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Sentence 1: Former Secretary of State Bill Jones has also expressed interest in the race but has not yet announced plans .
Sentence 2: Former Secretary of State Bill Jones , another potential major candidate , had not divulged his plans Tuesday .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Lt. Scotty Smither , a county firefighter , was struck by lightning .
Sentence 2: A county firefighter , was struck by lightning and was in stable condition at Frankfort Regional Medical Center .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: " The flu season has had an earlier onset than we 've seen in many years , " said Julie Gerberding , director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta .
Sentence 2: We 're seeing some very high levels of widespread flu infections in some places , " said Dr. Julie Gerberding , director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Johnsons site is www.katyjohnson .com. Maxs is www.tuckermax.com.
Sentence 2: Ms. Johnson 's site is www.katyjohnson .com. Mr. Max 's is www.tuckermax.com.
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Gold 's rise pulled other precious metals higher , shunting silver to $ 4.81 / 83 an ounce from $ 4.77 / 79 last quoted in New York .
Sentence 2: Gold 's bounce pulled other precious metals higher , sending silver to $ 4.83 / 85 an ounce from $ 4.80 / 82 last quoted in New York .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Trade deals between manufacturers and grocery retailers or distributors have long been governed by complicated contracts that offer retailers discounts , money for advertising or payments for prominent shelf space .
Sentence 2: Manufacturers and grocers or distributors have a long history of complicated contracts offering retailers discounts , money for advertising or payments for prominent shelf space .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Based on the history and success of The Winston in Charlotte , I believe theres no place but Lowes Motor Speedway that can do it justice .
Sentence 2: " Based on the history and success of The Winston in Charlotte , I believe there 's no place but Lowe 's Motor Speedway that can do it justice . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: It was the first speech by a US president to a joint session of the Philippines Congress since 1960 .
Sentence 2: President Bush on Saturday became the first American president to address a joint session of the Philippine National Congress since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960 .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: We think they have the right to choose .
Sentence 2: " We think PeopleSoft customers deserve the right to choose , " Ellison said .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Pressed for details , Mr Warner said : " All six of them are dead , we were told by Harold and his group " .
Sentence 2: " All six of them are dead , we were told by Harold and his group , " Warner said .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Both rebels and government forces have been accused of pillaging villages in Liberia 's countryside despite the peace agreement .
Sentence 2: Both rebels and government forces , including those loyald to Taylor , have been accused of pillaging villages in Liberia 's countryside despite a peace deal .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He worked out how to get through the bone with his cheap " multitool " -type knife , made duller from futile attempts to scratch away at the rock .
Sentence 2: He worked out how to get through the bone with his ``multi-tool ' ' -type knife , made duller by futile attempts to chip away at the rock .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index added 14.17 points or 0.94 per cent to 1,517.05 .
Sentence 2: The Nasdaq Composite index , full of technology stocks , was lately up around 18 points .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The juvenile arrested yesterday allegedly authored a variant of the worm known as " RPCSDBOT . "
Sentence 2: The variant the juvenile allegedly created was known as " RPCSDBOT . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " I believe it is my duty to not only represent Australia but the people of the world as one as a stance against terrorism , " he replied .
Sentence 2: " I believe it is my duty to not only represent Australia but the people of the world as one to take a stance against terrorism . "
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A draft statement , obtained by Reuters on Friday , stopped short of endorsing the U.S. charge but said some aspects of Iran 's programme raised " serious concern " .
Sentence 2: The EU statement stopped short of endorsing the U.S. charge that Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons but said some aspects of Iran 's programme raised " serious concern " .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Jim Eisenbrandt , Wittig 's attorney , also was not available for comment immediately ; his secretary said he was reviewing the report .
Sentence 2: A secretary for James Eisenbrandt , Wittig 's attorney , said Eisenbrandt was reviewing the report this morning .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: British ministers have been asked to explain why they gave undue prominence to the claim that Saddam Hussein could deploy chemical or biological weapons " within 45 minutes " .
Sentence 2: Ahead of the war , Blair cited British intelligence information that Saddam Hussein could deploy deadly chemical and biological weapons within 45 minutes .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Staff writers Selwyn Crawford and Colleen McCain Nelson and Brian Anderson of DallasNews.com contributed to this report .
