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Sentence 1: Some analysts estimate sales of Xolair could reach $ 260 million by 2006 and $ 750 million by 2008 .
Sentence 2: Analysts estimate peak annual U.S. sales of Xolair will top $ 200 million .
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Sentence 1: The highly integrated amplifiers for driving microphone and speakers , the part requires only minimal external components .
Sentence 2: With integrated amplifiers for driving microphone and speakers , BlueCore3-Multimedia is available in LFBGA package .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: For the week , the Russell 2000 , the barometer of smaller company stocks , advanced 11.92 , or 2.5 percent , closing at 497.42 .
Sentence 2: The Russell 2000 index , which tracks smaller company stocks , was up 1.02 , or 0.21 percent , at 496.83 .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: In Chatsworth , 52km north-west of Los Angeles , residents of multimillion-dollar homes there were being told to begin gathering their belongings .
Sentence 2: In Chatsworth , 32 miles northwest of Los Angeles , residents of multimillion-dollar homes there were told to gather their belongings .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Thompson ordered Moore to remove the monument within 30 days , but stayed that order pending Moore 's appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals .
Sentence 2: On Dec. 19 , he gave Moore 15 days to remove it , but a week later stayed his order pending Moore 's appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Her 92-year-old husband is now severely debilitated by Alzheimer 's disease .
Sentence 2: The 92-year-old former president is suffering from Alzheimer 's disease .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Daniels said he doesn 't know what Bush will have to say about him at tonight 's $ 2,000-per-person presidential fund-raiser .
Sentence 2: Daniels said he doesn 't know what Bush will say at tonight 's $ 2,000-per-person reception to raise funds for his presidential re-election bid .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: To the caller who claimed to have found a mini-cassette from the space shuttle Columbia : NASA is extremely interested in talking to you , " no-questions-asked " .
Sentence 2: To the Sound-Off caller who said they found a mini-cassette from the space shuttle Columbia : NASA is extremely interested in talking to you on a " no-questions-asked " basis .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Also , hospital efforts to start " fever clinics " in parking lot tents to keep infectious patients out of emergency rooms are " moving along impressively , " Dr. Roth said .
Sentence 2: Dr. Roth also said that hospital efforts to start " fever clinics " in parking-lot tents to keep infectious patients out of emergency rooms were " moving along impressively . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: His opinion contradicts one issued in 1992 by then-Attorney General Bob Stephan .
Sentence 2: Kline 's legal opinion differs from the interpretation issued by former Attorney General Bob Stephan in 1992 .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: You can use interactive features on the IRS Web site ( www.irs.gov ) to track refunds or advance child-credit payments .
Sentence 2: Taxpayers unsure if they are owed refunds can use interactive features on the IRS Web site to track refunds or advance child credit payments .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: That 's one reason why I 'm running to be president , " he told a rally in New Hampshire .
Sentence 2: " That 's one reason why I 'm running to be president of the United States . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said she will send a U.S. technical team to Canada to assist in the situation .
Sentence 2: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman , who announced yesterday 's ban , also said Washington would send a technical team to Canada to assist in the Canadian situation .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The charges were dismissed in Franklin County Municipal Court .
Sentence 2: Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Janet Grubb approved dismissal of the charges .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: While JI has undoubted links with al-Qaeda , the relationship " may be less one of subservience ... than of mutual advantage and reciprocal assistance " .
Sentence 2: While JI has undoubted links with the terrorist group al-Qaeda , the report says the relationship " may be less one of subservience . . . than of mutual advantage and reciprocal assistance " .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He told the jury Stubbs is a " cold , calculating killer . "
Sentence 2: District Attorney Dave Lupas reminded jurors that Stubbs is , " a cold , calculating killer " .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Oracle shares fell 27 cents , or 2 percent , to $ 13.09 .
Sentence 2: Oracle shares also rose on the news , up 15 cents to $ 13.51 on the Nasdaq .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Three Cubans were executed for hijacking a Cuban ferry a day later , and six Cubans face trial in Key West in December over a March plane hijacking .
Sentence 2: Three Cubans were executed for hijacking a Cuban ferry , and six more are scheduled to go on trial in Key West in December for a plane hijacking in March .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Helen Sharkey , 31 , and Gene Foster , 44 , pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud .
Sentence 2: The two others , former Dynegy executives Helen Christine Sharkey , 31 , and Gene Shannon Foster , 44 , pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The men were immediately flown to nearby Botswana on a chartered Air Malawi flight , Malawi intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity .
Sentence 2: The men were flown to nearby Botswana on an Air Malawi flight , the officials said .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Authorities in Ohio , Indiana and Michigan have searched for the bodies .
Sentence 2: So far , authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania , Ohio , Indiana , and Michigan .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV quoted unnamed experts as saying launch will be between Oct. 10 and 17 and will carry two men .
Sentence 2: The Web site of Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV quoted unnamed experts as saying it would happen between Oct. 10 and 17 and carry two men .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Excluding autos , retail sales rose by 0.3 % in September , lower than a forecast rise of 0.5 % .
Sentence 2: Retail sales fell 0.2 percent overall in September compared to forecasts of a 0.1 percent dip .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: He said firefighters had an advantage on the northern flank because of an existing firebreak dug during last year 's fire north of Mount Lemmon .
Sentence 2: Fire spokesman Gordon Gay said firefighters had an advantage on the northern flank because of burned areas from last year 's Bullock fire .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Earlier this month , RIM had said it expected to report second-quarter earnings of between 7 cents and 11 cents a share .
Sentence 2: Excluding legal fees and other charges it expected a loss of between 1 and 4 cents a share .
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Sentence 1: Iraqi officials say the attacks are being carried out by what they call outsiders who slip into Falluja and attack at night .
Sentence 2: Iraqi officials here insist that the attacks are being carried out by " outsiders " who slip into Fallujah and attack at night .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: In court , Stewart briefly waved to courtroom sketch artists seated in the jury box .
Sentence 2: Stewart waved to courtroom sketch artists seated in the jury box and took notes in a spiral-bound notebook during the hearing .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: GM 's offering is also expected to include about $ 3.5 billion in convertible securities .
Sentence 2: GM is also expected to issue $ 3.5 billion via a convertible bond offering , market sources said .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: At about 3 p.m. on Friday , a relative of Bondeson called police to report his apparent suicide .
Sentence 2: Two hours later , at 3 : 22 p.m. , a relative contacted police to report a suicide .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The US Senate judiciary committee overcame a significant hurdle yesterday in the battle to create a trust fund to pay victims of asbestos exposure .
Sentence 2: The Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday overcame a significant hurdle in the battle to create a trust fund to pay victims of asbestos exposure but the most difficult obstacles remain .
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Sentence 1: Nordstrom also is expanding its play area in the children 's clothes area , adding salt-water fish tanks and activities .
Sentence 2: Nordstrom also is expanding its play area in the children ’ s clothes area , adding salt-water fish tanks and activities for children while their parents shop .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: In 2002 , the West Nile virus infected 4,000 people and took 284 lives in the United States .
Sentence 2: In contrast , he said , West Nile virus made 4,156 people ill and killed 284 in the United States and Canada last year .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Activists say they fear the gathering is an attempt by corporate farming to push bio-engineered crops on starving countries .
Sentence 2: Instead , they fear the conference is an attempt by corporate farming and biotech interests to push into new markets .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Yesterday , Taiwan reported 35 new infections , bringing the total number of cases to 418 .
Sentence 2: The island reported another 35 probable cases yesterday , taking its total to 418 .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Additionally , early voting will be conducted from 1 to 6 p.m. Sept . 7 .
Sentence 2: Early voting will run weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept . 9 .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Enron 's 401 ( k ) plan covered about 20,000 workers , retirees and beneficiaries .
Sentence 2: Enron 's stock comprised as much as 61 % of the workers ' 401 ( k ) portfolios .
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Sentence 1: He said that it would be ' ' very difficult ' ' to establish a cause of death .
Sentence 2: Even with time , he said , " it 's going to be very difficult to determine the cause of death . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering said the victims appeared to be customers of the bank .
Sentence 2: One of the shooting victims died , according to Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: He said the situation undermines efforts to win international co-operation in the war on terror .
Sentence 2: He said the way the situation was being handled was undermining efforts to win international cooperation in the war on terror .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Once identified , remains of terrorists are immediately removed from the so-called memorial park , a temporary refrigerated storage facility on Manhattan .
