├── Annotation ├── Readme.md └── mturk.html ├── Readme.md ├── evaluate.py ├── test-labels ├── lcp_multi_test.tsv └── lcp_single_test.tsv ├── test ├── lcp_multi_test.tsv └── lcp_single_test.tsv ├── train ├── lcp_multi_train.tsv └── lcp_single_train.tsv └── trial ├── lcp_multi_trial.tsv └── lcp_single_trial.tsv /Annotation/Readme.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Annotation Files 2 | 3 | The file mturk.html contains the exact annotation interface that was used during data collection 4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Annotation/mturk.html: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | Identify the following word in the sentence below: 22 | ${token} 23 |

24 | ${sentence} 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 |

You must read the full instructions before beginning.

Read the sentence.

Choose the appropriate difficulty level for the given word.

Do not click randomly.

Do not assign all HITs to the same level.

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Very Difficult Words that you have never seen before, or are very unclear

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Difficult Words which you are unclear of the meaning, but may be able to infer from the sentence

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Neutral: When the word is neither difficult or easy

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Easy: Words which you are comfortable with the meaning of

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Very Easy: Words which are very familiar to you

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You should use your own judgment to assess how difficult each word is.

We will reject all assignments if (a) only one level is used in all or almost all submissions, (b) we detect that the answers have been assigned randomly.

46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Readme.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # CompLex 2 | 3 | This site holds the data associated with the paper: CompLex — A New Corpus for Lexical Complexity Prediction from Likert Scale Data 4 | 5 | available at: https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/2020.readi-1.9/ 6 | 7 | This data is released under CC-BY: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 8 | 9 | We ran a shared task on Lexical Complexity Prediction via SemEval using this data. The data was released according to the following schedule: 10 | 11 | - Trial data available: July 31, 2020 12 | 13 | - Training data available: September 4, 2020 14 | 15 | - Test data available/Evaluation starts: January 11, 2021 16 | 17 | See the task website for further information: https://sites.google.com/view/lcpsharedtask2021 18 | 19 | See the CodaLab site to view submissions: https://competitions.codalab.org/competitions/27420 20 | 21 | The script evaluate.py is the same evaluation script that was used as part of the shared task. You can run this by calling "python evaluate.py /res/ /ref/" where res and ref are directories containing the system's results and the reference labels respectively. 22 | 23 | The trial, training and test data are available. The trial data comprises of 99 MWEs (29 bible, 33 biomed and 37 europarl) and 421 single word instances (143 bible, 135 biomed and 143 europarl). 24 | 25 | The training data comprises of 1,517 MWEs (505 bible, 514 biomed and 498 europarl) and 7,662 single word instances (2,574 bible, 2,576 biomed and 2,512 europarl). 26 | 27 | The test data comprises of 184 MWEs (66 bible, 53 biomed and 65 europarl) and 917 single word instances (283 bible, 289 biomed and 345 europarl). It is compressedd and encrypted using 7zip as above. The password will be released to those registered for the task. The order of the test data has been randomised to prevent systems from overfitting to the data ordering. All submissions should be made via CodaLab as above. 28 | 29 | The trial and training data is arranged by token and sorted by complexity (i.e., instances with the same token appear together in groups, and the groups are sorted by the complexity of the lowest scored item). Tokens that appear in one partition will not appear in another partition. We have deliberately included more than one instance of a token where possible to identify places where the context affects the complexity of a word. Consider, for example, the following two sentences from the trial data: 30 | 31 | - We now have a proposal on the *table* which lays down strict emissions values for the next ten years and which simultaneously creates clarity and incentives for technological innovations. 32 | - Mr President, in coordination with other groups, I would like to *table* an oral amendment concerning the draft bill in the Duma to ignore certain rulings of the European Court of Human Rights. 33 | 34 | When *table* is used as a noun in the first sentence (albeit in an abstract sense) it receives a score of 0.01 indicating it is very easily understood. However, when it is used as a verb in the second, it is scored at 0.23, indicating a more difficult word to comprehend. 35 | 36 | The data comes from three sources: biblical text, biomedical articles and proceedings of the European Parliament. These sources were selected as they contain a natural mixture of common language and difficult to understand expressions, whilst each containing vastly different domain-specific vocabulary. S 37 | 38 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /evaluate.py: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | #!/usr/bin/env python3 2 | import csv 3 | import os.path 4 | from collections import defaultdict 5 | import glob 6 | import sys 7 | from sklearn.metrics import mean_absolute_error, mean_squared_error, r2_score 8 | from scipy.stats import pearsonr, spearmanr 9 | 10 | ################################################################################## 11 | 12 | if __name__ == "__main__": 13 | #Get input and output dirs: 14 | [_, input_dir, output_dir] = sys.argv 15 | 16 | #Create submission and reference folder paths: 17 | submission_dir = os.path.join(input_dir, 'res') 18 | reference_dir = os.path.join(input_dir, 'ref') 19 | 20 | result = '' 21 | 22 | #Get the submission path: 23 | submission_fname = os.listdir(submission_dir)[0] 24 | submission = os.path.join(submission_dir, submission_fname) 25 | 26 | #Get the reference path: 27 | labels_fname = os.listdir(reference_dir)[0] 28 | reference_file = os.path.join(reference_dir, labels_fname) 29 | 30 | # If the question predictions file was supplied, run the scoring on it 31 | if os.path.exists(submission): 32 | 33 | #Read predictions: 34 | submission_dict = {} 35 | with open(submission, 'r') as sf: 36 | csv_reader = csv.reader(sf) 37 | for item in csv_reader: 38 | submission_dict[item[0]] = float(item[1]) 39 | 40 | #Read reference: 41 | gold_dict = {} 42 | with open(reference_file, 'r') as rf: 43 | csv_reader = csv.reader(rf) 44 | for item in csv_reader: 45 | gold_dict[item[0]] = float(item[1]) 46 | 47 | #Produce vectors with reference labels and predictions: 48 | gold = [] 49 | predicted = [] 50 | 51 | for key, label in gold_dict.items(): 52 | gold.append(label) 53 | predicted.append(submission_dict[key]) 54 | 55 | #Calculate scores: 56 | pearson_score = pearsonr(gold, predicted)[0] 57 | spearman_score = spearmanr(gold, predicted)[0] 58 | mae_score = mean_absolute_error(gold, predicted) 59 | mse_score = mean_squared_error(gold, predicted) 60 | rsq_score = r2_score(gold, predicted) 61 | result += "pearson:{0}\n".format(pearson_score) 62 | result += "spearman:{0}\n".format(spearman_score) 63 | result += "mae:{0}\n".format(mae_score) 64 | result += "mse:{0}\n".format(mse_score) 65 | result += "r2:{0}".format(rsq_score) 66 | 67 | # After all the data is processed, write the result to the output 