Sentence 2: Staff writers Brandon Formby and Colleen McCain Nelson contributed to this report .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: SCO intends to provide them with choices to help them run Linux in a legal and fully paid-for way , he said .
Sentence 2: We intend to provide them with choices to help them run Linux in a legal and fully-paid for way . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Bush said the United States was reviewing documents and interviewing Iraqis in an intensive effort to support the still unproven claim that Saddam had forbidden weapons .
Sentence 2: Bush said the United States was reviewing documents and interviewing Iraqis in an effort to support the administration 's still unproven claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: South Asia follows , with 1.1 millions youths infected — 62 percent of them female .
Sentence 2: Of the 1.1 million infected in south Asia , 62 % are female .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Researchers have identified roughly 130 genes on chromosome six that may predispose humans to certain diseases .
Sentence 2: Beck and his team have identified roughly 130 genes that somehow cause or predispose humans to certain diseases .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas told Palestinian Satellite TV the helicopter strike was a " terrorist attack . "
Sentence 2: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas denounced the helicopter strike as a " criminal and terrorist " Israeli attack .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Government bonds sold off sharply after Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. economy " could very well be embarking on a period of extended growth " .
Sentence 2: Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday the U.S. economy " could very well be embarking on a period of sustained growth " .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: This is what Dr. Dean said : " I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks .
Sentence 2: He told the Register : " I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A picture of the doctor 's son holding the guitar appeared in the National Enquirer just two weeks after George died .
Sentence 2: A photograph of the doctor 's son holding the guitar appeared in the National Enquirer two weeks after Harrison 's death .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Mayor Mike Bloomberg weighs in former football star William ' The Refrigerator ' Perry for the 88th annual Nathan 's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest .
Sentence 2: Ex-Bears star William ' the Refrigerator ' Perry competes in the Nathan 's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest Friday .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Stocks had surged on Tuesday as economic reports pointed to a thriving housing market and an uptick in consumer confidence .
Sentence 2: Wall Street enjoyed a hefty rally on Tuesday as economic reports pointed to a thriving housing market and an uptick in consumer confidence .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A senior Administration official who briefed journalists on Friday said neither Mr Bush nor National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice read the estimate in its entirety .
Sentence 2: The senior administration official said neither Bush nor National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice read the entire National Intelligence Estimate .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Shares of Mandalay closed down eight cents to $ 29.42 , before the earnings were announced .
Sentence 2: Shares of Mandalay closed down 8 cents at $ 29.42 Thursday .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Three each came from Africa , Asia and Latin America .
Sentence 2: But 62 % of Catholics live in Africa , Asia and Latin America .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Muhammad will stand trial for the Oct. 9 slaying of Dean Harold Meyers , 53 .
Sentence 2: Muhammad , 42 , is charged in the Oct. 9 slaying of Dean H. Meyers , 53 , at a gas station in Manassas .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: You have to dig deep and come up with the goods against guys who are out there competing with you . "
Sentence 2: You have to dig deep and come up with the goods against guys that are out there competing with the best of us .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The consensus estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call called for a profit of $ 1.70 per share .
Sentence 2: Analysts polled by Reuters Research , a unit of Reuters Group Plc , on average forecast profit of $ 1.69 per share .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Poland has finished assembling a 9,200-strong multinational stabilisation force it will command in central and southern Iraq , Defence Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski said on Wednesday .
Sentence 2: The advance guard of the 9,200-strong multinational stabilization force Poland will command in central and southern Iraq left Wednesday on the country 's biggest military mission in nearly 60 years .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX ended up 1.03 points , or 0.10 percent , at 998.51 , ending at its highest since late June 2002 .
Sentence 2: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX was off 1.67 points , or 0.17 percent , at 995.81 .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Shares in Tellabs were up 16 cents , or 2.2 percent , at $ 7.34 in morning trading on Nasdaq .
Sentence 2: Shares in Tellabs , after initially rising , were unchanged at $ 7.18 on Nasdaq shortly after midday .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Columbine gunman Dylan Klebold is shown firing a sawed-off shotgun in a video tape released by the Jefferson County Sheriff 's Department .
Sentence 2: Harris also appears in the tape released Wednesday by the Jefferson County Sheriff 's Office .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The yield fell 2 basis points to 1.41 percent , after reaching 1.4 percent on May 8 , the lowest since March 12 .
