could successfully develop digital program - controlled switches .",
        "\" Five years ago , when China 's digital telephone program - controlled switch market was monopolized by various brands of foreign products , we worried about whether [E] China [/E] could successfully develop digital program - controlled switches .",
        "\" When [E] China [/E] 's National Meteorological Bureau bought mainframe computers from Cray Inc. of the U.S. , it just sold us two processors .",
        "\" When China 's National Meteorological Bureau bought mainframe computers from Cray Inc. of the [E] U.S. [/E] , it just sold us two processors .",
        "The \" 863 Program \" is [E] China [/E] 's high - tech research program , initiated in 1986 .",
        "Western developed countries have always restricted the export of important high - tech products , such as high - performance large - scale digital telephone program - controlled switches and supercomputers , to [E] China [/E] .",
        "Jian Song said that \" Today , [E] China [/E] is capable of producing more than 10,000 sets of digital telephone program - controlled switches , and the chief designer of this kind of switch is only 28 years old , graduating from Wuhan University . \"",
        "It has greatly narrowed the gap between [E] China [/E] 's high - tech and the internationally advanced levels , and has promoted the modernization of civilian industry and the national defense industry .",
        "This aside , [E] China [/E] has scheduled more than 400 research projects in the fields of aerospace technology and laser technology , involving space science and application , jumbo carrier rockets , space stations , space shuttle transportation systems , and has made phased achievements in certain key technology fields .",
        "For example , a Chinese developed genetically engineered Hepatitis B vaccine and an \" a \" interferon for blocking the progress of Hepatitis B have entered the market , which is good news for the 120 million Hepatitis B virus carriers in [E] China [/E] .",
        "[E] China [/E] has determined its focus of high - tech research for the coming five years , and set about drawing up the next century 's high - tech research plans .",
        "Finally , Jian Song said , \" Whether our own high - tech and its industry can be successful is related to the success or failure of [E] China [/E] 's undertaking of modernization , and is related to the rise and fall of the Chinese people .",
        "To vigorously develop high - tech and establish a powerful national high - tech industry in our country as soon as possible is an urgent task currently facing [E] China [/E] 's scientific and technological circles and economic circles . \"",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Taiyuan [/E] , January 3rd , by reporters Lan Wu and Dongping Wang",
        "[E] Shanxi Province [/E] , located in China inland , has actually utilized foreign investments of more than 1 billion US dollars in the past six years .",
        "Shanxi Province , located in [E] China [/E] inland , has actually utilized foreign investments of more than 1 billion US dollars in the past six years .",
        "Although faced with some unfavorable factors in 1997 , [E] Shanxi [/E] 's foreign investment utilization still brought about the highest level in history .",
        "At present , foreign investment has become an important part of [E] Shanxi [/E] 's social fixed assets investment , and is showing a new trend of developing from the second industry towards the first industry and the third industry , fields of investment are continually expanding , and industry structure tends to be reasonable .",
        "[E] Shanxi province 's [/E] borrowed foreign loans account for 65 % of the total amount of foreign investment utilized in the whole province , including loans from international finance organizations , foreign government loans , international business loans , export credits , etc .",
        "[E] Shanxi province [/E] has established bilateral government loan relations with 17 countries in the world , and established loan co-operation and free aid relations with international finance institutions and organizations , such as the World Bank , the Asian Development Bank , the International Agriculture Development Fund , the United Nations Grain Planning Office , the United Nations Children 's Fund , the Population Fund , etc. and has unfolded commercial loan business with financial institutions in many countries and areas .",
        "Experts believe that , [E] Shanxi province [/E] has many favorable conditions for attracting foreign investment .",
        "[E] Shanxi province [/E] is located at the intersection of the Mid-west and the East , and is also an important national production base for coal and electricity commodities , is abounding in resources , with low labor costs and land prices , and possessing an industrial foundation abundant in economy and technology and a broad market .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Nanning [/E] , March 14th , by reporter Hankui Lu",
        "According to what the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 's Department of Transportation has revealed , up to now , [E] Guangxi [/E] has made use of a total amount of 150 million US dollars loaned from the World Bank , the Asian Bank and countries such as Holland , Korea , etc . , to construct a water transportation traffic infrastructure .",
        "According to what the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 's Department of Transportation has revealed , up to now , Guangxi has made use of a total amount of 150 million US dollars loaned from the World Bank , the Asian Bank and countries such as [E] Holland [/E] , Korea , etc . , to construct a water transportation traffic infrastructure .",
        "According to what the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 's Department of Transportation has revealed , up to now , Guangxi has made use of a total amount of 150 million US dollars loaned from the World Bank , the Asian Bank and countries such as Holland , [E] Korea [/E] , etc . , to construct a water transportation traffic infrastructure .",
        "In recent years , [E] China [/E] 's great southwestern region has accelerated constructing the major channel leading to the seas via Guangxi .",
        "In recent years , China 's great southwestern region has accelerated constructing the major channel leading to the seas via [E] Guangxi [/E] .",
        "In order to solve the problem of lack of capital , and expand the degree of opening up to the outside world , [E] Guangxi [/E] has aggressively brought in foreign capital .",
        "The second phase project of [E] Fangchenggang City [/E] -LRB- comprising a highway from Qinzhou City to Fangchenggang City -RRB- , utilized a loan of 52 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank .",
        "The second phase project of Fangchenggang City -LRB- comprising a highway from [E] Qinzhou City [/E] to Fangchenggang City -RRB- , utilized a loan of 52 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank .",
        "The second phase project of Fangchenggang City -LRB- comprising a highway from Qinzhou City to [E] Fangchenggang City [/E] -RRB- , utilized a loan of 52 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank .",
        "Qinzhou Harbor 's support facility construction project utilized a [E] Holland [/E] government loan of 13 million US dollars .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , April 2nd",
        "The president of the People 's Bank of China , Xianglong Dai pointed out here yesterday that [E] China [/E] will continue to expand the opened - up areas , strengthen co-operation with foreign financial institutions , and promote financial and economic trade interaction between China and other countries .",
        "The president of the People 's Bank of China , Xianglong Dai pointed out here yesterday that China will continue to expand the opened - up areas , strengthen co-operation with foreign financial institutions , and promote financial and economic trade interaction between [E] China [/E] and other countries .",
        "Xianglong Dai made this comment at the ceremony for the approval for the Ocean Bank Group to establish a [E] Beijing [/E] branch .",
        "He said , [E] China [/E] macroscopic economic readjustment and control in recent years has been successful .",
        "On this foundation , it is forecasted that this year , the goals of the economy maintaining growth of 8 % , and controlling the retail price index to below 6.1 % , can be completely achieved ; in the coming few years , [E] China [/E] can still maintain an economic growth rate of 8 % to 9 % and a retail price increase rate of below 6 % .",
        "Therefore , [E] China [/E] 's international income and expenses can maintain the good situation , the RMB exchange rate is moving towards stabilization , and the investment environment continue to improve .",
        "Xianglong Dai said , in recent years , foreign capital financial institutions have become an important formative element of [E] China [/E] 's financial system .",
        "By the end of December of last year , foreign capital financial institution 's total assets had reached 30 billion US dollars , an increase of 56 % over last year ; and 8 foreign capital banks obtained approval to undertake RMB business in [E] Shanghai [/E] 's Pudong .",
        "By the end of December of last year , foreign capital financial institution 's total assets had reached 30 billion US dollars , an increase of 56 % over last year ; and 8 foreign capital banks obtained approval to undertake RMB business in Shanghai 's [E] Pudong [/E] .",
        "Up to now , [E] China [/E] already has 158 foreign capital operation - type financial institutions , 132 of which are branches of foreign capital banks , and the number of representative office of foreign capital financial institutions has reached 528 .",
        "The Ocean Bank Group is one of the main international banks in [E] Australia [/E] .",
        "It opened a representative office in [E] Beijing [/E] in 1986 .",
        "On March 21st of this year , it obtained approval to establish a branch in [E] Beijing [/E] .",
        "Before this , it had established a branch in [E] Shanghai [/E] .",
        "According to what has been reported in the Soviet \" Science and Life \" magazine , biologists in [E] Moscow [/E] have discovered that a mold element in the cells of plants can not only control the propagation of plasmodium in mosquitoes , but can also kill mosquitoes .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , January 10 , by wire",
        "[E] China [/E] 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success in the past year : 10 oil gas fields with 100 million ton reserves were discovered in the whole year .",
        "This was news passed from the working meeting of [E] China [/E] 's Petroleum & Natural Gas Corporation convened today .",
        "At the meeting , Yongkang Zhou , the general manager , conveyed congratulations on successes achieved by [E] China [/E] 's land - based oil industry and requirements for future work from Bangguo Wu , member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CCP and vice premier of the State Council when listening to the working report of the head office the other day .",
        "Bangguo Wu pointed out that [E] China [/E] 's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success last year , and oil and gas production volume increased by 1.81 million tons and 730 million cubic meters respectively compared with the previous year ; with nearly 1 million tons of shared oil from overseas , its growth rate was the highest since the \" seventh five - year plan \" period -LRB- 1986 - 1990 -RRB- ; its economic benefits were considerable , turning over 25.8 billion yuan of taxes , achieving profits of 10 billion yuan ; making great achievements in scientific and technological progress .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Tokyo [/E] , February 13th , by reporter Qing Yu",
        "More than 200 overseas Chinese and [E] Taiwan [/E] compatriots living in Japan gathered happily together tonight in the Chinese embassy to celebrate the Year of the Goat .",
        "More than 200 overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots living in [E] Japan [/E] gathered happily together tonight in the Chinese embassy to celebrate the Year of the Goat .",
        "Ambassador Zhenya Yang first extended his Spring Festival greetings to those overseas Chinese and the [E] Taiwan [/E] compatriots .",
        "Overseas Chinese and [E] Taiwan [/E] compatriots were praised for making important contributions to supporting and assisting the motherland 's socialist construction .",
        "He believed , entering the 90's , in order to realize the second strategic aim of our country 's modernization campaign , the overseas Chinese and the [E] Taiwan [/E] compatriots would surely continue to carry on patriotic traditions , and make greater contributions to the motherland 's prosperity , wealth and power .",
        "Ambassador Yang also said that , at the time of the Spring Festival , we miss our [E] Taiwan [/E] compatriots even more , and that the motherland 's unification will be a great event that conforms to the historical trend , and that it is the common wish of the people on both sides of the Straits .",
        "Wang Chen , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in [E] Tokyo [/E] , gave a speech , expressing hopes that Taiwan authorities would deliver on the promise of abolishing the \" Rebel Suppressing Period \" in May of this year , and would allow many Taiwan compatriots who have not returned home for a long time to fulfill their dream .",
        "Wang Chen , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Tokyo , gave a speech , expressing hopes that [E] Taiwan [/E] authorities would deliver on the promise of abolishing the \" Rebel Suppressing Period \" in May of this year , and would allow many Taiwan compatriots who have not returned home for a long time to fulfill their dream .",
        "Wang Chen , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Tokyo , gave a speech , expressing hopes that Taiwan authorities would deliver on the promise of abolishing the \" Rebel Suppressing Period \" in May of this year , and would allow many [E] Taiwan [/E] compatriots who have not returned home for a long time to fulfill their dream .",
        "President Chen said , he himself has not returned to his hometown in [E] Taiwan [/E] for 50 years .",
        "Minxiong Chen , chairman of the People 's Association of [E] Taiwan Province [/E] and Hangxiong Lu , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Yokohama also delivered ebullient speeches .",
        "Minxiong Chen , chairman of the People 's Association of Taiwan Province and Hangxiong Lu , chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in [E] Yokohama [/E] also delivered ebullient speeches .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Helsinki [/E] , January 13th , by reporter Huanqing Zheng",
        "According to the latest statistics data published by Finland Customs , in 1997 , [E] Finland [/E] 's exports to Southeast Asia grew by 28 % .",
        "Up till October of last year , [E] Finland [/E] 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "Up till October of last year , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as [E] Hong Kong [/E] , China , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "Up till October of last year , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , [E] China [/E] , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "Up till October of last year , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , [E] Indonesia [/E] , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "Up till October of last year , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , [E] Thailand [/E] , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "Up till October of last year , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , Thailand , [E] Singapore [/E] , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "Up till October of last year , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , [E] Malaysia [/E] etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "Up till October of last year , Finland 's export volume to major trading partners , such as Hong Kong , China , Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore , Malaysia etc. , reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 [E] Finland [/E] Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB- , which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996 .",
        "The proportion of [E] Finland [/E] 's exports to this region in its total exports increased from 1 % ten years ago to 6.2 % .",
        "The main commodities [E] Finland [/E] exports to this region are mechanical and electronic industry products as well as transport equipment , etc .",
        "At the same time , [E] Finland [/E] 's imports from Southeast Asia grew by 5 % .",
        "In recently years , [E] Finland [/E] has been keeping an obvious trade surplus in this region .",
        "Finland Customs estimated that , the financial crisis in Southeast Asia may weaken [E] Finland [/E] 's exports to this region , in particular , the export of electromechanical products would be impacted .",
        "According to Xinhua News Agency , [E] Nanjing [/E] , January 5th , by reporter Yanzhen Jie and correspondent Zhuqing Huang",
        "The symposium to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Southern Anhui incident was held today in [E] Nanjing [/E] .",
        "The Southern Anhui Incident that happened fifty years ago was a tragedy that shocked [E] China [/E] and foreign countries .",
        "Comrades attending the symposium deeply expressed condolences and cherished the brave revolutionary martyrs that sacrificed themselves in the Southern Anhui Incident , passionately sang praises for the New Fourth Army for the great achievements made in the liberation of the race and the creation of a new [E] China [/E] , practically and realistically reflected on the experience and lessons from the Southern Anhui Incident , denouncing the crimes of the creator of this tragedy .",
        "This symposium was convened by [E] the Nanjing Military District [/E] which was appointed by the Main Political Department of the PLA .",
        "More than 50 veterans of the New Fourth Army participated in the symposium with leaders and comrades from [E] the Nanjing Military District [/E] and Jiangsu province .",
        "More than 50 veterans of the New Fourth Army participated in the symposium with leaders and comrades from the Nanjing Military District and [E] Jiangsu province [/E] .",
        "This paper , [E] Jing County [/E] , January 5th , by wire , reporter Zhenguo Zhang reporting :",
        "With the approval of the Party Central Committee , the Mausoleum of the Martyrs who died in the Southern Anhui Incident , which is built in [E] Jing County , Anhui Province [/E] , has already completed construction .",
        "The two stone monuments on the west side of the mausoleum were separately inscribed : in the hand - writing of Comrade Enlai Zhou , \" Greatest innocence of all times , a Ye in Jiangnan . Comrades from the same room killing each other , why the rush to mutually destruct ? \" ; and the \" Inscriptions for the commemorative monument of the martyrs who were sacrificed in the Southern Anhui Incident \" by the Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee and provincial government of [E] Anhui [/E] .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Nanning [/E] , Jan. 16th , by reporter Weicheng Yang",
        "The burgeoning city of [E] Fangchenggang [/E] in Guangxi , which is the only city that is both coastal and frontier in China , has made full use of geographic advantages to greatly develop port economy .",
        "The burgeoning city of Fangchenggang in [E] Guangxi [/E] , which is the only city that is both coastal and frontier in China , has made full use of geographic advantages to greatly develop port economy .",
        "The burgeoning city of Fangchenggang in Guangxi , which is the only city that is both coastal and frontier in [E] China [/E] , has made full use of geographic advantages to greatly develop port economy .",
        "Currently , the annual throughput of the port has reached 8.5 million tons , making it the largest port city in [E] Guangxi [/E] .",
        "[E] Fangchenggang City [/E] is a recently established coastal open port city at the regional level approved by the State Council in May 1993 .",
        "By 2000 , the throughput capability of [E] Fangchenggang [/E] dock will reach 20 million tons .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Xining [/E] , January 3 , by wire -LRB- reporter Hongwei Xu -RRB-",
        "This scale is only second to [E] Sichuan [/E] , Shanganning , and Tarim , claiming the fourth place of all gas fields in the whole country .",
        "This scale is only second to Sichuan , [E] Shanganning [/E] , and Tarim , claiming the fourth place of all gas fields in the whole country .",
        "This scale is only second to Sichuan , Shanganning , and [E] Tarim [/E] , claiming the fourth place of all gas fields in the whole country .",
        "It was learned that , [E] China [/E] has planned to take advantage of the rich oil gas resources in this area during the \" ninth five - year plan \" -LRB- 1996 to 2000 -RRB- , through methods such as introducing foreign investment , jointly raising funds with the locality , etc. to build a large - scale combination project of the natural gas industry and the salt industry , which will be capable of producing 120,000 tons of PVC , 100,000 tons of caustic soda , 200,000 tons of synthetic ammonia , and 300,000 tons of carbamide .",
        "The 280 kilometer long third natural gas pipe leading through the residential and scientific research base of the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau - [E] Gansu [/E] , Dunhuang and the Ge'ermu oil refinery with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of carbinol will break ground and start construction this year .",
        "The 280 kilometer long third natural gas pipe leading through the residential and scientific research base of the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau - Gansu , [E] Dunhuang [/E] and the Ge'ermu oil refinery with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of carbinol will break ground and start construction this year .",
        "The 280 kilometer long third natural gas pipe leading through the residential and scientific research base of the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau - Gansu , Dunhuang and the [E] Ge'ermu [/E] oil refinery with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of carbinol will break ground and start construction this year .",
        "Moreover , in order to improving the added value of oil products , the second phase project of the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau 's [E] Ge'ermu [/E] oil refinery , with a total investment of 260 million yuan , has been completed and put into production .",
        "The China Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation has determined to list the Chaidamu Basin as a major area for [E] China [/E] 's oil gas exploration , and has planned to achieve an annual oil gas output of 3 million tons , and an annual output reaching 10 million tons by the year 2005 .",
        "People in economic circles pointed out that the rich oil gas resources in the Chaidamu Basin would lay a good material foundation for shifting [E] China [/E] 's energy industry center to the west .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , September 1st",
        "With the aim of promoting Chinese culture internationally , the China Traditional Martial Arts Imperial College and the China Traditional Literature Imperial College were established today in [E] Beijing [/E] .",
        "The above two imperial colleges have been established with the approval of the National Education Committee and the Beijing Adult Education Bureau , under the concern and support of the National Physical Education Committee , the Cultural Department , the China Martial Arts Academy , the China Art Academy , and under the proposing and funding of Mr. Zhiren Li , a famous entrepreneur , calligraphy and painting master , and art collector from [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "Mr. Zhiren Li has the title of a \" calligraphy magnate \" in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "In recent years , he has successively invested 10,000,000 New Taiwan Dollars to build hundreds of elementary schools in the old , sparse , frontier , and poor areas of [E] China [/E] 's mainland , and has received praise from people here and abroad .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , September 1st",
        "On August 30th , Jiaxuan Tang , vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and Haojing Song , special envoy of the Korean government and vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry held talks in [E] Beijing [/E] , exchanging ideas concerning establishing a solid mechanism for ensuring peace on the Korean peninsula .",
        "During talks , the two parties expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the two countries of [E] Korea [/E] and China in maintaining the armistice , and safeguarding peace and safety on the Korean peninsula in the last forty - some years as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement .",
        "During talks , the two parties expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the two countries of Korea and [E] China [/E] in maintaining the armistice , and safeguarding peace and safety on the Korean peninsula in the last forty - some years as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement .",
        "[E] Korea [/E] announced negotiation plans concerning establishing a new peace - guarantee mechanism on the Korean peninsula , and specific measures already taken by the Korean side of recalling the Korean delegation to the Korean Military Armistice Commission and setting up the Panmunjom Representative Office of the Korean People 's Army as the negotiatory organization , etc .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Brisbane [/E] , April 23 , by reporter Fa'en Wang",
        "Chinese rising star Li Luo broke through the stiff opposition of gymnasts from Eastern Europe and the [E] USA [/E] to win the gold medal on the uneven bars at 29th World Gymnastics Championships .",
        "[E] Russia [/E] , Romania and US each has 2 competitors and Ukraine has 1 competitor .",
        "Russia , [E] Romania [/E] and US each has 2 competitors and Ukraine has 1 competitor .",
        "Russia , Romania and [E] US [/E] each has 2 competitors and Ukraine has 1 competitor .",
        "Russia , Romania and US each has 2 competitors and [E] Ukraine [/E] has 1 competitor .",
        "[E] Romania [/E] won 2 gold medals .",
        "[E] China [/E] , Italy and Byelorussia shared the other 3 gold medals .",
        "China , [E] Italy [/E] and Byelorussia shared the other 3 gold medals .",
        "China , Italy and [E] Byelorussia [/E] shared the other 3 gold medals .",
        "[E] Romania [/E] won 2 gold medals from 18 year - old M. Uzika , in the pommel horse and from 16 year - old G. Gogiea , on the women 's vault , their respective scores were 9.712 and 9.812 .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Shantou [/E] , April 23rd , by reporter Guangzhi Ling",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , April 23rd",
        "At the same time , to express further goodwill , the Straits Association has proactively invited the Straits Foundation and relevant experts to come to [E] Zhejiang [/E] .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Moldavia [/E] , August 31st , by reporter Rongke Liang",
        "The \" Representation Committee \" , a standing political institution of the Latin American Unification Association , held a grand ceremony on August 31st to accept [E] China [/E] as an observer country , and to express its welcome to Rumao Xie , China 's permanent observer to the Association and ambassador to Uruguay .",
        "The \" Representation Committee \" , a standing political institution of the Latin American Unification Association , held a grand ceremony on August 31st to accept China as an observer country , and to express its welcome to Rumao Xie , [E] China [/E] 's permanent observer to the Association and ambassador to Uruguay .",
        "The \" Representation Committee \" , a standing political institution of the Latin American Unification Association , held a grand ceremony on August 31st to accept China as an observer country , and to express its welcome to Rumao Xie , China 's permanent observer to the Association and ambassador to [E] Uruguay [/E] .",
        "Antonates , secretary general of the Latin American Unification Association , made a speech at the ceremony , expressing heartfelt happiness over [E] China [/E] being accepted as an observer country of the organization .",
        "He praised the rapid development of [E] China [/E] 's economy , and emphasized the important role that China has taken in world politics and economics .",
        "He praised the rapid development of China 's economy , and emphasized the important role that [E] China [/E] has taken in world politics and economics .",
        "He also hoped that member countries of the Latin American Unification Association and [E] China [/E] would henceforth further strengthen co-operation and exchange in the economy , trade , technology and other areas .",
        "In his responding speech , Ambassador Rumao Xie said that strengthening the friendly co-operation relations with various countries in Latin American on the basis of the five principles of peaceful co-existence is an important component of [E] China [/E] 's foreign policy .",
        "Establishing frequent contact between [E] China [/E] as an observer country and the Latin American Unification Association will be beneficial for deepening mutual understanding and promoting bilateral co-operation .",
        "On June 15th of this year , [E] China [/E] became Asia 's first country to participate in the Latin American Association with observer status .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Auckland -LRB- New Zealand -RRB- [/E] , April 23rd , by reporter Jinjun Chen",
        "[E] China [/E] 's People 's Congress delegation led by vice-chief committee member Jiyun Tian ended a 6 - day visit to New Zealand , and left here this evening for the capitol of West Samoa , Apia .",
        "China 's People 's Congress delegation led by vice-chief committee member Jiyun Tian ended a 6 - day visit to [E] New Zealand [/E] , and left here this evening for the capitol of West Samoa , Apia .",
        "China 's People 's Congress delegation led by vice-chief committee member Jiyun Tian ended a 6 - day visit to New Zealand , and left here this evening for the capitol of [E] West Samoa [/E] , Apia .",
        "China 's People 's Congress delegation led by vice-chief committee member Jiyun Tian ended a 6 - day visit to New Zealand , and left here this evening for the capitol of West Samoa , [E] Apia [/E] .",
        "While in [E] New Zealand [/E] , Jiyun Tian met respectively with the speaker of New Zealand 's Parliament , Prime Minister Bolger and other senior government officials .",
        "He also made broad contacts with friends from [E] New Zealand [/E] industries and business circles , Chinese and overseas Chinese .",
        "Other than [E] West Samoa [/E] , the delegation from China 's People 's Congress will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia .",
        "Other than West Samoa , the delegation from [E] China [/E] 's People 's Congress will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia .",
        "Other than West Samoa , the delegation from China 's People 's Congress will also visit [E] Papua New Guinea [/E] and Australia .",
        "Other than West Samoa , the delegation from China 's People 's Congress will also visit Papua New Guinea and [E] Australia [/E] .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , April 23rd",
        "The 6th national members ' representative convention of the [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross Society opened today in Beijing .",
        "The 6th national members ' representative convention of the China 's Red Cross Society opened today in [E] Beijing [/E] .",
        "This year is the 90th founding anniversary of [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross Society .",