68 | with open(os.path.join(output_dir, 'scores.txt'), 'w') as output_file: 69 | output_file.write(result) 70 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /test-labels/lcp_multi_test.tsv: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | id corpus sentence token complexity 2 | 3UXQ63NLAAMRIP4WG4XPD98AOYOBLX bible for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. only daughter 0.025000000000000022 3 | 3FJ2RVH25Z62TA3R8E1O77EBUYU92W bible All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides the unwalled towns a great many. high walls 0.09999999999999998 4 | 3YO4AH2FPDK1PZHZAT8WAEBL70EQ0F bible In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' weather today 0.125 5 | 3X52SWXE0X5Q3O81YI0MX4V84QTCWZ bible Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets, and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. young children 0.1607142857142857 6 | 32K26U12DNONTREA84Q1V8UCIH2VD7 bible All king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. pure gold 0.17857142857142855 7 | 3MDKGGG61QN9VQV6TMI8OKWZ4AZ6TA bible Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold. pure gold 0.19444444444444442 8 | 3XUSYT70IT170QDU572CAF4MOLQD0Y bible Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. fig tree 0.17857142857142855 9 | 3087LXLJ6MG4YARQWDX2YF770Y60FW bible For thus says the king of Assyria, 'Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and everyone of you eat of his vine, and everyone of his fig tree, and everyone drink the waters of his own cistern; fig tree 0.23214285714285715 10 | 3IHWR4LC7DD6QQYJSPG2URQHZOAI8S bible The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand. sixth month 0.19444444444444442 11 | 3ZTE0JGGCESIYFZZ7W9CGAIM1OUCON bible Do all speak with various languages? various languages 0.2 12 | 33QQ60S6ASITHSOGR2S1KF8AALL0UV bible "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. faithful servant 0.2142857142857143 13 | 3RDTX9JRTY19FB0XEQIJ3YVJ5EG97C bible Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. second year 0.2222222222222222 14 | 386T3MLZLNVVJVH3OZRWONQLDUT80N bible So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. commanding officers 0.2272727272727273 15 | 3U18MJKL1UM0GUZN6H9Z1LIHBEPCN8 bible Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness." fruitful seasons 0.23214285714285715 16 | 3INZSNUD80QPWK1753L53Q5FRPKD9A bible amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil. certain Jews 0.2375 17 | 36818Z1KV3D5JB9F4KTTMCUN6UD3AH bible They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough. feeding trough 0.2375 18 | 3D42WVSDH8V1V5NB4L8BQ71RCBLFYC bible He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived. sword wound 0.25 19 | 3L2OEKSTW9ASGQDOW725GFK5P77Y8D bible There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up. precious treasure 0.25 20 | 3NSCTNUR2ZN8XQWJI3HM19S7KQ4A5E bible When he has leveled its surface, doesn't he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place? cumin seed 0.26249999999999996 21 | 3XU80RHWHZGBZIC2VXOLJE0TSKC44R bible God said, "Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth"; and it was so. yield grass 0.2777777777777778 22 | 37ZQELHEQ0YDPGBEJ63D4HNT5SSNM0 bible They moved him to jealousy with strange gods. strange gods 0.2833333333333333 23 | 3WGZLY9VCHMPIFIX0BFR3UA47J2D8L bible In the dry season, they vanish. dry season 0.2857142857142857 24 | 39AYGO6AFFKB0DQMWQWWFLQ7FSD6N9 bible < morula stage embryo aggregation [13]. embryo 0.28125 215 | 39XCQ6V3KY47AOKGSQ0AL4QLO7W652 biomed In addition, a cNMP-binding domain was found in all Acdp proteins, which is usually present in ion channels and cNMP-dependent kinases [10-13]. channels 0.30000000000000004 216 | 3I6NF2WGIGW97H9M439WXV3AILU5GY biomed Nutritional problems can persist even with adequate oral enzyme supplementation [9] and neutralization of gastric acid to improve lipase function [10], and may involve both impaired digestion and absorption of nutrients [11]. nutrients 0.3026315789473685 217 | 3VCK0Q0PO5EGM247U1GF6KGG2P5N03 biomed Both lines of tTA/APP mice we studied here display extreme hyperactivity visible as cage circling and quantified by activity monitoring (see Figure 7). hyperactivity 0.3035714285714286 218 | 366FYU4PTGPE5MYY5VNEZH1G2W7KEG biomed In order to understand the nature and extent of hyperactivity in the tTA/APP mice, we quantified daily activity levels in double transgenic animals along with their single transgenic and nontransgenic siblings using four-beam frames designed to monitor ambulation within an enclosed cage. hyperactivity 0.3088235294117647 219 | 337F8MIIMZDU0UU1CW1J7BAGB9804L biomed Alternatively, hyperactivity may be caused by neuronal alterations due to transgene expression during early postnatal development. hyperactivity 0.33333333333333337 220 | 38XPGNCKHT0ATVVHFTP8S40654N4VH biomed Fifth, Lin et al. found a neurologic phenotype in males characterized by hyperactivity, whereas the PGC-1α−/− mice described here show reduced locomotor activity. hyperactivity 0.3666666666666667 221 | 3SMIWMMK615MPIP1K9LMRAHEBQCWU5 biomed In our case, the penetrance of hyperactivity was close to 100%, leaving us with no testable animals. hyperactivity 0.3928571428571429 222 | 3DGDV62G7O9NLXJYP3XLTXEQZ2VP2Q biomed This is an important distinction, as the consumption of bitter-tasting stimuli can be dependent on factors independent of taste, such as toxicity [29]. distinction 0.3055555555555556 223 | 3XT3KXP24ZYJMCFVZAJ4ADUQTUVI6J biomed Such polymorphisms should yield biomarkers suitable for more readily accessible samples, such as peripheral blood or buccal smears. smears 0.31666666666666665 224 | 3JTPR5MTZSCE9355UUUBVNV3P2B5K1 biomed Cholesterol is a necessary membrane constituent of all mammalian, reptile and avian cells, as well as a few other organisms, but not all eukaryotic organisms. Cholesterol 0.3214285714285714 225 | 3FO95NVK5C0129GBWAGGPAR9YFBRSI biomed These two reporters can also be used to create pairs of donors and acceptors for in vivo fluorescence energy transfer (FRET) [15]. reporters 0.3214285714285714 226 | 3JGHED38EDROGC85M2AZ2FOAENFY74 biomed We show that targeted expression of an activated form of PPARδ produces profound and coordinated increases in oxidation enzymes, mitochondrial biogenesis, and production of specialized type I fiber contractile proteins—the three hallmarks for muscle fiber type switching (Figure 6C). switching 0.33333333333333337 227 | 37VHPF5VYC3FDNCJ0FKGJOSMMJ9C83 biomed Thus, PPARδ activation, rather than merely an increase of PPARδ levels, is an essential element for fiber switching and its associated functional manifestations. switching 0.3382352941176471 228 | 31SIZS5W59FPPT1Y46RBUAC8GQXRQY biomed Indeed, in a recent report by Luquet et al. (2003), simple overexpression of wild-type PPARδ in muscle was found not to be sufficient to promote a fiber switch or obesity resistance, although certain oxidation enzymes were increased. oxidation 0.3392857142857143 229 | 3HKIF5DF6YXS84BY7TMD9B8C4IB9GT biomed Fatty acid oxidation occurs in mitochondria and consists of a repeating circuit of four sequential steps. oxidation 0.44047619047619047 230 | 3W9XHF7WGKVGU5GVVQC9Y31H55XKT7 biomed Mechanisms that establish the general body plan make use of a relatively small number of signaling pathways shared among all animals (reviewed in Pires-daSilva and Sommer 2003), but the extent to which these pathways control finer differences between body regions is not clear. Mechanisms 0.34375 231 | 3ZQA3IO31BRYBCP1RZKSZEZVXRG1OZ biomed In addition to colorectal neoplams, these individuals can develop extracolonic symptoms, among which are upper gastrointestinal tract polyps, congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium, desmoid tumors, disorders of the maxillary and skeletal bones, and dental abnormalities [6], suggesting