REF: richard SARAZEN *** chief financial officer of news corporation said the company believes A downgrading isn't in order HYP: richard SIZE AND chief financial officer of news corporation said the company believes THE downgrading isn't in order SENTENCE 1 (050c3001) Correct = 88.2% 15 ( 15) Errors = 17.6% 3 ( 3) SC SARAZEN ==> SIZE AND ***************************************************************************** REF: he noted that the purchase would be made with stock and notes convertible into news CORPORATION stock HYP: he noted that the purchase would be made with stock and notes convertible into news CORPORATION'S stock SENTENCE 2 (050c3002) Correct = 94.1% 16 ( 31) Errors = 5.9% 1 ( 4) ***************************************************************************** REF: this transaction will be funded in the final analysis with equity and should in fact strengthen the company rather than WEAKEN *** it he said HYP: this transaction will be funded in the final analysis with equity and should in fact strengthen the company rather than WE CAN it he said SENTENCE 3 (050c3003) Correct = 95.8% 23 ( 54) Errors = 8.3% 2 ( 6) SC WEAKEN ==> WE CAN ***************************************************************************** REF: connecticut joins the ranks of states sponsoring seed capital funds HYP: connecticut joins the ranks of states sponsoring seed capital funds SENTENCE 4 (050c3004) Correct = 100.0% 10 ( 64) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 6) ***************************************************************************** REF: the state government will invest five million dollars to launch the connecticut SEED venture fund and is asking private industry to invest about an equal amount HYP: the state government will invest five million dollars to launch the connecticut C. venture fund and is asking private industry to invest about an equal amount SENTENCE 5 (050c3005) Correct = 96.2% 25 ( 89) Errors = 3.8% 1 ( 7) ***************************************************************************** REF: the fund will provide financing for entrepreneurs to establish a business plan assemble a management team and produce a prototype product HYP: the fund will provide financing for entrepreneurs to establish a business plan assemble a management team and produce a prototype product SENTENCE 6 (050c3006) Correct = 100.0% 21 ( 110) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 7) ***************************************************************************** REF: congressional investigators however are expected to request information about the probe from state and justice department officials HYP: congressional investigators however are expected to request information about the probe from state and justice department officials SENTENCE 7 (050c3007) Correct = 100.0% 17 ( 127) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 7) ***************************************************************************** REF: the staff of A house energy subcommittee on health and its chairman representative henry waxman d. california are expected to look into the matter HYP: the staff of THE house energy subcommittee on health and its chairman representative henry waxman d. california are expected to look into the matter SENTENCE 8 (050c3008) Correct = 95.8% 23 ( 150) Errors = 4.2% 1 ( 8) ***************************************************************************** REF: japanese government officials have started their own investigation HYP: japanese government officials have started their own investigation SENTENCE 9 (050c3009) Correct = 100.0% 8 ( 158) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 8) ***************************************************************************** REF: AHA I can HEAR you say HYP: THE HIGH can **** you say SENTENCE 10 (050c300a) Correct = 50.0% 3 ( 161) Errors = 50.0% 3 ( 11) ***************************************************************************** REF: there is an old fashioned economist describing the garden of eden without the SERPENT HYP: there is an old fashioned economist describing the garden of eden without the SERVANT SENTENCE 11 (050c300b) Correct = 92.9% 13 ( 174) Errors = 7.1% 1 ( 12) ***************************************************************************** REF: the SERPENT in this case is government HYP: the SERVANT in this case is government SENTENCE 12 (050c300c) Correct = 85.7% 6 ( 180) Errors = 14.3% 1 ( 13) ***************************************************************************** REF: it is not american private citizens WHO have such a low propensity to save HYP: it is not american private citizens *** have such a low propensity to save SENTENCE 13 (050c300d) Correct = 92.9% 13 ( 193) Errors = 7.1% 1 ( 