Sentence 2: Once identified , terrorist remains are immediately removed from the so-called memorial park , a temporary refrigerated storage facility on Manhattan where the unidentified remains are stored .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: It ’ s just another example of the global war on terrorism and why this is going to be a long effort ” .
Sentence 2: It 's just another example of the global war on terrorism and why this is going to be a long effort . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Some 50 million phone numbers are registered on the list , which was to take effect Oct. 1 .
Sentence 2: The FTC signed up 50 million phone numbers for the list , which was due to go into effect October 1 .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: By comparison , the proportion of people with a BMI of 50 or above increased by a factor of five — from about 1 in 2,000 to one in 400 .
Sentence 2: Those with a BMI of 50 or greater , sometimes called super obesity , increased by a factor of five , from one in 2,000 to one in 400 .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " We will clearly modify some features of our plans as well as their administration , " Reed said in a letter to the NYSE 's 1,366 members .
Sentence 2: " We will clearly modify some features of our plans as well as their administration , " Reed said in his letter .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Plants still must abide by state and federal air-pollution laws , so there will not be an increase in smog , the administration argues .
Sentence 2: Plants still must abide by state and federal air-pollution laws , so there won 't necessarily be any increase in pollution , the administration argues .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " The fire calmed down considerably overnight , then it rained , " said Andy Lyon , spokesman for the fire south of the city .
Sentence 2: " The fire calmed down considerably overnight , then it rained , " said Andy Lyon , spokesman for the Douglas County fire command center .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Earlier this month , Bremer called off a visit here , a move officials privately linked to U.S. uncertainty about the Kurdish issue .
Sentence 2: Earlier this month , Mr. Bremer called off a visit , in a move that officials confided at the time was linked to uncertainty on the Kurdish situation .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The news will be announced Monday morning in Dallas at Tech Ed 2003 during a keynote by Paul Flessner , senior vice president of Microsoft 's Server Platform Division .
Sentence 2: The plan is expected be disclosed Monday morning at Tech Ed 2003 during a keynote by Paul Flessner , senior vice president of Microsoft 's Server Platform Division .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The Taiwan Stock Exchange will ask the Securities and Futures Commission ( SFC ) to suspend trading in Mosel shares .
Sentence 2: A request for a two-month extension was denied and the Taiwan Stock Exchange is to ask the Securities and Futures Commission ( SFC ) to suspend trading in Mosel shares .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: All three had criminal records for stealing cattle , the statement said .
Sentence 2: It said they all had criminal records for stealing cattle and Lamas was twice imprisoned for armed robbery .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Auditors acknowledged the auditors did not look at priests ' personnel files .
Sentence 2: The auditors , for example , did not have access to church personnel files .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: But U.S. troops will not shrink from mounting raids and attacking their foes when their locations can be pinpointed .
Sentence 2: But American troops will not shrink from mounting raids in the locations of their foes that can be pinpointed .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Responding to speculation that she was ready to retire , Justice Sandra Day O 'Connor indicated today that she would serve out the next term of the Supreme Court .
Sentence 2: Justice Sandra Day O 'Connor said today that she would serve out the next term of the Supreme Court , dismissing speculation that she was ready to retire .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " We are in the process of a thorough internal review with the assistance of outside professionals , " she said in the statement .
Sentence 2: Strong Financial released a statement Wednesday night : " We are in the process of a thorough internal review .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Senator Hill appeared completely unaware of the issue , which has been of serious concern to US , Australian and British intelligence officers .
Sentence 2: But Senator Hill appeared unaware of the intelligence problems that have been of serious concern to US , Australian and British military intelligence officers .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: In its quarter ended May 30 , Adobe earned $ 64.25 million , or 27 cents a share .
Sentence 2: That was up from the year-ago quarter , when the company earned $ 54.3 million , or 22 cents a share .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Doctors have speculated that the body 's own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow .
Sentence 2: Their belief was based on speculation that estrogen prevents cell damage and improves blood flow .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Officials said one provision in the Senate-passed measure accounted for $ 40 billion over 10 years in the CBO calculation .
