docno|NN =|SYM "|'' lists-|NN 046|CD -12146425|CD "|'' name|NN =|SYM "|'' Ron|NNP Whitney|NNP "|'' email|NN =|SYM "|'' RFW@math.ams.org|NN "|'' sent|VBD =|SYM "|'' Wed|NNP ,|, 05|CD Jun|NNP 1996|CD 10:05:48|NN -|: 0400|CD (|( EDT|NNP )|) "|'' inreplyto|NN =|SYM "|'' 199606050741.JAA03224@thorin.elsevier.nl|NN "|'' *|NN Mail-|NNP System-|NNP Version|NNP :|: id|NN =|SYM "|'' 833983548.437563.RFW@MATH.AMS.ORG|NN "|'' subject|JJ =|SYM "|'' Re|NNP :|: more|JJR comments|NNS on|IN HTML-Math|NNP proposal|NN "|'' To|TO :|: w3c-math-erb@w3.org|NN Nico|NNP commented|VBD recently|RB :|: 
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Pike|NNP appears|VBZ undissuadable|JJ in|IN my|PRP$ view|NN .|. 

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I|PRP view|VBP their|PRP$ contributions|NNS as|RB wholly|RB positive|JJ .|. 
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This|DT is|VBZ a|DT quiet|JJ statement|NN ,|, not|RB a|DT defensive|JJ one|CD .|. 

-|: Ron|NNP 