Sentence 2: The yield fell 7 basis points to 3.61 percent , the lowest since March 12 and within 7 basis points of a 45-year low .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The artists say the plan will harm French culture and punish those who need help most--performers who have a hard time lining up work .
Sentence 2: Artists are worried the plan would harm those who need help most - performers who have a difficult time lining up shows .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Excluding the impact of accounting changes , Ford would have earned 13 cents a share .
Sentence 2: Excluding the $ 56 million charge and the accounting change , Ford 's third-quarter earnings amounted to 15 cents a share .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Sharon says he is willing to free the two as holding them will not bring back Arad , who Israel believes is held by Iran .
Sentence 2: Sharon has said he is willing to free Dirani and Obeid because holding them will not bring back Arad , who Israel believes is held by Iran .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: PeopleSoft also said it expects the acquisition to close in the third calendar quarter of 2003 .
Sentence 2: PeopleSoft said the JD Edwards acquisition would close in the third quarter .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The dollar was also helped by concerns about possible yen- selling intervention by Japanese authorities .
Sentence 2: The dollar was helped on Friday by talk of yen-selling intervention by Japanese authorities on Thursday and Friday .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: State health officials said Monday a young northeast Kansas woman likely has the state 's first case of monkeypox among humans or animals .
Sentence 2: Health officials confirmed Tuesday that a northeast Kansas woman has the state 's first case of monkeypox and the first case west of the Mississippi River .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: " It 's hard to believe that we live in a society where parents wouldn 't be notified of an abortion , which is a very profound decision . "
Sentence 2: " It 's hard to imagine we live in a society where parents wouldn 't be notified of an abortion , " Bush said .
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Sentence 1: After hours of debate , the Senate passed the reform package 32-4 .
Sentence 2: The House passed the bill 87-26 after the Senate approved it , 32-4 .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Despite such optimism , Taiwan 's SARS crisis threatened to whirl out of control this month .
Sentence 2: Despite such optimism , Taiwan 's SARS crisis threatened to whirl out of control in the last week of May .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Baer said he had concluded that lawyers for the two victims " have shown , albeit barely . . . that Iraq provided material support to bin Laden and al-Qaida . "
Sentence 2: Judge Harold Baer concluded Wednesday that lawyers for two victims " have shown , albeit barely ... that Iraq provided material support to bin Laden and al-Qaida . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He 'll present his proposals to the state Legislature in January .
Sentence 2: The governor will present his budget proposals to the General Assembly in January .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Washington is wary of involvement , given its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq .
Sentence 2: The United States is wary of deep involvement in Liberia given commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: But U.S. District Judge Joseph DiClerico denied their request in a brief ruling .
Sentence 2: In a brief ruling , US District Judge Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. denied their motion for an injunction .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , by J.K. Rowling , Scholastic , 870 pages , $ 29.99 .
Sentence 2: In ' ' The Order of the Phoenix , ' ' Harry is 15 , and fully a teenager at last .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors _ three non-industry representatives and three industry representatives .
Sentence 2: Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors to the board and re-elected six others .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Belcher said the airport 's conference room became a shelter for several area families who had hiked up wooded hillsides in advance of rising water .
Sentence 2: Belcher said the airport 's conference room was serving as a makeshift shelter for several area families who hiked up the wooded hillside in advance of rising water .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A 1991 Florida straw poll helped catapult a little-known Bill Clinton to national prominence .
Sentence 2: A similar Florida straw poll in 1991 brought attention to Bill Clinton , according to Democrats .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " Our own history should remind us that the union of democratic principle and practice is always a work in progress , " Rice said in reference to Iraq .
Sentence 2: " Our own histories should remind us that the union of democratic principle and practice is always a work in progress , " she said .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to terrorists , and dealing arms without a licence .
Sentence 2: Lakhani , 68 , is charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to terrorists and acting as an arms broker without a license .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: In Lytle Creek Canyon , a 4-foot-high mud flow crossed a road , trapping a car .
Sentence 2: In Lytle Creek Canyon , the rain caused several mudslides , including a 4-foot-high flow across a road that trapped a car .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: However , prosecutors have declined to take criminal action against guards , though Fine said his inquiry is not finished .
Sentence 2: Prosecutors have declined to take criminal action against corrections officers , although Fine said his inquiry was not finished .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: About 18 percent of men taking finasteride developed prostate cancer , compared with 24 percent on placebo .
