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Under whose advice did Anne withold the royal assent?	No monarch has since withheld royal assent on a bill passed by the British parliament.	1	7,800	not entailment
When did Tito start promoting a peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict?	In the same year Tito became active in promoting a peaceful resolution of the Arab–Israeli conflict.	1	7,801	not entailment
Where were the slaves brought?	Beginning several centuries ago, during the period of the Ottoman Empire, tens of thousands of Black Africans were brought by slave traders to plantations and agricultural areas situated between Antalya and Istanbul in present-day Turkey.	0	7,802	entailment
Do chickens fly like other birds?	Chickens are gregarious, omnivorous, ground-dwelling birds that in their natural surroundings search among the leaf litter for seeds, invertebrates, and other small animals.	1	7,803	not entailment
How much will Vanguard spend to retire debt for DMC?	Vanguard has agreed to invest nearly $1.5 B in the Detroit Medical Center complex which will include $417 M to retire debts, at least $350 M in capital expenditures and an additional $500 M for new capital investment.	0	7,804	entailment
What Cherokee phrase means "the trail where we cried?"	Where We Cried."	1	7,805	not entailment
Who appointed Washington to serve as commander in chief?	He drove the British out of Boston but in late summer 1776 they returned to New York and nearly captured Washington's army.	1	7,806	not entailment
When did figure wall mosaics become the highest form of artistic expression?	The Roman church of Santa Costanza, which served as a mausoleum for one or more of the Imperial family, has both religious mosaic and decorative secular ceiling mosaics on a round vault, which probably represent the style of contemporary palace decoration.	1	7,807	not entailment
Who describes the Noble Eightfold Path as "a mandala of interconnected factors that support and moderate each other."?	Rather, they are understood as eight significant dimensions of one's behaviour—mental, spoken, and bodily—that operate in dependence on one another; taken together, they define a complete path, or way of living.	1	7,808	not entailment
Did the child workers receive anything from the christian mission schools?	" Christian mission schools in regions stretching from Zambia to Nigeria too required work from children, and in exchange provided religious education, not secular education.	0	7,809	entailment
At what age was Von Neumann familiar with calculus?	Formal schooling did not start in Hungary until the age of ten.	1	7,810	not entailment
What was colonised by the East Slavs?	The East Slavs colonised Siberia and Central Asia.[better source needed]	0	7,811	entailment
What sector of economy was plagued by terrorism attacks?	Serious damage was done to the largest sector of Egypt's economy—tourism—and in turn to the government, but it also devastated the livelihoods of many of the people on whom the group depended for support.	0	7,812	entailment
Besides porcelain, paper and mica, what other non conductive material was used as an insulator?	Since the beginning of the study of electricity non conductive materials like glass, porcelain, paper and mica have been used as insulators.	0	7,813	entailment
What is the average high temperature in El Cajon in August?	The climate in San Diego, like most of Southern California, often varies significantly over short geographical distances resulting in microclimates.	1	7,814	not entailment
What is the only play that remains in it's entirety from the New Comedy era?	Though no Hellenistic tragedy remains intact, they were still widely produced during the period, yet it seems that there was no major breakthrough in style, remaining within the classical model.	1	7,815	not entailment
What were the scribes of the chancery known as?	This organization developed a scribal bureaucracy (known as "men of the pen") as a distinct group, partly highly trained ulama, which developed into a professional body.	0	7,816	entailment
When did Eisenhower begin to cut the defense budget?	The U.N. speech was well received but the Soviets never acted upon it, due to an overarching concern for the greater stockpiles of nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal.	1	7,817	not entailment
Who were the inventors of the float glass process?	Flat glass for windows and similar applications is formed by the float glass process, developed between 1953 and 1957 by Sir Alastair Pilkington and Kenneth Bickerstaff of the UK's Pilkington Brothers, who created a continuous ribbon of glass using a molten tin bath on which the molten glass flows unhindered under the influence of gravity.	0	7,818	entailment
How many countries now have renewable energy policies?	There are now 144 countries with renewable energy policy targets.	0	7,819	entailment
At one time, Priest permanently were assigned to a church were referred to as?	The term was applied in this sense as early as the ninth century to the priests of the tituli (parishes) of the diocese of Rome.	1	7,820	not entailment
When was the Constitution of Bermuda enforced?	The Senate is the upper house, consisting of 11 members appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier and the leader of the opposition.	1	7,821	not entailment
Along with decorative components, what type of building materials can be engineered from wood?	They may be used in both residential and commercial buildings as structural and aesthetic materials.	0	7,822	entailment
Who led the Russian Koran Zone of Occupation?	In the Russian Korean Zone of Occupation, the Soviet Union established a Communist North Korean government led by Kim Il-sung.	0	7,823	entailment
What is one of the senior officer titles of the Cyprus air force?	Current senior officers include Supreme Commander, Cypriot National Guard, Lt. General Stylianos Nasis, and Chief of Staff, Cypriot National Guard: Maj.	0	7,824	entailment
How much of the world's population did the British Empire rule in 1922?	At the peak of its power, the phrase "the empire on which the sun never sets" was often used to describe the British Empire, because its expanse around the globe meant that the sun was always shining on at least one of its territories.	1	7,825	not entailment