the importance of APC gene functions in these organ systems. pigment 0.35 232 | 3VO4XFFP15MF7AHJVST5PTL8FE47QG biomed Within hair follicles, paracrine signals control the type of pigment made in specific regions of the body or at specific times during the hair cycle (reviewed in Furumura et al. 1996; Barsh et al. 2000). pigment 0.3529411764705882 233 | 3CVDZS288H011OYXLIK0WCEK32IMF6 biomed Recently, Tucker et al. (2001) showed that developing sensory and motor axons in limb slice cultures preferentially grow towards neurotrophin-soaked beads instead of following their normal trajectories. beads 0.35416666666666663 234 | 375VSR8FVW9Y3L2PR2AOL3OCLUBRZN biomed The Pax6 gene has a spatially and temporally complex expression pattern in the eye, brain, nasal structures, spinal cord and pancreas [1]. pancreas 0.3557692307692307 235 | 33W1NHWFYHLBJ0FHVRFJLIPU9E9ZT7 biomed This approach, termed "QTL-Marker-Assisted Counter Selection" or QMACS, has been previously used to characterize QTL for hypnotic sensitivity to ethanol [31]. Counter 0.3571428571428571 236 | 3EHVO81VN5LOJV3ENMP2F52UL521HB biomed Further analysis by light microscopy using immunofluorescence (IF) allowed us to compare wild-type and p150CAF-1-depleted embryos. microscopy 0.359375 237 | 3SCKNODZ0XGU4D4RF01OLZQ3A3GN78 biomed EM and ER conducted transmission electron microscopy. microscopy 0.44999999999999996 238 | 3O4VWC1GEW6GK4CJYQ66FBX6WHL3JB biomed SEM confirmed many of the observations made by confocal microscopy. microscopy 0.5113636363636364 239 | 3XBXDSS888JYVS7XL0P726Z272NXL5 biomed SJ and SVJ carried out confocal microscopy on whole-mounts of stria vascularis. microscopy 0.55 240 | 3R6RZGK0XFCQR29140DF8T4D05RVYY biomed To test this possibility, p53RMCE/− MEFs were electroporated with the p53GFP replacement construct with or without a Cre-expression plasmid, then analyzed by fluorescence microscopy 48 h after electroporation. microscopy 0.6166666666666667 241 | 30Z7M1Q8UYKRK8FLG1OPDT2YMGI8AR biomed Fluorescent protein reporters currently represent a superior alternative to other gene-based reporters such as the bacterial lacZ or human placental alkaline phosphatase in that their visualization is non-invasive, and as such does not require chromogenic substrates. visualization 0.36363636363636365 242 | 3RSBJ6YZECQP1RJ9YYZDOG3PY14FOJ biomed APC is a tumor suppressor gene. suppressor 0.375 243 | 39AYGO6AFFKB0DQMWQWWFLQ7FSWN69 biomed The C57Bl/6J-hg/hg (HG) mouse is a model of systemic overgrowth resulting from a spontaneous deletion on MMU10, which eliminates expression of the Socs2 (suppressor of cytokine signaling 2) gene [14-16]. suppressor 0.4 244 | 3U74KRR67MLH2B1YS34PQVILZ02NTF biomed Similarly, when noggin, a potent BMP inhibitor, is introduced in early stage chick limb buds prior to skeletogenesis, mesenchymal condensation does not take place [27,28]. condensation 0.381578947368421 245 | 3G3AJKPCXLSRXPQMK4CSZ340NLV4YW biomed However, BMP2 and BMP4 are required in concert to promote condensation of the posterior digit anlagen. condensation 0.6071428571428571 246 | 374UMBUHN5PYB7473DVBAKO90XMCTM biomed Are the favored olfactory receptors in more open chromatin conformation or more accessible genomic locations? conformation 0.3833333333333333 247 | 3OEWW2KGQJBS375D7S4N0G04MOODO6 biomed The morphological observations presented in this study demonstrate that fiber cells in lenses lacking alphaA and alphaB fail to elongate symmetrically from the bow region and therefore do not establish the typical "onion skin" conformation in which cells extend from the anterior epithelium to the posterior capsule. conformation 0.5166666666666667 248 | 3KWGG5KP6J2UYCENUGUZO6TH6PQMCV biomed PAI-1 antigen and activity were decreased in both CSS-5 and CSS-17 and the heterosomic mice, CSS-5F1 and CSS-17F1, but not in the CSS-11 strain. antigen 0.3913043478260869 249 | 3KQC8JMJGCSKTYHTAQ3L3YHRJPLH3O biomed However, it has been noted that deletion of the Fc receptor (the primary receptor for microglial opsinization of antibody–antigen complexes) in APP transgenic mouse models has no impact on the effectiveness of antibody-mediated therapy [56,57]. antigen 0.4852941176470589 250 | 3TRB893CSJAOULN5SWOTVFH69RP7GF biomed Sweeny et al [28] screened 25 strains of mice and found only the RIIS/J mice to have increased bleeding time due to reduced von Willebrand antigen. antigen 0.5263157894736842 251 | 3S4TINXCC0NZOA7TTWDH5QC4J45OB5 biomed Only in situations with severe physical injury, distinct environmental influences or additional platelet attributes like the platelet antigen polymorphism [53] differences might become apparent. antigen 0.625 252 | 3A520CCNWN08T9PCT4AP53YKXJGAES biomed The role of Socs2 in the HG phenotype was confirmed by an independently engineered Socs2-/- knockout mouse which shared a number of phenotypes in common with HG, including gigantism [17]. gigantism 0.3970588235294118 253 | 302U8RURJZ1WF35NXY44RD66WLNNV0 biomed Immunostaining the kidneys of homozygous Aqp2F204V/F204V mice shows that the mutant-expressing collecting duct cells can not mediate water reabsorption, because it fails to insert into the apical plasma membrane in response to dDAVP. duct 0.4 254 | 379OL9DBSSESUVWY1Z8JGBFG9E19YR biomed Rod spherules establish an invaginating synapse with rod bipolar dendrites and axonal endings of horizontal cells. Rod 0.4 255 | 35XW21VSVGEQZBLYRQJK3YIASNMLSM biomed Rod photoreceptor generation peaks around the time of birth. Rod 0.5125 256 | 3FK4G712NX0D3OGOBZGLFKW5KG1SSC biomed However, we were unable to consistently turn off the human E2 expression cassette by the potent tetracycline analogue, doxycycline in either of the two transgenic lines tested (data not shown). analogue 0.421875 257 | 3N2YPY1GI6YSLXSA4Z1L1QCXIUFEVX biomed Thrombus formation on fissured atherosclerotic plaques is the precipitating event in the transition from a stable or subclinical atherosclerotic disease and leads to acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke or peripheral arterial occlusion. infarction 0.475 258 | 3E9ZFLPWOYSW5RZR0XSUAQ7AQXWXIS biomed We then screened a brain library with this peptide using the yeast two-hybrid technique and identified three novel interacting proteins, HOMER3, DNCL1 and TRIM11. peptide 0.484375 259 | 3NRZ1LDP7W6DR8MAEA6ZG8OXKBUZP8 biomed A BRC4 peptide was also reported to inhibit the RAD51–DNA interaction. peptide 0.5131578947368421 260 | 3WJGKMRWVI9RUI8AHNVW5G6NXBYDC4 biomed At 1 mo of age, the mice lacked visible amyloid aggregates that might act as an intractable reservoir of peptide remaining in the brain after the transgene had been suppressed. peptide 0.5263157894736842 261 | 3LEG2HW4UFNBUKU4B01GH30MXX1F28 biomed On the basis of secondary structure predictions and amino acid sequence conservation, we defined a novel PAX6 protein domain, which we have called the C-terminal peptide. peptide 0.6176470588235294 262 | 33Q5P9PUSPMUXJD695KTW8PQLS9ZCO biomed Staining was absent when the primary antibody was pre-absorbed with the antigenic peptide (data not shown). peptide 0.7361111111111112 263 | 306996CF6WKESI0SNUF6TUZWQS2B1A biomed However, the process appears to be patterned at the initial stages of bud formation, since the relative importance of these pathways and their downstream effectors differ as buds begin to develop and cell fates are specified. effectors 0.5 264 | 36QZ6V1589DTI18S04BLULET5DMUSU biomed A second study in Drosophila examined the effects of Pygo mutation on cuticle patterning, midgut constriction, central nervous system, and cardiac development, and concluded that "Pygo is an essential component in the Wg signal transduction pathway". constriction 0.5 265 | 3UXQ63NLAAMRIP4WG4XPD98AOZ0BLB biomed AK and NL performed bile collection experiments and bile characterization for Figure 8. AK 0.5 266 | 