Sentence 2: The budget office said one provision of the Senate bill accounted for $ 40 billion of the cost .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Indeed , prior defense filings said Moussaoui contended he was part of a post-Sept . 11 operation outside the United States .
Sentence 2: Previous defense filings said Moussaoui was to be part of an operation outside the United States .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Telemarketers argue that there is no logical link between the registry 's limited scope and advancing that interest .
Sentence 2: Lawyers for the telemarketers said there was no logical connection between the registry 's limited scope and advancing that interest .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: I thought things went a bit overboard but I prefer to leave it on the field , " Sarwan said .
Sentence 2: " A lot of things ( were said ) , but I 'd prefer to leave it on the field , " he said .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System in New York announced plans for a tissue bank this month .
Sentence 2: North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System announced plans for a tissue bank earlier this month .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The tone was set by President Hu , the 60-year-old who became the Communist Partys general secretary in November last year and then the countrys president in March this year .
Sentence 2: The tone was set by Hu , 60 , who became the Communist Party 's general secretary last November and then the country 's president this March .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The United States only agreed to let the agency back into Iraq after repeated warnings by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei .
Sentence 2: Washington only agreed to let the U.N. mission into Iraq after repeated warnings by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: After that process is completed , it will take an additional six to eight months to refurbish the center , Day said .
Sentence 2: After that , it will take six to eight months more to refurbish the center , said Thomas Day , vice president of engineering for the Postal Service .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Sentenced to 20 years to life , she was granted parole last month despite the opposition of relatives , friends and colleagues of the slain men .
Sentence 2: Boudin , 60 , a former Weather Underground member , was granted parole last month despite heavy opposition by relatives , friends , and colleagues of the slain men .
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Sentence 1: Smith said simply " Oh , my God , " in the seconds afterward , according to Weinshall .
Sentence 2: In the seconds after the crash , she added , Captain Smith said simply , " Oh my God . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Appellate courts across the country have issued differing rulings on the issue , allowing public displays of the Ten Commandments in some cases and banning them in others .
Sentence 2: Lower courts have splintered on the issue , allowing depictions of the Ten Commandments in some instances and not in others .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the month .
Sentence 2: The deal is expected to close later this month .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: An evaluation suggested there was no overall net clinical benefit in patients receiving the drug in the study , the companies said in a statement distributed by Business Wire .
Sentence 2: An evaluation of 240 arthritis patients suggested there was no overall net clinical benefit from taking the medicine , the companies said in a statement distributed by Business Wire .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Meat giant Smithfield Foods Inc. has won a bidding war to buy a bankrupt Midwestern pork producer .
Sentence 2: Pork processing giant Smithfield Foods Inc. said Monday that it won the bidding in an auction for bankrupt Farmland Industries Inc . ' s pork business .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Energy prices dropped by 8.6 percent , the biggest decline since July 1986 .
Sentence 2: Excluding food and energy prices , the PPI fell 0.9 per cent , the biggest drop since August 1993 .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Authorities said the informant , an inmate named Richard Powell who is imprisoned for killing his landlady in 1982 , led a team to the spot .
Sentence 2: Authorities identified the tipster as Richard Powell , who is imprisoned for killing his landlady in 1982 .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: More than 100 officers launched the raids in the final phase of a two-year operation investigating a cocaine import and money laundering ring .
Sentence 2: More than 100 police officers were involved in the busts that were the culmination of a two-year operation investigating the cocaine importing and money laundering gang .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: She said she told O 'Donnell , " Your mother died of breast cancer .
Sentence 2: Spengler replied , " Didn 't your mother die of breast cancer ?
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: October gasoline prices settled 1.47 cents lower at 78.70 cents a gallon .
Sentence 2: October heating oil ended down 0.41 cent to 70.74 cents a gallon .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The group expects to roll out the first products by the second half of 2004 .
Sentence 2: The new group ambitiously expects to issue guidelines by the end of the year and release products by late 2004 .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The benchmark 10-year note US10YT = RR rose 11 / 32 for a yield of 3.25 percent .
Sentence 2: The benchmark 10-year Bund yield was down 5.2 basis points at 3.60 percent .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: " We don 't have new places to check , " said Steve Anderson , a Waco public-information officer .