        "After 1950 , when the [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross Society was re-organized through consultation , it has been a social aid organization engaged in humanitarian work , and has done a great deal of work .",
        "[E] China [/E] 's Red Cross Society was the first Chinese organization to regained a legal seat among international organizations .",
        "In its special status , it has widely developed civil diplomatic activities , and has played an important role in publicizing [E] New China [/E] on the international stage .",
        "In recent years , the Red Cross Society of [E] China [/E] has played a special role in the area of normalizing relations between both sides of the Straits , and through actively developing bilateral , multi-lateral exchanges with Red Cross Societies of various countries and the International Red Cross Organization , has promoted friendly international exchange and co-operation .",
        "It has provided a legal guarantee to the development of [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross cause and connections with the International Red Cross movement , signifying that China 's Red Cross cause has entered a new historical phase .",
        "It has provided a legal guarantee to the development of China 's Red Cross cause and connections with the International Red Cross movement , signifying that [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross cause has entered a new historical phase .",
        "The list of leadership of the 6th session of [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross Society approved at today 's meeting includes : Puchu Zhao , Guangying Wang , Peiyao Li , Xinzhong Qian , Yueli Cui and Minzhang Chen as honorary vice-chairman ; Zhengying Qian , vice-chairman of the CPPCC , as chairman ; Yingqi Gu as standing vice-chairman ; Baojun Fan , Chongchun Yang , Yanzhi Lin , Baiqiu Sun and Zhe Qu as vice-chairman ; and Changming Li as secretary general .",
        "After Mingxia Fu won the champion for the women platform diving , the coach of the [E] Soviet Union [/E] team congratulated her warmly .",
        "Today in [E] Zhongnanhai [/E] , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , President of the country and honorary President of China 's Red Cross , Zemin Jiang met with representatives of the 6th National Member Congress of China 's Red Cross , and expressed warm greetings to the 20 million hardworking members on behalf of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and State Council .",
        "Today in Zhongnanhai , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , President of the country and honorary President of [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross , Zemin Jiang met with representatives of the 6th National Member Congress of China 's Red Cross , and expressed warm greetings to the 20 million hardworking members on behalf of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and State Council .",
        "Today in Zhongnanhai , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China , President of the country and honorary President of China 's Red Cross , Zemin Jiang met with representatives of the 6th National Member Congress of [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross , and expressed warm greetings to the 20 million hardworking members on behalf of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and State Council .",
        "Zemin Jiang said , the [E] China [/E] 's Red Cross is an international social aid organization engaged in humanitarian works , and for the past ninety years has done lots of good works for the people and made a lot of contributions to the development of the country , in accordance to the basic principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement .",
        "In the past 90 years , especially since the formation of the new [E] China [/E] , it has demonstrated important effects in the communications between the Chinese people and the people of the world .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] London [/E] , August 31st , by reporter Hao Liu",
        "British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 31st that the [E] UK [/E] would send a frigate , a supply ship and military training personnel to join the multi-national force led by the US for the invasion of Haiti .",
        "British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 31st that the UK would send a frigate , a supply ship and military training personnel to join the multi-national force led by the [E] US [/E] for the invasion of Haiti .",
        "British Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 31st that the UK would send a frigate , a supply ship and military training personnel to join the multi-national force led by the US for the invasion of [E] Haiti [/E] .",
        "It was reported that before this the five nations of the Caribbean Union had already agreed on the 30th to send troops totaling 266 people to [E] Haiti [/E] to join the multi-national force that had a total of about 10,000 people .",
        "Also , according to reports , United Nations Secretary General Ghali expressed on the 30th that , the peace effort by the UN trying to persuade the Haitian military government to step down had already failed because military rulers of [E] Haiti [/E] had refused to meet with his special envoy .",
        "On the same day , vice-minister of the US Department of Defense Doetch said that the multi-national force would soon invade [E] Haiti [/E] , \" This moment has already arrived \" .",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Beijing [/E] , September 1st , by reporter Yuming Gai",
        "Xinhua News Agency , [E] Madrid [/E] , August 31st , by reporter Tairan Hu",
        "A Spanish left - wing group and 36 other mass organizations issued a joint communique on August 31st , strongly denouncing the various measures adopted by the [E] US [/E] to strengthen its blockade against Cuba .",
        "A Spanish left - wing group and 36 other mass organizations issued a joint communique on August 31st , strongly denouncing the various measures adopted by the US to strengthen its blockade against [E] Cuba [/E] .",
        "The communique points out that the [E] US [/E] government 's \" adopted these measures , the purpose of which is to create an atmosphere of anxiety within -LRB- Cuba -RRB- so as to further aggravate opposition among the people and to provide an excuse for foreign intervention and military occupation of this island . \"",
        "The communique points out that the US government 's \" adopted these measures , the purpose of which is to create an atmosphere of anxiety within -LRB- [E] Cuba [/E] -RRB- so as to further aggravate opposition among the people and to provide an excuse for foreign intervention and military occupation of this island . \"",
        "The communique holds that methods such as forbidding overseas Cubans residing in [E] America [/E] from remitting money and mailing articles to their families in Cuba , and sending Cuban stowaways detained on the high seas to the Guantanamo naval base , etc. is to put pressure on the Cuban government and attempt to damage and postpone Cuba 's economic recovery process .",
        "The communique holds that methods such as forbidding overseas Cubans residing in America from remitting money and mailing articles to their families in [E] Cuba [/E] , and sending Cuban stowaways detained on the high seas to the Guantanamo naval base , etc. is to put pressure on the Cuban government and attempt to damage and postpone Cuba 's economic recovery process .",
        "The communique holds that methods such as forbidding overseas Cubans residing in America from remitting money and mailing articles to their families in Cuba , and sending Cuban stowaways detained on the high seas to the [E] Guantanamo [/E] naval base , etc. is to put pressure on the Cuban government and attempt to damage and postpone Cuba 's economic recovery process .",
        "The communique holds that methods such as forbidding overseas Cubans residing in America from remitting money and mailing articles to their families in Cuba , and sending Cuban stowaways detained on the high seas to the Guantanamo naval base , etc. is to put pressure on the Cuban government and attempt to damage and postpone [E] Cuba [/E] 's economic recovery process .",
        "The communique also points out that the establishment of \" refugee camps \" at [E] Guantanamo [/E] by the US violates international agreements on the use of military bases .",
        "The communique also points out that the establishment of \" refugee camps \" at Guantanamo by the [E] US [/E] violates international agreements on the use of military bases .",
        "The communique requests that the [E] US [/E] respect the territorial integrity of Cuba , return the Guantanamo military base to Cuba , and immediately stop the blockade .",
        "The communique requests that the US respect the territorial integrity of [E] Cuba [/E] , return the Guantanamo military base to Cuba , and immediately stop the blockade .",
        "The communique requests that the US respect the territorial integrity of Cuba , return the [E] Guantanamo [/E] military base to Cuba , and immediately stop the blockade .",
        "The communique requests that the US respect the territorial integrity of Cuba , return the Guantanamo military base to [E] Cuba [/E] , and immediately stop the blockade .",
        "It also requests that [E] Cuba [/E] and the US implement \" full negotiations \" .",
        "It also requests that Cuba and the [E] US [/E] implement \" full negotiations \" .",
        "The biggest story of the year in [E] Taiwan [/E] has naturally been the changing of the guard at the presidential palace as a result of the Democratic Progressive Party -LRB- DPP -RRB- victory in the election on 18 March .",
        "As for mainland [E] China [/E] 's saber - rattling , Jin argued that there is no need for undue concern .",
        "It 's not like [E] Taiwan [/E] is without any means of retaliation .",
        "Are the mainland authorities really prepared to see [E] Hong Kong [/E] and Shanghai go up in flames ? \"",
        "Are the mainland authorities really prepared to see Hong Kong and [E] Shanghai [/E] go up in flames ? \"",
        "Ruan stated that [E] Beijing [/E] 's basic position on Taiwan has not changed at all since the days of Deng Xiaoping .",
        "Ruan stated that Beijing 's basic position on [E] Taiwan [/E] has not changed at all since the days of Deng Xiaoping .",
        "The only thing the Chinese Communists are saying , says Ruan , is that they will attack \" if [E] Taiwan [/E] makes any sort of formal move toward independence , \" and Taiwan has no need to formalize anything because changing the country 's name would be meaningless .",
        "The only thing the Chinese Communists are saying , says Ruan , is that they will attack \" if Taiwan makes any sort of formal move toward independence , \" and [E] Taiwan [/E] has no need to formalize anything because changing the country 's name would be meaningless .",
        "\" No matter what you call yourself , people are still going to call you [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "It 's just like in [E] England [/E] - the official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , but nobody calls it that .",
        "It 's just like in England - the official name is [E] the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [/E] , but nobody calls it that .",
        "\" [E] Taiwan [/E] needs to be more pragmatic , \" says Ruan , \" just like the mainland . \"",
        "Similarly , when Chen Shui - bian negotiates with [E] Beijing [/E] , no one will worry about him selling Taiwan down the river .",
        "Similarly , when Chen Shui - bian negotiates with Beijing , no one will worry about him selling [E] Taiwan [/E] down the river .",
        "The noted political commentator Chin Heng - wei , chief editor of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's Contemporary Monthly , agreed strongly with Ruan 's comments , and added , \" In this election the people of Taiwan were even more concerned about domestic issues than they were about cross-strait relations . \"",
        "The noted political commentator Chin Heng - wei , chief editor of Taiwan 's Contemporary Monthly , agreed strongly with Ruan 's comments , and added , \" In this election the people of [E] Taiwan [/E] were even more concerned about domestic issues than they were about cross-strait relations . \"",
        "Virtually everyone at the seminar was in agreement that it is neither advisable nor necessary to seek a quick solution to the cross-strait issue , and that [E] Taiwan [/E] need only avoid stirring up Chinese nationalism .",
        "Wei Chengsi -LRB- news director at ATV news in [E] Hong Kong [/E] and a former director of policy research in the public relations department of the municipal party committee in Shanghai -RRB- emphasized the fluid nature of Beijing 's policy on Taiwan .",
        "Wei Chengsi -LRB- news director at ATV news in Hong Kong and a former director of policy research in the public relations department of the municipal party committee in [E] Shanghai [/E] -RRB- emphasized the fluid nature of Beijing 's policy on Taiwan .",
        "Wei Chengsi -LRB- news director at ATV news in Hong Kong and a former director of policy research in the public relations department of the municipal party committee in Shanghai -RRB- emphasized the fluid nature of [E] Beijing [/E] 's policy on Taiwan .",
        "Wei Chengsi -LRB- news director at ATV news in Hong Kong and a former director of policy research in the public relations department of the municipal party committee in Shanghai -RRB- emphasized the fluid nature of Beijing 's policy on [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "He feels that the mainland authorities face many more pressing issues than [E] Taiwan [/E] , and that the current tension basically stems from President Lee Teng - hui 's pronouncement on state - to - state relations .",
        "Having been through the Tiananmen massacre , Wei felt compelled to warn the people of [E] Taiwan [/E] , \" You absolutely must not think the way the students did in Beijing in '89 .",
        "Having been through the Tiananmen massacre , Wei felt compelled to warn the people of Taiwan , \" You absolutely must not think the way the students did in [E] Beijing [/E] in '89 .",
        "You must not think that ' the communists wo n't attack because the [E] US [/E] wo n't let them , ' and then go out of your way to provoke them to where they no longer have an out .",
        "Under the wrong circumstances , failure to display strong Chinese nationalism could spell political suicide for a Communist Party leader , and he might well decide , ' To hell with the [E] US [/E] and economic development , I 've got to attack if I 'm to stay in power . '",
        "Second , the People 's Liberation Army hopes to parlay the [E] Taiwan [/E] issue into increased influence in domestic politics .",
        "Third , [E] Taiwan [/E] could make mistakes and give the Chinese Communists an excuse for military action .",
        "And a fourth factor is the wishy - washy American support for [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "If the Chinese Communists conclude that [E] Taiwan [/E] 's leadership has dropped its insistence on formal independence only to pursue a policy that includes de facto independence as its aim , Chou argued that this will introduce a note of uncertainty into the relationship .",
        "Tseng Fu - sheng feels that [E] Taiwan [/E] should claim the high ground by holding up its experience in democratization as an example for the Chinese Communists .",
        "Says Tseng , \" Reunification depends entirely on whether [E] China [/E] can democratize . \"",
        "He stressed that there are both doves and hawks on all sides of the trilateral relationship between [E] Beijing [/E] , Washington , and Taipei .",
        "He stressed that there are both doves and hawks on all sides of the trilateral relationship between Beijing , [E] Washington [/E] , and Taipei .",
        "He stressed that there are both doves and hawks on all sides of the trilateral relationship between Beijing , Washington , and [E] Taipei [/E] .",
        "The seminar attendants also examined [E] Taiwan [/E] 's domestic situation .",
        "This group feels a loss of status , for during the many decades of KMT rule they have always thought of themselves as a privileged \" majority \" in [E] Taiwan [/E] even though in fact they are a minority .",
        "They do not identify with [E] Taiwan [/E] as their home , and they have an unconscious feeling of superiority vis - a - vis the local majority .",
        "This development should help to bring about long - lasting ethnic harmony in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "Reform of the KMT and the formation of a new political party by James Soong will also improve the political system in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "It appears that the people of [E] Taiwan [/E] have finally taken their first bold step into an era of true democracy , and a mature political system is no longer a distant prospect .",
        "While in [E] the Dominican Republic [/E] to attend the inauguration of President Hipolito Mejia , Chen had a chance to meet with the leaders of many different nations .",
        "The president signed joint communiques with [E] Nicaragua [/E] , Gambia , and Chad , and agreed to provide US$ 4.6 million worth of loans to the Dominican Republic to serve as a guarantee to help the latter secure a loan from the International Monetary Fund .",
        "The president signed joint communiques with Nicaragua , [E] Gambia [/E] , and Chad , and agreed to provide US$ 4.6 million worth of loans to the Dominican Republic to serve as a guarantee to help the latter secure a loan from the International Monetary Fund .",
        "The president signed joint communiques with Nicaragua , Gambia , and [E] Chad [/E] , and agreed to provide US$ 4.6 million worth of loans to the Dominican Republic to serve as a guarantee to help the latter secure a loan from the International Monetary Fund .",
        "The president signed joint communiques with Nicaragua , Gambia , and Chad , and agreed to provide US$ 4.6 million worth of loans to [E] the Dominican Republic [/E] to serve as a guarantee to help the latter secure a loan from the International Monetary Fund .",
        "\" We can not use pressure from [E] Beijing [/E] as an excuse for our diplomatic setbacks , \" said Chen , who used concrete actions to demonstrate to ROC 's allies that our country has no intention of pulling back from its diplomatic partnerships ; on the contrary , the ROC will be working even harder than before .",
        "\" We can not use pressure from Beijing as an excuse for our diplomatic setbacks , \" said Chen , who used concrete actions to demonstrate to [E] ROC [/E] 's allies that our country has no intention of pulling back from its diplomatic partnerships ; on the contrary , the ROC will be working even harder than before .",
        "\" We can not use pressure from Beijing as an excuse for our diplomatic setbacks , \" said Chen , who used concrete actions to demonstrate to ROC 's allies that our country has no intention of pulling back from its diplomatic partnerships ; on the contrary , the [E] ROC [/E] will be working even harder than before .",
        "[E] Chen Shui - bian [/E] left on August 13 for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of Gambia , Burkina Faso , and Chad .",
        "Chen Shui - bian left on August 13 for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of [E] the Dominican Republic [/E] , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of Gambia , Burkina Faso , and Chad .",
        "Chen Shui - bian left on August 13 for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic , [E] Nicaragua [/E] , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of Gambia , Burkina Faso , and Chad .",
        "Chen Shui - bian left on August 13 for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic , Nicaragua , [E] Costa Rica [/E] , as well as the west African nations of Gambia , Burkina Faso , and Chad .",
        "Chen Shui - bian left on August 13 for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of [E] Gambia [/E] , Burkina Faso , and Chad .",
        "Chen Shui - bian left on August 13 for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of Gambia , [E] Burkina Faso [/E] , and Chad .",
        "Chen Shui - bian left on August 13 for a 13 - day trip that included state visits to the Latin American nations of the Dominican Republic , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , as well as the west African nations of Gambia , Burkina Faso , and [E] Chad [/E] .",
        "Before boarding the plane on the 13th , Chen Shui - bian delivered a short speech in which he stated , \" [E] Taiwan [/E] must stand up and be counted . \"",
        "The purpose of this trip , said Chen , is to share [E] Taiwan [/E] 's experiences with other countries , and he also indicated the hope that this trip would help to solidify Taiwan 's diplomatic relations .",
        "The purpose of this trip , said Chen , is to share Taiwan 's experiences with other countries , and he also indicated the hope that this trip would help to solidify [E] Taiwan [/E] 's diplomatic relations .",
        "The entourage was the largest ever to accompany an [E] ROC [/E] president abroad , and included : Chuang Ming - yao -LRB- secretary - general , National Security Council -RRB- , Tien Hung - mao -LRB- minister of foreign affairs -RRB- , Lin Hsin - yi -LRB- minister of economic affairs -RRB- , Chen Po - chih -LRB- chairman , Council of Economic Planning and Development -RRB- , Chen Hsi - huang -LRB- chairman , Council of Agriculture -RRB- , Chung Chin -LRB- head of the Government Information Office -RRB- , Jeffrey Koo -LRB- chairman of the National Association of Industry and Commerce -RRB- , Wang Yu - tseng -LRB- chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce of the ROC -RRB- , and Lin Kun - chung -LRB- chairman of the Chinese National Federation of Industries -RRB- .",
        "-LRB- Li is soon to assume a position as deputy director of the [E] ROC [/E] diplomatic post in Washington , DC . -RRB-",
        "-LRB- Li is soon to assume a position as deputy director of the ROC diplomatic post in [E] Washington , DC [/E] . -RRB-",
        "After a brief stopover in [E] Los Angeles [/E] on the 13th , Chen continued on and reached the Dominican Republic on the 14th .",
        "After a brief stopover in Los Angeles on the 13th , Chen continued on and reached [E] the Dominican Republic [/E] on the 14th .",
        "On the 17th he continued on to [E] Nicaragua [/E] , where he met with President Arnoldo Aleman and delivered a speech to the Nicaraguan National Assembly .",
        "On the 18th , presidents Chen and Aleman signed a joint communique before Chen Shui - bian departed for [E] Costa Rica [/E] , where he received the Great Cross of Juan Mora Fernandez , a gold medal which is the nation 's highest award .",
        "On the 20th he flew across the Atlantic Ocean to [E] Gambia [/E] to meet with Gambian President Yahya Jameh before heading on to Burkina Faso and a dinner with President Blaise Compaore .",
        "On the 20th he flew across the Atlantic Ocean to Gambia to meet with Gambian President Yahya Jameh before heading on to [E] Burkina Faso [/E] and a dinner with President Blaise Compaore .",
        "The next stop on the itinerary was [E] Chad [/E] , where Chen dined with Chad 's President Idris Debi .",
        "The next stop on the itinerary was Chad , where Chen dined with [E] Chad [/E] 's President Idris Debi .",
        "On the 25th Chen and Debi signed a joint communique and held a press conference before heading back to [E] Taiwan [/E] slightly ahead of schedule to oversee efforts to deal with the powerful Typhoon Bilis .",
        "Chen 's stopover in [E] Los Angeles [/E] was a sensitive subject , for Chen had originally planned an informal meeting with several members of the US Congress .",
        "After furious protests from [E] Beijing [/E] and discouragement from the US State Department , however , Chen canceled the plan just the day before arriving in Los Angeles .",
        "After furious protests from Beijing and discouragement from the US State Department , however , Chen canceled the plan just the day before arriving in [E] Los Angeles [/E] .",
        "A crowd of 500 to 600 Taiwanese living in [E] the United States [/E] showed up to greet the president at his hotel and protest against the US government 's \" caving in to Beijing at the expense of Taiwan . \"",
        "A crowd of 500 to 600 Taiwanese living in the United States showed up to greet the president at his hotel and protest against the US government 's \" caving in to [E] Beijing [/E] at the expense of Taiwan . \"",
        "A crowd of 500 to 600 Taiwanese living in the United States showed up to greet the president at his hotel and protest against the US government 's \" caving in to Beijing at the expense of [E] Taiwan [/E] . \"",
        "When Chen arrived on the 14th in [E] the Dominican Republic [/E] , he was greeted at the airport by over 100 representatives of the Taiwanese business community there , and more than 700 Taiwanese residents threw a party for the president that night at his hotel .",
        "The next day , Chen took advantage of the upcoming presidential inauguration to meet with leaders from a number of countries with which the [E] ROC [/E] has diplomatic relations , including the vice-president of El Salvador and the second vice president of Panama .",
        "The next day , Chen took advantage of the upcoming presidential inauguration to meet with leaders from a number of countries with which the ROC has diplomatic relations , including the vice-president of [E] El Salvador [/E] and the second vice president of Panama .",
        "The next day , Chen took advantage of the upcoming presidential inauguration to meet with leaders from a number of countries with which the ROC has diplomatic relations , including the vice-president of El Salvador and the second vice president of [E] Panama [/E] .",
        "The [E] ROC [/E] contingent was larger than any other at the ceremony .",
        "The [E] ROC [/E] currently has diplomatic relations with 29 countries , half of which are located in Latin America and the Caribbean .",
        "In recent years , however , mainland [E] China [/E] has continually upgraded its trade links with the ROC 's diplomatic partners .",
        "In recent years , however , mainland China has continually upgraded its trade links with the [E] ROC [/E] 's diplomatic partners .",
        "In the case of [E] the Dominican Republic [/E] , for example , supporters of President Mejia announced to the media on the eve of President Chen 's arrival that mainland China was planning to build a large thermal power plant in their country .",
        "In the case of the Dominican Republic , for example , supporters of President Mejia announced to the media on the eve of President Chen 's arrival that mainland [E] China [/E] was planning to build a large thermal power plant in their country .",
        "In addition , [E] the Dominican Republic [/E] is seeking a seat on the UN Security Council in 2002 , and will certainly be lobbying for Beijing 's support .",
        "In addition , the Dominican Republic is seeking a seat on the UN Security Council in 2002 , and will certainly be lobbying for [E] Beijing [/E] 's support .",
        "This situation could affect relations with [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "On the bright side , [E] Taiwan [/E] has scored a few points of its own in this diplomatic tug of war .",
        "When Chen arrived in [E] Costa Rica [/E] on the 18th , his hosts departed from the pattern of the past few years by promising to support the ROC s bid for membership in the United Nations .",
        "When Chen arrived in Costa Rica on the 18th , his hosts departed from the pattern of the past few years by promising to support the [E] ROC [/E] s bid for membership in the United Nations .",
        "[E] Costa Rica 's [/E] President Miguel Rodriguez also accompanied President Chen on a tour of a Taiwanese export processing zone , an orchid farm run by Taiwan Sugar Corporation , and a vocational training school .",
        "President Chen departed on the 20th for Africa , where the [E] ROC [/E] has eight diplomatic partners .",
        "Chen Shui - bian is the first [E] ROC [/E] president ever to travel to western Africa .",
        "There is little two - way trade between [E] Taiwan [/E] and any of the three countries on Chen 's African itinerary .",
        "Taiwanese agricultural specialists stationed in [E] Burkina Faso [/E] have converted 1,000 hectares of desert to arable land , while Taiwanese specialists sent to Gambia have successfully transplanted tomatoes , green beans , okra , and various leafy vegetables from Taiwan and raised them on Gambian soil .",
        "Taiwanese agricultural specialists stationed in Burkina Faso have converted 1,000 hectares of desert to arable land , while Taiwanese specialists sent to [E] Gambia [/E] have successfully transplanted tomatoes , green beans , okra , and various leafy vegetables from Taiwan and raised them on Gambian soil .",
        "Taiwanese agricultural specialists stationed in Burkina Faso have converted 1,000 hectares of desert to arable land , while Taiwanese specialists sent to Gambia have successfully transplanted tomatoes , green beans , okra , and various leafy vegetables from [E] Taiwan [/E] and raised them on Gambian soil .",
        "In addition to this type of technical assistance , [E] Taiwan [/E] has also assisted with various infrastructure projects .",
        "[E] Taiwan [/E] 's most notable contribution to Gambia 's infrastructure is the main terminal at the airport .",
        "Taiwan 's most notable contribution to [E] Gambia [/E] 's infrastructure is the main terminal at the airport .",
        "Gambian President Yahya Jameh declared his support for admission of the [E] ROC [/E] to the United Nations , and as a gesture of goodwill declared that all holders of ROC passports would henceforth automatically be granted 90 - day landing visas upon arrival in Gambia .",
        "Gambian President Yahya Jameh declared his support for admission of the ROC to the United Nations , and as a gesture of goodwill declared that all holders of [E] ROC [/E] passports would henceforth automatically be granted 90 - day landing visas upon arrival in Gambia .",
        "Gambian President Yahya Jameh declared his support for admission of the ROC to the United Nations , and as a gesture of goodwill declared that all holders of ROC passports would henceforth automatically be granted 90 - day landing visas upon arrival in [E] Gambia [/E] .",
        "First , as the president was preparing to depart [E] Taiwan [/E] , the Nicaraguan foreign minister publicly called upon the ROC to make good on the previous administration 's promise of US$ 100 million in assistance .",
        "First , as the president was preparing to depart Taiwan , the Nicaraguan foreign minister publicly called upon the [E] ROC [/E] to make good on the previous administration 's promise of US$ 100 million in assistance .",
        "This remark sparked controversy in [E] Taiwan [/E] , where some accused the new government of pursuing the same \" checkbook diplomacy \" practiced by its predecessor .",
        "Foreign Minister Tien Hung - mao stated that the purpose of Chen 's trip was to consolidate [E] Taiwan [/E] 's diplomatic ties , and to strengthen friendships by building upon the existing foundation .",
        "President Chen received a very warm welcome in [E] Nicaragua [/E] , but the local press still mentioned \" checkbook diplomacy \" in reporting on the visit .",
        "The [E] ROC [/E] 's ambassador to Nicaragua , Antonio Tsai , bluntly argued in a briefing with Chen that Taiwan 's foreign assistance to Nicaragua was being misused .",
        "The ROC 's ambassador to [E] Nicaragua [/E] , Antonio Tsai , bluntly argued in a briefing with Chen that Taiwan 's foreign assistance to Nicaragua was being misused .",
        "The ROC 's ambassador to Nicaragua , Antonio Tsai , bluntly argued in a briefing with Chen that [E] Taiwan [/E] 's foreign assistance to Nicaragua was being misused .",
        "The ROC 's ambassador to Nicaragua , Antonio Tsai , bluntly argued in a briefing with Chen that Taiwan 's foreign assistance to [E] Nicaragua [/E] was being misused .",
        "So is [E] Taiwan [/E] 's diplomacy a way of giving back to the international community ?",
        "Ambassador - without - portfolio Lu Yi - cheng wrote an article in which he argued that foreign aid has always been universally recognized as a regular tool of diplomacy as well as a humanitarian necessity , and there is no reason why [E] Taiwan [/E] should have to steer clear of it .",