Sentence 2: They found that 6.4 percent of men on finasteride had high-grade tumors , compared to 5.1 percent taking a placebo .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Justices said that the Constitution allows the government to administer drugs only " in limited circumstances . "
Sentence 2: In a 6-3 ruling , the justices said such anti-psychotic drugs can be used only in " limited circumstances . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Dr. Greg Robinson -- an AIDS patient -- left Health Canada 's advisory committee because of inconsistencies in pot access .
Sentence 2: Greg Robinson , a doctor who has AIDS , resigned from Health Canada 's advisory committee because of what he described as inconsistencies in the access program .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The Dow Jones industrials briefly surpassed the 9,000 mark for the first time since December . "
Sentence 2: The Dow Jones industrials climbed more than 140 points to above the 9,000 mark for the first time since December .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Peter Lyman and Hal Varian of Berkeley 's School of Information Management and Systems say that information production has increased by 30 percent each year between 1999 and 2002 .
Sentence 2: That task appealed to two masters of the megabyte , Peter Lyman and Hal Varian , professors at the University of California-Berkeley 's School of Information Management and Systems .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The league said it is not taking a position on whether Governor Gray Davis should be recalled in the Oct. 7 voting , and will not endorse a replacement candidate .
Sentence 2: The group said it is not taking a position on whether Davis should be recalled and will not endorse a replacement candidate .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: In 1999 , NIST found , the Port Authority issued guidelines to upgrade the fireproofing to a thickness of 1 1 / 2 inches .
Sentence 2: The NIST discovered that in 1999 the Port Authority issued guidelines to upgrade the fireproofing to a thickness of 1 1 / 2 inches .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Mr Annan said terrorism " will only be defeated if we act to solve the political disputes and long-standing conflicts which generate support for it " .
Sentence 2: Annan said terrorism would only be defeated " if we act to solve the longstanding conflicts which generate support for it . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Smackdown , first organized by WWE , registered more than 400,000 voters for the 2000 presidential election .
Sentence 2: Since the election , the group has registered more than 400,000 voters .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC climbed 19.11 points , or 1.2 percent , to 1,615.02 .
Sentence 2: The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX gained 13.68 points , or 1.42 percent , at 977.27 .
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Sentence 1: " He did a bad job going up there , " Mr. Villalona said .
Sentence 2: Villalona put it more bluntly : ``He did a bad job going up there , ' ' he said .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " Michael is innocent , " Jackson 's mother , Katherine , said in a written statement .
Sentence 2: " Michael Jackson is unequivocally and absolutely innocent of these charges , " Geragos said .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The German financial regulator , BaFin , may prove critical of WestLB 's risk assessment .
Sentence 2: An investigation by BaFin , the German financial regulator , has condemned the bank 's risk controls .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: U.S. President George W. Bush said " the nation lost a great citizen " with Hope 's death .
Sentence 2: " The nation lost a great citizen , " U.S. President George W. Bush said Monday .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: An Associated Press report is included .
Sentence 2: Material from the Associated Press supplemented this report .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The manufacturers include Fujitsu Ltd . , Mitsubishi Electric Corp. , Motorola Japan Ltd . , NEC Corp. , Panasonic Mobile Communications Co . Ltd . , and Sharp Corp.
Sentence 2: Companies expected to benefit from the funds are Fujitsu Ltd . , Mitsubishi Electric Corp. , Motorola Japan Ltd . , NEC Corp. , Panasonic Mobile Communications Co . Ltd. and Sharp Corp.
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Nor has it said how many astronauts will be on board , through there reportedly will be between one and three .
Sentence 2: Nor has it said how many astronauts will be on board , through there reportedly could be as many as three .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The euro rose as high as $ 1.1535 -- a fresh four-year high -- in early Asian trading before standing at $ 1.1525 / 30 .
Sentence 2: Against the dollar , the euro rose as high as $ 1.1535 -- a fresh four-year high -- in morning trade before standing at $ 1.1518 / 23 at 0215 GMT .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Radio reports said hundreds of settlers converged on the four outposts overnight , hoping to disrupt their evacuation .
Sentence 2: Army Radio reported early today that hundreds of settlers converged on four outposts overnight , hoping to disrupt their evacuation .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " They will feel themselves to be deceived and they may well dismiss legitimate evidence of the risks of this and other drugs in the future .