3TRB893CSJAOULN5SWOTVFH69RV7GL biomed ELK, AK, EV and MHL performed Western blotting and immunohistochemistry experiments. AK 0.6176470588235294 267 | 33P2GD6NRNSQPWP0VWVKKKYTUB8HK0 biomed In the proximal tubule cells of the rat kidney, a partial loss of actin and the actin-bundling protein villin is observed upon cadmium treatment, as well as the derangement and depolymerization of microtubules (60). derangement 0.5357142857142857 268 | 3H781YYV6TID85OLZ41608OCL87ETN biomed Transcription of apparent 'singleton' olfactory receptor genes (0.5 Mb or more from the nearest other olfactory receptor gene) suggests that there is no absolute requirement for genomic clustering for an olfactory receptor to be transcribed, consistent with observations that small olfactory receptor transgenes can be expressed correctly when integrated outside native olfactory receptor clusters [35]. singleton 0.5625 269 | 3D06DR5225J65XHPA2Y8IB3T6LCMAY biomed SEM confirmed many of the observations made by confocal microscopy. SEM 0.5833333333333334 270 | 3HY86PZXPYICZLCCXLHWU25HTQ91EW biomed SLC39A10 is one of 14 mouse SLC39 members, which belong to the ZIP family of metal ion transporters (43,44). ZIP 0.6428571428571429 271 | 3H781YYV6TID85OLZ41608OCL9ZETH biomed There was the normal festooned appearance of the urothelium, and this transitional epithelium was of normal thickness. epithelium 0.6547619047619048 272 | 38LRF35D5LWPYKNDAPAKMD6HDXI3U6 biomed During budding morphogenesis, intersecting signaling networks from the epithelium and mesenchyme govern transcriptional, adhesive, polarity, and motility programs in these select groups of cells. epithelium 0.6666666666666666 273 | 37OPIVELUU3KDJGEJ5IVQ6VXPZDHAK biomed If lack of protection from light-induced damage was the major factor affecting the changes in these lenses, then the bulk of the damage should have resided along the visual axis, particularly in the central anterior epithelium and subcapsular cortex in the 5 wk lenses, but this was not the case. epithelium 0.7222222222222222 274 | 3GITHABACYLNIC7L9OKTP89VZOMN2M biomed Further, although the polymorphism assessed typically resides within a gene known to protect bronchial epithelium from carcinogens, oxidants, or DNA damage, the selection of the particular polymorphism for study is largely empiric, and not based on known functional properties. epithelium 0.7333333333333333 275 | 3O4VWC1GEW6GK4CJYQ66FBX6WHKJ3Q biomed We note that several apparently highly expressed olfactory receptors (gene A, this study, and MOR10 and MOR28 [36]) are expressed in zone 4 of the olfactory epithelium. epithelium 0.875 276 | 35XW21VSVGEQZBLYRQJK3YIASMTSLY biomed At older ages (9–12 mo) amyloid deposits were visible in the thalamus, which has also been observed in mice expressing mutant APP via the Thy-1 promoter. thalamus 0.6666666666666666 277 | 3NZ1E5QA6Z1DG01BOHHIWKCD282B5N biomed The presence of amyloid pathology in this region has been attributed to axonal transport of APP/Aβ to the terminals of cortical neurons in the thalamus [29]. thalamus 0.7222222222222222 278 | 37VE3DA4YUHPWTL6PJIRLHF37HTBH4 biomed Rosette formation and abnormally wavy epithelia are common sequelae of defects in pathways controlling cell polarity [46,47]. sequelae 0.75 279 | 37VUR2VJ6APX2NSY1UB14E5E8DX1C2 biomed Osteogenesis is also initiated properly in the absence of these pairs of factors. Osteogenesis 0.7749999999999999 280 | 3H6W48L9F4P9XDH53NMSH4UF3B5WPY europarl It is estimated that a staggering 10 000 containers are lost at sea each year. sea 0.22058823529411764 281 | 32W3UF2EZOLEUMPHOCU32CCHKY9C4U europarl I would remind you that the election of the President will begin at 10 a.m. and I would point out that, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 11(2) of the Rules of Procedure, no business shall be transacted while the oldest Member is in the Chair unless it is concerned with the election of the President or the verification of credentials. Rules 0.04999999999999999 282 | 3P0I4CQYVY7RCD54ON9DS4PPT5QOWO europarl We have simply confirmed, in accordance with our rules, that Rule 19 of our Rules of Procedure already gives the President of Parliament the right to bring an end to successive uses of points of order, procedural motions etc., 'where the President is convinced that these are manifestly intended to cause and will result in a prolonged and serious obstruction of the procedures of the House or the rights of other Members'. Rules 0.17857142857142855 283 | 3PZDSVZ3J5HXLQM8D23HIN6TJ2N4N4 europarl What further measures is the Commission now taking to ensure the full abolition of barriers imposed on customers by virtue of their country of residence or registration of payment card which prevent them accessing the best prices and range of goods and services, such as music downloads, rail and airline tickets, DVDs and computer games, particularly those sold online, sold anywhere in the EU? prices 0.06666666666666665 284 | 3GITHABACYLNIC7L9OKTP89VZOR2N6 europarl Many economic operators are in an even more serious situation, as they get prices of less than 20-21 cents, when their production costs come to at least 40 cents per litre. prices 0.11538461538461536 285 | 3EHIMLB7F7Z6UVNZM7YHUFP2ZDQ8HO europarl Rise in food prices (vote) prices 0.19444444444444442 286 | 3UDTAB6HH6ZVX00DTRXAOJLWX1Q90U europarl We now have a proposal on the table which lays down strict emissions values for the next ten years and which simultaneously creates clarity and incentives for technological innovations. table 0.09999999999999998 287 | 3H1C3QRA01JWMOMADI6GBYO8XN3EC2 europarl Mr President, in coordination with other groups, I would like to table an oral amendment concerning the draft bill in the Duma to ignore certain rulings of the European Court of Human Rights. table 0.23333333333333334 288 | 3RZS0FBRWKA0JFB0MWMR5ANCBVLPCG europarl Contrary to what has been suggested by Mr Cohn-Bendit, it is possible to table amendments, indeed - according to the e-mail - some members intend to do so. table 0.30000000000000004 289 | 3VIVIU06FKCLBF0NMQQLZ9RCJUEIMX europarl The next item is the report by Mrs Roth-Behrendt on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety on EU legislation on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) and on related feed and food controls. controls 0.23529411764705882 290 | 3DZKABX2ZI5DOZ8W88VQB2CUXI6CV6 europarl He finds excuses for his political existence by pretending to fight the ghosts of the long bygone British colonial era. excuses 0.13235294117647056 291 | 3ZFRE2BDQ9EI0HO101GGALA0MBZXZS europarl Bearing in mind the French position on the precautionary principle, can a decision be taken rather sooner than a fortnight on where we will be meeting next month? position 0.13333333333333336 292 | 3I01FDIL6M8EW0G8KU6QT3X1LL82D9 europarl I happen to oppose the amendments but it seems to be that we have been put in an invidious position, asking us to vote on amendments which we have not had an opportunity to debate. position 0.18055555555555558 293 | 3I01FDIL6M8EW0G8KU6QT3X1LKPD2Z europarl Let us hope that we reach a solution on all the issues, including the release of the three captured Israeli soldiers and the BBC journalist Alan Johnston. journalist 0.1388888888888889 294 | 3OND0WXMHWFN3WXQZAKHMPLOAGOHEW europarl However, if we look at the details of the agreement, it seems as if speed took precedence over thoroughness. speed 0.1388888888888889 295 | 3TCFMTM8HEOK450W41MVS1WSWO312G europarl Two and a half minutes, Madam President. half 0.14705882352941174 296 | 38Z7YZ2SB32CWUYFEJX2GIBHTWRQIA europarl The aim of the meeting will be to formalise the agreement reached on loans to Greece, the financial support package for Greece to tackle the serious financial situation of this euro-area country, and to reflect on the lessons that can be