        "He pointed out that the world 's developed nations spend an average of 0.24 % of GNP on foreign aid , as opposed to 0.17 % in [E] Taiwan [/E] 's case .",
        "In view of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's economic strength , argued Lu , our foreign aid expenditures need not be reduced ; in fact , they should even be raised somewhat .",
        "The [E] ROC [/E] has been criticized a lot in recent years for pursuing checkbook diplomacy , so there was no surprise when this issue cropped up in connection with the president 's trip .",
        "Paralympics Offer Stage for [E] Taiwan [/E] Performers",
        "The [E] ROC [/E] team took one gold , two silvers , and four bronzes , marking the first time any Taiwan athlete has returned from an Olympic games with a gold .",
        "The ROC team took one gold , two silvers , and four bronzes , marking the first time any [E] Taiwan [/E] athlete has returned from an Olympic games with a gold .",
        "Also , as part of the events , [E] Taiwan [/E] 's Crescent Moon Dance Troupe , made up of handicapped persons , was the only foreign troupe invited by the Australian government to participate in the Paralympic Arts Festival .",
        "The host government even set up a huge TV screen in [E] Darwin [/E] , which is the port of entry for the most visitors to Australia , to broadcast the games live .",
        "The host government even set up a huge TV screen in Darwin , which is the port of entry for the most visitors to [E] Australia [/E] , to broadcast the games live .",
        "On October 14 , [E] Taiwan [/E] 's Crescent Moon Dance Company created a sensation with their performance \" Standing on the Highest Peak , \" performed in traditional vests and short skirts as worn by indigenous people in Taiwan .",
        "On October 14 , Taiwan 's Crescent Moon Dance Company created a sensation with their performance \" Standing on the Highest Peak , \" performed in traditional vests and short skirts as worn by indigenous people in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "The troupe also delighted [E] Sydney [/E] citizens with a performance at the Sydney City Hall on October 19 .",
        "In the competition , host country [E] Australia [/E] took the most medals , including 64 golds",
        "Among the [E] ROC [/E] 's medals , the gold - the first ever for Taiwan - was won by Chiang Chih - chung .",
        "Among the ROC 's medals , the gold - the first ever for [E] Taiwan [/E] - was won by Chiang Chih - chung .",
        "Chiang , a member of the Bunun indigenous people , received a traditional hero 's welcome home from the Bunun of [E] Sanmin Rural Township [/E] in Kaohsiung County .",
        "Chiang , a member of the Bunun indigenous people , received a traditional hero 's welcome home from the Bunun of Sanmin Rural Township in [E] Kaohsiung County [/E] .",
        "Meanwhile , the [E] ROC [/E] table tennis team twice made it to the finals , but fell just short of the gold each time .",
        "Among Asian countries , [E] South Korea [/E] turned in the best performance , taking five gold medals .",
        "This was due in part to the fact that the [E] ROK [/E] government has provided special coaching in wheelchair table tennis to soldiers injured in service .",
        "Indeed , many handicapped competitors from other nations besides the [E] ROK [/E] were retired veterans .",
        "[E] Taiwan [/E] team members , on the other hand , come from a variety of backgrounds , and train out of personal interest .",
        "[E] Pali [/E] : Storied Past , Uncertain Future",
        "I wonder if [E] Pali [/E] is jealous of Tanshui .",
        "I wonder if Pali is jealous of [E] Tanshui [/E] .",
        "[E] Tanshui [/E] is celebrated in poems , songs , paintings , and lovers ' memories of its scenic views .",
        "[E] Pali [/E] has donuts , mussels , a garbage landfill , and troubles which have yet to be revealed to the outside world .",
        "Liao Tianding , [E] Taiwan [/E] 's Robin Hood , fleeing from imperial soldiers , took refuge in Pali , where he fell in love with a local woman , and , later , at age 27 , was murdered in the Monkey Cave at Laochienkeng -LRB- in Pali Rural Township -RRB- by one of his best friends .",
        "Liao Tianding , Taiwan 's Robin Hood , fleeing from imperial soldiers , took refuge in [E] Pali [/E] , where he fell in love with a local woman , and , later , at age 27 , was murdered in the Monkey Cave at Laochienkeng -LRB- in Pali Rural Township -RRB- by one of his best friends .",
        "Liao Tianding , Taiwan 's Robin Hood , fleeing from imperial soldiers , took refuge in Pali , where he fell in love with a local woman , and , later , at age 27 , was murdered in the Monkey Cave at [E] Laochienkeng [/E] -LRB- in Pali Rural Township -RRB- by one of his best friends .",
        "Liao Tianding , Taiwan 's Robin Hood , fleeing from imperial soldiers , took refuge in Pali , where he fell in love with a local woman , and , later , at age 27 , was murdered in the Monkey Cave at Laochienkeng -LRB- in [E] Pali Rural Township [/E] -RRB- by one of his best friends .",
        "Countless legends grew up around Liao after his death , and the people of [E] Pali [/E] began to worship his spirit .",
        "They also recall that the [E] Pali [/E] of those days was a place in which most people lived by fishing , farming , or petty trading .",
        "Yet , he may not know about [E] Pali [/E] 's real heyday , long in the past .",
        "[E] Pali [/E] was originally called Palifen , a transliteration of the place name used by the Ketagalan indigenous people .",
        "Pali was originally called [E] Palifen [/E] , a transliteration of the place name used by the Ketagalan indigenous people .",
        "Located on the northwest corner of [E] Taiwan [/E] , Pali faces the Taiwan Strait to the northwest , rests against Mt. Kuanyin to the southeast , and looks across the river toward Tanshui to the northeast .",
        "Located on the northwest corner of Taiwan , [E] Pali [/E] faces the Taiwan Strait to the northwest , rests against Mt. Kuanyin to the southeast , and looks across the river toward Tanshui to the northeast .",
        "Located on the northwest corner of Taiwan , Pali faces the Taiwan Strait to the northwest , rests against Mt. Kuanyin to the southeast , and looks across the river toward [E] Tanshui [/E] to the northeast .",
        "Later , when Han Chinese began trickling across to [E] Taiwan [/E] , they mainly settled along rivers .",
        "Because [E] Pali [/E] is relatively close to the mainland and sits at the mouth of a river , despite the fact that it does not have a natural harbor , in 1757 the Qing court designated it to be one of Taiwan 's small number of official ports for maritime transport with the mainland .",
        "Because Pali is relatively close to the mainland and sits at the mouth of a river , despite the fact that it does not have a natural harbor , in 1757 the Qing court designated it to be one of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's small number of official ports for maritime transport with the mainland .",
        "Thus began an era in which great ships sailed in and out of [E] Pali [/E] .",
        "However , as a result of silting and a destructive typhoon that struck in 1796 , [E] Pali [/E] began to give way in importance to Tanshui , located just across the river .",
        "However , as a result of silting and a destructive typhoon that struck in 1796 , Pali began to give way in importance to [E] Tanshui [/E] , located just across the river .",
        "Once mainly dependent on fishing , [E] Pali [/E] increasingly came to rely on farming .",
        "While the hardy people of [E] Pali [/E] barely kept their stomachs filled , their children and grandchildren left in search of a better life .",
        "But in the 1970s , urban planning came to [E] Pali [/E] .",
        "Changing the rhythm of [E] Pali [/E] life",
        "During the height of real estate speculation and soaring land prices in [E] Taipei [/E] , builders put up self - described \" villas \" and \" mansions \" -LRB- apartment blocks , in fact -RRB- one after another in Pali .",
        "During the height of real estate speculation and soaring land prices in Taipei , builders put up self - described \" villas \" and \" mansions \" -LRB- apartment blocks , in fact -RRB- one after another in [E] Pali [/E] .",
        "Also , to try to reduce the outflow of population from [E] Pali [/E] and to get the stagnant local economy moving , the government decided to link this formerly isolated village to the outside world .",
        "What had been Chungshan Road was turned into Provincial Highway #15 , and the opening of the Kuantu Bridge to traffic linked [E] Pali [/E] directly to the busy Taipei districts of Shilin and Peitou .",
        "What had been Chungshan Road was turned into Provincial Highway #15 , and the opening of the Kuantu Bridge to traffic linked Pali directly to the busy [E] Taipei [/E] districts of Shilin and Peitou .",
        "What had been Chungshan Road was turned into Provincial Highway #15 , and the opening of the Kuantu Bridge to traffic linked Pali directly to the busy Taipei districts of [E] Shilin [/E] and Peitou .",
        "What had been Chungshan Road was turned into Provincial Highway #15 , and the opening of the Kuantu Bridge to traffic linked Pali directly to the busy Taipei districts of Shilin and [E] Peitou [/E] .",
        "Gifted with a lovely setting between the mountains and the sea , [E] Pali [/E] began to dream of a tourism boom .",
        "In order to pave the way for the construction of a water treatment facility on the northeast edge of [E] Pali [/E] , the plan to develop tourism in Pali was scrapped overnight .",
        "In order to pave the way for the construction of a water treatment facility on the northeast edge of Pali , the plan to develop tourism in [E] Pali [/E] was scrapped overnight .",
        "Then in 1987 came the program to bring gravel from eastern to western [E] Taiwan [/E] for construction purposes , and a harbor was built on the Pali coast for the convenience of gravel transporters .",
        "Then in 1987 came the program to bring gravel from eastern to western Taiwan for construction purposes , and a harbor was built on the [E] Pali [/E] coast for the convenience of gravel transporters .",
        "In accordance with the urban plan , new streets were cut this way and that through [E] Pali [/E] 's land , and high - rise buildings sprang up along the sides of these roadways .",
        "In 1997 , the [E] Hsiachuotzu [/E] garbage landfill formally opened , and it became common to see fleets of garbage trucks winding through the streets of Pali .",
        "In 1997 , the Hsiachuotzu garbage landfill formally opened , and it became common to see fleets of garbage trucks winding through the streets of [E] Pali [/E] .",
        "This rural township , which was made responsible for storing the garbage from several communities in [E] Taipei County [/E] , seemed resigned to the fate -LRB- suffered by many outlying areas -RRB- of having to choke on the garbage spit up by others .",
        "It is only recently that the residents of [E] Hsiachuotsu [/E] , unable to stand the smell , have begun to protest .",
        "Lin Yi - hung , born and raised in [E] Pali [/E] , stands on the roof of his house and looks across to the beach where he used to run and play as a child .",
        "He can not help but sigh , as he looks at the ranks of new buildings and thinks of the dramatic changes that have come to this area : \" These construction projects have destroyed the relationship we people of [E] Pali [/E] used to have with the sea . \"",
        "Can the people of [E] Pali [/E] really survive change of this magnitude ? \"",
        "One after another , government development plans have raised the expectations of [E] Pali [/E] residents .",
        "But so far the only things [E] Pali [/E] folk have been able to enjoy have been flying dust from construction sites , roads filled with giant trucks , and new neighbors of an \" otherworldly \" kind .",
        "The new roads have certainly brought in a group of immigrants anxious to escape from [E] Taipei City [/E] and return to nature .",
        "Chen Chien - kuo , a secretary in the [E] Pali Rural Township [/E] government , says facetiously : \" What can we do ? We have the mountains behind us and the sea in front .",
        "\" Nobody seems to care about our [E] Pali [/E] , and we are very remote , so people just dump what they do n't want out here .",
        "Li Li - chuan , who works at Happy Mountain , was born and raised right here in [E] Pali [/E] .",
        "Located on the margins of the island of [E] Taiwan [/E] , the people of Pali take it in stride that they must live alongside the marginal people and objects cast off by society - waste water , trash , the deceased , and victims of diseases that society would prefer not to see at all .",
        "Located on the margins of the island of Taiwan , the people of [E] Pali [/E] take it in stride that they must live alongside the marginal people and objects cast off by society - waste water , trash , the deceased , and victims of diseases that society would prefer not to see at all .",
        "And there is no sign this situation will end : Reports now say that all the waste and earth being moved to [E] Linkou [/E] for a land reclamation project there will be trucked along Provincial Highway #15 - right through the heart of Pali .",
        "And there is no sign this situation will end : Reports now say that all the waste and earth being moved to Linkou for a land reclamation project there will be trucked along Provincial Highway #15 - right through the heart of [E] Pali [/E] .",
        "\" I believe , \" says Lin Yi - hung , \" that the people of [E] Pali [/E] understand that this is just the way society works -",
        "Thus , in urban plans [E] Pali [/E] is always assigned the role of serving Taipei .",
        "Thus , in urban plans Pali is always assigned the role of serving [E] Taipei [/E] .",
        "There are a lot of great - sounding plans , but what do the people of [E] Pali [/E] get out of them ?",
        "Chang Tsu - chou , now in his 70s , has been a secretary in the rural township government for more than 30 years , and loves [E] Pali [/E] more than words can say .",
        "When I came here , they were only selling about 30 newspapers in all of [E] Pali [/E] .",
        "He has great confidence in [E] Pali [/E] 's future , and believes the new harbor will bring prosperity .",
        "At that time , [E] Pali [/E] should really be hopping ! \"",
        "[E] Pali [/E] , known as \" the home of green bamboo shoots \" for its famous local vegetable , is - like many remote areas all over Taiwan - accepting the pain and enjoying the pleasures of life in the space between hopeful expectations and disappointing letdowns .",
        "Pali , known as \" the home of green bamboo shoots \" for its famous local vegetable , is - like many remote areas all over [E] Taiwan [/E] - accepting the pain and enjoying the pleasures of life in the space between hopeful expectations and disappointing letdowns .",
        "Uncertain whether to makes fists or open their arms , the people of [E] Pali [/E] watch , perplexed , as the great wheel of our times leaves its tracks through their rural township .",
        "[E] Pali [/E] Facts and Figures",
        "[E] Pali Rural Township [/E] -LRB- also spelled Bali -RRB- is located at the northwestern edge of the Taipei Basin , on the western bank of the mouth of the Tanshui River .",
        "Pali Rural Township -LRB- also spelled [E] Bali [/E] -RRB- is located at the northwestern edge of the Taipei Basin , on the western bank of the mouth of the Tanshui River .",
        "Pali Rural Township -LRB- also spelled Bali -RRB- is located at the northwestern edge of the Taipei Basin , on the western bank of the mouth of [E] the Tanshui River [/E] .",
        "It is one of the 29 townships under the jurisdiction of [E] Taipei County [/E] .",
        "[E] Pali [/E] produces wax apples , green bamboo shoots , and wendan pomelo which are famous far and wide for their delicate texture and sweetness .",
        "The main attractions include the so - called \" eight views of [E] Pali [/E] , \" the ferry boat scenic tour , hiking on Mt. Kuanyin , Formosa Wonderworld theme park , and the Liao Tianding Temple .",
        "[E] Pali [/E] is served by inter-city and local buses , or you can take a shuttle bus from the Kuantu Station of the Taipei rapid transit system .",
        "Pali is served by inter-city and local buses , or you can take a shuttle bus from the Kuantu Station of the [E] Taipei [/E] rapid transit system .",
        "The red Kuantu Bridge connects [E] Pali [/E] , a town which nestles at the foot of Mt. Kuanyin , with the outside world , and also adds a splash of color to the lovely river landscape .",
        "On the ferry from [E] Tanshui [/E] to Pali , decades pass in the blink of an eye .",
        "On the ferry from Tanshui to [E] Pali [/E] , decades pass in the blink of an eye .",
        "The Shih - san - hang archeological site , located in [E] Tingchuo Village [/E] in Pali Rural Township , revealed the secrets of how the plains aborigines of Taiwan lived 2000 years ago .",
        "The Shih - san - hang archeological site , located in Tingchuo Village in [E] Pali Rural Township [/E] , revealed the secrets of how the plains aborigines of Taiwan lived 2000 years ago .",
        "The Shih - san - hang archeological site , located in Tingchuo Village in Pali Rural Township , revealed the secrets of how the plains aborigines of [E] Taiwan [/E] lived 2000 years ago .",
        "Are the souls of these first residents still looking after \" [E] Palifen [/E] \" ?",
        "Giant high - rises look on as fishing boats bob in the sea off of the [E] Pali [/E] shore .",
        "What does this tell us about the transformation of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's townships ?",
        "Then came the news that Chang Kwang-chih , the respected archeologist and former vice-president of the Academia Sinica , had died of illness in [E] the United States [/E] .",
        "Each of these men was at the forefront of his field in [E] Taiwan [/E] , and their deaths represent the end of an era .",
        "Born in [E] Homei , Changhua [/E] in 1928 , Hsu studied the violin in Japan as a youth .",
        "Born in Homei , Changhua in 1928 , Hsu studied the violin in [E] Japan [/E] as a youth .",
        "Later , he studied in [E] France [/E] for five years , where he became well versed in the various schools of modern Western music .",
        "Just as Hsu 's work spanned from the classical to the contemporary , from the West to his native soil , the archaeologist Chang Kwang-chih 's broad vision allowed him to build the foundations for the field of archeology both for [E] Taiwan [/E] and China as a whole .",
        "Just as Hsu 's work spanned from the classical to the contemporary , from the West to his native soil , the archaeologist Chang Kwang-chih 's broad vision allowed him to build the foundations for the field of archeology both for Taiwan and [E] China [/E] as a whole .",
        "In his autobiography , Chang describes himself as a \" Yam Man , \" which is an allusion to [E] Taiwan [/E] being shaped like a yam .",
        "Chang explains that he was actually born in [E] Beijing [/E] , though his father 's family was indeed from Taiwan .",
        "Chang explains that he was actually born in Beijing , though his father 's family was indeed from [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "After [E] Taiwan [/E] was returned to Chinese rule , Chang returned to the land of his roots .",
        "After earning his doctorate at Harvard , he took an academic post in [E] America [/E] but always maintained his focus on Chinese archeology .",
        "In the 1960s , he returned to [E] Taiwan [/E] and embarked on research at the Fengpitou site in Kaohsiung , completing the most extensive archeological study made in Taiwan in over a century .",
        "In the 1960s , he returned to Taiwan and embarked on research at the Fengpitou site in [E] Kaohsiung [/E] , completing the most extensive archeological study made in Taiwan in over a century .",
        "In the 1960s , he returned to Taiwan and embarked on research at the Fengpitou site in Kaohsiung , completing the most extensive archeological study made in [E] Taiwan [/E] in over a century .",
        "Many of the leading lights among the younger generation of [E] Taiwan [/E] anthropologists cut their research teeth on this project .",
        "Chang deeply regretted that he was unable to examine the Shangqiu site in eastern [E] Henan [/E] .",
        "Though sick , Chang returned home at the end of his life to serve as vice president of the Academia Sinica , where he worked hard to establish [E] Taiwan [/E] as the preeminent world center for sinology .",
        "Born in 1931 in [E] Taoyuan [/E] , Tai was educated under Japanese colonial rule , and he earned a doctorate in agriculture at Tokyo .",
        "Born in 1931 in Taoyuan , Tai was educated under Japanese colonial rule , and he earned a doctorate in agriculture at [E] Tokyo [/E] .",
        "Back in the 1960s , when Taiwanese history was still a taboo subject in [E] Taiwan [/E] , Tai organized a research society in Japan devoted to the study of Taiwanese history and other related Asian topics .",
        "Back in the 1960s , when Taiwanese history was still a taboo subject in Taiwan , Tai organized a research society in [E] Japan [/E] devoted to the study of Taiwanese history and other related Asian topics .",
        "For this work , he was blacklisted in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "But when he did , his different perspective about [E] Taiwan [/E] history brought Tai Kuo-hui farther and farther from the mainstream of the ruling party .",
        "Tai , who described himself as an \" independent-minded Chinese born in [E] Taiwan [/E] , \" never lost his affection for China proper , and these sentiments set him apart from most historians of Taiwan .",
        "Tai , who described himself as an \" independent-minded Chinese born in Taiwan , \" never lost his affection for [E] China [/E] proper , and these sentiments set him apart from most historians of Taiwan .",
        "Tai , who described himself as an \" independent-minded Chinese born in Taiwan , \" never lost his affection for China proper , and these sentiments set him apart from most historians of [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "Taiwan is a part of [E] China [/E] , he stated , just as testicles are a part of a man 's body .",
        "His theory was a far cry from Lee Teng-hui 's belief that [E] Taiwan [/E] should establish clear boundaries between itself and the mainland .",
        "The former shows that intellectuals in [E] Taiwan [/E] need no longer fear torture and imprisonment for their beliefs .",
        "Hsu Tsang-houei introduced modern Western classical music to [E] Taiwan [/E] before making pioneering collections of traditional Taiwanese music .",
        "Chang Kwang-chih taught for decades at Harvard and Yale but never forgot his homeland [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "He made a major contribution toward developing the field of archeology in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "[E] Taiwan [/E] 's False Cypresses",
        "Applying these words to [E] Taiwan [/E] , they most aptly describe the Taiwan red cypress , whose tiny seeds are the origin of Taiwan 's greatest trees .",
        "Applying these words to Taiwan , they most aptly describe the [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress , whose tiny seeds are the origin of Taiwan 's greatest trees .",
        "Applying these words to Taiwan , they most aptly describe the Taiwan red cypress , whose tiny seeds are the origin of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's greatest trees .",
        "The [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress witnessed Taiwan 's birth , squeezed up by the collision of two tectonic plates , and its progress from a fragile mass of broken rock to a more stable geology .",
        "The Taiwan red cypress witnessed [E] Taiwan [/E] 's birth , squeezed up by the collision of two tectonic plates , and its progress from a fragile mass of broken rock to a more stable geology .",
        "It has also witnessed the rise and fall of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's forestry industry .",
        "[E] Hsiuluan Village [/E] , an Atayal community in eastern Hsinchu County , was one of the last places in Taiwan to be reached by modern civilization , and was once famous as the \" village without lights . \"",
        "Hsiuluan Village , an Atayal community in eastern [E] Hsinchu County [/E] , was one of the last places in Taiwan to be reached by modern civilization , and was once famous as the \" village without lights . \"",
        "Hsiuluan Village , an Atayal community in eastern Hsinchu County , was one of the last places in [E] Taiwan [/E] to be reached by modern civilization , and was once famous as the \" village without lights . \"",
        "In the mountain forest above [E] Hsiuluan [/E] 's outlying hamlet of Chenhsipao , bushes and creepers form a dense undergrowth , and a blanket of damp fallen leaves makes the going slippery underfoot .",
        "In the mountain forest above Hsiuluan 's outlying hamlet of [E] Chenhsipao [/E] , bushes and creepers form a dense undergrowth , and a blanket of damp fallen leaves makes the going slippery underfoot .",
        "Every ten to 20 meters , a magnificent [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress , thousands of years old and with a trunk three to four meters thick , towers 40 meters into the sky .",
        "This remnant of virgin cypress forest runs northward to Taoyuan County 's Mt. Lala and to [E] Chilan [/E] in Ilan County .",
        "This remnant of virgin cypress forest runs northward to Taoyuan County 's Mt. Lala and to Chilan in [E] Ilan County [/E] .",
        "This great wall of trees acts as a vital \" safety valve , \" regulating the flow of water into the Shihmen Reservoir , the Tanshui River and the Lanyang River , on which millions of people in northern [E] Taiwan [/E] depend for the water they drink .",
        "The coat of green which clothes the mountains intimately affects water quality and soil stability in [E] Taoyuan [/E] , Hsinchu , Miaoli and Ilan Counties .",
        "The coat of green which clothes the mountains intimately affects water quality and soil stability in Taoyuan , [E] Hsinchu [/E] , Miaoli and Ilan Counties .",
        "The coat of green which clothes the mountains intimately affects water quality and soil stability in Taoyuan , Hsinchu , [E] Miaoli [/E] and Ilan Counties .",
        "The coat of green which clothes the mountains intimately affects water quality and soil stability in Taoyuan , Hsinchu , Miaoli and [E] Ilan Counties [/E] .",
        "[E] Taiwan [/E] 's \" false cypresses \" - trees of the genus Chamaecyparis , a subdivision of the cypress family , Cupressaceae - are relics of the ice ages which brought them to our geologically young island .",
        "But after the ice ages , the high mountains of [E] Taiwan [/E] , which were squeezed up from the edges of two tectonic plates a million years ago , became their refuge .",
        "Today , only six false cypress species remain anywhere in the world , scattered far apart in North America , [E] Japan [/E] and Taiwan .",
        "Today , only six false cypress species remain anywhere in the world , scattered far apart in North America , Japan and [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "Two of them are native to [E] Taiwan [/E] : the Taiwan red cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis formosensis , a.k.a. the Formosan cypress -RRB- and the Taiwan yellow cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana , a variety of hinoki cypress -RRB- .",
        "Two of them are native to Taiwan : the [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis formosensis , a.k.a. the Formosan cypress -RRB- and the Taiwan yellow cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana , a variety of hinoki cypress -RRB- .",
        "Two of them are native to Taiwan : the Taiwan red cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis formosensis , a.k.a. the Formosan cypress -RRB- and the [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress -LRB- Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana , a variety of hinoki cypress -RRB- .",
        "The home of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's false cypresses is at medium elevations from 1,300 to 2,600 meters , which is Taiwan 's area of greatest precipitation and a major source of water for over 100 rivers .",
        "The home of Taiwan 's false cypresses is at medium elevations from 1,300 to 2,600 meters , which is [E] Taiwan [/E] 's area of greatest precipitation and a major source of water for over 100 rivers .",
        "In this environment of constant humidity , the [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress grew into East Asia 's biggest conifer , with average heights from 30 to 40 meters .",
        "The cypress forests also mark the transition between [E] Taiwan [/E] 's broadleaved and coniferous forests .",
        "[E] Taiwan [/E] 's Earth God",
        "The devastating 21 September earthquake of 1999 left [E] Taiwan [/E] 's landscape covered in scars , but researchers discovered that the places least damaged by the quake were areas of natural forest .",
        "Professor Chen Yu - feng of Providence University , who has been studying [E] Taiwan [/E] 's flora for many years , explains that false cypress forests often grew where river erosion created large areas of debris from rockslides .",
        "As tectonic forces pushed [E] Taiwan [/E] continuously upwards and the rivers carved their way downward , such areas of collapse occurred in many places .",
        "In the 19th century human beings swarmed into [E] Taiwan [/E] 's dark mountains like busy worker ants .",
        "After [E] Taiwan [/E] was ceded to Japan following the Sino - Japanese war of 1894 , while the Japanese were still quelling resistance to their rule they also went into the island 's mountains to collect botanical specimens .",
        "After Taiwan was ceded to [E] Japan [/E] following the Sino - Japanese war of 1894 , while the Japanese were still quelling resistance to their rule they also went into the island 's mountains to collect botanical specimens .",
        "In 1896 , a Japanese biologist collected the first specimen of [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress on Yushan , and before long the Taiwan yellow cypress was found there too .",
        "In 1896 , a Japanese biologist collected the first specimen of Taiwan red cypress on [E] Yushan [/E] , and before long the Taiwan yellow cypress was found there too .",
        "In 1896 , a Japanese biologist collected the first specimen of Taiwan red cypress on Yushan , and before long the [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress was found there too .",
        "Soon afterwards the forests of Mt. Taiping in modern [E] Ilan County [/E] and Mt. Pahsien in Nantou were also opened up for logging .",
        "Soon afterwards the forests of Mt. Taiping in modern Ilan County and Mt. Pahsien in [E] Nantou [/E] were also opened up for logging .",
        "Endless streams of cypress logs flowed out of the mountains , and were carried across the sea to [E] Japan [/E] to become pillars for Shinto shrines .",
        "Quite apart from the incomparable quality of their timber , in terms of numbers alone the [E] Taiwan [/E] red and yellow cypress took second and third place among Taiwan 's trees , so they became long - term cash cows for the island 's forestry industry .",
        "Quite apart from the incomparable quality of their timber , in terms of numbers alone the Taiwan red and yellow cypress took second and third place among [E] Taiwan [/E] 's trees , so they became long - term cash cows for the island 's forestry industry .",
        "After [E] Taiwan [/E] 's return to Chinese rule , from the 1950s to the 1980s the ROC used forestry income to support its industrial development .",
        "After Taiwan 's return to Chinese rule , from the 1950s to the 1980s the [E] ROC [/E] used forestry income to support its industrial development .",
        "The logging grounds advanced deep into [E] Taiwan [/E] 's heart , consuming even greater areas than under the Japanese .",
        "All of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's forest recreation areas today are to be found in the former cypress logging grounds .",
