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In each of the following sentences,
a certain element is either inappropriate or wrong. |
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Workshop owners are worried that the "black sheeps" among them
who make false insurance claims for damaged vehicles may give
them a bad name. Police and insurers say that culprits form a
majority and that some have become wealthy. |
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Plans are under way to save the familiar dome and
crescent-shaped facade of the 133-yer-old St Joseph's
Institution from demolition. The land which the school is built
has been earmarked for development. |
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Job-hopping among computer professionals has become so rampant
that a new computer association will be formed to combat them.
It will draw up a code of ethics prohibiting poaching among
member companies. |
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Developers who win URA bids will now get approval to start work
within 32 weeks. Approval will be given in principle when
developers submit their plans if the details conform to that
asked for in the tender. |
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Almost all the workers retrenching had volunteered for it
because they were bored and felt redundant. Some went for less
pay but more security. |
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Those interviewed said that they had not received any circular
explaining the government's early release scheme. "What we know
are what we have read in the press," they said. |
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Fifty people died when a plane crashed and bursted into flames
on landing during a violent thunderstorm yesterday. |
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The Prime Minister today met his British counterpart for
discussions on bilateral relations, the Cambodia issue and on
the North-South dialogue. |
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Workshop owners are worried that the "black
sheep" among them who make false insurance claims for
damaged vehicles may give them a bad name. Police and insurers
say that culprits form a majority and that some have become
wealthy. |
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Plans are under way to save the familiar dome and
crescent-shaped facade of the 133-yer-old St Joseph's
Institution from demolition. The land
on which the school is built has been earmarked for
development. |
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Job-hopping among computer professionals has become so rampant
that a new computer association will be formed to combat
it. It will draw up a code
of ethics prohibiting poaching among member companies. |
| 4. |
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Developers who win URA bids will now get approval to start work
within 32 weeks. Approval will be given in principle when
developers submit their plans if the details conform to
those asked for in the
tender. |
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Almost all the workers retrenched
had volunteered for it because they were bored and felt
redundant. Some went for less pay but more security. |
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Those interviewed said that they had not received any circular
explaining the government's early release scheme. "What we know
is what we have read in the
press," they said. |
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Fifty people died when a plane crashed and
burst into flames on landing during a violent
thunderstorm yesterday. |
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The Prime Minister today met his British counterpart for
discussions on bilateral relations, the Cambodia issue and
the North-South dialogue. |
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