Where was Karadzic when he was finally arrested?	He died on 11 March 2006 during his trial where he was accused of genocide or complicity in genocide in territories within Bosnia and Herzegovina, so no verdict was returned.	1	7,826	not entailment
How many movies were directly connected to the anime series?	The first seven were directly connected to their respective anime series; Digital Monster X-Evolution originated from the Digimon Chronicle merchandise line.	0	7,827	entailment
What did Chopin add to the modern dance of his era?	Chopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression.	0	7,828	entailment
What action did The Sun take against Mahmood?	Mahmood has been suspended pending an immediate internal investigation."	0	7,829	entailment
When does "crosstalk" occur?	The issue can arise when the laser optical pickup assembly within the player is out of alignment or because the disc is damaged or excessively warped, but it could also occur even with a properly functioning player and a factory-new disc, depending on electrical and mechanical alignment problems.	0	7,830	entailment
Who was the first clubs have won the fa cup as part of a league cup double?	In 1993, Arsenal became the first side to win both the FA Cup and the League Cup in the same season when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in both finals.	1	7,831	not entailment
How much CO2 emission would a 40-watt light bulb produce after 10 hours?	Assuming the average light bulb is on for 10 hours a day, a 40-watt bulb will cause 196 pounds (89 kg) of CO_2 emission per year.	0	7,832	entailment
Who exercises the right of the Crown in the County Palatine of Lancaster?	It has landholdings throughout the region and elsewhere, operating as a property company, but also exercising the right of the Crown in the County Palatine of Lancaster.	1	7,833	not entailment
Prior to the Libyan invasion, what country was the Aouzou Strip a part of?	Focusing his attention elsewhere in Africa, in late 1972 and early 1973, Libya invaded Chad to annex the uranium-rich Aouzou Strip.	0	7,834	entailment
What electronic charge do cellular molecules have?	Almost all cells readily stain with a number of basic dyes due to the electrostatic attraction between negatively charged cellular molecules and the positive charge on the dye.	0	7,835	entailment
What year were hops first believed to be added to beer?	What they did not contain was hops, as that was a later addition, first mentioned in Europe around 822 by a Carolingian Abbot and again in 1067 by Abbess Hildegard of Bingen.	0	7,836	entailment
When was the term Kievan Rus first coined?	Русь Kievskaya Rus’) was coined in the 19th century in Russian historiography to refer to the period when the centre was in Kiev.	0	7,837	entailment
What is the sign that indicates the Divine Leader?	According to Ali al-Ridha, since it is obligatory to obey him, there should be a sign to clearly indicate the Divine Leader.	1	7,838	not entailment
Who was allowed to settle on the Swiss plateau by the end of the 4th century?	In about 260 AD, the fall of the Agri Decumates territory north of the Rhine transformed today's Switzerland into a frontier land of the Empire.	1	7,839	not entailment
The areas surrounding which university has been historically a Democratic stronghold?	The Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the majority of Fairbanks (including North Pole and the military base), and South Anchorage typically have the strongest Republican showing.	1	7,840	not entailment
What tribesman were being transported as slaves on a ship by the Spanish?	There is a statue of Joseph Cinqué, the informal leader of the slaves, beside City Hall.	1	7,841	not entailment
How are some essential genes regulated?	Not all essential genes are housekeeping genes since some essential genes are developmentally regulated or expressed at certain times during the organism's life cycle.	0	7,842	entailment
What was the capital of the Sultanate of Ifat?	The historian al-Umari records that Ifat was situated near the Red Sea coast, and states its size as 15 days travel by 20 days travel.	1	7,843	not entailment
Who held the Fourth Council of the Lateran?	The Fourth Council of the Lateran, held under Pope Innocent III, decreed (canon xv): "We interdict hunting or hawking to all clerics."	0	7,844	entailment
What does the increasing demand for container traffic make companies use more often?	In theory, these trains could enjoy dramatic savings through electrification, but it can be too costly to extend electrification to isolated areas, and unless an entire network is electrified, companies often find that they need to continue use of diesel trains even if sections are electrified.	0	7,845	entailment
What exists between the alleged color-blindness of most whites and the persistence of a system of inequality?	The types of practices that take place under this new color-blind racism is subtle, institutionalized, and supposedly not racial.	1	7,846	not entailment
What was Hitler's Directive 23?	This led to Göring and Jeschonnek agreeing to Hitler's Directive 23, Directions for operations against the British War Economy, which was published on 6 February 1941 and gave aerial interdiction of British imports by sea top priority.	0	7,847	entailment
Who did Alexander ask for when he was dieing?	Frances A. M. Forbes writes that when the Patriarch Alexander was on his death-bed he called Athanasius, who fled fearing he would be constrained to be made Bishop.	0	7,848	entailment
What two affiliates joined E! in late August, 2008 after which transmitters were not replaced?	Former private CBC affiliates CKPG-TV Prince George and CHAT-TV Medicine Hat disaffiliated on August 31, 2008 and joined E!, but the CBC announced it will not add new retransmitters to these areas.	0	7,849	entailment
What as the Paris Region's economy shifted towards?	The Paris Region economy has gradually shifted from industry to high-value-added service industries (finance, IT services, etc.) and high-tech manufacturing (electronics, optics, aerospace, etc.).	0	7,850	entailment