learned from this situation and these agreements in relation to the future of the euro area and of the whole of the European Union. future 0.15000000000000002 297 | 3NRZ1LDP7W6DR8MAEA6ZG8OXKD7PZF europarl The next item is the report by Mr Dess, on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, on the CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future. future 0.18055555555555558 298 | 3T2HW4QDUV7FRSVT57QUJKNX6QNC9Q europarl We have to do everything we can to ensure that our European media model remains intact in these turbulent times and that we give it a firm foundation for the future, too. future 0.19117647058823528 299 | 329E6HTMSW2BVOI1GB6IGQXJB833KW europarl Public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system (short presentation) future 0.234375 300 | 3538U0YQ1FU0F2QNF0FL0D5E3CLF35 europarl Crisis in the EU livestock sector (debate) Crisis 0.15625 301 | 309D674SHZLYFLAQ3R4QAQINUR7CBJ europarl Trade and industrial production have collapsed not only as a result of the crisis, but also due to the political unrest triggered by the parliamentary elections in April. Trade 0.15789473684210525 302 | 3TTPFEFXCTKJQH4BTS1JA1TBTHJH6S europarl The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Commission on the definitive results of the anti-dumping investigation concerning footwear from China and Vietnam, by Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the Committee on International Trade - B6-0432/2006). Trade 0.2777777777777778 303 | 31N9JPQXIPIRX2A3S9N0CCFXO78NH8 europarl The restrictions on spraying by aircraft will surely be welcomed by EU citizens, as will the buffer zones for protecting drinking water and aquatic organisms. aircraft 0.1607142857142857 304 | 33KGGVH24UHL5L3TSQ7OIRQO9WMX13 europarl It is fundamental to our existence. existence 0.2763157894736842 305 | 3H1C3QRA01JWMOMADI6GBYO8XOJCEI europarl Cooperation with countries that are the source of migration is one of the most important elements of the new immigration policy - before 2004, there was practically no immigration policy in the European Union - and one of the prime elements of the policy that arose following the Hampton Court meeting in 2004 is cooperation with countries of origin and transit for illegal migration. Court 0.17105263157894735 306 | 3H6W48L9F4P9XDH53NMSH4UF3AMPW6 europarl The issue is being decided at present by the Court of Human Rights and will not go away. Court 0.21250000000000002 307 | 375VMB7D4JJI7LUA9XRIGJ4IAGMDIA europarl One of the main obstacles to unconstrained political and economic relations with Russia and to a new partnership agreement is the presence of the major shortcomings in the Russian justice system. partnership 0.1764705882352941 308 | 3RDTX9JRTY19FB0XEQIJ3YVJ5GF79D europarl The next item is the report (A4-0274/97) by Mr Martens, on behalf of the Committee on Development and Cooperation, on the Commission's Green Paper on relations between the European Union and the ACP countries on the eve of the 21st Century - Challenges and options for a new partnership (COM(96)0570 - C4-0639/96). partnership 0.20588235294117646 309 | 3CRWSLD91K4V71BQKL3QJ6NYV3DOMY europarl My three starting points and principles are still valid and can be confirmed: there can be no compromise on consumer safety; we believe in open markets and fair competition; and we want to work in international partnership with the Chinese and the Americans. partnership 0.25 310 | 3UZUVSO3P7V9VAY1Q70UEUTKR2NMEA europarl My admiration for Europe and for the institutions you have created, for the road you have walked from disunity, rivalries and wars to unity, partnership and peace, democracy, inclusion and prosperity, as well as for your deep belief in solidarity among peoples, led me as a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 2008 to nominate the European Union and the European Commission for the Nobel Peace Prize. partnership 0.25 311 | 304QEQWKZPKY4N4JVGGSL9GLS0C0OZ europarl Mr President, on urgency for aid to shipbuilding: this is certainly still a most controversial subject, in the European Community too. aid 0.17857142857142855 312 | 3IH9TRB0FBZOFQEYT47NFH39LK21IT europarl The issue, Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, has proved rather contentious in Parliament's Committee on International Trade, as regards whether - and this was the pretext for this Commission proposal - we should use trade preferences as a means of emergency aid to a given country; as regards the duration and extension of those trade preferences; and, finally, as regards what conditions would be imposed on the beneficiary, Pakistan in this instance. aid 0.25 313 | 3I6NF2WGIGW97H9M439WXV3AINCG5V europarl (The House rose and observed a minute' s silence) silence 0.18055555555555558 314 | 3MDKGGG61QN9VQV6TMI8OKWZ4BF6TS europarl Compatibility of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: see Minutes Compatibility 0.19117647058823528 315 | 3U74KRR67MLH2B1YS34PQVILZ2MTN9 europarl Violence and hatred cannot be accepted in the name of religion. hatred 0.2222222222222222 316 | 39O0SQZVJN7FJBWJ87I5UJVDB2KR7J europarl Ship-source pollution and penalties for infringements (debate) pollution 0.19642857142857145 317 | 391JB9X4ZY8CHAQBMTBXCP6PBZJKMS europarl Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions on the role of volunteering in economic and social cohesion (Rule 118) (vote) Request 0.2 318 | 3O0M2G5VC62CWOIECSKC0MB9ED694A europarl on the Council statement on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; United 0.203125 319 | 3VADEH0UHCXGQW0WJICRKFRUXXQPSR europarl The new administration in the United States has shown great interest in deepening and extending links with us in Europe. United 0.23076923076923078 320 | 3TFJJUELSHP4R8AUKYBF9XFJ0LWC2J europarl Proposal for a Council Decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme 'Criminal justice' as part of the general programme 'Fundamental Rights and Justice' - C6-0237/2005 - Justice 0.203125 321 | 32LAQ1JNT9PUX1L7P4GB4QAF7YFTU1 europarl the recommendation by Csaba Sógor, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation - C7-0264/2009 - 2009/0036(NLE)), Justice 0.3214285714285714 322 | 385MDVINFCFDB2E78AH8K883UCZWJY europarl I do not believe that it is necessary to expand any further on the disastrous global environmental and economic consequences of IUU fishing, as you are well aware of that. consequences 0.203125 323 | 3YLPJ8OXX8D2XK0CF8QQGPXRLGX4XO europarl Subject: The negative consequences of the EU biofuels targets consequences 0.3125 324 | 3DTJ4WT8BDF9UHXK5WQOMWPT667ZE6 europarl This scheme has been implemented to date in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/2008 establishing aid for the purchase of cereals, skimmed milk powder and rice. scheme 0.328125 325 | 3KWGG5KP6J2UYCENUGUZO6TH6PTMCY europarl Today we are in the initial stage of the treaty coming into effect, and the EU will need to have adequate funding at its disposal from the outset in order to implement the new policies. policies 0.20833333333333331 326 | 337F8MIIMZDU0UU1CW1J7BAGBAV04A europarl This House can play a crucial role in upgrading EU policies to a fully-fledged EU strategy. policies 0.25 327 | 3QI9WAYOGQB8GQIR4MDIEF0D2TI6SM europarl (NL) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, I should like to attempt, by means of an oral amendment, a better and more correct wording to the second part of Paragraph 11, which would then read as follows, and I will read it out in English: 'in particular by means of enhanced dialogue over Ukraine en Belarus and joint efforts to finally resolve the frozen conflicts in Moldova en the South Caucasus'. South 0.21052631578947367 328 | 3QGHA0EA0J07TJGVKI4RMKPQM7QWBD europarl According to records in the UK, only one person has died as the result of an earthquake and that was in