        "The Alishan Mountain Railway , and the long forestry roads which wind through [E] Taiwan [/E] 's four major mountain ranges , were all built for the sole purpose of shifting the huge cypress logs down the slopes .",
        "\" You could say that everything connected with [E] Taiwan [/E] 's forestry industry developed around the false cypresses , \" says forest ecologist Yang Kuo - chen , an associate professor at Providence University .",
        "The history of forestry in [E] Taiwan [/E] is a history of false cypress felling , says Yang .",
        "If you speak of \" hinoki , \" the Japanese name of the [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress , older Taiwanese will lift their noses as if catching a whiff of its unmistakable fragrance - it has a firm place in their memories as the best of timbers .",
        "The [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow and red cypress each have their own different qualities .",
        "The [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress grows pencil - straight towards the heavens , and has a higher content of oil , from which a fragrant essence can be refined .",
        "In 1971 , after the Shinto gate at the Meiji Shrine in [E] Tokyo [/E] was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to Taiwan to buy 11 huge , straight Taiwan yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees over 1,500 years old , to create the world 's biggest Shinto gate .",
        "In 1971 , after the Shinto gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to [E] Taiwan [/E] to buy 11 huge , straight Taiwan yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees over 1,500 years old , to create the world 's biggest Shinto gate .",
        "In 1971 , after the Shinto gate at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo was struck by lightning , the Japanese authorities especially came to Taiwan to buy 11 huge , straight [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress logs 16 to 24 meters long , cut from trees over 1,500 years old , to create the world 's biggest Shinto gate .",
        "As for the [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress - merihi in Japanese - it is even more magnificent in appearance than the Taiwan yellow cypress .",
        "As for the Taiwan red cypress - merihi in Japanese - it is even more magnificent in appearance than the [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress .",
        "But the [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress 's trunk is often divided , and because it mostly grows in wet river valleys the heartwood is prone to be eaten away by bacteria , producing strangely tangled hollow trees .",
        "This is why the gigantic ancient trees that have escaped the loggers ' chainsaws , such as those at Mt. Ali and Mt. Lala , are all [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress .",
        "In short , of all [E] Taiwan [/E] 's commercial timbers , there 's not another to match it .",
        "Surveys made before logging began at Mt. Ali , [E] Taiwan [/E] 's earliest cypress logging area , showed that there were more than 300,000 false cypresses over 1,000 years old , but today all that remains of them is a few lonely - looking old trees scattered among introduced Japanese red cedar -LRB- Cryptomeria japonica -RRB- and flowering cherries .",
        "Despite its great fame , deprived of the company of its own species the most celebrated of the giant [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypresses of Mt. Ali finally succumbed to lightning and fire .",
        "But an even greater cause for regret is that \" 50 years of intensive false cypress logging tore the heart out of [E] Taiwan [/E] 's life - support system .",
        "With forestry earning no profits , and in response to energetic lobbying by civic groups , the Executive Yuan finally banned the cutting of natural forests , at last giving a respite to the giant trees which protect [E] Taiwan [/E] 's land .",
        "But the great wall of 20 million gigantic false cypress trees which once stretched the length of [E] Taiwan [/E] had already been breached .",
        "Apart from some scattered local stands , the [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress forest of Mt. Hsiukulan in central Taiwan , and the 10,000 - plus hectares of Taiwan yellow cypress at Mt. Chilan in Ilan County in northern Taiwan , are the island 's only remaining forests of giant trees .",
        "Apart from some scattered local stands , the Taiwan red cypress forest of Mt. Hsiukulan in central [E] Taiwan [/E] , and the 10,000 - plus hectares of Taiwan yellow cypress at Mt. Chilan in Ilan County in northern Taiwan , are the island 's only remaining forests of giant trees .",
        "Apart from some scattered local stands , the Taiwan red cypress forest of Mt. Hsiukulan in central Taiwan , and the 10,000 - plus hectares of [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress at Mt. Chilan in Ilan County in northern Taiwan , are the island 's only remaining forests of giant trees .",
        "Apart from some scattered local stands , the Taiwan red cypress forest of Mt. Hsiukulan in central Taiwan , and the 10,000 - plus hectares of Taiwan yellow cypress at Mt. Chilan in [E] Ilan County [/E] in northern Taiwan , are the island 's only remaining forests of giant trees .",
        "Apart from some scattered local stands , the Taiwan red cypress forest of Mt. Hsiukulan in central Taiwan , and the 10,000 - plus hectares of Taiwan yellow cypress at Mt. Chilan in Ilan County in northern [E] Taiwan [/E] , are the island 's only remaining forests of giant trees .",
        "In response to this situation a popular movement sprang up to push for the establishment of a \" cypress forest national park , \" in the hope that with national park status , the last remaining virgin [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress forest could be saved .",
        "How can [E] Taiwan [/E] 's false cypresses become more than just a tool of human economic activity ?",
        "Can the sad history of cypress logging teach the people of [E] Taiwan [/E] a lesson in how to truly care for their land ?",
        "At the Atayal village of [E] Chenhsipao [/E] in Hsinchu County , by three in the afternoon the clouds rolling in from afar have quietly slipped over the ridges and covered the whole mountainside where the cypress trees grow .",
        "At the Atayal village of Chenhsipao in [E] Hsinchu County [/E] , by three in the afternoon the clouds rolling in from afar have quietly slipped over the ridges and covered the whole mountainside where the cypress trees grow .",
        "Here , in [E] Taiwan [/E] 's remote but vitally important heartland , gigantic trees which have survived the long river of time and escaped the ravages of logging stand undaunted , like guardian spirits quietly protecting the Atayal people and Taiwan 's land .",
        "Here , in Taiwan 's remote but vitally important heartland , gigantic trees which have survived the long river of time and escaped the ravages of logging stand undaunted , like guardian spirits quietly protecting the Atayal people and [E] Taiwan [/E] 's land .",
        "Only if we can allow the cypress trees a future , will the people of [E] Taiwan [/E] also have a lasting future .",
        "The virgin [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypress forest of Chilan dwarfs human visitors .",
        "On the pretext of clearing dead wood , many live [E] Taiwan [/E] yellow cypresses have been felled in the forest of Chilan .",
        "The seeds hidden in the tiny conelets of the [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress seem blessed with a mysterious power .",
        "This [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress planted by the Japanese at Mt. Ali in 1915 has now reached a girth of 70 centimeters .",
        "But the smallest commercial size of [E] Taiwan [/E] red cypress is 150 centimeters .",
        "For Taiwanese expatriates in mainland [E] China [/E] , incompatibility between the Taiwanese and mainland education systems is the main reason why most of them do not move their families across with them .",
        "In the city of [E] Dongguan [/E] , located just over 40 kilometers east of Guangzhou , the ground has already been broken on a project to build the first school for Taiwanese children in mainland China .",
        "In the city of Dongguan , located just over 40 kilometers east of [E] Guangzhou [/E] , the ground has already been broken on a project to build the first school for Taiwanese children in mainland China .",
        "In the city of Dongguan , located just over 40 kilometers east of Guangzhou , the ground has already been broken on a project to build the first school for Taiwanese children in mainland [E] China [/E] .",
        "There is an especially large Taiwanese expatriate community in the [E] Dongguan [/E] area , and there are high hopes that the new school , scheduled to begin officially enrolling students in September , will go a long way toward solving the nettlesome problem of education .",
        "Says Ye with a worried frown , \" Recently my wife has been calling me a lot from [E] Canada [/E] to talk about her problems trying to maintain discipline with our kids .",
        "Ye has worked hard for many years for the Taiwanese community in [E] Dongguan [/E] , a subject he cares deeply about .",
        "Of the more than 3,000 Taiwanese business people in [E] Dongguan [/E] , less than 5 % have been joined by their families .",
        "With the extended absence of these people from [E] Taiwan [/E] , undisciplined children and lonely spouses \" cause a lot of problems for families and society as a whole , \" says Ye .",
        "some spouses have jobs in [E] Taiwan [/E] , crime is a concern on the mainland , and the quality of medical care is not so good there .",
        "Grumbles one businessman , \" My kids have come home singing the national anthem of the [E] PRC [/E] , and calling Chiang Kai - shek a thug and Lee Teng - hui a public enemy .",
        "In the opinion of Norman Hsu , vice president of a foods company whose family of four had spent a few years in [E] New Zealand [/E] before moving to Dongguan , \" The first thing to do is ask the children their reason for saying such things .",
        "In the opinion of Norman Hsu , vice president of a foods company whose family of four had spent a few years in New Zealand before moving to [E] Dongguan [/E] , \" The first thing to do is ask the children their reason for saying such things .",
        "Taiwanese people in the mainland invariably wish to maintain their ties with [E] Taiwan [/E] , and are particularly anxious to ensure that their children can integrate quickly into the school system back home once they return .",
        "With the number of Taiwanese in [E] Dongguan [/E] increasing in recent years , it was just a matter of time before a Taiwanese school was established .",
        "With Taiwanese and mainland authorities at political loggerheads , the school 's promoters had to jump through hoops every step of the way in seeking to hire teachers from [E] Taiwan [/E] , use Taiwanese teaching materials , and appoint a Taiwanese person to the post of principal .",
        "They also had to obtain the cooperation of the authorities in [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "Since the people in [E] Dongguan [/E] were paying taxes in Taiwan and planning to run the school according to the Taiwanese system , they asked whether the Ministry of Education might not treat the school the same as any private school in Taiwan , and subsidize it accordingly .",
        "Since the people in Dongguan were paying taxes in [E] Taiwan [/E] and planning to run the school according to the Taiwanese system , they asked whether the Ministry of Education might not treat the school the same as any private school in Taiwan , and subsidize it accordingly .",
        "Since the people in Dongguan were paying taxes in Taiwan and planning to run the school according to the Taiwanese system , they asked whether the Ministry of Education might not treat the school the same as any private school in [E] Taiwan [/E] , and subsidize it accordingly .",
        "Teacher seniority was also a major issue in the effort to get the school established ; if teachers from public schools were to teach in [E] Dongguan [/E] , would they retain the seniority that they had built up in Taiwan ?",
        "Teacher seniority was also a major issue in the effort to get the school established ; if teachers from public schools were to teach in Dongguan , would they retain the seniority that they had built up in [E] Taiwan [/E] ?",
        "Ye continually stressed to authorities in both [E] Taiwan [/E] and the mainland , \" Politics is for the politicians .",
        "The [E] Dongguan [/E] city government has leased an 86,000 - square - meter site to the association at an extremely low price , and the school 's cornerstone was laid last year in a ceremony held on 3 November .",
        "H. D. Ye notes that there are now about 400 children of Taiwanese expatriates in [E] Dongguan [/E] who attend school in the mainland .",
        "Greater than half attend mainland [E] China [/E] 's regular elementary and secondary schools , while the more affluent Taiwanese send their children to private schools for expatriate children .",
        "After her elder son and daughter finished elementary school in [E] Taiwan [/E] she sent them to a boarding school in Britain .",
        "After her elder son and daughter finished elementary school in Taiwan she sent them to a boarding school in [E] Britain [/E] .",
        "Her ten - year - old child is too young for that though , so she sends him to a school in [E] Shenzhen [/E] for the children of Hong Kong expats .",
        "Her ten - year - old child is too young for that though , so she sends him to a school in Shenzhen for the children of [E] Hong Kong [/E] expats .",
        "The child only comes home once a week , and sending him to the school in [E] Shenzhen [/E] costs several hundred thousand NT dollars per year .",
        "The [E] Hong Kong [/E] elementary school and the international school are both an hour or two away from Dongguan , and many of the Taiwanese in Dongguan want to be able to see their children every day .",
        "The Hong Kong elementary school and the international school are both an hour or two away from [E] Dongguan [/E] , and many of the Taiwanese in Dongguan want to be able to see their children every day .",
        "The Hong Kong elementary school and the international school are both an hour or two away from Dongguan , and many of the Taiwanese in [E] Dongguan [/E] want to be able to see their children every day .",
        "Some of Little Oxford 's 200 students -LRB- such as Norman Hsu 's child -RRB- used to go to school in [E] Shenzhen [/E] , while others have transferred in from the mainland Chinese public school system .",
        "Most of its teaching materials are very similar to those used in [E] Taiwan [/E] 's elementary schools , and of the 15 or so teachers there , three are from Taiwan .",
        "Most of its teaching materials are very similar to those used in Taiwan 's elementary schools , and of the 15 or so teachers there , three are from [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "According to Huang Su , executive director of Little Oxford , \" A lot of parents keep after me to make sure that the children 's education is exactly like the regular system in [E] Taiwan [/E] , but I have to remind them that once you 've left in Taiwan , you 're not regular any longer . \"",
        "According to Huang Su , executive director of Little Oxford , \" A lot of parents keep after me to make sure that the children 's education is exactly like the regular system in Taiwan , but I have to remind them that once you 've left in [E] Taiwan [/E] , you 're not regular any longer . \"",
        "According to Huang , making the school a mirror image of those in [E] Taiwan [/E] does not necessarily mean that you are running a good school .",
        "Huang Su , who hails from [E] Beijing [/E] , majored in English at university and is keenly interested in education .",
        "She came to [E] Dongguan [/E] after marrying a Taiwanese expat there , and it was the Taiwanese business community that asked her to run a school .",
        "In fact , some Taiwanese send their children to Little Oxford from as far away as [E] Zhuhai [/E] -LRB- just opposite Macau on the other side of the Pearl River estuary -RRB- .",
        "In fact , some Taiwanese send their children to Little Oxford from as far away as Zhuhai -LRB- just opposite [E] Macau [/E] on the other side of the Pearl River estuary -RRB- .",
        "Huang has been deeply impressed by the deep concern that Taiwanese parents show for their children 's education in the face of difficulties posed by living away from their native [E] Taiwan [/E] .",
        "Many of them have transferred in and out of lots of different schools in [E] the United States [/E] , Taiwan , and the mainland .",
        "Many of them have transferred in and out of lots of different schools in the United States , [E] Taiwan [/E] , and the mainland .",
        "One bespectacled child laments , \" School is better in [E] Canada [/E] because they do n't have to do so much homework .",
        "There 's too much homework in [E] Taiwan [/E] and the mainland .",
        "Another problem for the school is the lack of interesting things to do in [E] Dongguan [/E] .",
        "\" It 's all the more difficult , \" notes Huang frankly , \" to hold on to teachers from [E] Taiwan [/E] , who ca n't help but compare their situation here with what they are accustomed to in Taiwan . \"",
        "\" It 's all the more difficult , \" notes Huang frankly , \" to hold on to teachers from Taiwan , who ca n't help but compare their situation here with what they are accustomed to in [E] Taiwan [/E] . \"",
        "[E] Dongguan [/E] , cradle of scholars",
        "Sylvia Yang points out that Little Oxford is a private school with limited space and teaching staff , and even without the boarding expenses charged in [E] Shenzhen [/E] , the tuition at Little Oxford still costs RMB 38,000 -LRB- NT$ 160,000 -RRB- per semester , more than many Taiwanese parents can pay .",
        "Says H. D. Ye , \" We would like to get funding from both the [E] Taiwan [/E] and mainland authorities to hold tuition down . \"",
        "Ye often speaks in [E] Taiwan [/E] on the topic of investing in the mainland , something which he knows a lot about .",
        "It is a large site in the township of [E] Zhongtang [/E] .",
        "The locals must have taken this message to heart over the years , because it is said that hometown scholars from [E] Zhongtang [/E] often took the top spot in the imperial examinations of centuries past .",
        "It is very gratifying that a place like [E] Dongguan [/E] , with its abundant business opportunities , should also have a scenic spot so rich in scholarly tradition .",
        "H. D. Ye is a key player in [E] Dongguan [/E] 's Taiwanese expatriate community .",
        "He has played the lead role in establishing a Taiwanese school in [E] Dongguan [/E] .",
        "In the summer of 2005 , a picture that people have long been looking forward to started emerging with frequency in various major [E] Hong Kong [/E] media .",
        "With their unique charm , these well - known cartoon images once again caused [E] Hong Kong [/E] to be a focus of worldwide attention .",
        "Well , for several years , although it was still under construction and , er , not yet open , it can be said that many people have viewed [E] Hong Kong [/E] with new respect .",
        "In January of that year , the [E] Hong Kong [/E] government turned over to Disney Corporation 200 hectares of land at the foot of Lantau Island that was obtained following the largest land reclamation project in recent years .",
        "Since then , this area has become a prohibited zone in [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "Although Disney Corporation chose [E] Hong Kong [/E] as the venue for the Chinese Disney park , what they are actually most excited about is the mainland China tourist market .",
        "Although Disney Corporation chose Hong Kong as the venue for the Chinese Disney park , what they are actually most excited about is the mainland [E] China [/E] tourist market .",
        "Since the implementation of the Individual Visit Scheme between [E] Hong Kong [/E] and the mainland , more and more mainland tourists are coming to visit Hong Kong .",
        "Since the implementation of the Individual Visit Scheme between Hong Kong and the mainland , more and more mainland tourists are coming to visit [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "From the beginning up till now , more than seven million individual tourists , have come to [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "[E] Hong Kong [/E] was developed from a fishing harbor one hundred years ago to become today 's international metropolis .",
        "When in [E] Hong Kong [/E] , you can wander among skyscrapers , heartily enjoy shopping sprees in well - known stores and malls for goods from various countries , and taste delicious snacks from all over the world at tea shops or at street stands in Mong Kok .",
        "You can enjoy the most charming sun - filled sandy beaches in [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "Every corner of [E] Hong Kong [/E] is filled with fun .",
        "Meanwhile , as various new items are constantly being added , what other kinds of pleasant surprises will the [E] Hong Kong [/E] tourism industry bring us ?",
        "Over the past 28 years , the Ocean Park has basically been a must - see destination for tourists coming to [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "These items , which were the pride of the Ocean Park , have made this place the most popular tourist attraction in [E] Hong Kong [/E] for some time .",
        "However , since Disney entered [E] Hong Kong [/E] , the Ocean Park , sharing the same city as Disney , has felt the pressure of competition .",
        "The area of [E] Hong Kong [/E] is only one thousand - plus square kilometers .",
        "However , the clever [E] Hong Kong [/E] people will utilize all resources they have created for developing the Hong Kong tourism industry .",
        "However , the clever Hong Kong people will utilize all resources they have created for developing the [E] Hong Kong [/E] tourism industry .",
        "Entering [E] Hollywood [/E] of the East ,",
        "[E] Hong Kong [/E] has always worn the crown of Hollywood of the East .",
        "Hong Kong has always worn the crown of [E] Hollywood [/E] of the East .",
        "Over the past 100 years of film history , [E] Hong Kong [/E] cinema has nurtured many internationally renowned directors , actors , and screenwriters .",
        "They have shortened the distance between [E] Hong Kong [/E] and the world .",
        "[E] Hong Kong [/E] movies have even become a window for the world to see Hong Kong , which have made the image of metropolitan Hong Kong more prominent internationally .",
        "Hong Kong movies have even become a window for the world to see [E] Hong Kong [/E] , which have made the image of metropolitan Hong Kong more prominent internationally .",
        "Hong Kong movies have even become a window for the world to see Hong Kong , which have made the image of metropolitan [E] Hong Kong [/E] more prominent internationally .",
        "Here , tourists can learn about [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] film history , and can come up close with the stars in their mind .",
        "[E] Hong Kong [/E] is a busy metropolis .",
        "Er , of course , after SARS , we felt that all of [E] Hong Kong [/E] hopes to be involved , so that the Hong Kong tourism industry will recover , rebound together with other sectors .",
        "Er , of course , after SARS , we felt that all of Hong Kong hopes to be involved , so that the [E] Hong Kong [/E] tourism industry will recover , rebound together with other sectors .",
        "Hong Kong Wetland Park , which is currently under construction , is also one of the designated new projects of the [E] Hong Kong SAR [/E] government for advancing the Hong Kong tourism industry .",
        "Hong Kong Wetland Park , which is currently under construction , is also one of the designated new projects of the Hong Kong SAR government for advancing the [E] Hong Kong [/E] tourism industry .",
        "This is a park intimately connected with nature , being built by the [E] Hong Kong [/E] government for its people who live in a city of reinforced concrete .",
        "Lastly , farthest away you can see [E] Putian [/E] of Shenzhen .",
        "Lastly , farthest away you can see Putian of [E] Shenzhen [/E] .",
        "Then , , on the bridge is [E] Hong Kong [/E] and outside is Shenzhen .",
        "Then , , on the bridge is Hong Kong and outside is [E] Shenzhen [/E] .",
        "Ah , the most special is rice , because %pw many [E] Hong Kong [/E] children nowadays have never seen what rice looks like .",
        "Each year , over 50,000 migratory birds fly over [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] skyscrapers and choose to roost for winter here .",
        "Um , however , each year , about two to three hundred of them come to [E] Hong Kong [/E] to spend the winter .",
        "[E] Hong Kong 's [/E] software is very well known .",
        "In recent years , [E] Hong Kong 's [/E] tourist attractions have gradually moved from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon and the New Territory .",
        "In recent years , Hong Kong 's tourist attractions have gradually moved from Hong Kong Island to [E] Kowloon [/E] and the New Territory .",
        "In recent years , Hong Kong 's tourist attractions have gradually moved from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon and [E] the New Territory [/E] .",
        "Two out of the four new attractions participating in the 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year are located on Lantau Island of [E] the New Territory [/E] .",
        "For this reason , Lantau Island has become a new [E] Hong Kong [/E] tourism popular spot .",
        "Therefore , Hong Kong 's Tian Tan Giant Buddha at the most southern tip of [E] China [/E] , together with Lingshan Giant Buddha in the east , Leshan Giant Buddha in the west , Yungang Giant Buddha in the north , and Longmen Giant Buddha in the Central Plains , exist as the representative Buddhas for each of the five directions of China .",
        "Therefore , Hong Kong 's Tian Tan Giant Buddha at the most southern tip of China , together with Lingshan Giant Buddha in the east , Leshan Giant Buddha in the west , Yungang Giant Buddha in the north , and Longmen Giant Buddha in the Central Plains , exist as the representative Buddhas for each of the five directions of [E] China [/E] .",
        "Since this giant bronze Buddha settled on Lantau Island , the world renowned Hong Kong International Airport at [E] Chek Lap Kok [/E] and Disneyland have also been constructed here in succession .",
        "In the near future , construction will also begin on a cross-sea bridge connecting [E] Hong Kong [/E] , Zhuhai , and Macao .",
        "In the near future , construction will also begin on a cross-sea bridge connecting Hong Kong , [E] Zhuhai [/E] , and Macao .",
        "In the near future , construction will also begin on a cross-sea bridge connecting Hong Kong , Zhuhai , and [E] Macao [/E] .",
        "So , after their return , [E] Macao [/E] , and Hong Kong , the two special administrative regions , are basically still using ships and helicopters to stay connected .",
        "So , after their return , Macao , and [E] Hong Kong [/E] , the two special administrative regions , are basically still using ships and helicopters to stay connected .",
        "One has to go up to [E] Shenzhen [/E] , Dongguan , then go through Panyu , keep going up , to Zhongshan , and certainly go to Zhuhai , then pass through Zhuhai to get to Macao .",
        "One has to go up to Shenzhen , [E] Dongguan [/E] , then go through Panyu , keep going up , to Zhongshan , and certainly go to Zhuhai , then pass through Zhuhai to get to Macao .",
        "One has to go up to Shenzhen , Dongguan , then go through [E] Panyu [/E] , keep going up , to Zhongshan , and certainly go to Zhuhai , then pass through Zhuhai to get to Macao .",
        "One has to go up to Shenzhen , Dongguan , then go through Panyu , keep going up , to [E] Zhongshan [/E] , and certainly go to Zhuhai , then pass through Zhuhai to get to Macao .",
        "One has to go up to Shenzhen , Dongguan , then go through Panyu , keep going up , to Zhongshan , and certainly go to [E] Zhuhai [/E] , then pass through Zhuhai to get to Macao .",
        "One has to go up to Shenzhen , Dongguan , then go through Panyu , keep going up , to Zhongshan , and certainly go to Zhuhai , then pass through [E] Zhuhai [/E] to get to Macao .",
        "One has to go up to Shenzhen , Dongguan , then go through Panyu , keep going up , to Zhongshan , and certainly go to Zhuhai , then pass through Zhuhai to get to [E] Macao [/E] .",
        "For a [E] Hong Kong [/E] person choosing to go there via land , it 's extremely inconvenient .",
        "With this new Hong Kong - [E] Zhuhai [/E] - Macao bridge that basically leads to all three places , Hong Kong , Macao , and Zhuhai , basically , at the start of the bridge , you can get on the separate road to the place you want to go .",
        "With this new Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao bridge that basically leads to all [E] three [/E] places , Hong Kong , Macao , and Zhuhai , basically , at the start of the bridge , you can get on the separate road to the place you want to go .",
        "With this new Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao bridge that basically leads to all three places , [E] Hong Kong [/E] , Macao , and Zhuhai , basically , at the start of the bridge , you can get on the separate road to the place you want to go .",
        "With this new Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao bridge that basically leads to all three places , Hong Kong , [E] Macao [/E] , and Zhuhai , basically , at the start of the bridge , you can get on the separate road to the place you want to go .",
        "With this new Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao bridge that basically leads to all three places , Hong Kong , Macao , and [E] Zhuhai [/E] , basically , at the start of the bridge , you can get on the separate road to the place you want to go .",
        "[E] Macao [/E] is this way , and Zhuhai is this way .",
        "Macao is this way , and [E] Zhuhai [/E] is this way .",
        "From the perspective of either [E] Hong Kong [/E] , Macao , or Zhuhai , our concept is a tourism zone .",
        "From the perspective of either Hong Kong , [E] Macao [/E] , or Zhuhai , our concept is a tourism zone .",
        "From the perspective of either Hong Kong , Macao , or [E] Zhuhai [/E] , our concept is a tourism zone .",
        "Er , %pw [E] Zhuhai [/E] for sightseeing tours , Macao for entertainment , and we have Disneyland and , other attractions in Hong Kong .",
        "Er , %pw Zhuhai for sightseeing tours , [E] Macao [/E] for entertainment , and we have Disneyland and , other attractions in Hong Kong .",
        "Er , %pw Zhuhai for sightseeing tours , Macao for entertainment , and we have Disneyland and , other attractions in [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "So , with this bridge , when some old friends , friends from mainland [E] China [/E] or from foreign countries come to our place , it seems they can basically enjoy a complete tour with great convenience in several days , before , ha , going home .",
        "Once the [E] Zhuhai [/E] - Hong Kong - Macao bridge is built , it will no longer be a dream of tourists to enjoy gourmet food in Macao before having fun at Disneyland just an hour later .",
        "Once the Zhuhai - Hong Kong - [E] Macao [/E] bridge is built , it will no longer be a dream of tourists to enjoy gourmet food in Macao before having fun at Disneyland just an hour later .",
        "Once the Zhuhai - Hong Kong - Macao bridge is built , it will no longer be a dream of tourists to enjoy gourmet food in [E] Macao [/E] before having fun at Disneyland just an hour later .",
        "The Wonder Tour will start from [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "[E] Hong Kong [/E] is a world famous shopping paradise .",
        "What determined the position of [E] Hong Kong [/E] as a shopping paradise ?",