What symbol set has a defining property of ambiguity?	Comparison of a back-translation with the original text is sometimes used as a check on the accuracy of the original translation, much as the accuracy of a mathematical operation is sometimes checked by reversing the operation.	1	7,851	not entailment
What century did Aretas III Philhellene reign?	Nabatean material culture does not show any Greek influence until the reign of Aretas III Philhellene in the 1st century BCE.	0	7,852	entailment
What year was the earliest Chopin recording created?	" The earliest recording was an 1895 performance by Paul Pabst of the Nocturne in E major Op.	0	7,853	entailment
Who was said to have canceled an official trip to China in protest?	The Indian media reported that India's Commerce Minister, Kamal Nath, cancelled an official trip to Beijing in protest, though both Nath and Chinese sources have denied it.	0	7,854	entailment
The Persian Empire was conquered by Alexander by what year?	Undefeated in battle, Alexander had conquered the Persian Empire in its entirety by 330 BC.	0	7,855	entailment
Where was the signing of the ANZUS Treaty held in 1951?	In 1951, during the early stages of the Cold War, Menzies spoke of the possibility of a looming third world war.	1	7,856	not entailment
Where did the 1948 Summer Olympics in London take place?	Immediately after the war, the 1948 Summer Olympics were held at the original Wembley Stadium, at a time when London had barely recovered from the war.	0	7,857	entailment
In political federalism what does Presbyterian ecclesiology do?	For example, presbyterian church governance resembles parliamentary republicanism (a form of political federalism) to a large extent.	1	7,858	not entailment
What was the population density in Hyderabad in 2011?	Consequently, the population increased by 87%, from 3,637,483 in the 2001 census to 6,809,970 in the 2011 census, 24% of which are migrants from elsewhere in India,:2 making Hyderabad the nation's fourth most populous city.	1	7,859	not entailment
What unique change to the electoral voting process did Colorado suggest should happen?	Detractors claimed that this splitting would diminish Colorado's influence in the Electoral College, and the amendment ultimately failed, receiving only 34% of the vote.	1	7,860	not entailment
How does nucleoid look?	Bacteria do not have a membrane-bound nucleus, and their genetic material is typically a single circular DNA chromosome located in the cytoplasm in an irregularly shaped body called the nucleoid.	0	7,861	entailment
In what year was the Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture founded?	In 1648, the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture) was established to accommodate for the dramatic interest in art in the capital.	0	7,862	entailment
For seamless connection of multimodal transport, where are many large airports located?	Many large airports are located near railway trunk routes for seamless connection of multimodal transport, for instance Frankfurt Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport and London Stansted Airport.	0	7,863	entailment
What would be given to the enobled one?	Initially, this privilege could be granted by monarch, but from the 1641 onward, this right was reserved for the sejm.	1	7,864	not entailment
Pancho Villa seeked a conversation with which American President?	On April 22, 1914, on the initiative of Felix A. Sommerfeld and Sherburne Hopkins, Pancho Villa traveled to Juárez to calm fears along the border and asked President Wilson's emissary George Carothers to tell "Señor Wilson" that he had no problems with the American occupation of Veracruz.	0	7,865	entailment
How many Jews live in Argentina?	Demographers disagree on whether the United States has a larger Jewish population than Israel, with many maintaining that Israel surpassed the United States in Jewish population during the 2000s, while others maintain that the United States still has the largest Jewish population in the world.	1	7,866	not entailment
In what city was the headquarters of the US Occupation Zone located?	Following the German unconditional surrender, Eisenhower was appointed Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone, based at the IG Farben Building in Frankfurt am Main.	0	7,867	entailment
Many Jews were denied full Roman citizenship until what year?	Jews were required to pay a poll tax until the reign of Emperor Julian in 363.	1	7,868	not entailment
What is the smalled nation in the Central Asia area?	The only major areas of lower land are in the north (part of the Fergana Valley), and in the southern Kofarnihon and Vakhsh river valleys, which form the Amu Darya.	1	7,869	not entailment
What is lessened by the Yagi-Uda design?	Also in the case of a Yagi-Uda array, the use of the antenna very far away from its design frequency reduces the antenna's directivity, thus reducing the usable bandwidth regardless of impedance matching.	0	7,870	entailment
How many commercial airports did the British Airports Authority originally operate?	Most of the world's airports are owned by local, regional, or national government bodies who then lease the airport to private corporations who oversee the airport's operation.	1	7,871	not entailment
What might /kʲ/ be considered?	xʲ], only /kʲ/ might be considered a phoneme, though it is marginal and generally not considered distinctive (the only native minimal pair which argues for /kʲ/ to be a separate phoneme is "это ткёт" ([ˈɛtə tkʲɵt], 'it weaves')/"этот кот" ([ˈɛtət kot], 'this cat')).	0	7,872	entailment
Tower controllers use what to locate an aircraft's position in three-dimensional space?	Tower controllers may use radar to locate an aircraft's position in three-dimensional space, or they may rely on pilot position reports and visual observation.	0	7,873	entailment
What distinguishes birds from almost all other vertebrate classes?	Flightlessness often arises in birds on isolated islands, probably due to limited resources and the absence of land predators.	1	7,874	not entailment
What type of familiar translation may be seen during an opera?	The most familiar types are translations presented as subtitles or surtitles projected during opera performances, those inserted into concert programs, and those that accompany commercial audio CDs of vocal music.	0	7,875	entailment