Sentence 2: They will feel themselves to be deceived and they may well dismiss legitimate evidence for the dangers and risks of this and other drugs in the future . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The computers were reportedly located in the U.S. , Canada and South Korea .
Sentence 2: The PCs are scattered across the United States , Canada and South Korea .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He said the space program is developing antisatellite weapons and robotic space weapons , but said he did not think that the Shenzhou V had military applications .
Sentence 2: He said he did not think that the Shenzhou V launch had military applications , even though the space program is developing antisatellite weapons and robotic space weapons .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The leased applications are designed to help sales people track customer accounts and sales leads .
Sentence 2: Salesforce.com rents software that helps corporate sales people track customer accounts and sales leads .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: And although he has acted in period dramas before in screen versions of Jane Austens Persuasion and Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre Henchard is a breed apart .
Sentence 2: And although he has acted in period dramas before - in screen versions of Jane Austen 's " Persuasion " and Charlotte Bronte 's " Jane Eyre " - Henchard is a breed apart .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: US District Judge William M. Hoeveler 's removal by his superior was a victory for US Sugar Corp. , which led the fight for his ouster .
Sentence 2: U.S. District Judge William M. Hoeveler 's removal by his superior was a victory for U.S. Sugar Corp. , which led the fight against Hoeveler .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: For Kathy Nicolo ( Jennifer Connelly ) , the house means stability and family .
Sentence 2: Kathy Nicolo ( Jennifer Connelly ) is desperate that her family not find out that her life has fallen apart .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The justices declined without comment to review the ruling that upheld physicians ' rights to speak freely with their patients .
Sentence 2: The justices declined without comment to review a lower-court ruling that said doctors should be able to speak frankly with their patients .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: It has also been revealed the boy 's family filed two other abuse-related lawsuits in the past , winning a $ 165,000 settlement in one case .
Sentence 2: It has also been revealed that the boy ’ s family has launched two other abuse-related lawsuits in the past , winning a £ 90,000 settlement in one case .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Dr Blix said : " I don 't know exactly how they calculated this figure .
Sentence 2: Mr Blix said : " I don 't know exactly how they calculated this figure of 45 minutes in the dossier .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Only 12 of the last 30 attempts to reach Mars have succeeded ( two are in transit ) .
Sentence 2: Of about 30 attempts to reach Mars , only 12 missions have succeeded .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Lucent 's stock shed 6 cents , or 2.7 percent , to close at $ 2.15 after heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday .
Sentence 2: Lucent 's stock was up a penny at $ 2.22 in heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday afternoon .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Mitchell , Man of La Mancha , Malcolm Gets from Amour and John Selya , Movin ' Out , complete the field .
Sentence 2: Brian Stokes Mitchell , who stars in a revival of Man of La Mancha , Malcolm Gets from Amour and John Selya of Movin Out fill out the category .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: But White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said yesterday : " The steps the Iranians claim to have taken in terms of capturing al-Qa 'ida are insufficient . "
Sentence 2: " The steps that the Iranians claim to have taken in terms of capturing al-Qaida are insufficient .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The Smyrna Nissan plant was recently named the most productive automotive manufacturing site in North America , said Kisber .
Sentence 2: Last week , a national study ranked Nissan 's Smyrna plant the most productive in North America .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: On Hebert 's body were his wallet , driver license and cell phone , its batteries drained , Tracy said .
Sentence 2: He was identified by his driver 's license and cell phone , Utah County Sheriff Jim Tracy said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Drewes and a friend were playing a game of " ding-dong-ditch " -- ringing doorbells and running away -- in the Woodbury neighborhood in suburban Boca Raton .
Sentence 2: Drewes and his friend were pulling a mischievous , late-night game of " ding-dong-ditch " knocking on doors or ringing doorbells and running in the Woodbury neighborhood in suburban Boca Raton .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Advertising and circulation revenues from the flagship Martha Stewart Living magazine have declined .
Sentence 2: Advertising and circulation revenues for Martha Stewart Living magazine have taken a hit .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: That risk , described as minor , remains " the predominant concern for the foreseeable future , " the statement released after the Fed meeting said .
Sentence 2: " The risk of inflation becoming undesirably low remains the predominant concern for the foreseeable future , " the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee said .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: But right now it looks manageable , " Gehman told reporters .
Sentence 2: Right now it looks to me like it 's going to be manageable , " he said .
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Answer: yes |
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