        "Candidates for the giant pandas to be presented to [E] Taiwan [/E] as gifts from the mainland may increase .",
        "[E] Taiwan [/E] 's military uses Taipei Aerospace Exhibition as an opportunity for pressing arms procurement .",
        "Recently , the 2005 Ningxia Investment and Trade Fair and Ningxia - Taiwan Economic and Trade Cooperation Seminar were held in the city of [E] Yinchuan [/E] .",
        "Well , what is the unique charm in [E] Ningxia [/E] of the western region that has attracted the attention of so many Taiwanese businesspeople ?",
        "Residents of [E] Los Angeles [/E] want them and their message moved /.",
        "In [E] Washington [/E] tensions are high after an unsual Senate session /.",
        "Democrats say it was to force Republican leaders to complete a long promised investigation into how Bush administration officials handled pre-war intelligence on [E] Iraq [/E] /.",
        "And Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says more American troops could soon be heading to [E] Iraq [/E] /.",
        "He says they will be needed temporarily to prevent an expected increase in insurgent attacks ahead of [E] Iraq [/E] 's parliamentary election in December /.",
        "Who is that lone man discovered last month frozen in [E] California [/E] 's Sierra Nevada mountains with just a few tantalizing clues to his identity /?",
        "The search for clues takes us to Honolulu [E] Hawaii [/E] to the joint powmia accounting command or jpac /.",
        "In [E] Pleasant Grove [/E] we recently met these three sisters all in their eighties who have high hopes that the frozen airman proves to be their big brother Glen Munn whose plane went missing in the Sierra back in nineteen forty - two /.",
        "Thelma Gutierrez CNN Honolulu [E] Hawaii [/E] /.",
        "Now the dispute came between divorced parents over where to bury their son who was killed in [E] Iraq [/E] /.",
        "A [E] California [/E] judge has now ruled army staff sergeant Jason Hendrix to remain buried next to his grandfather that is in Oklahoma where his father lives /.",
        "A California judge has now ruled army staff sergeant Jason Hendrix to remain buried next to his grandfather that is in [E] Oklahoma [/E] where his father lives /.",
        "His mother claimed her son wanted to be buried in [E] California [/E] where she lived /.",
        "In [E] Washington [/E] the federal reserve once again raising a key short term interest rate by a quarter percent /.",
        "Today [E] Britain [/E] 's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla laid flowers at the World Trade Center site in New York and then dedicated a nearby memorial to British victims of the nine eleven attack /.",
        "Today Britain 's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla laid flowers at the World Trade Center site in [E] New York [/E] and then dedicated a nearby memorial to British victims of the nine eleven attack /.",
        "Yeah Erica I actually um bumped into them along with three hundred of their closest friends earlier tonight on their last stop of the day here in [E] New York [/E] /.",
        "Her ninety year old mother Thelma Wahl was a resident of the Huntingdon Place Nursing Home in [E] Chalmette [/E] outside New Orleans /.",
        "Her ninety year old mother Thelma Wahl was a resident of the Huntingdon Place Nursing Home in Chalmette outside [E] New Orleans [/E] /.",
        "but she was not alive when she got to the [E] Lafayette [/E] area /.",
        "But staff for the [E] Louisiana [/E] Attorney General 's office did speak to us by phone and confirmed that the matter of just what happened to Thelma Wahl when she was transported from this facility is under investigation /.",
        "Thirty - four patients were left behind at Saint Rita 's nursing home in [E] New Orleans [/E] when Katrina hit /.",
        "Before Hurricane Rita a busload of nursing home residents were being evacuated from [E] Houston [/E] /.",
        "Jeff Meitrod and Steve Riddyah write for the Times Picayune [E] New Orleans ' [/E] daily newspaper /.",
        "But last spring in a series of stories called State of Neglect they reported that [E] Louisiana [/E] 's nursing homes are often poorly run and poorly regulated /.",
        "Keith Oppenheim CNN [E] New Orleans [/E] /.",
        "but one [E] LA [/E] neighborhood is n't buying it /.",
        "Questions about the facts or what were presented as facts that led [E] the United States [/E] into the war in Iraq spilled into open warfare today on the Senate floor /.",
        "Questions about the facts or what were presented as facts that led the United States into the war in [E] Iraq [/E] spilled into open warfare today on the Senate floor /.",
        "Democratic leader Harry Reed accused Republicans of failing to probe allegations the White House manipulated intelligence to justify the war in [E] Iraq [/E] /.",
        "And Dr. Gupto now just joins us from the Emory University hospital in [E] Atlanta [/E] /.",
        "A day after about twenty five people rallied in Hyde Park Paramount pulled one sign down and since has pulled about half a dozen others near [E] LA [/E] area schools /.",
        "I think what happens oftentimes people are so overwhelmed in communities particularly African American communities by say an image in this case [E] Hollywood [/E] /.",
        "Now similar complaints are coming from Brooklyn [E] New York [/E] /.",
        "Back in [E] LA [/E] the image hits too close to home /.",
        "Savela Vargas CNN [E] Los Angeles [/E] /.",
        "Danger on the ground in [E] Iraq [/E] and under it /.",
        "Everyday in Iraq [E] US [/E] soldiers work very hard to reassure local civilians train the Iraqi army and stay alive /.",
        "Brown is unsure if this unit can survive an insurgent attack uncertainties shared by the [E] US [/E] forces as well each soldier with his own way to cope /.",
        "Overhead helicopters are responding to an IED attack that moments ago killed Colonel William Wood the highest ranking [E] US [/E] officer to die in combat in Iraq a personal friend of Brown 's an added personal reason why tomorrow he 'll be suiting up again /.",
        "Overhead helicopters are responding to an IED attack that moments ago killed Colonel William Wood the highest ranking US officer to die in combat in [E] Iraq [/E] a personal friend of Brown 's an added personal reason why tomorrow he 'll be suiting up again /.",
        "And we turn our attention now to [E] London [/E] where a memorial service was held today for the fifty - two victims of the bomb attacks in the city 's public transport systems back in July /.",
        "A major incident in central [E] London [/E] /-",
        "Andrew Carey CNN [E] London [/E] /.",
        "A producer from our [E] London [/E] Bureau /.",
        "Still to come on News Night the prince and his brand new wife making their first trip to the [E] US [/E] since their marriage /.",
        "Prince Charles and his new wife Camilla have jumped across the pond and are touring [E] the United States [/E] making their first stop today in New York /.",
        "Prince Charles and his new wife Camilla have jumped across the pond and are touring the United States making their first stop today in [E] New York [/E] /.",
        "Charles and Diana visited a JC Penney 's on the prince 's last official [E] US [/E] tour /.",
        "Ye Daying was born in [E] Changchun [/E] in 1958 .",
        "The next year the entire family transferred to [E] Beijing [/E] , and Ye Daying spent his childhood there .",
        "[E] Wangjiazhuang [/E] , right .",
        "Mm , you spent a large part of your childhood in [E] Beijing [/E] .",
        "What year was it that you moved to [E] Shanghai [/E] ?",
        "In '69 at the age of 11 you went from [E] Beijing [/E] to Shanghai .",
        "In '69 at the age of 11 you went from Beijing to [E] Shanghai [/E] .",
        "In 1966 the Great Cultural Revolution came , and at that time Ye Daying 's family moved from [E] Beijing [/E] to Shanghai to live .",
        "In 1966 the Great Cultural Revolution came , and at that time Ye Daying 's family moved from Beijing to [E] Shanghai [/E] to live .",
        "When you got to [E] Shanghai [/E] the environment changed ; did n't your whole person change ?",
        "After I got to [E] Shanghai [/E] , , settling into , , that ,",
        "Mm , that female schoolmate went to the [E] Shanghai [/E] suburbs to live and work .",
        "One more thing , because in '78 , the Beijing Film Institute was recruiting students in [E] Shanghai [/E] --",
        "Then after I went back to [E] Beijning [/E] , when we made arrangement and were eating together , I saw Wang Shuo for the first time",
        "And while the landfill continues to be searched and lead suspect Joran Van Der Sloot is interrogated for the fourth straight day by a team of behavioral specialists NBC 's Michelle Kosinski remains in [E] Aruba [/E] /.",
        "A beautiful eighteen year old blonde - headed girl from [E] New Jersey [/E] um you know was able to recount an encounter that she had with Joran Van Der Sloot Deepak Kalpoe and Satish Kalpoe during the month of April oh five /.",
        "Um Jossy Mansur produced and showed me a copy of that statement that uh Joran Van Der Sloot made um the last time that I was here in [E] Aruba [/E] /.",
        "They rendezvoused at a juvenile hall in [E] Santa Maria [/E] /.",
        "And if there is ever to be a fair celebrity trial again especially in [E] California [/E] somebody needs to say look we are drawing the line /.",
        "If jurors realize that there 's a back end if you will which is a [E] Hollywood [/E] term to these trials and if they get caught so what they get caught but they can still publish a book if they believe that everything is going to change in this city /.",
        "A US Airforce jet carrying robotic undersea vehicles is on its way from [E] California [/E] to aid in that rescue /.",
        "British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the crackdown on terrorists and extremists in the wake of the [E] London [/E] bombing /.",
        "And a new anti-insurgents operation underway in western [E] Iraq [/E] /.",
        "[E] US [/E] marines and Iraqi troops launched Operation Quick Strike in the Euphrates River Valley /.",
        "That is northwest of [E] Baghdad [/E] /.",
        "Exactly a month after twenty - six year old George Smith vanished from a Royal Caribbean ship cruising in the Mediterranean NBC News has learned federal investigators are now focusing on three men who were traveling on the cruise ship called Brilliance of the Seas two Russian brothers who live in [E] Brooklyn [/E] and one man who lives in California /.",
        "Exactly a month after twenty - six year old George Smith vanished from a Royal Caribbean ship cruising in the Mediterranean NBC News has learned federal investigators are now focusing on three men who were traveling on the cruise ship called Brilliance of the Seas two Russian brothers who live in Brooklyn and one man who lives in [E] California [/E] /.",
        "The attorney for the [E] California [/E] man issued this statement /.",
        "Smith was traveling on his honeymoon and had left Barcelona [E] Spain [/E] on June twenty - ninth /.",
        "He was reported missing later that day when the ship docked in Kusadasi [E] Turkey [/E] /.",
        "Two were married on June twenty - fifth in Newport [E] Rhode Island [/E] /.",
        "Joining me now former [E] Connecticut [/E] prosecutor NBC News uh legal analyst Susan Filan who 's been covering the case closely and Orlando police chief Walter uh Zalisko who was on the same cruise that Smith travelled on as well as forensic expert Larry Kobilinsky /.",
        "Joining me now former Connecticut prosecutor NBC News uh legal analyst Susan Filan who 's been covering the case closely and [E] Orlando [/E] police chief Walter uh Zalisko who was on the same cruise that Smith travelled on as well as forensic expert Larry Kobilinsky /.",
        "Well NBC news has learned from a law enforcement source that the wife is not a suspect and that they are focusing in on these two Russian brothers as you said who live in [E] Brooklyn [/E] /.",
        "The [E] California [/E] teen is apparently the key to the case at this point /.",
        "[E] US [/E] attorney Kevin O'Connor said we have reason to believe there could have been foul play here /.",
        "Uh first I 'd just like to clarify I 'm a police chief in Oak Hill [E] Florida [/E] not Orlando /.",
        "Uh first I 'd just like to clarify I 'm a police chief in Oak Hill Florida not [E] Orlando [/E] /.",
        "[E] Turkey [/E] ca n't do anything without a body /.",
        "[E] United States [/E] can /.",
        "Fair play of [E] the United States [/E] for stepping in /.",
        "This time in [E] New York [/E] state /.",
        "Anyone with information about their whereabouts should call [E] New York 's [/E] a hundred most wanted tipline one eight hundred two six two four three two one and keep in mind that these guys really may be dangerous /.",
        "Well um I 've been working with um er pardon me Byron Dorgan Senator of [E] North Dakota [/E] /.",
        "Leslie Birdwhistell from Bowling Green [E] Kentucky [/E] /.",
        "David Becker from Bradenton [E] Florida [/E] /.",
        "And in our weeklong series Manhunt Sex Offenders on the Loose trying to stop wanted sex offenders before they strike Chris O'Rourke from Gardner [E] Massachusetts [/E] /.",
        "from West Hollywood [E] Californ- [/E] /-",
        "One man in Moorhead [E] Minnesota [/E] thought he could do just that by finding good use for all /-",
        "[E] Seattle [/E] man was issued a speeding citation for driving seventy in a fifty mile per hour zone /.",
        "Poster : duduyuu -LRB- Xiaobai - not the little dog of Shin - Chan 's , but a pot -RRB- , Area : [E] Beijing [/E] .",
        "I believe that they made such a complete mess of the Middle East to a very large extent because they applied their own common sense to understanding the Middle East , which is a completely different place from [E] the United States [/E] .",
        "On this issue , [E] China [/E] does not have much basis for being self - congratulatory ; China 's rapid rise has even caused some people to have a sort of misconception - that whatever China does is right - and this is in fact a manifestation of narrow - mindedness .",
        "On this issue , China does not have much basis for being self - congratulatory ; [E] China [/E] 's rapid rise has even caused some people to have a sort of misconception - that whatever China does is right - and this is in fact a manifestation of narrow - mindedness .",
        "On this issue , China does not have much basis for being self - congratulatory ; China 's rapid rise has even caused some people to have a sort of misconception - that whatever [E] China [/E] does is right - and this is in fact a manifestation of narrow - mindedness .",
        "He is [E] China [/E] 's greatest patriot and national hero of recent times .",
        "Mao Zedong transformed [E] China [/E] and influenced the world as a great historical figure of the times .",
        "Mao Zedong 's name , Mao Zedong 's spirit , and Mao Zedong 's thought will have increasing influence on [E] China [/E] and the world .",
        "[E] China [/E] has brought forth Mao Zedong .",
        "It is sold for 190,000 HK dollars in [E] Hong Kong [/E] .",
        "I refer to the entire area between [E] Pakistan [/E] and Morocco , which is predominantly Arab , predominantly Moslem , but includes many non-Arab and also significant non-Moslem minorities .",
        "I refer to the entire area between Pakistan and [E] Morocco [/E] , which is predominantly Arab , predominantly Moslem , but includes many non-Arab and also significant non-Moslem minorities .",
        "Why do I put aside [E] Israel [/E] and its own immediate neighborhood ?",
        "Because [E] Israel [/E] and any problems related to it , in spite of what you might read or hear in the world media , is not the central issue , and has never been the central issue in the upheaval in the region .",
        "The millions who died in the Iran - Iraq war had nothing to do with [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "The mass murder happening right now in [E] Sudan [/E] , where the Arab Moslem regime is massacring its black Christian citizens , has nothing to do with Israel .",
        "The mass murder happening right now in Sudan , where the Arab Moslem regime is massacring its black Christian citizens , has nothing to do with [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "The frequent reports from [E] Algeria [/E] about the murders of hundreds of civilians in one village or another by other Algerians have nothing to do with Israel .",
        "The frequent reports from Algeria about the murders of hundreds of civilians in one village or another by other Algerians have nothing to do with [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "Saddam Hussein did not invade [E] Kuwait [/E] , endanger Saudi Arabia and butcher his own people because of Israel .",
        "Saddam Hussein did not invade Kuwait , endanger [E] Saudi Arabia [/E] and butcher his own people because of Israel .",
        "Saddam Hussein did not invade Kuwait , endanger Saudi Arabia and butcher his own people because of [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "[E] Egypt [/E] did not use poison gas against Yemen in the 60's because of Israel .",
        "Egypt did not use poison gas against [E] Yemen [/E] in the 60's because of Israel .",
        "Egypt did not use poison gas against Yemen in the 60's because of [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "Assad the Father did not kill tens of thousands of his own citizens in one week in [E] El Hamma [/E] in Syria because of Israel .",
        "Assad the Father did not kill tens of thousands of his own citizens in one week in El Hamma in [E] Syria [/E] because of Israel .",
        "Assad the Father did not kill tens of thousands of his own citizens in one week in El Hamma in Syria because of [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "The Taliban control of [E] Afghanistan [/E] and the civil war there had nothing to do with Israel .",
        "The Taliban control of Afghanistan and the civil war there had nothing to do with [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "The Libyan blowing up of the Pan - Am flight had nothing to do with [E] Israel [/E] , and I could go on and on and on .",
        "The root of the trouble is that this entire Moslem region is totally dysfunctional , by any standard of the word , and would have been so even if [E] Israel [/E] had joined the Arab league and an independent Palestine had existed for 100 years .",
        "The root of the trouble is that this entire Moslem region is totally dysfunctional , by any standard of the word , and would have been so even if Israel had joined the Arab league and an independent [E] Palestine [/E] had existed for 100 years .",
        "The 22 member countries of the Arab league , from [E] Mauritania [/E] to the Gulf States , have a total population of 300 millions , larger than the US and almost as large as the EU before its expansion .",
        "The 22 member countries of the Arab league , from Mauritania to [E] the Gulf States [/E] , have a total population of 300 millions , larger than the US and almost as large as the EU before its expansion .",
        "The 22 member countries of the Arab league , from Mauritania to the Gulf States , have a total population of 300 millions , larger than the [E] US [/E] and almost as large as the EU before its expansion .",
        "They have a land area larger than either the [E] US [/E] or all of Europe .",
        "These 22 countries , with all their oil and natural resources , have a combined GDP smaller than that of [E] Netherlands [/E] plus Belgium and equal to half of the GDP of California alone .",
        "These 22 countries , with all their oil and natural resources , have a combined GDP smaller than that of Netherlands plus [E] Belgium [/E] and equal to half of the GDP of California alone .",
        "These 22 countries , with all their oil and natural resources , have a combined GDP smaller than that of Netherlands plus Belgium and equal to half of the GDP of [E] California [/E] alone .",
        "Human rights are below any reasonable standard , in spite of the grotesque fact that [E] Libya [/E] was elected Chair of the UN Human Rights commission .",
        "According to a report prepared by a committee of Arab intellectuals and published under the auspices of the U.N. , the number of books translated by the entire Arab world is much smaller than what little [E] Greece [/E] alone translates .",
        "It is also a fact that almost everybody in the region blames this situation on [E] the United States [/E] , on Israel , on Western Civilization , on Judaism and Christianity , on anyone and anything , except themselves .",
        "It is also a fact that almost everybody in the region blames this situation on the United States , on [E] Israel [/E] , on Western Civilization , on Judaism and Christianity , on anyone and anything , except themselves .",
        "The total number of casualties from hundreds of suicide murders within [E] Israel [/E] in the last three years is much smaller than those due to car accidents .",
        "More people die from AIDS in one day in Africa than all the Russians who died in the hands of [E] Chechnya [/E] - based Moslem suicide murderers since that conflict started .",
        "Saddam killed every month more people than all those who died from suicide murders since the Coalition occupation of [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "One such murder , with the help of hysterical media coverage , can destroy the tourism industry of a country for quite a while , as it did in [E] Bali [/E] and in Turkey .",
        "One such murder , with the help of hysterical media coverage , can destroy the tourism industry of a country for quite a while , as it did in Bali and in [E] Turkey [/E] .",
        "The [E] U.S. [/E] and Europe are constantly improving their defense against the last murder , not the next one .",
        "Put a metal detector in front of every train station in [E] Spain [/E] and the terrorists will get the buses .",
        "There was certainly more despair in Saddam 's [E] Iraq [/E] than in Paul Bremmer 's Iraq ,",
        "There was certainly more despair in Saddam 's Iraq than in Paul Bremmer 's [E] Iraq [/E] ,",
        "[E] The United States [/E] understands this now , after September 11 .",
        "[E] Russia [/E] is beginning to understand it .",
        "[E] Turkey [/E] understands it well .",
        "The Spanish trains and the [E] Istanbul [/E] bombings are only the beginning .",
        "You all remember the Iraqi Minister of Information , Mr. Mouhamad Said al-Sahaf and his press conferences when the US forces were already inside [E] Baghdad [/E] .",
        "You do not have to claim that the holocaust never happened , and that the Jewish temple in [E] Jerusalem [/E] never existed .",
        "A demonstration in [E] Berlin [/E] , carrying banners supporting Saddam 's regime and featuring three - year old babies dressed as suicide murderers , is defined by the press and by political leaders as a `` peace demonstration '' .",
        "The inner circles are primarily financed by terrorist states like [E] Iran [/E] and Syria , until recently also by Iraq and Libya and earlier also by some of the Communist regimes .",
        "The inner circles are primarily financed by terrorist states like Iran and [E] Syria [/E] , until recently also by Iraq and Libya and earlier also by some of the Communist regimes .",
        "The inner circles are primarily financed by terrorist states like Iran and Syria , until recently also by [E] Iraq [/E] and Libya and earlier also by some of the Communist regimes .",
        "The inner circles are primarily financed by terrorist states like Iran and Syria , until recently also by Iraq and [E] Libya [/E] and earlier also by some of the Communist regimes .",
        "The outer circle is largely financed by [E] Saudi Arabia [/E] , but also by donations from certain Moslem communities in the United States and Europe and , to a smaller extent , by donations of European Governments to various NGO's and by certain United Nations organizations , whose goals may be noble , but they are infested and exploited by agents of the outer circle .",
        "The outer circle is largely financed by Saudi Arabia , but also by donations from certain Moslem communities in [E] the United States [/E] and Europe and , to a smaller extent , by donations of European Governments to various NGO's and by certain United Nations organizations , whose goals may be noble , but they are infested and exploited by agents of the outer circle .",
        "The Jihad `` soldiers '' join packaged death tours to [E] Iraq [/E] and other hotspots , while some of their leaders ski in Switzerland .",
        "The Jihad `` soldiers '' join packaged death tours to Iraq and other hotspots , while some of their leaders ski in [E] Switzerland [/E] .",
        "Mrs. Arafat , who lives in [E] Paris [/E] with her daughter , receives tens of thousands of dollars per month from the allegedly bankrupt Palestinian Authority , while a typical local ringleader of the Al-Aksa brigade , reporting to Arafat , receives only a cash payment of a couple of hundred dollars , for performing murders at the retail level .",
        "All of these happen daily in [E] Iraq [/E] and in the Palestinian areas .",
        "Suppose , for the sake of discussion , that someone would openly stay in a well - known address in [E] Teheran [/E] , hosted by the Iranian Government and financed by it , executing one atrocity after another in Spain or in France , killing hundreds of innocent people , accepting responsibility for the crimes , promising in public TV interviews to do more of the same , while the Government of Iran issues public condemnations of his acts but continues to host him , invite him to official functions and treat him as a great dignitary .",
        "Suppose , for the sake of discussion , that someone would openly stay in a well - known address in Teheran , hosted by the Iranian Government and financed by it , executing one atrocity after another in [E] Spain [/E] or in France , killing hundreds of innocent people , accepting responsibility for the crimes , promising in public TV interviews to do more of the same , while the Government of Iran issues public condemnations of his acts but continues to host him , invite him to official functions and treat him as a great dignitary .",
        "Suppose , for the sake of discussion , that someone would openly stay in a well - known address in Teheran , hosted by the Iranian Government and financed by it , executing one atrocity after another in Spain or in [E] France [/E] , killing hundreds of innocent people , accepting responsibility for the crimes , promising in public TV interviews to do more of the same , while the Government of Iran issues public condemnations of his acts but continues to host him , invite him to official functions and treat him as a great dignitary .",
        "I leave it to you as homework to figur out what [E] Spain [/E] or France would have done , in such a situation .",
        "I leave it to you as homework to figur out what Spain or [E] France [/E] would have done , in such a situation .",
        "I do not want to comment here on whether the American - led attack on [E] Iraq [/E] was justified from the point of view of weapons of mass destruction or any other pre-war argument , but I can look at the post-war map of Western Asia .",
        "Now that [E] Afghanistan [/E] , Iraq and Libya are out , two and a half terrorist states remain : Iran , Syria and Lebanon , the latter being a Syrian colony .",
        "Now that Afghanistan , [E] Iraq [/E] and Libya are out , two and a half terrorist states remain : Iran , Syria and Lebanon , the latter being a Syrian colony .",
        "Now that Afghanistan , Iraq and [E] Libya [/E] are out , two and a half terrorist states remain : Iran , Syria and Lebanon , the latter being a Syrian colony .",
        "Now that Afghanistan , Iraq and Libya are out , two and a half terrorist states remain : [E] Iran [/E] , Syria and Lebanon , the latter being a Syrian colony .",
        "Now that Afghanistan , Iraq and Libya are out , two and a half terrorist states remain : Iran , [E] Syria [/E] and Lebanon , the latter being a Syrian colony .",
        "Now that Afghanistan , Iraq and Libya are out , two and a half terrorist states remain : Iran , Syria and [E] Lebanon [/E] , the latter being a Syrian colony .",
        "Perhaps [E] Sudan [/E] should be added to the list .",
        "As a result of the conquest of [E] Afghanistan [/E] and Iraq , both Iran and Syria are now totally surrounded by territories unfriendly to them .",
        "As a result of the conquest of Afghanistan and [E] Iraq [/E] , both Iran and Syria are now totally surrounded by territories unfriendly to them .",
        "As a result of the conquest of Afghanistan and Iraq , both [E] Iran [/E] and Syria are now totally surrounded by territories unfriendly to them .",
        "As a result of the conquest of Afghanistan and Iraq , both Iran and [E] Syria [/E] are now totally surrounded by territories unfriendly to them .",
        "[E] Iran [/E] is encircled by Afghanistan , by the Gulf States , Iraq and the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union .",
        "Iran is encircled by [E] Afghanistan [/E] , by the Gulf States , Iraq and the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union .",
        "Iran is encircled by Afghanistan , by [E] the Gulf States [/E] , Iraq and the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union .",
        "Iran is encircled by Afghanistan , by the Gulf States , [E] Iraq [/E] and the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union .",
        "Iran is encircled by Afghanistan , by the Gulf States , Iraq and the Moslem republics of the former [E] Soviet Union [/E] .",
        "[E] Syria [/E] is surrounded by Turkey , Iraq , Jordan and Israel .",
        "Syria is surrounded by [E] Turkey [/E] , Iraq , Jordan and Israel .",
        "Syria is surrounded by Turkey , [E] Iraq [/E] , Jordan and Israel .",
        "Syria is surrounded by Turkey , Iraq , [E] Jordan [/E] and Israel .",
        "Syria is surrounded by Turkey , Iraq , Jordan and [E] Israel [/E] .",
        "It is not surprising that [E] Iran [/E] is so active in trying to incite a Shiite uprising in Iraq .",
        "It is not surprising that Iran is so active in trying to incite a Shiite uprising in [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "I do not know if the American plan was actually to encircle both [E] Iran [/E] and Syria , but that is the resulting situation .",
        "I do not know if the American plan was actually to encircle both Iran and [E] Syria [/E] , but that is the resulting situation .",
        "In my humble opinion , the number one danger to the world today is [E] Iran [/E] and its regime .",
        "[E] Iran [/E] sponsors Syrian terrorism ,",
        "it is certainly behind much of the action in [E] Iraq [/E] ,",
        "it performed acts of terror at least in Europe and in South America and probably also in [E] Uzbekistan [/E] and Saudi Arabia",
        "and it truly leads a multi-national terror consortium , which includes , as minor players , [E] Syria [/E] , Lebanon and certain Shiite elements in Iraq .",
        "and it truly leads a multi-national terror consortium , which includes , as minor players , Syria , [E] Lebanon [/E] and certain Shiite elements in Iraq .",
        "and it truly leads a multi-national terror consortium , which includes , as minor players , Syria , Lebanon and certain Shiite elements in [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "Nevertheless , most European countries still trade with [E] Iran [/E] , try to appease it and refuse to read the clear signals .",
        "No one will ever know whether the recent elections in [E] Spain [/E] would have yielded a different result , if not for the train bombings a few days earlier .",
        "What matters is that the terrorists believe that they caused the result and that they won by driving [E] Spain [/E] out of Iraq .",
        "What matters is that the terrorists believe that they caused the result and that they won by driving Spain out of [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "The Spanish story will surely end up being extremely costly to other European countries , including [E] France [/E] , who is now expelling inciting preachers and forbidding veils and including others who sent troops to Iraq .",