Along with South Dakota, what state rejected a death penalty abolition bill in 2010?	In 2010, bills to abolish the death penalty in Kansas and in South Dakota (which had a de facto moratorium at the time) were rejected.	0	7,876	entailment
What type of monarchy was established as time went on in Victorias rule?	The concept of the "family monarchy", with which the burgeoning middle classes could identify, was solidified.	0	7,877	entailment
What are T roads, the lowest level that typically serves local interests?	The lowest level road is tertiary and serves local interests.	1	7,878	not entailment
How long is the term for the Chairman of the Supervisory Board?	It is composed of Chair (appointed for a non-renewable term of five years), Vice-Chair (chosen from among the members of the ECB's Executive Board) four ECB representatives and representatives of national supervisors.	0	7,879	entailment
How long ago were rock paintings found in Somalia created?	Ancient rock paintings in Somalia which date back to 5000 years have been found in the northern part of the country, depicting early life in the territory.	0	7,880	entailment
What is one of the issues with affirmative action?	Proponents of affirmative action recognize that the policy is inherently unequal; however, minding the inescapable fact that historic inequalities exist in America, they believe the policy is much more fair than one in which these circumstances are not taken into account.	0	7,881	entailment
What was the main thing the contracts were had to do with?	In Europe during the Medieval period, guilds were formed by craftsmen to organise their trades and written contracts have survived, particularly in relation to ecclesiastical buildings.	0	7,882	entailment
What was the Victorian era of the United Kingdom?	Some scholars would extend the beginning of the period—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political games that have come to be associated with the Victorians—back five years to the passage of the Reform Act 1832.	1	7,883	not entailment
What did plastic bags result in	Largely due to the displacement of baskets with plastic bags and cardboard boxes, the industry has severely declined since the 1950s.	0	7,884	entailment
When air enters both the oral and nasal cavities, where does it flow through?	Air enters through the oral and nasal cavities; it flows through the larynx, trachea and bronchi and expands the alveoli.	0	7,885	entailment
How was much of the ceremony of Elizabeth's coronation presented to the public?	Despite the death of Queen Mary on 24 March, the coronation on 2 June 1953 went ahead as planned, as Mary had asked before she died.	1	7,886	not entailment
What did the Aristotelians call emotions?	In the Aristotelian view all emotions (called passions) corresponded to appetites or capacities.	0	7,887	entailment
How long did the US and its coalition partners have to occupy Iraq?	After approximately three weeks of fighting, Hussein and the Ba'ath Party were forcibly removed, followed by 9 years of military presence by the United States and the coalition fighting alongside the newly elected Iraqi government against various insurgent groups.	0	7,888	entailment
Who did the Tories oppose?	At times they cooperated with the "Opposition Whigs", Whigs who were in opposition to the Whig government; however, the ideological gap between the Tories and the Opposition Whigs prevented them from coalescing as a single party.	0	7,889	entailment
Where was the torch event started in Hong Kong?	: The event was held in Hong Kong on May 2.	1	7,890	not entailment
Which festival attracts over a quarter million visitors?	Midtown has about 50,000 residents and attracts millions of visitors each year to its museums and cultural centers; for example, the Detroit Festival of the Arts in Midtown draws about 350,000 people.	0	7,891	entailment
Where are many of the corporate headquarters and other tall buildings located?	West of the Historic Center (Centro Histórico) along Paseo de la Reforma are many of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods such as Polanco, Lomas de Chapultepec, Bosques de las Lomas, Santa Fe, and (in the State of Mexico)	0	7,892	entailment
Who headed the Anglican reforms in the middle of the 16th century?	These reforms were understood by one of those most responsible for them, the then Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer, as navigating a middle way between two of the emerging Protestant traditions, namely Lutheranism and Calvinism.	0	7,893	entailment
What power could Caesar use against the senate should he choose?	This made his person sacrosanct, gave him the power to veto the senate, and allowed him to dominate the Plebeian Council.	0	7,894	entailment
What program allows Alaska to keep low taxes?	Federal subsidies are also an important part of the economy, allowing the state to keep taxes low.	0	7,895	entailment
Who improved Gesner's of refining kerosene from coal?	Ignacy Łukasiewicz improved Gesner's method to develop a means of refining kerosene from the more readily available "rock oil" ("petr-oleum") seeps in 1852 and the first rock oil mine was built in Bóbrka, near Krosno in Galicia in the following year.	0	7,896	entailment
What is made by placing a plate of blade of copper, brass, or bronze into vat of fermenting wine for several weeks, then scraping off and drying the green powder?	It produced a blue-green which no other pigment could imitate, but it had drawbacks; it was unstable, it could not resist dampness, it did not mix well with other colors, it could ruin other colors with which it came into contact., and it was toxic.	1	7,897	not entailment
What kind of resolution are the filter banks unable to provide an optimal solution for?	Additionally, the combining of the two filter banks' outputs creates aliasing problems that must be handled partially by the "aliasing compensation" stage; however, that creates excess energy to be coded in the frequency domain, thereby decreasing coding efficiency.[citation needed]	1	7,898	not entailment
What is Hayek's definition of totalitarian?	For Hayek, however, the word 'totalitarian' signifies something very specific: the want to “organize the whole of society” to attain a “definite social goal”	0	7,899	entailment