the mid-seventeenth century. result 0.2142857142857143 329 | 3PGQRAZX02KAZASXA58AX6K613AYSD europarl We know that this is not the final result, because the Staff Regulations and the Financial Regulation provide all the necessary leeway for the codecision procedure, which is a precondition for the final establishment of the service. result 0.21666666666666667 330 | 37SOB9Z0SSXMFU0J1BIJVQAY07R3LG europarl - (IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, my apologies, here again only a factual replacement is involved; as the Afghan law is cited, the appropriate wording of the law should be substituted: wording 0.21666666666666667 331 | 3TC2K6WK9G22F5KH3MVA7BJ0AU8826 europarl (FR) Excuse me, but you have unfortunately forgotten the original wording of paragraph 45. wording 0.22058823529411764 332 | 362E9TQF2HQLJ541BNSQM47FN9IIG7 europarl Everyone tried to find suitable compromises, even with regard to the two points that up to now had been contentious: governance, the conditions for the clearing houses and, secondly, the wording concerning the third states regulation, on which we have had intensive and contentious debates. wording 0.3055555555555556 333 | 35U0MRQMUJ7EXO5ZYD4H626BMWOVOL europarl The compromise text agreed with the Council also provides some protection for those immigrants forced to work illegally, who are often held hostage by criminal organisations. organisations 0.21875 334 | 3VQTAXTYN3LU1FRQPIPQ4W4T1QXBU9 europarl This is the razor-sharp conclusion of an open letter of 14 June which five human rights organisations have addressed to the foreign ministers of the European Union. organisations 0.25 335 | 3PEG1BH7AERGYJMEV4LOY9VVZ0FBKU europarl As you know, we have proposed a number of new initiatives in order to make our producer organisations much more attractive. organisations 0.33333333333333337 336 | 3OCZWXS7ZO7PT9NNFU6CAN8IE4YL56 europarl Report (A5-0342/2000) by Mr Ortuondo Larrea, on behalf of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism, on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 94/57/EC on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations [COM(2000) 142 - C5-0175/2000-2000/0066(COD)] organisations 0.40625 337 | 3NQUW096N688UWPZIKJTM3DK00I9LM europarl A word of thanks is also due to many non-governmental organisations and unions, to the experts who participated in the presentation workshop for the financial impact study, to the secretariats of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and of my political group, to the Policy Department of the European Parliament, and to my assistants. organisations 0.41666666666666663 338 | 388FBO7JZRTDJX0S29ROYCA0E3MNY8 europarl The then authorities of the former Eastern Bloc countries spent too long concealing information about the disaster from the world and, above all, from their own citizens. authorities 0.21875 339 | 3APP19WN71E5QL909MJ1P1HAEING6B europarl The European Union would like to see the authorities accept Mr Gambari's proposals for a further political process. authorities 0.25 340 | 3I6NF2WGIGW97H9M439WXV3AIMWG5D europarl According to investigations by the competent authorities, citizens of the Member States are allegedly involved in tax evasion. authorities 0.25 341 | 3LN50BUKPVBTMJ56Z9FQ8TDZ53JLPA europarl As the European Parliament, we offer our sympathy and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the Iraqi authorities. authorities 0.2666666666666667 342 | 3QMELQS6Y5BWFBIEPXDDO5VHGQHR6Z europarl However, the current way of managing variations is proving increasingly inefficient and is no longer satisfactory either for the authorities or for the pharmaceutical industry as a whole. authorities 0.2678571428571429 343 | 34R0BODSP1ZBN3DVY8J8XSIY57X5E3 europarl However, the correct work of customs forms the basis for the success of our single market and the free movement of goods, persons, capital and services. goods 0.21875 344 | 3N2YPY1GI6YSLXSA4Z1L1QCXIUIEV0 europarl Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles (vote) goods 0.25 345 | 3YD0MU1NC21NKUA26WWJZT63BYX7AS europarl On 23 October 1956, Hungarian university students took to the streets of Budapest to protest against the Communist government and they were soon joined by citizens from all professions and sectors of society. society 0.2222222222222222 346 | 3MQKOF1EE2O08GEFYEVXHADQPRJWDZ europarl Unfortunately, the terrorist murderers are once again punishing Spanish society. society 0.28846153846153844 347 | 36AZSFEYZ40UEUGQU8ZV0I6CFYMVB0 europarl Meanwhile the people on the street who wanted to celebrate peacefully were brutally attacked and beaten up. street 0.2222222222222222 348 | 3P458N04Q1HSU6LPBU72NA0T120X2K europarl by Mr Søndergaard, on behalf of the Committee on Budgetary Control, on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007, Section V: Court of Auditors (C6-0419/2008 -, Control 0.2222222222222222 349 | 3IZPORCT1F9CC02VLG4HLWK7P5EHR9 europarl We will begin as scheduled with a statement by the Commission on urgent political matters, namely on the European Union's reactions to the Helms-Burton law on trade restrictions. restrictions 0.22499999999999998 350 | 3RBI0I35XE36FT7IKQ79PYCU9MUY32 europarl His own enterprising spirit and non-conformist approach, his constant concern for the man in the street and his own sense of humour and personality were defining characteristics of his presidency at that time. personality 0.23214285714285715 351 | 3X0EMNLXEPPWIOH0DDHWV2B1W21PVF europarl On the other hand, many Member States are taking refuge in a new form of intergovernmentalism, nationalism and protectionism, instead of looking towards Europe. nationalism 0.23333333333333334 352 | 3OLZC0DJ8JF412UW0IRCM5APAO8VIB europarl Mr President, yesterday saw the installation of a new government and the re-establishment of the devolved assembly in Northern Ireland, representing what would have previously been called the extreme opinion of unionism and the extreme opinion of nationalism, brought together to form a new government for Northern Ireland. nationalism 0.3214285714285714 353 | 32K26U12DNONTREA84Q1V8UCIJ0VD9 europarl With their help, John has sought to shed light on what has been a very murky area, and to bring clarity where uncertainty prevailed before, based consistently on the twin principles that the patient must always come first and that patient choice should be determined by needs and not by means. John 0.234375 354 | 3QREJ3J433XSBS8QMHAICCR0BUTLKR europarl The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Council by Miroslav Ouzký, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on progress in Council on the Framework Directive on Soil Protection - B6-0455/2008). Safety 0.2361111111111111 355 | 3D17ECOUOEV9PNWF8100BB1K21M138 europarl 2007 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work ( Safety 0.25 356 | 3MIVREZQVHY32PO3EMIETYQULZZKQW europarl Implementation of the posting of workers directive following the judgments of the Court of Justice (debate) judgments 0.2941176470588235 357 | 3JU8CV4BRLC1S483C1VI0AHT094POD europarl Anti-dumping cases - state of play and prospects (debate) prospects 0.25 358 | 3O0M2G5VC62CWOIECSKC0MB9EEN49O europarl This resolution invites Member States and the Commission, in accordance with their respective competences, to promote the ratification and application of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concluded by the European Union on 26 November 2009. Persons 0.25 359 | 3B0MCRZMBRUJD4K4R18XPAMJAE0PPU europarl There is also a third group, which is that of minority languages. minority 0.25 360 | 35JDMRECC499302FF42Z1P9NVFUEGB europarl After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, we were able to include references to human rights and subsequently, in 2000, to provide for a stronger political dimension to our