        "The Spanish story will surely end up being extremely costly to other European countries , including France , who is now expelling inciting preachers and forbidding veils and including others who sent troops to [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "In the long run , [E] Spain [/E] itself will pay even more .",
        "We have seen it already in [E] Algeria [/E] and , to a certain extent , in Turkey .",
        "We have seen it already in Algeria and , to a certain extent , in [E] Turkey [/E] .",
        "On the other hand , a certain transition democracy , as in [E] Jordan [/E] , may be a better temporary solution , paving the way for the real thing , perhaps in the same way that an immediate sudden democracy did not work in Russia and would not have worked in China .",
        "On the other hand , a certain transition democracy , as in Jordan , may be a better temporary solution , paving the way for the real thing , perhaps in the same way that an immediate sudden democracy did not work in [E] Russia [/E] and would not have worked in China .",
        "On the other hand , a certain transition democracy , as in Jordan , may be a better temporary solution , paving the way for the real thing , perhaps in the same way that an immediate sudden democracy did not work in Russia and would not have worked in [E] China [/E] .",
        "Or rather , Haditha 's elevation as [E] Iraq [/E] 's official , bad apple atrocity .",
        "Haditha is n't [E] Abu Sifa [/E] where , according to Iraqi police , US forces '' on a rampage '' executed a family of 11 , then bombed their house , burned their cars and slaughtered their animals .",
        "His story was unsubstantiated and exteme , yet plausible because it was extreme , and provided a template to the pattern of force on exhibit in [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "It was a scandal 20 years ago when Ronald Reagan - the Bush family 's post-Hinkley Zombie - in - Chief - honoured the SS dead at [E] Bitburg [/E] , and by turn paid homage to the old fascist `` anti-communist '' front of the Republican Heritage Groups Council .",
        "It was , perhaps , merely a prefigurement of the Nazi stain in [E] America [/E] 's own blood cult , and what should be a crisis of conscience on Memorial Day .",
        "the fucking starts with [E] China [/E] ,",
        "anonymousfuck proves it , [E] america [/E] !",
        "[E] Iraq [/E] , or Iran for that matter , are just foreplay .",
        "Iraq , or [E] Iran [/E] for that matter , are just foreplay .",
        "The real act occurs when the Empire takes on [E] China [/E] .",
        "I do n't just mean the troops returning from [E] Iraq [/E] : I mean the whole malevolent Culture of Death .",
        "[E] Iraq [/E] has been a training ground .",
        "Kind of Bart or [E] Lisa [/E] 's age back in the days of the original simpsons .",
        "The kid who bought that toy would be in their mid to late 20s right now , possibly with a tour or two of [E] Iraq [/E] under their belts .",
        "Back in 1903 , Yale Divinity School established a number of schools and hospitals throughout [E] China [/E] that were collectively known as ' Yale in China . '",
        "`` Yale in China '' was also closely associated with the [E] New York [/E] - based Union Theological Seminary , which has been a center for U.S. subversion of Asia .",
        "`` The Maoists made [E] China [/E] into the world 's largest opium producer . ''",
        "One example of this truth is the goings on at Abu Ghraib U.S. Military Prison , which is located twenty miles west of [E] Baghdad [/E] .",
        "The release of these innocent prisoners was denied by General Majowski 2nd in command in [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "And the money trail , or the stupidities , like the finding of a highjacker 's passport in the rubble within 12 hours of the event , or the reports of the [E] Seattle [/E] Mayor being warned not to fly to the east coast on 911 , or the Bin ladens ' charter flight out of the US during the `` no fly '' period ; all that disappears under the weight of scorn flung at the claims that are wrong .",
        "And the money trail , or the stupidities , like the finding of a highjacker 's passport in the rubble within 12 hours of the event , or the reports of the Seattle Mayor being warned not to fly to the east coast on 911 , or the Bin ladens ' charter flight out of the [E] US [/E] during the `` no fly '' period ; all that disappears under the weight of scorn flung at the claims that are wrong .",
        "If that was the case there would be fuck all people left in [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "The Boer war : first case of concentration camps , run by the British to exterminate rebels fighting against [E] the British Empire [/E] .",
        "WWII saw the bombing of [E] Dresden [/E] , a target with very little military importance , and home to thousands of refugees .",
        "[E] Berlin [/E] was sacked and thousands of German women raped by the Red Army in 1945 .",
        "[E] Korea [/E] witnessed several civilian massacres .",
        "[E] Vietnam [/E] had My Lai , and the Tiger Force .",
        "So , today , there are massacres in [E] Iraq [/E] ?",
        "and the higher - ups have covered this by saying drivel and b*llshit such as : `` We do n't torture people in [E] America [/E] . ''",
        "Of course , the [E] US [/E] military is going to jump at the chance to sweep the real skeletons under the carpet , so to speak .",
        "In [E] Iraq [/E] , well - conditioned army psychopaths are going to shoot at everything that moves .",
        "Yay , [E] USA [/E] !",
        "DA : speaking of `` razed shitholes in [E] Iraq [/E] '' is employing the language of dehumanization , yes ?",
        "Is a razed shithole in [E] Iraq [/E] terribly different from a razed shithole in , say , Waco , Texas ?",
        "Is a razed shithole in Iraq terribly different from a razed shithole in , say , [E] Waco [/E] , Texas ?",
        "Is a razed shithole in Iraq terribly different from a razed shithole in , say , Waco , [E] Texas [/E] ?",
        "In your little history lesson -LRB- why not go back to the Romans who slaughtered everyone in [E] Carthage [/E] , or , for that matter , the Israelites in the OT , commanded by Yawheh to slaughter man , women , and child ? -RRB- , you mention the bombing of Dresden .",
        "In your little history lesson -LRB- why not go back to the Romans who slaughtered everyone in Carthage , or , for that matter , the Israelites in the OT , commanded by Yawheh to slaughter man , women , and child ? -RRB- , you mention the bombing of [E] Dresden [/E] .",
        "But most certainly the [E] U.S. [/E] is `` using any violence to get what it wants , '' and has been for a long time .",
        "Anyone who thinks this was a single instance of the intentional killing of civilians , I have beachfront property to sell you in [E] Odessa [/E] , Texas . ''",
        "Anyone who thinks this was a single instance of the intentional killing of civilians , I have beachfront property to sell you in Odessa , [E] Texas [/E] . ''",
        "Oh , and today we have US military convoys running down crowds in [E] Kabul [/E] .",
        "Watch [E] Afghanistan [/E] break apart next .",
        "[E] Gaza [/E] - UPI",
        "The cheers and hails of happiness at a wedding in [E] Khan Younes [/E] in the southern Gaza Strip turned into screams and moans of pain after one of the celebrators lost control of his weapon , from which a number of bullets were released that killed the groom 's brother and hit three other relatives of his , turning the wedding into a funeral in moments .",
        "The cheers and hails of happiness at a wedding in Khan Younes in the southern [E] Gaza Strip [/E] turned into screams and moans of pain after one of the celebrators lost control of his weapon , from which a number of bullets were released that killed the groom 's brother and hit three other relatives of his , turning the wedding into a funeral in moments .",
        "A medical source at Nasser Hospital in [E] Khan Younes [/E] told United Press International that Palestinian citizen Kamal Mohamed Al Bashiti -LRB- 33 years old -RRB- died shortly after he was hit by a gunshot in the chest from an accidental shooting at his brother 's wedding in Khan Younes .",
        "A medical source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younes told United Press International that Palestinian citizen Kamal Mohamed Al Bashiti -LRB- 33 years old -RRB- died shortly after he was hit by a gunshot in the chest from an accidental shooting at his brother 's wedding in [E] Khan Younes [/E] .",
        "[E] Gaza Strip [/E] residents are suffering from the problem of aggravation from the weapons mess and security chaos resulting from the intense spread of weapons in the hands of security agency individuals and members of factions and families .",
        "A researcher at the Palestinian Center for Human Rights , Yasser Abd Al Ghafoor , said this is not the first time victims have fallen in similar incidents , noting that the rights organizations observed several incidents in which victims fell and injuries occurred during wedding and celebration gunfire , one of the common misuses of weapons in [E] the Gaza Strip [/E] .",
        "The city of [E] Khan Younes [/E] had witnessed on the third of last July a similar incident , when the girl , Amani Al Raqab , died by a bullet that hit her by mistake from a revolver her brother was shooting off on his wedding day .",
        "And the large army of infidels , by God 's leave , will be butchered on the banks of the Tigris and in Victorious [E] Baghdad [/E] .",
        "The American administration , who planned carefully for this event through experts in media and public relations , and its tools in [E] Iraq [/E] and the inclinations of public opinion did not at all expect such an opposite result , which along with the destructive consequences that may result from it in the coming days have caught them by surprise .",
        "They hastily executed him because they feared him even when he was behind bars , just as they will still fear him as a corpse hidden under the soil of the homeland , and comparisons between his time and their bloody and chaotic time always came in his favor , and the calls for his return to save [E] Iraq [/E] from its crisis and the corrupt and malicious gang that governs it have become deafening to the ears of the occupation and its accomplices .",
        "They were exposed by his patriotism and Arabism and his contempt for the odious sectarian divisions that they planted in their contaminated new [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "Thanks to the technology of the mobile phone which enabled us to recognize the ugly face of the hateful sectarianism that is governing in [E] America [/E] 's Iraq .",
        "Thanks to the technology of the mobile phone which enabled us to recognize the ugly face of the hateful sectarianism that is governing in America 's [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "This tape exposed the government of [E] the Green Zone [/E] , and blew up all the plans for censorship and fraud by the experts of the American Intelligence service and their agents .",
        "Are those the sons of the great [E] Iraq [/E] which had always stood up against invaders throughout history and was a pillar of support for its nation and the causes of justice in the world as a whole ?",
        "We are sorry again because most of the Arab leaders hid in their palaces and none of them dared to speak even one word of protest out of fear of [E] America [/E] .",
        "Maybe God wanted a good end for him , and a good reputation , when He induced one of them to record what [E] America [/E] and the government of sects wanted to hide , by means of the video of the last moments , which created a historic turning point that will perhaps shape the history of the region , and the nature of events in it for decades to come .",
        "The American administration committed a fatal mistake and revealed a major foolishness to be added to its many foolishnesses in [E] Iraq [/E] when it executed this man , in a way for which it will pay a hefty price in the near future .",
        "Perhaps the American administration will have succeeded in one thing only , intentionally and with planning or without it , namely , deepening the sectarian breach not only in [E] Iraq [/E] but in the Islamic world as a whole .",
        "Those who carried out the death sentence do not want reconciliation or to maintain a unified [E] Iraq [/E] .",
        "Saddam had negative traits and positive traits , but he was not killed because of his negative traits , but rather because of his positive traits , which were his belief in Arab unity , resistance to the enemies of the nation , building an unprecedented industrial and educational foundation , and challenging [E] America [/E] .",
        "Just as Al - Qaeda emerged from the womb of Israeli arrogance in [E] Lebanon [/E] and American arrogance in Iraq , Saddam 's Al - Qaeda will emerge from the womb of the degrading execution process .",
        "Just as Al - Qaeda emerged from the womb of Israeli arrogance in Lebanon and American arrogance in [E] Iraq [/E] , Saddam 's Al - Qaeda will emerge from the womb of the degrading execution process .",
        "[E] Gaza [/E] - Dunya al - Watan .",
        "Students at schools of the [E] Qisrin [/E] settlement found the pendant of a Syrian soldier south of the occupied Syrian Golan .",
        "The two students , Alexander Ghuliyandrin and Oleg Darutsigh , said that they were on a trip last Saturday morning when they reached a military fortification near [E] Qisrin [/E] .",
        "so I have to be there on the twentieth in [E] Berlin [/E] ,",
        "I was also invited to a wedding on the twelfth somewhere near [E] Duesseldorf [/E] .",
        "Between [E] Duesseldorf [/E] and Essen .",
        "Between Duesseldorf and [E] Essen [/E] .",
        "Well that can only be [E] Rathingen [/E] or",
        "No it 's north of [E] Rathingen [/E] ,",
        "oh [E] Ketting [/E] ?",
        "[E] Ketwig [/E] .",
        "[E] Ketwig [/E] , Ketwig .",
        "Ketwig , [E] Ketwig [/E] .",
        "that 's almost [E] Duesseldorf [/E] .",
        "%uh , that 's almost [E] Essen [/E] .",
        "And then in between I 'm going to go down and 586.14_588.20_A: see my relatives in [E] Bonn [/E] .",
        "And so I had met , %uh , his name is Heiko , for one day in [E] Hamburg [/E] .",
        "They actually met in [E] the United States [/E] . At I think the University &of Virginia , where he got his doctorate ?",
        "Or , maybe it 's not [E] Virginia [/E] ,",
        "And then I 'll go Monday -- down to [E] Bonn [/E] , or wherever those relatives are because I have n't seen my uncle in like three or four years , and he 's just turning eighty and I like them a lot",
        "In [E] Bad Muenstereifel [/E] ?",
        "so he 'll be in [E] Bad Munstereifel [/E] .",
        "They do n't live in [E] Bonn [/E] now .",
        "They live in -- %um , [E] Bad Neuena [/E] . Which is I guess",
        "[E] Bad Neuena [/E] ja .",
        "But I think they 'll be in [E] Munstereifel [/E] .",
        "And then I 'll zip off to [E] Berlin [/E] Right . mhm mhm go to this wedding and see my favorite cousin .",
        "Because you see , when I was there before I could n't visit you because I did n't want to spend time visiting these other relatives in [E] Bonn [/E] .",
        "speaking of crying , I have a colleague . An American girl , a dancer . mhm at a school in [E] Cologne [/E] mhm Who somehow or other has fallen in love with me .",
        "and now that I 'm , going back to [E] Duesseldorf [/E] she 's all going crazy . %um and thinks %eh",
        "In [E] America [/E] , we would say are you being stalked ?",
        "when I was there in October she had that guy from [E] Yerushalaim [/E] that guy",
        "they went to [E] America [/E] for a month after the wedding",
        "his parents are n't even living on the kibbutz anymore because he 's a professor of something or other in I do n't know [E] China [/E] or somewhere",
        "gosh you would think at least in [E] Israel [/E] you would get what you want",
        "First of all , Israeli who is living in [E] America [/E] -- yeah . -- has to justify himself .",
        "Audrey said she got to [E] Tel Aviv [/E] the other day in like forty - five minutes",
        "little Liz has her own reasons for you know being in [E] America [/E] .",
        "in [E] Spain [/E] %uh we had this break",
        "And that 's how we got to -- %mm . -- [E] Spain [/E] in the first place is we said we wanted to live abroad and we would try to do it you know as teachers",
        "he gets a research position somewhere in [E] France [/E] or in Spain %um",
        "he gets a research position somewhere in France or in [E] Spain [/E] %um",
        "Is the one over in [E] Gracia [/E] that",
        "there 's a couple places in [E] Gracia [/E] that I 've been going to",
        "actually it 's on the other side of [E] Leotana [/E] %huh . Like down over by the Bornillo",
        "because when we lived in [E] Oviato [/E] we used to go to this fondue place all the time",
        "or maybe eventually once you have your residency yeah you can work in some place in [E] Spain [/E] too with l- %ah",
        "%um he said that Is- [E] Israel [/E] is such a highly I knew that I do n't know I %uh advanced technical country that if there 's something good they 're going to use it",
        "but in [E] Canada [/E] they wo n't do it",
        "[E] Israelis [/E] do n't eat that much meat anyway",
        "but duh %eh in [E] America [/E] too they do n't eat as much do they",
        "I mean and they tell us I think [E] Europe [/E] wo n't buy from us because they do n't want the hormones with stuff in it",
        "she says I really thought [E] United States [/E] that you do n't die you know",
        "but they do n't believe that so many people die in [E] the United States [/E] because it 's so wonderful",
        "it 's not [E] Israel [/E] although in",
        "but in [E] Hudson [/E] oh we used to have to miss school",
        "and then they went to [E] South Portright [/E] upstate near Onianta",
        "well Lenny lived right in [E] Hudson [/E] and his kids and all",
        "and he has two children who did n't live in [E] Hudson [/E] after they were babies on the farm",
        "%uh Pam is living near [E] Divensinville [/E] wherever that is"
    ],
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        "The diver entered the sub after a [E] Russian [/E] and Norwegian recovery team cut a hole wide enough for him to enter a rear compartment .",
        "The diver entered the sub after a Russian and [E] Norwegian [/E] recovery team cut a hole wide enough for him to enter a rear compartment .",
        "The head of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Bodo Hombak announced the decision as representatives of member countries met in the [E] Romanian [/E] capital Bucharest .",
        "Here in the United States , it 's just a week and a day before [E] Americans [/E] go to the polls to fill offices from local school boards to Congress and the President .",
        "In the latest daily CNN USA Today Gallup popular opinion survey , George W Bush , the Governor of Texas , the [E] Republican [/E] nominee , holds a 49 % to 42 % advantage over his Democratic opponent Al Gore , the Vice President , but two other major surveys gave Mr. Bush only a one - point lead .",
        "In the latest daily CNN USA Today Gallup popular opinion survey , George W Bush , the Governor of Texas , the Republican nominee , holds a 49 % to 42 % advantage over his [E] Democratic [/E] opponent Al Gore , the Vice President , but two other major surveys gave Mr. Bush only a one - point lead .",
        "The Times also praise [E] Republican [/E] candidate George W Bush for running what was described as a largely positive inclusive campaign but the writers said they had concluded Mr. Bush 's agenda was harsh on issues such as women 's rights , guns , and law enforcement .",
        "The Tribune endorsement says this is an election about honesty , about restoring bipartisanship , about fostering government that will nurture a booming economy without getting in the way of [E] American [/E] ingenuity .",
        "A Venezuelan Ford executive says Firestone hid information about tyre defects from Ford and should be held responsible for more than one hundred traffic accidents in the [E] South American [/E] country .",
        "The [E] Venezuelan [/E] government panel wants both Ford and Firestone to compensate victims of accidents caused by Ford vehicles equipped with Firestone tyres .",
        "Some 46 people have died on [E] Venezuelan [/E] highways in accidents caused by the vehicles .",
        "[E] Brazilian [/E] officials say an oil tanker has crashed into a pier in a resort area , spilling more than 86,000 liters of crude oil into the ocean .",
        "[E] North Korean [/E] leader Kim Jong Il has sent his second - in - command to the United States for talks that could see new steps towards ending the Cold War animosity between the two nations .",
        "He is the highest - ranking [E] North Korean [/E] official ever to visit the United States .",
        "However , key sanctions which directly target ousted [E] Yugoslav [/E] leader Slobodan Milosevic and his allies remain in place .",
        "Meanwhile , parties in Slobodan Milosevic 's socialist coalition are making it clear they plan to hold onto control of the [E] Serbian [/E] government , despite calls for new elections .",
        "A leading expert on international finance , Johns Hopkins University economist , Steve Hanky says Yugoslavia 's new President Vojislav Kostunica only has a few weeks to reassure financial stability in the dominant republic of Serbia by stabilizing the inflation - prone [E] Yugoslav [/E] dinar .",
        "He can either abandon the dinar and adopt the [E] German [/E] mark as the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro has done or , Mr. Hanky says , Serbia can adopt a currency board system under which a new currency would be issued under conditions of utmost financial discipline .",
        "President Clinton has telephoned [E] Palestinian [/E] leader Yasser Arafat in a bid to restart Israeli - Palestinian peace negotiations .",
        "President Clinton has telephoned Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a bid to restart [E] Israeli [/E] - Palestinian peace negotiations .",
        "The United States is exploring the possibility of hosting new peace talks between Israel and the [E] Palestinians [/E] in Washington as early as next week .",
        "The outcome disappointed [E] Western [/E] officials who had hoped the balloting would signal an end to the country 's ethnic divisions .",
        "President Clinton will host a meeting at the White house Saturday with [E] Israeli [/E] and Palestinian negotiators who are holding talks in Washington .",
        "President Clinton will host a meeting at the White house Saturday with Israeli and [E] Palestinian [/E] negotiators who are holding talks in Washington .",
        "[E] Israeli [/E] Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami and lead Palestinian negotiator Sayeeb Erekat are coming to report to the President and to meet with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright .",
        "Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami and lead [E] Palestinian [/E] negotiator Sayeeb Erekat are coming to report to the President and to meet with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright .",
        "Mark Rengav , a spokesman for the [E] Israeli [/E] embassy in Washington told VOA , the security of the Israeli state is key to reaching a settlement with the Palestinians .",
        "Mark Rengav , a spokesman for the Israeli embassy in Washington told VOA , the security of the [E] Israeli [/E] state is key to reaching a settlement with the Palestinians .",
        "Mark Rengav , a spokesman for the Israeli embassy in Washington told VOA , the security of the Israeli state is key to reaching a settlement with the [E] Palestinians [/E] .",
        "If Israel is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and Gaza to full [E] Palestinian [/E] control and there will be a Palestinian state next to us , then we have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against Israel and that the two states will be living together in peace .",
        "If Israel is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and Gaza to full Palestinian control and there will be a [E] Palestinian [/E] state next to us , then we have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer Palestinian claims against Israel and that the two states will be living together in peace .",
        "If Israel is going to offer a substantial compromise , passing over the overwhelming majority of the West Bank and Gaza to full Palestinian control and there will be a Palestinian state next to us , then we have to have an understanding that for such a historic compromise , that it is the end of the conflict , that there are no longer [E] Palestinian [/E] claims against Israel and that the two states will be living together in peace .",
        "[E] Israeli [/E] spokesman Mark Rengav .",
        "Prime Minister Ehud Barak defends Israel 's bombardment of [E] Palestinian [/E] targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a bomb attack on a school bus in Gaza that killed two Jewish settlers and injured at least nine , some of them children .",
        "Prime Minister Ehud Barak defends Israel 's bombardment of Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a bomb attack on a school bus in Gaza that killed two [E] Jewish [/E] settlers and injured at least nine , some of them children .",
        "Dozens of people are reported injured in the air raids which [E] Palestinian [/E] leaders are calling an act of criminal aggression .",
        "As night fell , [E] Israeli [/E] combat helicopters fired dozens of missiles at targets in the Gaza Strip , striking near the office of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat .",
        "As night fell , Israeli combat helicopters fired dozens of missiles at targets in the Gaza Strip , striking near the office of [E] Palestinian [/E] leader Yasser Arafat .",
        "He described the bombing of a school bus traveling from a [E] Jewish [/E] settlement in the Gaza Strip early Monday , as a barbaric and terrorist act , and said no negotiations were currently underway with the Palestinian leadership .",
        "He described the bombing of a school bus traveling from a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip early Monday , as a barbaric and terrorist act , and said no negotiations were currently underway with the [E] Palestinian [/E] leadership .",
        "[E] Palestinian [/E] leaders accused Israel of choosing a path of war by launching the strikes and called for international intervention .",
        "Mr. Kostunica told [E] Serbian [/E] television today that the election victory will allow the reformers to move swiftly to start building a democratic government in what he called a socially oriented market economy .",
        "Former [E] Yugoslav [/E] President Slobodan Milosevic won a landslide victory Saturday as he was re-elected leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia .",
        "He told the SPS conference in Belgrade , those who sought his downfall are traitors and agents of [E] Western [/E] countries .",
        "One hundred [E] South Koreans [/E] will be in the northern capital Pyongyang , to meet their North Korean relatives , but South Korean officials say media interest for the upcoming event has dropped substantially .",
        "One hundred South Koreans will be in the northern capital Pyongyang , to meet their [E] North Korean [/E] relatives , but South Korean officials say media interest for the upcoming event has dropped substantially .",
        "One hundred South Koreans will be in the northern capital Pyongyang , to meet their North Korean relatives , but [E] South Korean [/E] officials say media interest for the upcoming event has dropped substantially .",
        "The North and [E] South Korean [/E] leaders agreed to the reunions as part of a broader reconciliation policy at an unprecedented summit in June .",
        "Egypt 's President Hosni Mubarak has called on [E] Israeli [/E] leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the Palestinians and Syria .",
        "Egypt 's President Hosni Mubarak has called on Israeli leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the [E] Palestinians [/E] and Syria .",
        "In an interview with [E] Israeli [/E] Television Monday , Mr. Mubarak said Israel knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war .",
        "He also acknowledged the [E] Palestinian [/E] refugees ' right of return .",
        "In another [E] Israeli [/E] TV interview , Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said the Israelis and Palestinians had made real progress in their talks at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba .",
        "In another Israeli TV interview , [E] Palestinian [/E] leader Yasser Arafat said the Israelis and Palestinians had made real progress in their talks at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba .",
        "In another Israeli TV interview , Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said the [E] Israelis [/E] and Palestinians had made real progress in their talks at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba .",
        "In another Israeli TV interview , Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said the Israelis and [E] Palestinians [/E] had made real progress in their talks at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba .",
        "A US poll shows President Clinton and his wife , First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton are the man and woman most admired by [E] Americans [/E] .",
        "Tied for second are television talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey and former [E] British [/E] Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher , both with 4 % .",
        "Meanwhile Prime Minister Ehud Barak told [E] Israeli [/E] television he doubts a peace deal can be reached before Israel 's February 6th election .",
        "He said he will now focus on suppressing [E] Palestinian [/E] violence .",
        "Defense lawyers in the Lockerby trial said Thursday , that prosecutors ignored crucial evidence and failed to prove even the basics of their case against the two [E] Libyan [/E] defendants .",
        "In a last chance to persuade a [E] Scottish [/E] court that the defendants did not bomb Pan Am Flight 103 , defense attorney William Taylor said even the prosecution 's best evidence fails to prove that the men were involved in any criminal activity .",
        "Meanwhile [E] Palestinian [/E] leader Yasser Arafat has held talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami in Cairo , but no breakthroughs toward a peace deal were reported .",
        "Meanwhile Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has held talks with [E] Israeli [/E] Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben - Ami in Cairo , but no breakthroughs toward a peace deal were reported .",
        "The meeting , which lasted about two hours , followed Cairo talks earlier Wednesday between Mr. Ben - Ami and [E] Egyptian [/E] President Hosni Mubarak .",
        "[E] Israeli [/E] and Palestinian negotiators have been trying to revive the peace process and reduce Israeli - Palestinian violence that has killed more than 365 people since late September .",
        "Israeli and [E] Palestinian [/E] negotiators have been trying to revive the peace process and reduce Israeli - Palestinian violence that has killed more than 365 people since late September .",
        "Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been trying to revive the peace process and reduce [E] Israeli [/E] - Palestinian violence that has killed more than 365 people since late September .",
        "From Texas politics now to [E] Chinese [/E] censorship .",
        "China today blacked out a CNN interview that was critical of the [E] Chinese [/E] government 's handling of the SARs epidemic and of the country 's health care system .",
        "China requires foreign broadcasters to use a [E] Chinese [/E] satellite to serve their country .",
        "[E] Israeli [/E] Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas scheduled to meet today , their second chance now to discuss the Bush administration 's road map for Mideast peace .",
        "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and [E] Palestinian [/E] Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas scheduled to meet today , their second chance now to discuss the Bush administration 's road map for Mideast peace .",