Under whose advice did Anne withold the royal assent?

No monarch has since withheld royal assent on a bill passed by the British parliament.

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7,800

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When did Tito start promoting a peaceful resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict?

In the same year Tito became active in promoting a peaceful resolution of the Arab–Israeli conflict.

1

7,801

not entailment

Where were the slaves brought?

Beginning several centuries ago, during the period of the Ottoman Empire, tens of thousands of Black Africans were brought by slave traders to plantations and agricultural areas situated between Antalya and Istanbul in present-day Turkey.

0

7,802

entailment

Do chickens fly like other birds?

Chickens are gregarious, omnivorous, ground-dwelling birds that in their natural surroundings search among the leaf litter for seeds, invertebrates, and other small animals.

1

7,803

not entailment

How much will Vanguard spend to retire debt for DMC?

Vanguard has agreed to invest nearly $1.5 B in the Detroit Medical Center complex which will include $417 M to retire debts, at least $350 M in capital expenditures and an additional $500 M for new capital investment.

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7,804

entailment

What Cherokee phrase means "the trail where we cried?"

Where We Cried."

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7,805

not entailment

Who appointed Washington to serve as commander in chief?

He drove the British out of Boston but in late summer 1776 they returned to New York and nearly captured Washington's army.

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7,806

not entailment

When did figure wall mosaics become the highest form of artistic expression?

The Roman church of Santa Costanza, which served as a mausoleum for one or more of the Imperial family, has both religious mosaic and decorative secular ceiling mosaics on a round vault, which probably represent the style of contemporary palace decoration.

1

7,807

not entailment

Who describes the Noble Eightfold Path as "a mandala of interconnected factors that support and moderate each other."?

Rather, they are understood as eight significant dimensions of one's behaviour—mental, spoken, and bodily—that operate in dependence on one another; taken together, they define a complete path, or way of living.

1

7,808

not entailment

Did the child workers receive anything from the christian mission schools?

" Christian mission schools in regions stretching from Zambia to Nigeria too required work from children, and in exchange provided religious education, not secular education.

0

7,809

entailment

At what age was Von Neumann familiar with calculus?

Formal schooling did not start in Hungary until the age of ten.

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7,810

not entailment

What was colonised by the East Slavs?

The East Slavs colonised Siberia and Central Asia.[better source needed]

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7,811

entailment

What sector of economy was plagued by terrorism attacks?

Serious damage was done to the largest sector of Egypt's economy—tourism—and in turn to the government, but it also devastated the livelihoods of many of the people on whom the group depended for support.

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7,812

entailment

Besides porcelain, paper and mica, what other non conductive material was used as an insulator?

Since the beginning of the study of electricity non conductive materials like glass, porcelain, paper and mica have been used as insulators.

0

7,813

entailment

What is the average high temperature in El Cajon in August?

The climate in San Diego, like most of Southern California, often varies significantly over short geographical distances resulting in microclimates.

1

7,814

not entailment

What is the only play that remains in it's entirety from the New Comedy era?

Though no Hellenistic tragedy remains intact, they were still widely produced during the period, yet it seems that there was no major breakthrough in style, remaining within the classical model.

1

7,815

not entailment

What were the scribes of the chancery known as?

This organization developed a scribal bureaucracy (known as "men of the pen") as a distinct group, partly highly trained ulama, which developed into a professional body.

0

7,816

entailment

When did Eisenhower begin to cut the defense budget?

The U.N. speech was well received but the Soviets never acted upon it, due to an overarching concern for the greater stockpiles of nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal.

1

7,817

not entailment

Who were the inventors of the float glass process?

Flat glass for windows and similar applications is formed by the float glass process, developed between 1953 and 1957 by Sir Alastair Pilkington and Kenneth Bickerstaff of the UK's Pilkington Brothers, who created a continuous ribbon of glass using a molten tin bath on which the molten glass flows unhindered under the influence of gravity.

0

7,818

entailment

How many countries now have renewable energy policies?

There are now 144 countries with renewable energy policy targets.

0

7,819

entailment

At one time, Priest permanently were assigned to a church were referred to as?

The term was applied in this sense as early as the ninth century to the priests of the tituli (parishes) of the diocese of Rome.

1

7,820

not entailment

When was the Constitution of Bermuda enforced?

The Senate is the upper house, consisting of 11 members appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier and the leader of the opposition.