relations and to give priority to fighting poverty and improving our economic and financial partnership. Cold 0.25 361 | 32L724R85LKRWIX0E6IDGDL7OZOPIZ europarl Opening of the sitting Opening 0.25 362 | 3EFNPKWBMSO9IYBXCIW0X6IAXAZ30S europarl And if that is the case, should your office not write to the Commission and the United Kingdom Government for clarification on the point to help the industry and the farmers who are likely to be affected by the persistent inability of the British Government to deal with this matter? clarification 0.2647058823529411 363 | 35NNO802AVWRTXLNYR5LCOGCOKNNI1 europarl The importance of management and of the other players as parties to corporate governance, whether they be employees, creditors, customers or suppliers, was also greatly emphasised on that occasion. occasion 0.2647058823529411 364 | 3QGHA0EA0J07TJGVKI4RMKPQM7OWBB europarl On the same occasion, in accordance with Article 104(7) of the Treaty, the Council set a deadline of one year for the correction of this excessive deficit. occasion 0.2666666666666667 365 | 3MDWE879UH2WHN3NR7UZ80HFO5N9BG europarl Mr President, I am very conscious that the Treaty of Lisbon is, as my colleague David Sumberg has just said, a train wreck as regards the European Union. wreck 0.2647058823529411 366 | 3PEG1BH7AERGYJMEV4LOY9VVZZYKBK europarl The next item is the Commission statement on GM/Opel: current developments. developments 0.265625 367 | 36JW4WBR06KF9AXMUL4N476OMH5HFG europarl (SV) Mr President, if you went into the corridors of Parliament yesterday you would have seen a great many stickers from the lobbyists' organisation of the European chemical industry on the floor, and some of them are still there today. stickers 0.2666666666666667 368 | 3J94SKDEKIP6VXZV2D8ORA0D5UGD50 europarl Before your election as President, you were well known as the architect of the Indian space and atomic energy programme, and you enjoy international renown as one of India's most important scientists. programme 0.275 369 | 3TFJJUELSHP4R8AUKYBF9XFJ0KD2CO europarl Combating violence (Daphne III programme) (vote) programme 0.375 370 | 311HQEI8RSGOL2IAIOCIGMXCKIKZ7Z europarl All our work towards cooperation with our sister countries in Central and Eastern Europe is therefore not simply another element in Parliament's heavy work programme. programme 0.375 371 | 3HEADTGN2PSHU1XFQ5LL0XBGXKPVRD europarl Mr President, I would like, above all, to thank the Commission for appreciating the risk involved in the phenomenon of counterfeiting and piracy. piracy 0.27941176470588236 372 | 3UDTAB6HH6ZVX00DTRXAOJLWX1Q09L europarl Sea piracy (debate) piracy 0.2833333333333333 373 | 3PGQRAZX02KAZASXA58AX6K612TYSU europarl Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, there is only one lesson to be learned here, namely, that full-time contracts of an indefinite duration must remain the norm. norm 0.2833333333333333 374 | 3KL228NDMVMCP0UPBQD2ZKMSFCRGKY europarl Madam President, I am advised by the services that each additional roll-call vote costs EUR 400, which makes the cost of yesterday's escapade in excess of EUR 25 000. escapade 0.2941176470588235 375 | 3DTJ4WT8BDF9UHXK5WQOMWPT65OZEL europarl Ladies and gentlemen, we are all aware of the dreadful tropical cyclone, Nargis, which ravaged Burma/Myanmar last Saturday. cyclone 0.296875 376 | 3TL87MO8CMPHV6GCL6JLWZZV3YCFLJ europarl the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector (COM(98)0158 - C4-0296/98-98/0111(CNS)); -A4-0496/98 by Mr Fantuzzi, on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, onI.the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the common organisation of the market of cereals and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum wheat (COM(98)0158 - C4-0292/98-98/0107(CNS))II. maize 0.296875 377 | 3GMLHYZ0LEXQENK1ZA3AC72UM0VYUT europarl In the light of these developments, it would not be appropriate at this moment to take exceptional measures, such as opening an intervention tender for maize, nor to intervene with export refunds. maize 0.4833333333333333 378 | 3Q2T3FD0ON86LCI41NJYV3PN0FJ3MQ europarl Secondly, Europe must strengthen its position as the world's leading beneficiary of foreign direct investment and give itself the means to control that investment so as to encourage sustainable development that creates high quality employment. beneficiary 0.30000000000000004 379 | 32204AGAABCLNATH55A5MS60NW3GHC europarl Mr President, I would like to begin by reminding us all that a few weeks ago Greenpeace reported a Galician company, Armadores Vidal, to the Spanish public prosecutor's office for receiving subsidies to the value of EUR 3.6 million from the Spanish Government, between 2003 and 2005, despite the fact that, since 1999, the company has accrued numerous sanctions in several countries for illegal fishing around the world. subsidies 0.30000000000000004 380 | 3V8JSVE8YYQ9PRNF9AO58PGR0C1EYS europarl In addition, if this policy were to be implemented in Poland, my country would lose more than all it has hitherto received in the form of direct payments, indirect subsidies and grants, and there would still be more to pay. subsidies 0.33333333333333337 381 | 32TZXEA1OLKU7JFJ8F5JLGTQG2114E europarl For its part, the EU has accused the United States of granting hidden subsidies to Boeing as part of defence and aerospace projects in which it is involved. subsidies 0.43333333333333335 382 | 3ZZAYRN1I6RZKW1ATI425KIQPCPTOM europarl I should like to inform the House that I received, shortly after my arrival in office, advice from the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, inviting the President to submit to the European Court of Justice for review the question of the legal base with regard to the European Company Statute. Statute 0.30000000000000004 383 | 3NOEP8XAU42OMDMVDSIEJN8MCCSXP7 europarl The next item is the debate on the oral question by Klaus-Heiner Lehne, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs, to the Commission on the report on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE) - B7-0211/2009) Statute 0.3846153846153846 384 | 322ZSN9Z5GKVG3RSAYPTRMCL8K8T4T europarl As I conclude, I should like to point out that we will only be able to consider that our protest here today has been effective if and when medical care, education and the opportunity to integrate into society are made available to albinos in Tanzania. Tanzania 0.3055555555555556 385 | 3Y40HMYLL1I1EIURUEH8TTVLKU0UXI europarl The Government and President of Tanzania have already started to implement measures, which we appreciate, but it is not enough. Tanzania 0.33333333333333337 386 | 37SDSEDIN92VQK2LKIVW2S9VIOX18L europarl However, it is not in the possession of information from which it could determine whether the US court procedure was in violation of EU data protection laws. violation 0.3157894736842105 387 | 39I4RL8QGJH5BU0XA484D39XXQDH47 europarl They are: capital increase, pension funds, labour market policy and employment policy, EU enlargement and adequate supervision of EIB policy. capital 0.3157894736842105 388 | 338GLSUI43B4ZJB25FGM8LDQVR3SFR europarl Mr Martin: 300 votes. Martin 0.31666666666666665 389 | 3ZTE0JGGCESIYFZZ7W9CGAIM1QPOCY europarl We also congratulate our fellow Members from Estonia. Estonia 0.3194444444444444 390 | 3EHVO81VN5LOJV3ENMP2F52UL7KH1D europarl Ladies and gentlemen, 65 years ago today, in June 1940, three countries which are now members of the European Union — Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — lost their independence as a result of the Soviet occupation. Estonia 0.36764705882352944 391 | 30F94FBDNRKF12C1PDZGZ0IRID6TBI europarl President Hendrik Ilves took office as President of Estonia on 9 October 2006. Estonia 0.4411764705882353 392 | 3HFWPF5AK9J9J7V9LKFK7COTS2G3SD europarl Ladies and gentlemen, this is a wonderful