        "In the [E] African [/E] nation of Nigeria , an Islamic court delayed the appeal of a woman condemned to death by stoning .",
        "In the African nation of Nigeria , an [E] Islamic [/E] court delayed the appeal of a woman condemned to death by stoning .",
        "Three other [E] Nigerians [/E] also face stoning deaths for the same crime .",
        "The singers fighting back now about the criticism of their remarks against President Bush , and the material girl , she 's fighting her own past , criticizing [E] Americans [/E] for values she once espoused .",
        "At one point , the [E] Mexican [/E] police busted both Andrew Luster and Dwayne Dog Chapman , because they do n't like bounty hunters in Mexico .",
        "Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets of the [E] Yugoslavian [/E] capital today after the apparent overthrow of President Slobodan Milosevic .",
        "Yesterday , protesters stormed key government buildings and seized [E] Serb [/E] state television in Belgrade .",
        "He also gave him a letter from [E] Russian [/E] President Vladimir Putin .",
        "Russia was the last [E] European [/E] power to withhold support for the opposition .",
        "In an interview with CNN , Borislav Milosevic accused [E] Western [/E] nations of supporting the demonstrations and said his brother has no plans to leave the city .",
        "The next step in the transition to a new government is for the [E] Yugoslav [/E] parliament to convene .",
        "Unlike President Milosevic , he was not a [E] Communist [/E] in the long years when party membership was the key to power .",
        "He is an orthodox [E] Serb [/E] nationalist , but he supports truer democracy for his country and better relations with its neighbors and the West .",
        "He refused an offer to return in 1989 because of his opposition to the Milosevic regime , and he rejects much from the West as well -- the Dayton peace accord , [E] Western [/E] sanctions on Yugoslavia , and the war crimes tribunal .",
        "In the months before the election , he was careful to distinguish between his support for [E] European [/E] aid projects tied to reform and U.S. efforts , which he describes as unhelpful , even to the opposition .",
        "The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution condemning what it calls `` acts of violence , especially the excessive use of force against [E] Palestinians [/E] . ''",
        "U.S. diplomats had opposed wording which apparently blamed the new round of clashes on an [E] Israeli [/E] opposition leader 's visit to a shrine venerated by both sides .",
        "The announcement comes after two days of talks between [E] American [/E] and North Korean leaders in Washington .",
        "The announcement comes after two days of talks between American and [E] North Korean [/E] leaders in Washington .",
        "It 's the same office that 's investigated similar terrorist attacks , including those linked to [E] ex-Saudi [/E] millionaire Osama Bin Laden .",
        "Yesterday , Afghanistan 's ruling Taliban denied Bin Laden 's involvement in the [E] Yemeni [/E] attack .",
        "Bin Laden , who has been living in exile in Afghanistan , is of [E] Yemeni [/E] descent .",
        "As [E] Palestinians [/E] bury their dead , the violence in the streets of the Mideast continues , and Arab leaders begin a meeting in Cairo , trying to develop a unified position on the whole situation .",
        "As Palestinians bury their dead , the violence in the streets of the Mideast continues , and [E] Arab [/E] leaders begin a meeting in Cairo , trying to develop a unified position on the whole situation .",
        "[E] Egyptian [/E] President Hosni Mubarak opened the emergency Arab League summit with a statement blaming Israel for adopting a belligerent attitude which threatens the essence of peace .",
        "He called on the [E] Arab [/E] leaders to take a stand `` befitting the sacrifices '' of the Palestinian people .",
        "He called on the Arab leaders to take a stand `` befitting the sacrifices '' of the [E] Palestinian [/E] people .",
        "Our choice is the choice of permanent , comprehensive and just peace , and our aim is to liberate our land and to create our independent state in [E] Palestinian [/E] blast land with Jerusalem as its capital and the return of our refugees to their homes .",
        "Fighting springs from the funerals for at least nine [E] Palestinians [/E] killed Friday in some of the worst clashes in this three - week conflict .",
        "A new intifada , successor to the four - year street campaign that ended with [E] Palestinian [/E] / Israeli negotiations a decade ago , according to a leader of Yasser Arafat 's Fateh movement .",
        "A new intifada , successor to the four - year street campaign that ended with Palestinian / [E] Israeli [/E] negotiations a decade ago , according to a leader of Yasser Arafat 's Fateh movement .",
        "When I hear the [E] Palestinians [/E] saying on television we are at the war of independence of Palestine , I understand they prefer war to peace .",
        "One body was found after [E] Israelis [/E] responded with small arms , tanks and helicopters from Lebanon .",
        "The Hezbollah movement which waged a war of attrition with the [E] Israelis [/E] before they withdrew from south Lebanon in May , says its fighters were not involved .",
        "The U.N. General Assembly has passed a resolution that is critical of Israel 's use of force against [E] Palestinians [/E] .",
        "It also condemns [E] Israeli [/E] excessive use of force by Palestinians .",
        "It also condemns Israeli excessive use of force by [E] Palestinians [/E] .",
        "It calls [E] Israeli [/E] settlements in the occupied territories illegal and an obstacle to peace .",
        "President Clinton is waiting for [E] Israeli [/E] and Palestinian leaders to respond to his latest peace initiative .",
        "President Clinton is waiting for Israeli and [E] Palestinian [/E] leaders to respond to his latest peace initiative .",
        "Aides say the President spoke by phone last night with [E] Israeli [/E] Prime Minister Ehud Barak , after talking earlier in the day with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat .",
        "Aides say the President spoke by phone last night with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak , after talking earlier in the day with [E] Palestinian [/E] leader Yasser Arafat .",
        "The funeral of a [E] Palestinian [/E] youth turned into a rally against Israel .",
        "The [E] Cuban [/E] President is on a five - day visit to Venezuela to sign an oil - supply deal .",
        "Hundreds of [E] Venezuelans [/E] lined the streets of the capital to welcome Castro .",
        "She is the first [E] Croatian [/E] woman to be beatified , which is one step before sainthood .",
        "NBC is terminating freelancer reporter Peter Arnett for statements he made to the [E] Iraqi [/E] media .",
        "He said the coalition 's first war plan had failed because of [E] Iraqi [/E] resistance .",
        "I want to apologize to the [E] American [/E] people for clearly making a misjudgment over the weekend by giving an interview to Iraqi television .",
        "I want to apologize to the American people for clearly making a misjudgment over the weekend by giving an interview to [E] Iraqi [/E] television .",
        "Now , I said in that interview essentially what we all know about the war , there have been delays in implementing policy , there has been surprises , but clearly by giving that interview to [E] Iraqi [/E] television , I created a firestorm in the United States , and for that I am truly sorry .",
        "We turn now to an [E] Iraqi [/E] --",
        "In northern Iraq , U.S. warplanes hit targets including a ridge east of Mosul , where [E] Iraqi [/E] troops have been entrenched .",
        "After today 's air strikes , 13 [E] Iraqi [/E] soldiers abandoned their posts and surrendered to Kurdish fighters .",
        "After today 's air strikes , 13 Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts and surrendered to [E] Kurdish [/E] fighters .",
        "Saddam Hussein 's private yacht and quite a yacht it is or was , it was hit by coalition bombs and missiles and then burned and looted by [E] Iraqis [/E] .",
        "Now the scorched hulk floats aimlessly in the [E] Arab [/E] waterway next to Basra 's dock yards .",
        "Also , the long journey of the marine who covered the statue of Saddam Hussein with an [E] American [/E] flag , Bill Tucker will have a special report on the life of marine corporal Edward Chin , and actress Jane Fonda is now questioning freedom of the United States , and she has a few thoughts about ignorance .",
        "Disabled [E] American [/E] tourist Klinghoffer was on board .",
        "There 's no let - up in clashes between rock - throwing [E] Palestinians [/E] and Israeli troops in the West Bank and Gaza this weekend .",
        "There 's no let - up in clashes between rock - throwing Palestinians and [E] Israeli [/E] troops in the West Bank and Gaza this weekend .",
        "[E] Israeli [/E] troops shot and killed a Palestinian in the West Bank today .",
        "Israeli troops shot and killed a [E] Palestinian [/E] in the West Bank today .",
        "Four [E] Palestinians [/E] died in the West Bank and Gaza yesterday .",
        "The violence is marring [E] Israeli [/E] Prime Minister Ehud Barak 's search for a peace agreement .",
        "[E] Palestinian [/E] leader Yasser Arafat met with his cabinet last night .",
        "The council issued a statement vowing not to give in to what it calls [E] Israeli [/E] aggression .",
        "A return to [E] Soviet [/E] - era symbolism in Russia is gaining favor .",
        "The Duma , the lower house of the [E] Russian [/E] parliament , has voted to adopt the old Soviet national anthem as the new Russian anthem .",
        "The Duma , the lower house of the Russian parliament , has voted to adopt the old [E] Soviet [/E] national anthem as the new Russian anthem .",
        "The Duma , the lower house of the Russian parliament , has voted to adopt the old Soviet national anthem as the new [E] Russian [/E] anthem .",
        "The damaged ship was carried from Yemen aboard a [E] Norwegian [/E] transport ship .",
        "Speaking last night to [E] Democratic [/E] supporters in Chicago , the President said Bush won the election only because Republicans stopped the vote - counting in Florida , and Mr. Clinton praised Al Gore 's campaign manager , Bill Daley , for the way he handled the election .",
        "Speaking last night to Democratic supporters in Chicago , the President said Bush won the election only because [E] Republicans [/E] stopped the vote - counting in Florida , and Mr. Clinton praised Al Gore 's campaign manager , Bill Daley , for the way he handled the election .",
        "A fire in a [E] Bangladeshi [/E] garment factory has left at least 37 people dead and 100 hospitalized .",
        "A plane carrying the bodies of five dead [E] American [/E] sailors from the `` USS Cole '' arrived today at Dover Air Force Base , as the first wave of forensics experts and investigators from the Department of Defense and the FBI arrived in Yemen .",
        "Yemen is a terrorist hotbed , and some members of President Saleh 's own cabinet have direct ties to radical [E] Islamic [/E] extremists and terrorists .",
        "And in this diverse state with a 15 % [E] Hispanic [/E] population , both candidates courting their votes in ways not seen in any previous election .",
        "maybe , maybe [E] Hispanic [/E] votes might decide , too , who would be the next President of the United States .",
        "The largest [E] Hispanic [/E] voting bloc of Florida , Republican voters who do not seem to be crossing the party line .",
        "The largest Hispanic voting bloc of Florida , [E] Republican [/E] voters who do not seem to be crossing the party line .",
        "Gore wanted the young [E] Cuban [/E] boy , Elian Gonzalez to stay in this country .",
        "Sizable [E] Jewish [/E] and African - American voting blocs .",
        "Sizable Jewish and [E] African - American [/E] voting blocs .",
        "Of the 10 largest states , Florida is the most [E] Republican [/E] .",
        "The [E] Republican [/E] governor here , Jeb Bush was once expected to deliver his brother this state .",
        "As you know , the [E] Democratic [/E] line throughout is they wo n't be happy until every vote is counted , and we could n't help but notice , should we call it a rhetorical device you used when talking to reporters this afternoon .",
        "The [E] Israeli [/E] Prime Minister Ehud Barak is due to meet with Egypt 's President Mubarak in Cairo on Thursday .",
        "They require Israel to relinquish sovereignty over most of Arab East Jerusalem and the [E] Palestinians [/E] to scale back their demand for a return of refugees , but Palestinian chief negotiator Sayeb Erekat says more details are required before both sides can strike a deal .",
        "They require Israel to relinquish sovereignty over most of Arab East Jerusalem and the Palestinians to scale back their demand for a return of refugees , but [E] Palestinian [/E] chief negotiator Sayeb Erekat says more details are required before both sides can strike a deal .",
        "[E] Israeli [/E] settlers are worried that most of the settlements in the West Bank will be dismantled if an agreement is reached .",
        "We have a situation where instead of protecting the interests of the [E] Jewish [/E] people , the Israeli Prime Minister is willing to forgo on all of the vital and important areas and not only our history , but the security of the future for the Jewish people in Israel .",
        "We have a situation where instead of protecting the interests of the Jewish people , the [E] Israeli [/E] Prime Minister is willing to forgo on all of the vital and important areas and not only our history , but the security of the future for the Jewish people in Israel .",
        "We have a situation where instead of protecting the interests of the Jewish people , the Israeli Prime Minister is willing to forgo on all of the vital and important areas and not only our history , but the security of the future for the [E] Jewish [/E] people in Israel .",
        "Governor Bush 's running mate Dick Cheney talked with reporters about the [E] Republican [/E] transition plans , another signal that Bush is getting ready to become the next President of the United States .",
        "Earlier today in Florida , the [E] Republican [/E] dominated legislature began hearings on calling a special session to pick the state 's electors itself , should the December 12th deadline still find the election tied up in the courts .",
        "Gore said , if Bush does triumph in court , he will throw his support behind the [E] Republican [/E] President - elect .",
        "Russia 's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved restoring the former [E] Soviet [/E] anthem as the Russian national anthem .",
        "Russia 's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved restoring the former Soviet anthem as the [E] Russian [/E] national anthem .",
        "The move had the strong support of [E] Russian [/E] President Vladimir Putin who said use of the old anthem represented a gesture of reconciliation .",
        "The anthem will have new words , eliminating verses that praised [E] Communist [/E] leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin .",
        "The lower house of parliament also gave formal endorsement to Russia 's white , red and blue flag but reinstated the old red and gold [E] Soviet [/E] flag as the flag of the military .",
        "He settled in France becoming a [E] French [/E] citizen two years ago .",
        "Gregory Lee is a professor of Chinese and [E] Chinese [/E] literature at the University of Lyons in France .",
        "Gao Xingjian is quite an interesting writer because in some senses he differs from the great cohort of contemporary [E] Chinese [/E] writers that are well known in the West today .",
        "He was educated in French , so has a very good knowledge of [E] French [/E] literature and it is very much French literature that has influenced his own literary creativities , only free production , so much so that conservative Chinese critics would accuse him of blind worship of Western models .",
        "He was educated in French , so has a very good knowledge of French literature and it is very much [E] French [/E] literature that has influenced his own literary creativities , only free production , so much so that conservative Chinese critics would accuse him of blind worship of Western models .",
        "He was educated in French , so has a very good knowledge of French literature and it is very much French literature that has influenced his own literary creativities , only free production , so much so that conservative [E] Chinese [/E] critics would accuse him of blind worship of Western models .",
        "He was educated in French , so has a very good knowledge of French literature and it is very much French literature that has influenced his own literary creativities , only free production , so much so that conservative Chinese critics would accuse him of blind worship of [E] Western [/E] models .",
        "Would you say that his influences may be more [E] French [/E] literary then they were his own immediate life experience ?",
        "I would say both , in fact , because the first play that he wrote that made him famous was a play that dates from 1981 , which was actually called ` Bus Stop ' , which many people said or had resonances from Beckett 's play ` Waiting for Godot ' and it concerned a number of [E] Chinese [/E] people from different walks of life who were standing at a bus stop waiting for a bus that never came .",
        "I think it is a great day for modern [E] Chinese [/E] literature and it is a day that has been awaited for the past 60 to 70 years .",
        "Gregory Lee is a professor of Chinese and [E] Chinese [/E] literature at the University of Lyons , France .",
        "Clashes between Israeli Army units and [E] Palestinians [/E] have continued into the night .",
        "That 's after another day of violence in which four [E] Palestinians [/E] were killed .",
        "Exchanges of fire between [E] Israelis [/E] and Palestinians have also been reported around Jericho , Greg Barrow reports .",
        "Exchanges of fire between Israelis and [E] Palestinians [/E] have also been reported around Jericho , Greg Barrow reports .",
        "Houses in the West Bank village of Bagella have been attached by [E] Israeli [/E] helicopter gunships .",
        "An [E] Israeli [/E] military spokesman said they were deployed in response to gun fire from Palestinians inside Bagella , which was aimed at the Jewish settlement of Kilo .",
        "An Israeli military spokesman said they were deployed in response to gun fire from [E] Palestinians [/E] inside Bagella , which was aimed at the Jewish settlement of Kilo .",
        "An Israeli military spokesman said they were deployed in response to gun fire from Palestinians inside Bagella , which was aimed at the [E] Jewish [/E] settlement of Kilo .",
        "The [E] Israelis [/E] say the helicopters went into action firing machine guns , but unconfirmed reports from inside Bagella suggested rockets may have been used .",
        "It also includes a lot of sheep , good clean - living , healthy sheep , and an [E] Italian [/E] entrepreneur has an idea about how to make a little money of them .",
        "Yeah , I mean this is quite funny , but apart from all the details , which are sometimes even strange I think what is really important is that it is a sign of a new concern that is effecting [E] Italian [/E] people .",
        "You know [E] Italians [/E] now mainly live in metropolitan areas in big cities like Rome , Florence , Naples .",
        "He took advantage immediately of these ideas to build up a new awareness and a new attitude of [E] Italians [/E] towards nature and farms .",
        "[E] Western [/E] leaders were n't wild about relying on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to help implement the accord , but they felt they had no choice .",
        "Western leaders were n't wild about relying on [E] Yugoslav [/E] President Slobodan Milosevic to help implement the accord , but they felt they had no choice .",
        "He 's kept [E] Western [/E] diplomats spinning in circles for more than a decade .",
        "When Milosevic was indited on war crimes charges soon after , US and other [E] Western [/E] officials began calling for his arrest and transfer to The Hague , but now that a delicate transition is underway in Serbia , those calls have grown quieter , according to Gary Bass , the author of the new book about war crimes trials , ` Stay , the Hand of Vengeance ' .",
        "In Germany after World War I and in the Ottoman Empire also after World War I , the [E] British [/E] and the French pushed really hard for war crimes trials , and the result in both countries was a kind of a nationalist backlash .",
        "In Germany after World War I and in the Ottoman Empire also after World War I , the British and the [E] French [/E] pushed really hard for war crimes trials , and the result in both countries was a kind of a nationalist backlash .",
        "That 's one reason [E] Western [/E] governments are not demanding his immediate arrest , but critics of this approach say letting Milosevic stay in Belgrade could be equally destabilizing .",
        "But even officials at The Hague say they are willing to be patient with the new [E] Yugoslav [/E] President .",
        "The Tribunal 's chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has applied for a [E] Yugoslav [/E] visa and plans to visit Belgrade soon .",
        "Even in Bosnia where Nato is in charge , troops have failed to capture [E] Bosnian - Serb [/E] leader Radavan Karadzic , indited on genocide charges in connection with the 1995 massacre at Shrabanitca .",
        "Al Gore 's top campaign aides , his children , [E] Republican [/E] senators and congressmen , they were all there .",
        "The U.S. believes there are [E] anti-American [/E] terror groups based in Yemen .",
        "The trip from the house to the harbor was only about a mile , then six miles by water to the spot where the [E] American [/E] destroyer was refueling .",
        "[E] Yemeni [/E] sources say some of the bombers may have used ID cards issued by a government registration center 35 miles from Aden .",
        "Investigators are aware that a few weeks before the bombing , accused terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden released a videotape calling for holy war against [E] Americans [/E] in the Gulf .",
        "[E] American [/E] investigators also say the way the bombers organized the plot in Aden has stark similarities to the way Bin Laden 's cells have operated in the past , but , they concede , while they are closer to learning the names of the bombers , they are still a long way from knowing or proving who sent them .",
        "ABC News has learned that the terrorists who attacked the `` USS Cole '' originally planned to hit a different [E] American [/E] warship in the same port ten months earlier .",
        "Sources tell ABC News that a suspect who has been in custody for several weeks told [E] Yemeni [/E] investigators that his group failed in their attack because their small boat , overloaded with explosives , sank just off the beach .",
        "The strike by customs officers , tax collectors , treasury workers and other civil servants attached to the Ministry of Finance may pose a more serious challenge to the government and the average [E] Frenchman [/E] .",
        "This observation leads us to another piece of news moving on the Dow Jones ticker shortly before the downturn : the success of Senate [E] Democrats [/E] in stalling the capital gains tax cut .",
        "James Oberstar , the Minnesota [E] Democrat [/E] who chairs the Public Works and Transportation Committee 's aviation subcommittee , has put an anti-airline takeover bill on supersonic speed so that it would be passed in time to affect the American and United Air Lines bids .",
        "In the mid-June round of voting , [E] Greeks [/E] gave no clear mandate to any single political party .",
        "On the other , the so - called Coalition of the Left and Progress -- a quaint and rather deceptive title for a merger of the pro-Soviet Communist Party of Greece and its [E] Euro [/E] - Communist cousin , the Hellenic Left .",
        "Nevertheless , the New Democracy and [E] Communist [/E] parties herald his assertions as proof of PASOK complicity .",
        "On another issue , [E] Greeks [/E] were told how their national intelligence agency , the EYP , regularly monitored the telephone conversations of prominent figures , including key opposition politicians , journalists and PASOK cabinet members .",
        "Naturally , neither General Dynamics nor Dassault could be expected to hamper its prospective future dealings by making disclosures of sums paid -LRB- or not -RRB- to various [E] Greek [/E] officials for services rendered .",
        "Another matter of concern is the extradition of Mohammed Rashid , a [E] Palestinian [/E] terrorist who is wanted in the U.S. for the 1982 bombing of a Pan American Airways flight .",
        "The [E] Greek [/E] courts have decided in favor of extradition in the Rashid case , but the matter awaits final approval from Greece 's next justice minister .",
        "The [E] Greeks [/E] seem barely aware of the importance of the case as a litmus test of whether Greece will be counted in or out for international efforts to combat terrorism .",
        "That PASOK could win the elections outright is improbable ; the [E] Greek [/E] press , previously eager to palm off PASOK 's line , has turned on Mr. Papandreou with a wild - eyed vengeance .",
        "[E] Japanese [/E] stocks dropped early Monday , but by late morning were turning around .",
        "General Motors signaled that up to five [E] North American [/E] assembly plants may close by the mid-1990s as it tries to cut excess capacity .",
        "The [E] French [/E] aircraft group pointed out , however , that financial results from its sector of industry are frequently erratic because of irregular cash flow from large contracts .",
        "Fred Wertheimer -- president of Common Cause , the self - styled citizens lobby -- said Mr. Keating already has conceded attempting to buy influence with the lawmakers -- [E] Democratic [/E] Sens. Dennis DeConcini of Arizona , Alan Cranston of California , John Glenn of Ohio and Donald Riegle of Michigan ; and GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona .",
        "In addition , Sen. Cranston received $ 47,000 in campaign donations through Mr. Keating , and the California [E] Democratic [/E] party received $ 85,000 in corporate donations for a 1986 get - out - the - vote drive that benefited the senator 's re-election campaign that year .",
        "The toy makers were pushed across the border by rising labor and land costs in the [E] British [/E] colony .",
        "Introduced in mid-1988 , the 15 - centimeter - tall plastic turtles are based on an [E] American [/E] comic book and television series .",
        "`` The [E] Chinese [/E] leaders have to decide whether they want control or whether the want exports , '' says Mr. Kwan of Playmates .",
        "NBC 's interest may revive the deal , which MGM / UA killed last week when the [E] Australian [/E] concern had trouble raising cash .",
        "A spokesman for Rep. Edward J. Markey -LRB- [E] D [/E] - Mass. -RRB- , who heads a subcommittee that oversees the FCC , says Mr. Markey feels `` the world has been forever changed by the Sony - Columbia deal . ''",
        "As the days go by , the [E] South African [/E] government will be ever more hard pressed to justify the continued imprisonment of Mr. Mandela as well as the continued banning of the ANC and enforcement of the state of emergency .",
        "Assuming the stock market does n't crash again and completely discredit yuppies and trading rooms , [E] American [/E] television audiences in a few months may be seeing Britain 's concept of both .",
        "And a large slice of the first episode is devoted to efforts to get rid of some nearly worthless [E] Japanese [/E] bonds -LRB- since when is anything Japanese nearly worthless nowadays ? -RRB- .",
        "And a large slice of the first episode is devoted to efforts to get rid of some nearly worthless Japanese bonds -LRB- since when is anything [E] Japanese [/E] nearly worthless nowadays ? -RRB- .",
        "Instead of closing ranks to protect the firm 's reputation , the executive 's internal rivals , led by a loutish [E] American [/E] , demand his resignation .",
        "But apparently to make him palatable , even lovable , to the masses , the script inflates pony - tailed Max into an eccentric genius , master of 11 [E] Chinese [/E] dialects .",
        "He takes his wash to the laundromat , where he meets a punky [E] French [/E] girl who dupes him into providing a home for her pet piranha and then promptly steals his car and dumps it in Dieppe .",
        "Another half million quid went for a volley of full - page advertisements in six major [E] British [/E] newspapers and for huge posters in the London subway .",
        "These expenses create a special incentive for `` Capital City 's '' producers to flog it , or a [E] Yank [/E] - oriented version of it , in America .",
        "He is discreetly hopeful , citing three U.S. comedy series -- `` Three 's Company , '' `` Too Close for Comfort '' and `` Check It Out '' -- that had [E] British [/E] antecedents .",
        "Perhaps without realizing it , Mr. Taffner simultaneously has put his finger on the problem and an ideal solution : `` Capital City '' should have been a comedy , a worthy sequel to the screwball [E] British [/E] `` Carry On '' movies of the 1960s .",
        "And many in the young cast bear striking resemblances to [E] American [/E] TV and movie personalities known for light roles .",
        "So , OK kids , everybody on stage for `` Carry On Trading '' : The cast is frantically searching the office for misplaced [E] Japanese [/E] bonds that suddenly have soared in value because Dai - Ichi Kangyo Bank has just bought the White House .",
        "The proposed acquisition is part of Sir James Goldsmith 's unfriendly takeover attempt for B.A.T Industries PLC , the [E] British [/E] tobacco , retailing , paper and financial services concern that is parent of Los Angeles - based Farmers .",
        "The amended filings were required because of the new agreement between Axa and Hoylake , and to reflect the extension that Sir James received last month under [E] British [/E] takeover rules to complete his proposed acquisition .",
        "The eight major domestic auto makers sold 160,510 [E] North American [/E] - made cars in the first 10 days of October , a 12.6 % drop from a year earlier .",
        "Now , the network has opened a news bureau in the [E] Hungarian [/E] capital .",
        "`` I think this is a victory for the radio , '' says Barnabas de Bueky , a 55 - year - old former [E] Hungarian [/E] refugee who works in the Munich , West Germany , headquarters as deputy director of the Hungarian service .",
        "`` I think this is a victory for the radio , '' says Barnabas de Bueky , a 55 - year - old former Hungarian refugee who works in the Munich , West Germany , headquarters as deputy director of the [E] Hungarian [/E] service .",
        "`` They have a lot to do these days to compete with [E] Hungarian [/E] radio , '' says Andrew Deak , a computer - science student at the Technical University in Budapest .",
        "`` The [E] Hungarian [/E] -LCB- radio -RCB- reporters seem better informed and more critical about about what 's going on here . ''",
        "The British Broadcasting Corp. and the U.S. State Department 's Voice of America broadcast over [E] Hungarian [/E] airwaves , though only a few hours a day each in Hungarian .",
        "[E] Australian [/E] press magnate Rupert Murdoch has bought 50 % stakes in two popular and gossipy Hungarian newspapers , while Britain 's Robert Maxwell has let it be known here that he is thinking about similar moves .",
        "Australian press magnate Rupert Murdoch has bought 50 % stakes in two popular and gossipy [E] Hungarian [/E] newspapers , while Britain 's Robert Maxwell has let it be known here that he is thinking about similar moves .",
        "In fact , some of the network 's [E] Hungarian [/E] listeners say they owe Radio Free Europe loyalty because it was responsible in many ways for keeping hope alive through what one writer here calls the `` Dark Ages of the 20th Century . ''",