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7,821

not entailment

Along with decorative components, what type of building materials can be engineered from wood?

They may be used in both residential and commercial buildings as structural and aesthetic materials.

0

7,822

entailment

Who led the Russian Koran Zone of Occupation?

In the Russian Korean Zone of Occupation, the Soviet Union established a Communist North Korean government led by Kim Il-sung.

0

7,823

entailment

What is one of the senior officer titles of the Cyprus air force?

Current senior officers include Supreme Commander, Cypriot National Guard, Lt. General Stylianos Nasis, and Chief of Staff, Cypriot National Guard: Maj.

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7,824

entailment

How much of the world's population did the British Empire rule in 1922?

At the peak of its power, the phrase "the empire on which the sun never sets" was often used to describe the British Empire, because its expanse around the globe meant that the sun was always shining on at least one of its territories.

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7,825

not entailment

Where was Karadzic when he was finally arrested?

He died on 11 March 2006 during his trial where he was accused of genocide or complicity in genocide in territories within Bosnia and Herzegovina, so no verdict was returned.

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7,826

not entailment

How many movies were directly connected to the anime series?

The first seven were directly connected to their respective anime series; Digital Monster X-Evolution originated from the Digimon Chronicle merchandise line.

0

7,827

entailment

What did Chopin add to the modern dance of his era?

Chopin also endowed popular dance forms with a greater range of melody and expression.

0

7,828

entailment

What action did The Sun take against Mahmood?

Mahmood has been suspended pending an immediate internal investigation."

0

7,829

entailment

When does "crosstalk" occur?

The issue can arise when the laser optical pickup assembly within the player is out of alignment or because the disc is damaged or excessively warped, but it could also occur even with a properly functioning player and a factory-new disc, depending on electrical and mechanical alignment problems.

0

7,830

entailment

Who was the first clubs have won the fa cup as part of a league cup double?

In 1993, Arsenal became the first side to win both the FA Cup and the League Cup in the same season when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 in both finals.

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7,831

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How much CO2 emission would a 40-watt light bulb produce after 10 hours?

Assuming the average light bulb is on for 10 hours a day, a 40-watt bulb will cause 196 pounds (89 kg) of CO_2 emission per year.

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Who exercises the right of the Crown in the County Palatine of Lancaster?

It has landholdings throughout the region and elsewhere, operating as a property company, but also exercising the right of the Crown in the County Palatine of Lancaster.

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Prior to the Libyan invasion, what country was the Aouzou Strip a part of?

Focusing his attention elsewhere in Africa, in late 1972 and early 1973, Libya invaded Chad to annex the uranium-rich Aouzou Strip.

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What electronic charge do cellular molecules have?

Almost all cells readily stain with a number of basic dyes due to the electrostatic attraction between negatively charged cellular molecules and the positive charge on the dye.

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What year were hops first believed to be added to beer?

What they did not contain was hops, as that was a later addition, first mentioned in Europe around 822 by a Carolingian Abbot and again in 1067 by Abbess Hildegard of Bingen.

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When was the term Kievan Rus first coined?

Русь Kievskaya Rus’) was coined in the 19th century in Russian historiography to refer to the period when the centre was in Kiev.

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What is the sign that indicates the Divine Leader?

According to Ali al-Ridha, since it is obligatory to obey him, there should be a sign to clearly indicate the Divine Leader.

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Who was allowed to settle on the Swiss plateau by the end of the 4th century?

In about 260 AD, the fall of the Agri Decumates territory north of the Rhine transformed today's Switzerland into a frontier land of the Empire.

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The areas surrounding which university has been historically a Democratic stronghold?

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the majority of Fairbanks (including North Pole and the military base), and South Anchorage typically have the strongest Republican showing.

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What tribesman were being transported as slaves on a ship by the Spanish?

There is a statue of Joseph Cinqué, the informal leader of the slaves, beside City Hall.

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How are some essential genes regulated?

Not all essential genes are housekeeping genes since some essential genes are developmentally regulated or expressed at certain times during the organism's life cycle.

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What was the capital of the Sultanate of Ifat?

The historian al-Umari records that Ifat was situated near the Red Sea coast, and states its size as 15 days travel by 20 days travel.

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Who held the Fourth Council of the Lateran?

The Fourth Council of the Lateran, held under Pope Innocent III, decreed (canon xv): "We interdict hunting or hawking to all clerics."

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What does the increasing demand for container traffic make companies use more often?

In theory, these trains could enjoy dramatic savings through electrification, but it can be too costly to extend electrification to isolated areas, and unless an entire network is electrified, companies often find that they need to continue use of diesel trains even if sections are electrified.

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What exists between the alleged color-blindness of most whites and the persistence of a system of inequality?

The types of practices that take place under this new color-blind racism is subtle, institutionalized, and supposedly not racial.

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What was Hitler's Directive 23?

This led to Göring and Jeschonnek agreeing to Hitler's Directive 23, Directions for operations against the British War Economy, which was published on 6 February 1941 and gave aerial interdiction of British imports by sea top priority.

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Who did Alexander ask for when he was dieing?