day for the European Parliament, and that is because we are welcoming one of our former fellow Members here - one who is now President of the Republic of Estonia, our former fellow Member Mr Hendrik Ilves! Estonia 0.44999999999999996 393 | 373L46LKP76MG2KQJWY5WXE875OJKN europarl It is a pleasure to welcome the Presidents and Speakers of the Parliaments of Belgium, Herman van Rompuy, of Italy, Fausto Bertinotti, and of the Dutch Senate, Yvonne Timmerman-Buck, who together with other representatives of the Parliaments of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom have joined us here in the European Parliament today and whom I would also like to welcome. Estonia 0.44999999999999996 394 | 3R5LWXWHR08I90TWA9SRPEUUBMMGX5 europarl Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union ( droughts 0.3194444444444444 395 | 3JVP4ZJHDPSO81TGXL3N1CKZGSTI04 europarl With too much rain in certain parts of Europe and with droughts in other parts of Europe, the climatic conditions within our own regions this year have been adverse to cereal production and, with an estimated output of 258 million tonnes, the 2007 harvest is below average. droughts 0.35 396 | 3H781YYV6TID85OLZ41608OCLAJET3 europarl The next item is the report by Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the Committee on Development, on China's policy and its effects on Africa. Maria 0.32894736842105265 397 | 3GV1I4SEO9PLCDN1KDGH2TMIAZ9L6M europarl On behalf of the whole European Parliament, I should like to express our condemnation of this act and our sympathy for the victim's family and for the whole Spanish people. sympathy 0.3375 398 | 3SD15I2WD2U4W9XCE7CH67S1AC263B europarl - (IT) Madam President, President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, 60 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights launched a real global revolution, affirming the prophetic idea of Immanuel Kant, the philosopher, that the infringement of a right in a single country ought to be felt as such in any other part of the world. Kant 0.34523809523809523 399 | 3YLTXLH3DF6R0NMG8O0SG1KSONQHPH europarl The position of the Nepalese Government vis-à-vis the elections to the Tibetan Government in exile clearly tells us who is the real global player in this region. exile 0.3472222222222222 400 | 356ZPKYPUHHDMIC5IO4G21FVEJ3PYO europarl These three countries are on the list of 13 candidate countries involved in the accession process, and this kind of agreement, whereby authorisation can be given for them to take part in Community programmes and agencies, seeks to strengthen the pre-accession strategy. authorisation 0.3472222222222222 401 | 3GL25Y6843UI1APILCQM2JER77HMX0 europarl Information on medicinal products (Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products) ( authorisation 0.3529411764705882 402 | 3ACRLU860NEDCJU4ZIAL0EIQF23EBV europarl The scientific opinions allow us to proceed with a proposal for authorisation, but not at any price. authorisation 0.44999999999999996 403 | 37ZQELHEQ0YDPGBEJ63D4HNT5UOMNZ europarl Mr Medina Ortega has the floor. Medina 0.35 404 | 3JMNNNO3B14D56GZ1PBGLRMMS1BW29 europarl Thank you, Mr Medina Ortega. Medina 0.453125 405 | 3ICOHX7ENCBCSWRU12DWGXM7OZME0R europarl It should be borne in mind that the hunting expeditions described only target migrating birds. expeditions 0.359375 406 | 3DW3BNF1GHIBCWIJRWFL9GGB7S1V81 europarl (NL) Mr President, I voted against the Catania report, as I totally and utterly disagree with the Commission's recent proposals on asylum policy, which the rapporteur welcomes in this report. asylum 0.3666666666666667 407 | 36D1BWBEHN1H0UMLXN5TCTKVUYHM2Q europarl Within the framework of this cooperation, there are provisions for being able to offer subsidiary protection and provisions relating to the asylum procedure, reception and return. asylum 0.42647058823529416 408 | 35ZRNT9RUIYULF3GE3YBN7ESVDD3OG europarl - The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Commission on the follow-up to the Declaration of the Sports Ministers of the European Union at their meeting in Biarritz in November 2008 by Katerina Batzeli and Doris Pack, on behalf of the Committee on Culture and Education - B6-0223/2009). Doris 0.3928571428571429 409 | 3CMIQF80GNQW3A3ECIODJFLCK4FQ6X europarl The next item is the report by Pablo Arias Echeverría, on behalf of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, on completing the internal market for e-commerce. Arias 0.40384615384615385 410 | 3VCK0Q0PO5EGM247U1GF6KGG2RNN0P europarl President Arias's efforts in his role as an international broker came to fruition in the Esquipulas Peace Agreement, which was signed by the presidents of all Central American countries on 7 August 1987. Arias 0.44999999999999996 411 | 3WKGUBL7SZM7XQJN1PN25V24E7NL4J europarl That is why I have referred several times to these falsified medicines as 'silent killers' because that is effectively what they are, because if people who have problems ... We know how falsification networks have changed: a few years ago everybody would be talking about Viagra, but today it is impossible not to talk about drugs that combat, or attempt to combat, diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and cholesterol. falsification 0.41666666666666663 412 | 3GKAWYFRAPTAO7HEMSH2PG5UWVXPDG europarl (IT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, up to now, there has been too much doubt and uncertainty surrounding access to treatment and reimbursement for cross-border healthcare. reimbursement 0.41666666666666663 413 | 3UQVX1UPFSHKXGFE8IIVEWDIRVG20V europarl The Commission has no discretion on the safety assessment of a GM product. GM 0.42647058823529416 414 | 32W3UF2EZOLEUMPHOCU32CCHKZSC4F europarl The parties also discussed the land restitution law and ways to combat impunity. impunity 0.453125 415 | 3PUV2Q8SV448KDG43NZ1UW05FRIDBJ europarl The lesson that I have learnt and that I wanted to stress in this resolution was that impunity is not an answer. impunity 0.5 416 | 3KQC8JMJGCSKTYHTAQ3L3YHRJRZ3HS europarl This proposal is both a consequence and an integral part of the trend towards excessive preoccupation with security pursued by the EU institutions, and as such we reject it. preoccupation 0.4605263157894737 417 | 37SOB9Z0SSXMFU0J1BIJVQAY087L3G europarl Article 214(2) of the EC Treaty, curiously mentioned as the legal basis of the resolution, concerns not the nomination of a commissioner in the event of a resignation, but the vote to approve the entire Commission as a college. EC 0.4722222222222222 418 | 3IZPORCT1F9CC02VLG4HLWK7P5GRHL europarl the report by Mrs Jöns, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 on the European Social Fund to extend the types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF - C6-0454/2008 - 2008/0232 (COD)), and EC 0.4821428571428571 419 | 31GECDVA9JM3TSKUX9AFDA4LK3466H europarl The proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 that we are discussing today has three objectives: transferring Taiwan to the positive list, transferring other third countries or territories - Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau - to the positive list and the situation of the Northern Mariana Islands. EC 0.5 420 | 3OQQD2WO8I6KPTSDG8L63AI6J4E3IL europarl the report by Mr Albertini, on behalf of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws - C6-0469/2008 -. EC 0.6052631578947368 421 | 3CRWSLD91K4V71BQKL3QJ6NYV4VMOG europarl The Rospuda valley is the last peat bog system of its kind in Europe. peat 0.4821428571428571 422 | 3ZQA3IO31BRYBCP1RZKSZEZVXTYO18 europarl Madam President, before the debate begins, I just want to pass on the feelings of the people in Ireland regarding the future of our national airline Aer Lingus. Aer 0.5714285714285714 423 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------