        "[E] Hungarian [/E] radio often saves its most politically outspoken broadcasts for around midnight .",
        "The Budapest office plans to hire free - lance reporters to cover the latest happenings in [E] Hungarian [/E] country towns from Nagykanizsa in the west to Nyiregyhaza in the east .",
        "The [E] Hungarian [/E] service has a daily 40 - minute news show called Newsreel , with international and domestic news , plus a daily news review of opinions from around the world .",
        "According to the Gallup Poll , [E] American [/E] adults contribute an average of two hours a week of service , while financial contributions to charity in the 1980s have risen 30 % -LRB- adjusted for inflation -RRB- .",
        "Nonetheless , Senate [E] Democrats [/E] are organizing a roll of supporting `` associations , '' `` societies '' and `` councils , '' some of which may hope to receive the paid `` volunteers . ''",
        "However , even this admirable plan could become objectionable if the White House gives in to congressional [E] Democratic [/E] pressure to add to the scope of the president 's initiative or to involve the independent foundation in `` brokering '' federal funds for volunteer projects .",
        "The [E] Canadian [/E] government announced a new , 12 - year Canada Savings Bond issue that will yield investors 10.5 % in the first year .",
        "Only [E] Canadian [/E] residents are permitted to buy Canada Savings Bonds , which may be redeemed any time at face value .",
        "One , co-sponsored by Sen. Sam Nunn -LRB- [E] D. [/E] , Ga . -RRB- and Rep. Dave McCurdy -LRB- D. , Okla. -RRB- , would have restricted federal college subsidies to students who had served .",
        "One , co-sponsored by Sen. Sam Nunn -LRB- D. , Ga . -RRB- and Rep. Dave McCurdy -LRB- [E] D. [/E] , Okla. -RRB- , would have restricted federal college subsidies to students who had served .",
        "An omnibus bill assembled by Sen. Edward Kennedy -LRB- [E] D. [/E] , Mass. -RRB- , and including some diluted Nunn - McCurdy provisions along with proposals by fellow Democratic Sens. Claiborne Pell , Barbara Mikulski and Christopher Dodd , has been reported out of the Senate Labor Committee .",
        "An omnibus bill assembled by Sen. Edward Kennedy -LRB- D. , Mass. -RRB- , and including some diluted Nunn - McCurdy provisions along with proposals by fellow [E] Democratic [/E] Sens. Claiborne Pell , Barbara Mikulski and Christopher Dodd , has been reported out of the Senate Labor Committee .",
        "e - In [E] Canadian [/E] dollars .",
        "Breaking the [E] Soviet [/E] government 's television monopoly , an independent company has gained rights to show world programming , including American films .",
        "Breaking the Soviet government 's television monopoly , an independent company has gained rights to show world programming , including [E] American [/E] films .",
        "Even though it will be independent of official television , Nika will have an oversight board that will include members of the [E] Communist [/E] youth league .",
        "The allegation had been raised in Parliament by the governing Liberal Democratic Party following magazine reports suggesting that money from [E] Japanese [/E] - style pinball , called pachinko , had infiltrated politics .",
        "Labor 's Visa card is believed to be the first linked to a [E] British [/E] political party .",
        "In a sign of growing official tolerance for religion , [E] Russian Orthodox [/E] priests were allowed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Moscow patriarchate in the Kremlin 's 15th - century Uspensky Cathedral , where czars were crowned ... .",
        "[E] Americans [/E] used to complain bitterly about being undersold by look - alike products from Japan .",
        "And Justin , in a news release , says , `` Once competitive , Sony now resorts to strong - arm tactics in [E] American [/E] courtrooms to carve out and protect niche markets . ''",
        "What becomes custom in the Bush administration will only become more difficult for future presidents , including [E] Democrats [/E] , to undo .",
        "By 1987 , then - Speaker Jim Wright was discussing arms control in Moscow with Mikhail Gorbachev and then attempting to direct the president , through an appropriations rider , to treat the [E] Soviets [/E] as though the Senate had ratified SALT II .",
        "MEDICINE TRANSPLANT : Growth of [E] Japanese [/E] trade and travel prompts Beth Israel Medical Center , New York , to set up a bilingual medical practice .",
        "Funded by a $ 1 million gift from Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance , the service will follow [E] Japanese [/E] medical protocols , including emphasis on preventative medicine .",
        "Only 57.6 % of [E] New Yorkers [/E] watch the local news , the lowest viewership in the country , says a new study by Impact Resources Inc. , Columbus , Ohio ... .",
        "An [E] Egyptian [/E] Pharaoh could n't have justified his pyramids any better .",
        "The [E] Nicaraguan [/E] president , citing attacks by the U.S. - backed rebels , suspended a 19 - month - old cease - fire and accused Bush of `` promoting death . ''",
        "[E] East German [/E] leader Krenz called the protests in his country a `` good sign , '' saying that many of those marching for democratic freedoms were showing support for `` the renovation for socialism . ''",
        "The Communist Party chief , in Moscow for talks with [E] Soviet [/E] officials , also said East Germany would follow Gorbachev 's restructuring plans .",
        "Thousands of [E] East Germans [/E] fled to Czechoslovakia after the East Berlin government lifted travel restrictions .",
        "Also , a [E] Communist [/E] official for the first time said the future of the Berlin Wall could be open to discussion .",
        "The [E] Democrat [/E] 's proposal is described by government sources and lobbyists as significantly weaker than the president 's plan to cut utility emissions .",
        "South Africa accused armed [E] Namibian [/E] nationalist guerrillas of crossing from bases in neighboring Angola , violating U.N. - supervised peace plans for the territory 's independence from Pretoria .",
        "[E] South African [/E] troops were placed on alert .",
        "Also in Beirut , a Moslem group vowed to kill [E] Americans [/E] if the U.S. implements a policy to seize suspects abroad .",
        "Nixon concluded five days of private talks with [E] Chinese [/E] leaders in Beijing , but apparently failed to ease strains in Sino - U.S. ties caused by China 's crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in June .",
        "Nixon concluded five days of private talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing , but apparently failed to ease strains in [E] Sino [/E] - U.S. ties caused by China 's crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in June .",
        "The White House said the shipboard meetings next month between Bush and [E] Soviet [/E] leader Gorbachev will take place in the waters off Malta .",
        "Bush unveiled a package of trade initiatives to help establish `` economic alternatives to drug trafficking '' in the [E] Andean [/E] nations of South America .",
        "AN EXCHANGE of U.S. and [E] Soviet [/E] designers promises change on both sides .",
        "An exhibition of [E] American [/E] design and architecture opened in September in Moscow and will travel to eight other Soviet cities .",
        "An exhibition of American design and architecture opened in September in Moscow and will travel to eight other [E] Soviet [/E] cities .",
        "The [E] Soviets [/E] , who normally have few clients other than the state , will get `` exposure to a market system , '' he says .",
        "[E] Americans [/E] will learn more about making products for the Soviets .",
        "Americans will learn more about making products for the [E] Soviets [/E] .",
        "Mr. Droz says the [E] Soviets [/E] could even help U.S. designers renew their sense of purpose .",
        "[E] EAST GERMANS [/E] RALLIED as officials reportedly sought Honecker 's ouster .",
        "In what was considered the largest protest in the [E] Communist [/E] state 's 40 - year history , at least 120,000 demonstrators marched through the southern city of Leipzig to press demands for democratic freedoms , opposition activists said .",
        "Meanwhile , as the first of more than 1,300 [E] East Germans [/E] trying to flee to the West through Poland renounced their citizenship , a West German newspaper reported that regional Communist officials demanded the dismissal of hard - line leader Honecker .",
        "Meanwhile , as the first of more than 1,300 East Germans trying to flee to the West through Poland renounced their citizenship , a [E] West German [/E] newspaper reported that regional Communist officials demanded the dismissal of hard - line leader Honecker .",
        "Meanwhile , as the first of more than 1,300 East Germans trying to flee to the West through Poland renounced their citizenship , a West German newspaper reported that regional [E] Communist [/E] officials demanded the dismissal of hard - line leader Honecker .",
        "Secretary of State Baker , in a foreign policy speech , called for the reunification of Germany , saying it was the `` legitimate right '' of the [E] German [/E] people .",
        "Five [E] African [/E] nations , however , said they would continue selling the valuable tusks .",
        "Mubarak held reconciliation talks with Gadhafi at the [E] Egyptian [/E] resort of Mersa Metruh .",
        "It was the [E] Libyan [/E] leader 's first trip to Egypt in 16 years .",
        "The [E] Egyptian [/E] president said he would visit Libya today to resume the talks .",
        "Seoul and Pyongyang reached a tentative agreement to allow visits between families on the divided [E] Korean [/E] peninsula .",
        "Differences remained between the [E] North and South Korean [/E] governments , however , over conditions for the exchanges .",
        "The nation 's main white opposition party warned that the government 's release Sunday of eight black political prisoners risked bringing chaos and eventual black [E] Marxist [/E] rule to the nation .",
        "Norway 's King Olav V installed a three - party [E] non-Socialist [/E] government as Gro Harlem Brundtland 's three - year - old Labor regime relinquished power .",
        "The State Department said there was a `` possibility '' that some [E] Nicaraguan [/E] rebels were selling their U.S. - supplied arms to Salvadoran guerrillas , but insisted it was n't an organized effort .",
        "The State Department said there was a `` possibility '' that some Nicaraguan rebels were selling their U.S. - supplied arms to [E] Salvadoran [/E] guerrillas , but insisted it was n't an organized effort .",
        "Danilo Kis , 54 , [E] Yugoslav [/E] - born novelist and essayist , Sunday , in Paris , of cancer .",
        "The art of change - ringing is peculiar to the [E] English [/E] , and , like most English peculiarities , unintelligible to the rest of the world .",
        "The art of change - ringing is peculiar to the English , and , like most [E] English [/E] peculiarities , unintelligible to the rest of the world .",
        "Mr. Hammond worries that old age and the flightiness of youth will diminish the ranks of the [E] East Anglian [/E] group that keeps the Aslacton bells pealing .",
        "The less complicated version of playing tunes on bells , as do the carillons of continental Europe , is considered by the [E] English [/E] to be childish , fit only for foreigners .",
        "Change - ringing , a mind - boggling exercise the [E] English [/E] invented 380 years ago , requires physical dexterity -- some bells weigh more than a ton -- combined with intense mental concentration .",
        "Proper [E] English [/E] bells are started off in `` rounds , '' from the highest - pitched bell to the lowest -- a simple descending scale using , in larger churches , as many as 12 bells .",
        "In a well - known detective - story involving church bells , [E] English [/E] novelist Dorothy L. Sayers described ringing as a `` passion -LCB- that -RCB- finds its satisfaction in mathematical completeness and mechanical perfection . ''",
        "Those countries -- including Japan , Italy , Canada , Greece and Spain -- are still of some concern to the U.S. but are deemed to pose less - serious problems for [E] American [/E] patent and copyright owners than those on the `` priority '' list .",
        "Judging from the [E] Americana [/E] in Haruki Murakami 's `` A Wild Sheep Chase '' -LRB- Kodansha , 320 pages , $ 18.95 -RRB- , baby boomers on both sides of the Pacific have a lot in common .",
        "Although set in Japan , the novel 's texture is almost entirely Western , especially [E] American [/E] .",
        "For an [E] American [/E] reader , part of the charm of this engaging novel should come in recognizing that Japan is n't the buttoned - down society of contemporary American lore .",
        "For an American reader , part of the charm of this engaging novel should come in recognizing that Japan is n't the buttoned - down society of contemporary [E] American [/E] lore .",
        "It 's also refreshing to read a [E] Japanese [/E] author who clearly does n't belong to the self - aggrandizing `` we - Japanese '' school of writers who perpetuate the notion of the unique Japanese , unfathomable by outsiders .",
        "It 's also refreshing to read a Japanese author who clearly does n't belong to the self - aggrandizing `` we - [E] Japanese [/E] '' school of writers who perpetuate the notion of the unique Japanese , unfathomable by outsiders .",
        "It 's also refreshing to read a Japanese author who clearly does n't belong to the self - aggrandizing `` we - Japanese '' school of writers who perpetuate the notion of the unique [E] Japanese [/E] , unfathomable by outsiders .",
        "If `` A Wild Sheep Chase '' carries an implicit message for international relations , it 's that the [E] Japanese [/E] are more like us than most of us think .",
        "Along the way , he meets a solicitous [E] Christian [/E] chauffeur who offers the hero God 's phone number ; and the Sheep Man , a sweet , roughhewn figure who wears -- what else -- a sheepskin .",
        "A more recent novel , `` Norwegian Wood '' -LRB- every [E] Japanese [/E] under 40 seems to be fluent in Beatles lyrics -RRB- , has sold more than four million copies since Kodansha published it in 1987 .",
        "In Robert Whiting 's `` You Gotta Have Wa '' -LRB- Macmillan , 339 pages , $ 17.95 -RRB- , the Beatles give way to baseball , in the [E] Nipponese [/E] version we would be hard put to call a `` game . ''",
        "As Mr. Whiting describes it , [E] Nipponese [/E] baseball is a `` mirror of Japan 's fabled virtues of hard work and harmony . ''",
        "`` Wa '' is Japanese for `` team spirit '' and [E] Japanese [/E] ballplayers have miles and miles of it .",
        "`` You Gotta Have Wa '' is the often amusing chronicle of how [E] American [/E] ballplayers , rationed to two per team , fare in Japan .",
        "Despite the enormous sums of money they 're paid to stand up at a [E] Japanese [/E] plate , a good number decide it 's not worth it and run for home .",
        "It 's the petulant complaint of an impudent [E] American [/E] whom Sony hosted for a year while he was on a Luce Fellowship in Tokyo -- to the regret of both parties .",
        "Some of his observations about [E] Japanese [/E] management style are on the mark .",
        "It 's probably true that many salarymen put in unproductive overtime just for the sake of solidarity , that the system is so hierarchical that only the assistant manager can talk to the manager and the manager to the general manager , and that Sony was chary of letting a young , short - term [E] American [/E] employee take on any responsibility .",
        "But Sony ultimately took a lesson from the [E] American [/E] management books and fired Mr. Katzenstein , after he committed the social crime of making an appointment to see the venerable Akio Morita , founder of Sony .",
        "The [E] Thai [/E] cabinet endorsed Finance Minister Pramual Sabhavasu 's proposal to build a $ 19 million conference center for a joint meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund two years from now .",
        "Yasser Arafat has written to the chairman of the International Olympic Committee asking him to back a [E] Palestinian [/E] bid to join the committee , the Palestine Liberation Organization news agency WAFA said .",
        "A Beijing food - shop assistant has become the first mainland [E] Chinese [/E] to get AIDS through sex , the People 's Daily said .",
        "The [E] Polish [/E] government increased home electricity charges by 150 % and doubled gas prices .",
        "In a victory for environmentalists , Hungary 's parliament terminated a multibillion - dollar River Danube dam being built by [E] Austrian [/E] firms .",
        "The [E] Czech [/E] dam ca n't be operated solely at peak periods without the Nagymaros project .",
        "A painting by August Strindberg set a [E] Scandinavian [/E] price record when it sold at auction in Stockholm for $ 2.44 million .",
        "Using a loan from the [E] Japanese [/E] government and the direct investment of foreign companies , the Lianyugang Ruyi Group has built a vegetable processing and marketing enterprise that is the largest in export volume and has the greatest variety in China at present .",
        "He said that under the leadership of the Central People 's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in the past half year , the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the [E] Chinese [/E] government delegation ; forwarded many central government 's authorization letters to the SAR government ; agreed on the SAR government 's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields ; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong , and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations ; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council ; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting ; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders ' visiting abroad .",
        "He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China 's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens , such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster , the case of the overturned [E] Filipino [/E] Yacht , the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan , and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts , etc .",
        "Recently , the Import and Export Bank of China won a bond credit rating of AA - in Japan , which is currently the highest bond rating given to a [E] Chinese [/E] bank by the Japanese financial market .",
        "Recently , the Import and Export Bank of China won a bond credit rating of AA - in Japan , which is currently the highest bond rating given to a Chinese bank by the [E] Japanese [/E] financial market .",
        "The Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan determined the bond credit rating of Import and Export Bank of China to be AA - , which is consistent with the internal rating given to the [E] Chinese [/E] sovereign credit ranking by the Japan Assessment Institution .",
        "The reason behind the decision by the Import and Export Bank of China to obtain a credit rating in Japan first is to prepare for entry into the international capital market for financing , so as to expand sources of funds , and to support the export of [E] Chinese [/E] electromechanical products and complete sets of equipment .",
        "[E] Western [/E] developed countries have always restricted the export of important high - tech products , such as high - performance large - scale digital telephone program - controlled switches and supercomputers , to China .",
        "For example , a [E] Chinese [/E] developed genetically engineered Hepatitis B vaccine and an \" a \" interferon for blocking the progress of Hepatitis B have entered the market , which is good news for the 120 million Hepatitis B virus carriers in China .",
        "Finally , Jian Song said , \" Whether our own high - tech and its industry can be successful is related to the success or failure of China 's undertaking of modernization , and is related to the rise and fall of the [E] Chinese [/E] people .",
        "Beihai Harbor 's support facility construction project utilized a [E] Korean [/E] government loan of 10 million US dollars .",
        "More than 200 overseas [E] Chinese [/E] and Taiwan compatriots living in Japan gathered happily together tonight in the Chinese embassy to celebrate the Year of the Goat .",
        "More than 200 overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots living in Japan gathered happily together tonight in the [E] Chinese [/E] embassy to celebrate the Year of the Goat .",
        "Ambassador Zhenya Yang first extended his Spring Festival greetings to those overseas [E] Chinese [/E] and the Taiwan compatriots .",
        "Overseas [E] Chinese [/E] and Taiwan compatriots were praised for making important contributions to supporting and assisting the motherland 's socialist construction .",
        "He believed , entering the 90's , in order to realize the second strategic aim of our country 's modernization campaign , the overseas [E] Chinese [/E] and the Taiwan compatriots would surely continue to carry on patriotic traditions , and make greater contributions to the motherland 's prosperity , wealth and power .",
        "It was plotted deliberately by recalcitrant factions of the Nationalist Party while the [E] Chinese [/E] race was at a dangerous point of life and death .",
        "With the aim of promoting [E] Chinese [/E] culture internationally , the China Traditional Martial Arts Imperial College and the China Traditional Literature Imperial College were established today in Beijing .",
        "On August 30th , Jiaxuan Tang , vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and Haojing Song , special envoy of the [E] Korean [/E] government and vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry held talks in Beijing , exchanging ideas concerning establishing a solid mechanism for ensuring peace on the Korean peninsula .",
        "On August 30th , Jiaxuan Tang , vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and Haojing Song , special envoy of the Korean government and vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry held talks in Beijing , exchanging ideas concerning establishing a solid mechanism for ensuring peace on the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula .",
        "During talks , the two parties expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the two countries of Korea and China in maintaining the armistice , and safeguarding peace and safety on the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula in the last forty - some years as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement .",
        "The two parties believed that , due to changes in current international relations and the situation on the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula , it was necessary to establish a new peace - guarantee mechanism on the peninsula .",
        "Korea announced negotiation plans concerning establishing a new peace - guarantee mechanism on the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula , and specific measures already taken by the Korean side of recalling the Korean delegation to the Korean Military Armistice Commission and setting up the Panmunjom Representative Office of the Korean People 's Army as the negotiatory organization , etc .",
        "Korea announced negotiation plans concerning establishing a new peace - guarantee mechanism on the Korean peninsula , and specific measures already taken by the [E] Korean [/E] side of recalling the Korean delegation to the Korean Military Armistice Commission and setting up the Panmunjom Representative Office of the Korean People 's Army as the negotiatory organization , etc .",
        "Korea announced negotiation plans concerning establishing a new peace - guarantee mechanism on the Korean peninsula , and specific measures already taken by the Korean side of recalling the [E] Korean [/E] delegation to the Korean Military Armistice Commission and setting up the Panmunjom Representative Office of the Korean People 's Army as the negotiatory organization , etc .",
        "The [E] Korean [/E] side emphasized that , the above mentioned measures were actions of goodwill .",
        "The [E] Chinese [/E] side expressed that , it would pay attention to the development of the situation on the Korean peninsula and sincerely hoped that the situation on the Korean peninsula would be relaxed and stabilized .",
        "The Chinese side expressed that , it would pay attention to the development of the situation on the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula and sincerely hoped that the situation on the Korean peninsula would be relaxed and stabilized .",
        "The Chinese side expressed that , it would pay attention to the development of the situation on the Korean peninsula and sincerely hoped that the situation on the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula would be relaxed and stabilized .",
        "Maintaining the peace and stability of the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula accords benefits to all countries in this region , and is also beneficial to the peace and safety of Asia and the world .",
        "The [E] Chinese [/E] side holds that problems related to the Korean peninsula should be solved through consultation and dialogue between each party concerned .",
        "The Chinese side holds that problems related to the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula should be solved through consultation and dialogue between each party concerned .",
        "Considering the requirements of the [E] Korean [/E] side , and based on the current situation that the Korean side has recalled the Korean side 's delegation to the Military Armistice Commission and that the Military Armistice Commission has actually stopped operating , the Chinese government decided to recall the delegation of the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army to the Military Armistice Commission .",
        "Considering the requirements of the Korean side , and based on the current situation that the [E] Korean [/E] side has recalled the Korean side 's delegation to the Military Armistice Commission and that the Military Armistice Commission has actually stopped operating , the Chinese government decided to recall the delegation of the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army to the Military Armistice Commission .",
        "Considering the requirements of the Korean side , and based on the current situation that the Korean side has recalled the [E] Korean [/E] side 's delegation to the Military Armistice Commission and that the Military Armistice Commission has actually stopped operating , the Chinese government decided to recall the delegation of the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army to the Military Armistice Commission .",
        "Considering the requirements of the Korean side , and based on the current situation that the Korean side has recalled the Korean side 's delegation to the Military Armistice Commission and that the Military Armistice Commission has actually stopped operating , the [E] Chinese [/E] government decided to recall the delegation of the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army to the Military Armistice Commission .",
        "The [E] Chinese [/E] side hopes that each party concerned continues to make constructive efforts to relax the situation on the Korean peninsula .",
        "The Chinese side hopes that each party concerned continues to make constructive efforts to relax the situation on the [E] Korean [/E] peninsula .",
        "[E] Chinese [/E] rising star Li Luo broke through the stiff opposition of gymnasts from Eastern Europe and the USA to win the gold medal on the uneven bars at 29th World Gymnastics Championships .",
        "This was the best result of a [E] Chinese [/E] gymnast in 4 days of competition .",
        "Two [E] Chinese [/E] male gymnasts Dashuang Li and Huadong Huang took part in the competitions today .",
        "Jian Zhang , the head of [E] Chinese [/E] delegation , commented that the scores of male gymnasts were the worst in the last 10 years , and explained that levels were falling .",
        "As a relative unknown in gymnastics , the Greek R. Milisanidis boldly went head to head for the gold medal with the [E] Byelorussian [/E] star Shellbo .",
        "Shellbo finally won the gold with a score of 9.725 ; Milisanidis scored 9.687 to share the silver medal with the [E] British [/E] competitor N. Thomas .",
        "It was the best result for [E] Greek [/E] gymnasts since they began taking part in gymnastic internationals .",
        "[E] Romanian [/E] gymnasts showed solid strength in the final of the women 's vault .",
        "\" the First Session of the Global Chinese Physics Meeting \" which will bring together [E] Chinese [/E] physicists from all over the world will be held at Shantou University from August 5th to 9th , 1995 .",
        "Today , the Association of the Relationship between the Two Sides of the Straits sent a letter to the Foundation for the Exchange across the Straits to exchange views on the matters of life and property loss of mainland compatriots and [E] Taiwanese [/E] compatriots .",
        "The communique said that on April 12th the Straits Association director expressed that the Straits Association agreed in principle , after both sides implement necessary preparations , to exchange views about the matter of contact and exchange between both sides of the Straits concerning life and property loss of mainland compatriots and [E] Taiwanese [/E] compatriots in recent years .",
        "Secondly , the Straits Association persistently advocates completely implementing discussions of topics about routine and economy , science and technology stipulated in the \" common agreement of the Wang - Gu talks \" , and has suggested many times to the Straits Foundation that discussions on the \" rights of [E] Taiwanese [/E] merchants investing in the mainland and related issues \" should be started early .",
        "Our association holds that the personal and property safety of [E] Taiwanese [/E] merchants investing in the mainland have legal safeguards , and if the Straits Foundation felt it was needed , it could exchange views while discussing \" Rights of Taiwanese merchants investing in the mainland and related issues \" .",
        "Our association holds that the personal and property safety of Taiwanese merchants investing in the mainland have legal safeguards , and if the Straits Foundation felt it was needed , it could exchange views while discussing \" Rights of [E] Taiwanese [/E] merchants investing in the mainland and related issues \" .",
        "Thirdly , the Straits Association has repeatedly requested that both associations should conduct consultative discussions on issues of the [E] Taiwanese [/E] military killing and wounding mainland coastal fishermen and causing serious life and property losses in recent years .",
        "Since establishing the Straits Association , it has continuously pointed out such inhumane behavior to the Straits Foundation which seriously hurts feelings of compatriots of both sides and breaks the harmonious atmosphere on both sides , so as to attract the attention of relevant [E] Taiwanese [/E] areas on compensating for losses , finding those responsible , and severely punishing the assailants .",
        "He also made broad contacts with friends from New Zealand industries and business circles , [E] Chinese [/E] and overseas Chinese .",
        "He also made broad contacts with friends from New Zealand industries and business circles , Chinese and overseas [E] Chinese [/E] .",
        "The convention approved the new list of leading members with Zemin Jiang as honorary chairman , discussed the compendium of work programs for the five years , 1995 to 1999 , and established a work direction of \" conscientiously administer Red Cross regulations and diligently develop the Red Cross cause with [E] Chinese [/E] characteristics \" .",
        "China 's Red Cross Society was the first [E] Chinese [/E] organization to regained a legal seat among international organizations .",
        "It has produced broad , beneficial influences on society , creating a new road of Red Cross development with [E] Chinese [/E] characteristics .",
        "Also , according to reports , United Nat

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