14) ***************************************************************************** REF: it is the u. s. government that has a high propensity to run deficits that is to engage in negative saving HYP: it is the u. s. government that has a high propensity to run deficits that is to engage in negative saving SENTENCE 14 (050c300e) Correct = 100.0% 21 ( 214) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 14) ***************************************************************************** REF: and it is no longer foreign private citizens who want to invest in the u. s. BUT foreign governments that are doing THE investing here by supporting the dollar HYP: and it is no longer foreign private citizens who want to invest in the u. s. BY foreign governments that are doing *** investing here by supporting the dollar SENTENCE 15 (050c300f) Correct = 93.1% 27 ( 241) Errors = 6.9% 2 ( 16) ***************************************************************************** REF: SO THE situation is not a natural balance after all BUT an artificial imbalance HYP: SAYS *** situation is not a natural balance after all THAT an artificial imbalance SENTENCE 16 (050c300g) Correct = 78.6% 11 ( 252) Errors = 21.4% 3 ( 19) MC SO THE ==> SAYS ***************************************************************************** REF: he isn't **** BEING **** EVASIVE HYP: he isn't THEY KNEW THEY SAID SENTENCE 17 (050c300h) Correct = 50.0% 2 ( 254) Errors = 100.0% 4 ( 23) SC BEING ==> THEY KNEW SC BEING ==> KNEW THEY SC EVASIVE ==> THEY SAID ***************************************************************************** REF: the savings bank OWNS A wind farm where two hundred forty two turbines generate electricity that is sold to A local utility HYP: the savings bank ON THE wind farm where two hundred forty two turbines generate electricity that is sold to * local utility SENTENCE 18 (050c300i) Correct = 86.4% 19 ( 273) Errors = 13.6% 3 ( 26) ***************************************************************************** REF: american diversified had a loss of four hundred fifteen million dollars in nineteen eighty six and has a negative net worth of an astonishing five hundred eighty one million dollars HYP: american diversified had a loss of four hundred fifteen million dollars in nineteen eighty six and has a negative net worth of an astonishing five hundred eighty one million dollars SENTENCE 19 (050c300j) Correct = 100.0% 30 ( 303) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 26) ***************************************************************************** REF: still says mr. HAUPERT when the wind is blowing well we make money HYP: still says mr. HOPPER when the wind is blowing well we make money SENTENCE 20 (050c300k) Correct = 92.3% 12 ( 315) Errors = 7.7% 1 ( 27) ***************************************************************************** REF: apple computer for example was off one and one half to thirty seven and one quarter genentech fell one quarter to forty two and one half HYP: apple computer for example was off one and one half to thirty seven and one quarter genentech fell one quarter to forty two and one half SENTENCE 21 (050c300l) Correct = 100.0% 26 ( 341) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 27) ***************************************************************************** REF: volume slowed HYP: volume slowed SENTENCE 22 (050c300m) Correct = 100.0% 2 ( 343) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 27) ***************************************************************************** REF: painewebber was one of the early wall street firms to get into venture capital HYP: painewebber was one of the early wall street firms to get into venture capital SENTENCE 23 (050c300o) Correct = 100.0% 14 ( 357) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 27) ***************************************************************************** REF: it launched its venture unit in nineteen seventy with two point five million dollars in capital HYP: it launched its venture unit in nineteen seventy with two point five million dollars in capital SENTENCE 24 (050c300p) Correct = 100.0% 16 ( 373) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 27) ***************************************************************************** REF: since that time the venture unit has raised an additional four funds HYP: since that time the venture unit has raised an additional four funds SENTENCE 25 (050c300q) Correct = 100.0% 12 ( 385) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 27) ***************************************************************************** REF: mr. hahn said a third engine project is being discussed with the czech government HYP: mr. hahn said a third engine project