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15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
20%
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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He will seek to press the case for another vote in the wake of elections in May which saw the SNP win a record fifth term in government at Holyrood, while fellow nationalists Plaid Cymru secured an historic victory in Wales, ousting Labour from power in the Senedd.
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Cymru → seek → Senedd
With a Sinn Féin First Minister in Northern Ireland Mr Swinney will stress the point that “in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, every First Minister now supports our nations’ right to self-determination”.
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Minister → stress → determination
He will tell his party’s supporters that “one by one, the stars are aligning in our favour”.
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stars → tell → favour
Had the SNP lost May’s Scottish Parliament election, the case for independence “would have been set back decades”, Mr Swinney will add.
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Swinney → lose → independence
While the SNP won the Holyrood ballot, the party failed to win the overall majority Mr Swinney had set as a target for trying to force a second referendum in the face of Westminster opposition.
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Swinney → win → opposition
Despite that Mr Swinney will declare that this year “has been a turning point in Scotland’s journey towards statehood”.
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year → declare → statehood
Adding that “there is no turning back”, he will claim: “The SNP is making the weather.
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SNP → add → weather
“And make no mistake – the wind is now firmly in the sails of Scotland’s independence movement.”
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wind → make → movement
Mr Swinney’s address to the SNP conference comes the day after Andy Burnham made his first major speech in Scotland since moving into Downing Street.
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Burnham → come → Street
The Prime Minister used that to extend an olive branch to Mr Swinney, saying he wanted to work together on giving more power to local communities.
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he → use → communities
Speaking in Motherwell the Labour leader said he wanted to “move beyond the old politics of conflict” as he offered to work with the SNP to deepen devolution in Scotland.
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he → speak → Scotland
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay said: “John Swinney is like a broken record.
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Swinney → say → record
All he wants to talk about is his obsession with breaking up the UK.
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he → want → UK
“Meanwhile in the real world, Scots want to see him bring down their bills and fix crumbling public services.
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him → want → services
“The Scottish Conservatives understand the seriousness of the threat from this star-gazing separatist to our country’s stability, security and prosperity.”
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Conservatives → understand → stability
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