Frances A. M. Forbes writes that when the Patriarch Alexander was on his death-bed he called Athanasius, who fled fearing he would be constrained to be made Bishop.

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What two affiliates joined E! in late August, 2008 after which transmitters were not replaced?

Former private CBC affiliates CKPG-TV Prince George and CHAT-TV Medicine Hat disaffiliated on August 31, 2008 and joined E!, but the CBC announced it will not add new retransmitters to these areas.

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What as the Paris Region's economy shifted towards?

The Paris Region economy has gradually shifted from industry to high-value-added service industries (finance, IT services, etc.) and high-tech manufacturing (electronics, optics, aerospace, etc.).

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What symbol set has a defining property of ambiguity?

Comparison of a back-translation with the original text is sometimes used as a check on the accuracy of the original translation, much as the accuracy of a mathematical operation is sometimes checked by reversing the operation.

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What century did Aretas III Philhellene reign?

Nabatean material culture does not show any Greek influence until the reign of Aretas III Philhellene in the 1st century BCE.

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What year was the earliest Chopin recording created?

" The earliest recording was an 1895 performance by Paul Pabst of the Nocturne in E major Op.

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Who was said to have canceled an official trip to China in protest?

The Indian media reported that India's Commerce Minister, Kamal Nath, cancelled an official trip to Beijing in protest, though both Nath and Chinese sources have denied it.

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The Persian Empire was conquered by Alexander by what year?

Undefeated in battle, Alexander had conquered the Persian Empire in its entirety by 330 BC.

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Where was the signing of the ANZUS Treaty held in 1951?

In 1951, during the early stages of the Cold War, Menzies spoke of the possibility of a looming third world war.

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Where did the 1948 Summer Olympics in London take place?

Immediately after the war, the 1948 Summer Olympics were held at the original Wembley Stadium, at a time when London had barely recovered from the war.

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In political federalism what does Presbyterian ecclesiology do?

For example, presbyterian church governance resembles parliamentary republicanism (a form of political federalism) to a large extent.

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What was the population density in Hyderabad in 2011?

Consequently, the population increased by 87%, from 3,637,483 in the 2001 census to 6,809,970 in the 2011 census, 24% of which are migrants from elsewhere in India,:2 making Hyderabad the nation's fourth most populous city.

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What unique change to the electoral voting process did Colorado suggest should happen?

Detractors claimed that this splitting would diminish Colorado's influence in the Electoral College, and the amendment ultimately failed, receiving only 34% of the vote.

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How does nucleoid look?

Bacteria do not have a membrane-bound nucleus, and their genetic material is typically a single circular DNA chromosome located in the cytoplasm in an irregularly shaped body called the nucleoid.

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In what year was the Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture founded?

In 1648, the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture) was established to accommodate for the dramatic interest in art in the capital.

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For seamless connection of multimodal transport, where are many large airports located?

Many large airports are located near railway trunk routes for seamless connection of multimodal transport, for instance Frankfurt Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport and London Stansted Airport.

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What would be given to the enobled one?

Initially, this privilege could be granted by monarch, but from the 1641 onward, this right was reserved for the sejm.

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Pancho Villa seeked a conversation with which American President?

On April 22, 1914, on the initiative of Felix A. Sommerfeld and Sherburne Hopkins, Pancho Villa traveled to Juárez to calm fears along the border and asked President Wilson's emissary George Carothers to tell "Señor Wilson" that he had no problems with the American occupation of Veracruz.

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How many Jews live in Argentina?

Demographers disagree on whether the United States has a larger Jewish population than Israel, with many maintaining that Israel surpassed the United States in Jewish population during the 2000s, while others maintain that the United States still has the largest Jewish population in the world.

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In what city was the headquarters of the US Occupation Zone located?

Following the German unconditional surrender, Eisenhower was appointed Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone, based at the IG Farben Building in Frankfurt am Main.

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Many Jews were denied full Roman citizenship until what year?

Jews were required to pay a poll tax until the reign of Emperor Julian in 363.

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What is the smalled nation in the Central Asia area?

The only major areas of lower land are in the north (part of the Fergana Valley), and in the southern Kofarnihon and Vakhsh river valleys, which form the Amu Darya.

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What is lessened by the Yagi-Uda design?

Also in the case of a Yagi-Uda array, the use of the antenna very far away from its design frequency reduces the antenna's directivity, thus reducing the usable bandwidth regardless of impedance matching.

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How many commercial airports did the British Airports Authority originally operate?

Most of the world's airports are owned by local, regional, or national government bodies who then lease the airport to private corporations who oversee the airport's operation.

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What might /kʲ/ be considered?

xʲ], only /kʲ/ might be considered a phoneme, though it is marginal and generally not considered distinctive (the only native minimal pair which argues for /kʲ/ to be a separate phoneme is "это ткёт" ([ˈɛtə tkʲɵt], 'it weaves')/"этот кот" ([ˈɛtət kot], 'this cat')).

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Tower controllers use what to locate an aircraft's position in three-dimensional space?

Tower controllers may use radar to locate an aircraft's position in three-dimensional space, or they may rely on pilot position reports and visual observation.

