EQUIVALENT SENTENCES

The decision to reinstate the disgraced judge was unanimous.

• There was little objection to the call for the judge to be back on the bench.

• Everyone agreed to return the defrocked judge to his original position.

• No one took issue with the ruling that the dishonoured judge should be compensated.

• The proposal that the shameful judge should be removed was supported by all.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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Prolific athletes gain the best endorsements, hence their drive to be the best.

• Quality athletes do their best to get the highest pay.

• Effective athletes want to be the best to attract the most support from the public.

• The best contracts go to the most competent athletes, so they work hard to be the best.

• Top-level athletes aim for the best deals and get them through hard work.

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Due to the fact that the demand for tea was very high in the 19th century, its price was astronomical.

• The demand for tea was so high in the 19th century that its price was enormous.

• In the 19th century the price for tea didn't increase despite the demand.

• It was its astronomical price which decreased the demand for tea in the 19th century.

• In the 19th century, even though the demand for tea was enormous its price remained cheap

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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Adults laugh less than children, probably because they play less.

• Unlike adults children laugh more while playing games.

• Since adults have less time for playing games; they don't laugh as much as children

• The reason why adults laugh less than children might be that they play less.

• It seems that adults, who don't laugh much, didn't play much with other children when they were young.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

We must remember what happened in the past so that it will never happen again.

• If we could remember the past, it would not happen again.

• In order not to repeat the past, we should certainly not forget what happened then.

• We couldn't remember what happened in the past so we did it again.

• Since we all tend to forget what happened in the past we do the same mistakes again.

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After failing a doping test at the Seoul Olympics, Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal.

• Since Ben Johnson confessed having used doping his gold medal was taken back.

• As Ben Johnson failed the doping test again at the Seoul Olympics, he was stripped of his gold medal.

• Although Ben Johnson failed the doping test he wasn't disqualified from the Seoul Olympics.

• If Ben Johnson hadn't been tested positive for doping at the Seoul Olympics, he wouldn't have lost his gold medal.

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