Sentence 2: " We don 't have new places to check , " Waco public information officer Steve Anderson said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " It 's a terrible tragedy , people who were on the way home , all of a sudden , taken from us , " Bloomberg said at a dockside news conference .
Sentence 2: " People who were on their way home , all of a sudden taken from us , " Mr. Bloomberg said of the collision .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " It seems to be following the sun , " said Graham Cluley , senior technology consultant at antivirus vendor Sophos .
Sentence 2: " This is a clear attempt to pinch money , " said Graham Cluley , senior technology consultant with U.K.-based Sophos PLC .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Moose frequently criticizes reporters and news organizations in the book , especially those that reported on leaks from investigators .
Sentence 2: He frequently criticizes the press , especially reporters and news organizations that reported on leaks from investigators .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The indictment charges that Mzoudi was involved in preparations for the attack until the end and was aware of and supported the attackers ' violent goals .
Sentence 2: Prosecutors say Mzoudi was involved in the preparations for the attack until the final moment and that he was aware of and supported the attackers ' violent goals .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: SEC Chairman William Donaldson said there is a " building confidence out there that the cop is on the beat . "
Sentence 2: " I think there 's a building confidence that the cop is on the beat . "
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A nationally board certified teacher with a master 's degree , Kelley , in his 30th year teaching , makes $ 65,000 .
Sentence 2: A nationally board-certified teacher with a master 's degree , Kelley makes $ 65,000 in his 30th year .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Prosecutor Jim Hardin called the decision a victory for Kathleen Peterson 's family .
Sentence 2: Members of Kathleen Peterson 's family were not present .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Called " Taxpayers Against the Recall , " it was to be launched Wednesday afternoon outside a Sacramento fire station .
Sentence 2: The new effort , Taxpayers Against the Recall , will be formally launched today outside a Sacramento fire station .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy dissented in an opinion joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas .
Sentence 2: He was joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The staged scene , covering several acres , featured smashed cars and buses , ruined buildings , scattered debris and spot fires .
Sentence 2: Smashed cars and buses , ruined buildings , scattered debris and spot fires added to the realism .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The findings were published in the July 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine .
Sentence 2: The findings are being published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: All five suspects were charged with robbery and criminal impersonation of a police officer .
Sentence 2: The teens are being held on charges of robbery and criminal impersonation of a police officer , sources said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: SCO net income of $ 4.5 million , or 33 cents per share , on revenue of $ 21.4 million , in 2003 's second fiscal quarter , ended April 30 .
Sentence 2: In the first quarter , SCO had reported a net loss of $ 724,000 , or 6 cents per diluted share , on revenue of $ 13.5 million .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: No rabies vaccine is available for humans in Zimbabwe and if it was it would be too expensive for most bitten by infected dogs .
Sentence 2: Health professionals say there is no rabies vaccine for humans in Zimbabwe and , even if it was available , it is too expensive for most bitten by infected dogs .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: ODonnell was just 3-of-5 for 24 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions a year ago .
Sentence 2: The 13-year veteran has passed for 21,438 yards and 118 touchdowns with 67 interceptions .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: India blamed that and other attacks on Pakistan-based militants fighting Indian rule in Kashmir , its only Muslim-majority state .
Sentence 2: India has also in the past blamed Pakistan-based militants fighting Indian rule in Kashmir , its only Muslim-majority state , for bombs and other attacks .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: However , several ministers from more developed APEC economies have said failure to fight terror will be a cost in itself .
Sentence 2: More developed APEC members say failure to fight terror will be a cost in itself .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: She was persuaded not to resign but she was expected to be the victim of a forthcoming ministerial reshuffle .
Sentence 2: But she was expected to be a victim in a forthcoming ministerial reshuffle .
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Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi must be counting his lucky stars .
Sentence 2: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has all but popped the champagne bottle .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " This legislation benefits the entire state of Illinois , every town , every city , every citizen , " Blagojevich told the crowd of political heavyweights at O 'Hare .
Sentence 2: " The legislation I 'm proud to sign today benefits the entire state of Illinois , every town , every city , every citizen .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Malpractice victims say limits on damage payouts make it less likely lawyers will take cases , meaning access to justice could be denied .
Sentence 2: Limits on damages make it less likely lawyers will take expensive cases , meaning access to justice is denied , they say .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
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