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What distinguishes birds from almost all other vertebrate classes?

Flightlessness often arises in birds on isolated islands, probably due to limited resources and the absence of land predators.

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What type of familiar translation may be seen during an opera?

The most familiar types are translations presented as subtitles or surtitles projected during opera performances, those inserted into concert programs, and those that accompany commercial audio CDs of vocal music.

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Along with South Dakota, what state rejected a death penalty abolition bill in 2010?

In 2010, bills to abolish the death penalty in Kansas and in South Dakota (which had a de facto moratorium at the time) were rejected.

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What type of monarchy was established as time went on in Victorias rule?

The concept of the "family monarchy", with which the burgeoning middle classes could identify, was solidified.

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What are T roads, the lowest level that typically serves local interests?

The lowest level road is tertiary and serves local interests.

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How long is the term for the Chairman of the Supervisory Board?

It is composed of Chair (appointed for a non-renewable term of five years), Vice-Chair (chosen from among the members of the ECB's Executive Board) four ECB representatives and representatives of national supervisors.

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How long ago were rock paintings found in Somalia created?

Ancient rock paintings in Somalia which date back to 5000 years have been found in the northern part of the country, depicting early life in the territory.

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What is one of the issues with affirmative action?

Proponents of affirmative action recognize that the policy is inherently unequal; however, minding the inescapable fact that historic inequalities exist in America, they believe the policy is much more fair than one in which these circumstances are not taken into account.

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What was the main thing the contracts were had to do with?

In Europe during the Medieval period, guilds were formed by craftsmen to organise their trades and written contracts have survived, particularly in relation to ecclesiastical buildings.

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What was the Victorian era of the United Kingdom?

Some scholars would extend the beginning of the period—as defined by a variety of sensibilities and political games that have come to be associated with the Victorians—back five years to the passage of the Reform Act 1832.

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What did plastic bags result in

Largely due to the displacement of baskets with plastic bags and cardboard boxes, the industry has severely declined since the 1950s.

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When air enters both the oral and nasal cavities, where does it flow through?

Air enters through the oral and nasal cavities; it flows through the larynx, trachea and bronchi and expands the alveoli.

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How was much of the ceremony of Elizabeth's coronation presented to the public?

Despite the death of Queen Mary on 24 March, the coronation on 2 June 1953 went ahead as planned, as Mary had asked before she died.

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What did the Aristotelians call emotions?

In the Aristotelian view all emotions (called passions) corresponded to appetites or capacities.

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How long did the US and its coalition partners have to occupy Iraq?

After approximately three weeks of fighting, Hussein and the Ba'ath Party were forcibly removed, followed by 9 years of military presence by the United States and the coalition fighting alongside the newly elected Iraqi government against various insurgent groups.

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Who did the Tories oppose?

At times they cooperated with the "Opposition Whigs", Whigs who were in opposition to the Whig government; however, the ideological gap between the Tories and the Opposition Whigs prevented them from coalescing as a single party.

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Where was the torch event started in Hong Kong?

: The event was held in Hong Kong on May 2.

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Which festival attracts over a quarter million visitors?

Midtown has about 50,000 residents and attracts millions of visitors each year to its museums and cultural centers; for example, the Detroit Festival of the Arts in Midtown draws about 350,000 people.

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Where are many of the corporate headquarters and other tall buildings located?

West of the Historic Center (Centro Histórico) along Paseo de la Reforma are many of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods such as Polanco, Lomas de Chapultepec, Bosques de las Lomas, Santa Fe, and (in the State of Mexico)

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Who headed the Anglican reforms in the middle of the 16th century?

These reforms were understood by one of those most responsible for them, the then Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer, as navigating a middle way between two of the emerging Protestant traditions, namely Lutheranism and Calvinism.

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What power could Caesar use against the senate should he choose?

This made his person sacrosanct, gave him the power to veto the senate, and allowed him to dominate the Plebeian Council.

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What program allows Alaska to keep low taxes?

Federal subsidies are also an important part of the economy, allowing the state to keep taxes low.

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Who improved Gesner's of refining kerosene from coal?

Ignacy Łukasiewicz improved Gesner's method to develop a means of refining kerosene from the more readily available "rock oil" ("petr-oleum") seeps in 1852 and the first rock oil mine was built in Bóbrka, near Krosno in Galicia in the following year.

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What is made by placing a plate of blade of copper, brass, or bronze into vat of fermenting wine for several weeks, then scraping off and drying the green powder?

It produced a blue-green which no other pigment could imitate, but it had drawbacks; it was unstable, it could not resist dampness, it did not mix well with other colors, it could ruin other colors with which it came into contact., and it was toxic.

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What kind of resolution are the filter banks unable to provide an optimal solution for?

Additionally, the combining of the two filter banks' outputs creates aliasing problems that must be handled partially by the "aliasing compensation" stage; however, that creates excess energy to be coded in the frequency domain, thereby decreasing coding efficiency.[citation needed]

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What is Hayek's definition of totalitarian?

For Hayek, however, the word 'totalitarian' signifies something very specific: the want to “organize the whole of society” to attain a “definite social goal”

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