is being discussed with the czech government SENTENCE 26 (050c300r) Correct = 100.0% 14 ( 399) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 27) ***************************************************************************** REF: he declined to elaborate but said that there's no limit to what the companies might negotiate HYP: he declined to elaborate but said that there's no limit to what the companies might negotiate SENTENCE 27 (050c300t) Correct = 100.0% 16 ( 415) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 27) ***************************************************************************** REF: joseph e. LAIRD junior an analyst with hambrecht and quist incorporated however said the two hundred million dollar price isn't ludicrous HYP: joseph e. LEONARD junior an analyst with hambrecht and quist incorporated however said the two hundred million dollar price isn't ludicrous SENTENCE 28 (050c300u) Correct = 95.2% 20 ( 435) Errors = 4.8% 1 ( 28) ***************************************************************************** REF: but he added that the figure would appear to reflect A value typically assigned to an information service company that is public which DIALOG isn't HYP: but he added that the figure would appear to reflect THE value typically assigned to an information service company that is public which DIALOGUE isn't SENTENCE 29 (050c300v) Correct = 92.0% 23 ( 458) Errors = 8.0% 2 ( 30) ***************************************************************************** REF: mr. LAIRD said public concerns have been selling at ten to fifteen times earnings HYP: mr. LEONARD said public concerns have been selling at ten to fifteen times earnings SENTENCE 30 (050c300w) Correct = 92.9% 13 ( 471) Errors = 7.1% 1 ( 31) ***************************************************************************** REF: it wouldn't be unusual for private companies to sell at a fifty percent to eighty percent discount off the public value he said HYP: it wouldn't be unusual for private companies to sell at a fifty percent to eighty percent discount off the public value he said SENTENCE 31 (050c300x) Correct = 100.0% 23 ( 494) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 31) ***************************************************************************** REF: mr. BACCUS ** began his legal education at the age of fourteen HYP: mr. BUCK S. began his legal education at the age of fourteen SENTENCE 32 (050c300y) Correct = 90.9% 10 ( 504) Errors = 18.2% 2 ( 33) SC BACCUS ==> BUCK S. ***************************************************************************** REF: he WHIZZED through university of miami's law school and obtained his degree AT SIXTEEN HYP: he WAVES through university of miami's law school and obtained his degree ** FORTHCOMING SENTENCE 33 (050c300z) Correct = 78.6% 11 ( 515) Errors = 21.4% 3 ( 36) MC AT SIXTEEN ==> FORTHCOMING ***************************************************************************** REF: he then passed the florida bar exam and was sworn in as the nation's youngest attorney when he was seventeen HYP: he then passed the florida bar exam and was sworn in as the nation's youngest attorney when he was seventeen SENTENCE 34 (050c3010) Correct = 100.0% 20 ( 535) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 36) ***************************************************************************** REF: doctor O'LEARY of the joint commission says its handling of parsons was unacceptable HYP: doctor LEERY of the joint commission says its handling of parsons was unacceptable SENTENCE 35 (050c3011) Correct = 92.3% 12 ( 547) Errors = 7.7% 1 ( 37) ***************************************************************************** REF: he blames the delay on the group's conversion to computers begun in nineteen eighty six HYP: he blames the delay on the group's conversion to computers begun in nineteen eighty six SENTENCE 36 (050c3012) Correct = 100.0% 15 ( 562) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 37) ***************************************************************************** REF: parsons was probably a typical problem caused by the conversion he says HYP: parsons was probably a typical problem caused by the conversion he says SENTENCE 37 (050c3013) Correct = 100.0% 12 ( 574) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 37) ***************************************************************************** REF: mr. HARNISCH said the turmoil hasn't affected the day to day operations of forstmann leff which currently manages four billion dollars in client assets HYP: mr. CONNORS said the turmoil hasn't affected the day to day operations of forstmann leff which currently manages four billion dollars in client assets SENTENCE 38 (050c3014) Correct = 95.8% 23 ( 597) Errors = 4.2% 1 ( 38) ***************************************************************************** REF: but he said there were ** INDIRECT consequences HYP: but he said there were IN DIRECT consequences SENTENCE 39 (050c3015) Correct = 85.7% 6 ( 603) Errors = 28.6% 2 ( 40) SC INDIRECT ==> IN DIRECT ***************************************************************************** REF: in particular A flow of foreign money that forstmann leff expected to receive THROUGH guinness PEAT never materialized HYP: in particular * flow of foreign money that forstmann leff expected to receive THEIR guinness PEAT'S never materialized SENTENCE 40 (050c3016) Correct = 83.3% 15 ( 618) Errors = 16.7% 3 ( 43) ***************************************************************************** REF: when mr. ***** ** ** HAGOPIAN took over at spendthrift some top FARM employees remarked on THE energetic effort he put into trying to turn the farm around HYP: when mr. HAWKE GO P. AND took over at spendthrift some top FORM employees remarked on *** energetic effort he put into trying to turn the farm around SENTENCE 41 (053c3001) Correct = 88.0% 22 ( 640) Errors = 24.0% 6 ( 49) SC HAGOPIAN ==> P. AND ***************************************************************************** REF: although he underwent heart surgery in december he was back in THE office *** WITHIN a couple of weeks HYP: although he underwent heart surgery in december he was back in *** office BUT THEN a couple of weeks SENTENCE 42 (053c3002) Correct = 88.9% 16 ( 656) Errors = 16.7% 3 ( 52) SC WITHIN ==> BUT THEN ***************************************************************************** REF: but mr. ****** HAGOPIAN who has said he started BROKERING stocks WHILE still in high school sometimes oversold the FARM'S prospects HYP: but mr. HENKEL CAN who has said he started BROKERAGE stocks WILL still in high school sometimes oversold the FARMS prospects SENTENCE 43 (053c3003) Correct = 80.0% 16 ( 672) Errors = 25.0% 5 ( 57) SC HAGOPIAN ==> HENKEL CAN ***************************************************************************** REF: companies eventually will pay a base rate of forty five percent in taxes on their nineteen eighty seven income HYP: companies eventually will pay a base rate of forty five percent in taxes on their nineteen eighty seven income SENTENCE 44 (053c3004) Correct = 100.0% 19 ( 691) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 57) ***************************************************************************** REF: but the estimated taxes they are required to pay in advance will be calculated as if the rate WERE forty two percent HYP: but the estimated taxes they are required to pay in advance will be calculated as if the rate OR forty two percent SENTENCE 45 (053c3005) Correct = 95.5% 21 ( 712) Errors = 4.5% 1 ( 58) ***************************************************************************** REF: that will give a small boost TO corporate TREASURIES although they will have to pay the full amount ** EVENTUALLY after they submit their tax returns next year HYP: that will give a small boost ** corporate TREASURYS although they will have to pay the full amount OF ACTUALLY after they submit their tax returns next year SENTENCE 46 (053c3006) Correct = 88.9% 24 ( 736) Errors = 14.8% 4 ( 62) SC EVENTUALLY ==> OF ACTUALLY ***************************************************************************** REF: daily price limits were in part intended to allow such investors to participate in the market by limiting their losses on any given day HYP: daily price limits were in part intended to allow such investors to participate in the market by limiting their losses on any given day SENTENCE 47 (053c3008) Correct = 100.0% 24 ( 760) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 62) ***************************************************************************** REF: but bigger players felt these rules limited their potential gains AND ABILITY to get in AND out of the market HYP: but bigger players felt these rules limited their potential gains *** INABILITY to get in AN out of the market SENTENCE 48 (053c3009) Correct = 85.0% 17 ( 777) Errors = 15.0% 3 ( 65) MC AND ABILITY ==> INABILITY ***************************************************************************** REF: for investors willing to take more risk the nearby contract month which traded without price limits was one alternative HYP: for investors willing to take more risk the nearby contract month which traded without price limits was one alternative SENTENCE 49 (053c300a) Correct = 100.0% 19 ( 796) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 65) ***************************************************************************** REF: in a statement MORSE said it would consider the proposals in due course and decide on an appropriate course of action HYP: in a statement MORE said it would consider the proposals in due course and decide on an appropriate course of action SENTENCE 50 (053c300b) Correct = 95.2% 20 ( 816) Errors = 4.8% 1 ( 66) ***************************************************************************** REF: it declined to specify a date by which it would respond to the proposals HYP: it declined to specify a date by which it would respond to the proposals SENTENCE 51 (053c300c) Correct = 100.0% 14 ( 830) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 66) ***************************************************************************** REF: but in a filing last friday with the securities and exchange commission mr. ***** EDELMAN'S group noted that its proposal expires tuesday at five p. m. e. d. t. HYP: but in a filing last friday with the securities and exchange commission mr. ELDER MEN'S group noted that its proposal expires tuesday at five p. m. e. d. t. SENTENCE 52 (053c300d) Correct = 96.4% 27 ( 857) Errors = 7.1% 2 ( 68) SC EDELMAN'S ==> ELDER MEN'S ***************************************************************************** REF: a continental spokesman concedes some employees may forget the regulation HYP: a continental spokesman concedes some employees may forget the regulation SENTENCE 53 (053c300e) Correct = 100.0% 10 ( 867) Errors = 0.0% 0 ( 68) ***************************************************************************** REF: but regulators say they RECEIVED about seventy complaints industrywide ** JUST DURING april and are considering FINING some airlines HYP: but regulators say they RECEIVE about seventy complaints industrywide TO STAR IN april and are considering FINDING some airlines SENTENCE 54 (053c300g) Correct = 77.8% 14 ( 881) Errors = 27.8% 5 ( 73) SC JUST ==> TO STAR ***************************************************************************** ---------- SUMMARY ---------- Reference file: short.correct Hypothesis file: short.match Some extra alignment was attempted. SENTENCE RECOGNITION PERFORMANCE: sentences 54 correct 40.7% ( 22) with error(s) 59.3% ( 32) with substitution(s) 57.4% ( 31) with insertion(s) 20.4% ( 11) with deletion(s) 20.4% ( 11) WORD RECOGNITION PERFORMANCE: Correct = 93.7% ( 881) Substitutions = 5.1% ( 48) Deletions = 1.2% ( 11) Insertions = 1.5% ( 14) Errors = 7.8% ( 73) Ref. words = 940 Hyp. words = 943 Aligned words = 954 Splits = 0 Split candidates = 13 Merges = 0 Merge candidates = 3 WORD ACCURACY = 93.7% ( 881) 92.2% CONFUSION PAIRS (43): 4 A THE 2 SERPENT SERVANT 2 LAIRD LEONARD 1 SARAZEN SIZE 1 CORPORATION CORPORATION'S 1 WEAKEN WE 1 SEED C. 1 AHA THE 1 I HIGH 1 BUT BY 1 SO SAYS 1 BUT THAT 1 BEING KNEW 1 EVASIVE SAID 1 OWNS ON 1 HAUPERT HOPPER 1 DIALOG DIALOGUE 1 BACCUS BUCK 1 WHIZZED WAVES 1 SIXTEEN FORTHCOMING 1 O'LEARY LEERY 1 HARNISCH CONNORS 1 INDIRECT DIRECT 1 THROUGH THEIR 1 PEAT PEAT'S 1 HAGOPIAN AND 1 FARM FORM 1 WITHIN THEN 1 HAGOPIAN CAN 1 BROKERING BROKERAGE 1 WHILE WILL 1 FARM'S FARMS 1 WERE OR 1 TREASURIES TREASURYS 1 EVENTUALLY ACTUALLY 1 ABILITY INABILITY 1 AND AN 1 MORSE MORE 1 EDELMAN'S MEN'S 1 RECEIVED RECEIVE 1 JUST STAR 1 DURING IN 1 FINING FINDING ------ 48 INSERTED WORDS (13): 2 THEY 1 AND 1 CAN 1 S. 1 IN 1 HAWKE 1 GO 1 P. 1 BUT 1 HENKEL 1 OF 1 ELDER 1 TO ------ 14 DELETED WORDS (7): 4 THE 2 A 1 HEAR 1 WHO 1 AT 1 TO 1 AND ------ 11 MISRECOGNIZED WORDS (41): 4 A 2 SERPENT 2 BUT 2 LAIRD 2 HAGOPIAN 1 SARAZEN 1 CORPORATION 1 WEAKEN 1 SEED 1 AHA 1 I 1 SO 1 BEING 1 EVASIVE 1 OWNS 1 HAUPERT 1 DIALOG 1 BACCUS 1 WHIZZED 1 SIXTEEN 1 O'LEARY 1 HARNISCH 1 INDIRECT 1 THROUGH 1 PEAT 1 FARM 1 WITHIN 1 BROKERING 1 WHILE 1 FARM'S 1 WERE 1 TREASURIES 1 EVENTUALLY 1 ABILITY 1 AND 1 MORSE 1 EDELMAN'S 1 RECEIVED 1 JUST 1 DURING 1 FINING ------ 48 SUBSTITUTED WORDS (42): 5 THE 2 SERVANT 2 LEONARD 1 SIZE 1 CORPORATION'S 1 WE 1 C. 1 HIGH 1 BY 1 SAYS 1 THAT 1 KNEW 1 SAID 1 ON 1 HOPPER 1 DIALOGUE 1 BUCK 1 WAVES 1 FORTHCOMING 1 LEERY 1 CONNORS 1 DIRECT 1 THEIR 1 PEAT'S 1 AND 1 FORM 1 THEN 1 CAN 1 BROKERAGE 1 WILL 1 FARMS 1 OR 1 TREASURYS 1 ACTUALLY 1 INABILITY 1 AN 1 MORE 1 MEN'S 1 RECEIVE 1 STAR 1 IN 1 FINDING ------ 48 OCCURENCES OF SPLITS (0): OCCURENCES OF SPLIT CANDIDATES (13): 1 SARAZEN ==> SIZE AND 1 WEAKEN ==> WE CAN 1 BEING ==> THEY KNEW 1 BEING ==> KNEW THEY 1 EVASIVE ==> THEY SAID 1 BACCUS ==> BUCK S. 1 INDIRECT ==> IN DIRECT 1 HAGOPIAN ==> P. AND 1 WITHIN ==> BUT THEN 1 HAGOPIAN ==> HENKEL CAN 1 EVENTUALLY ==> OF ACTUALLY 1 EDELMAN'S ==> ELDER MEN'S 1 JUST ==> TO STAR ------ 13 OCCURENCES OF MERGES (0): OCCURENCES OF MERGE CANDIDATES (3): 1 SO THE ==> SAYS 1 AT SIXTEEN ==> FORTHCOMING 1 AND ABILITY ==> INABILITY ------ 3