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Sentence 1: Chi-Chi 's has agreed to keep the restaurant closed until Jan. 2 - two months after it voluntarily closed following initial reports of the disease .
Sentence 2: Chi-Chi 's has agreed to keep the restaurant closed until Jan. 2 -- two months after it voluntarily closed when the disease was first reported .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The Commerce ruling Tuesday will impose a 44.71 percent tariff on dynamic random access memory semiconductors ( DRAMS ) made by Hynix Semiconductor Inc .
Sentence 2: The Commerce Department imposed a 44.71 percent tariff on dynamic random access memory semiconductors , or DRAMS , made by Hynix Semiconductor Inc .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been gathering information on suspect cases .
Sentence 2: Nationally , the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 4,156 cases of West Nile , including 284 deaths .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Shares of Mattel were down 13 cents to $ 19.72 on the New York Stock Exchange .
Sentence 2: Mattel shares were down 1.5 percent in early afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Both were declared dead about 6 p.m. at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center .
Sentence 2: Both shooting victims were rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center , where they died a short time later .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: In terms of format , DVD music took off while legitimate online music broadened its reach , the IFPI said .
Sentence 2: DVD music took off , accounting for more than five percent of sales , and legitimate online music broadened its reach .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Malvo was brought into the courtroom for about two minutes Monday so a witness could identify him .
Sentence 2: Malvo was in the courtroom for about two minutes yesterday to allow a prosecution witness to identify him .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: They cover more than 300,000 UAW workers and 500,000 retirees and spouses .
Sentence 2: GM , the world 's largest automaker , has 115,000 active UAW workers and 340,000 retirees and spouses .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The hospital where she is staying is being guarded by about a dozen undercover police and military intelligence officers .
Sentence 2: The hospital has been guarded by more than a dozen undercover police and military intelligence officers , said officials .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late Friday that the small size , limited use and secular purpose make the image legitimate .
Sentence 2: A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a ruling issued last year that supported the ordinance .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: In an interview , Healey , who is a criminologist , acknowledged that much of the sentiment among legislators here and across the country was wariness toward capital punishment .
Sentence 2: In an interview , Ms. Healey , who is a criminologist , said many lawmakers here and across the country shared a wariness toward capital punishment .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Today , the Columbia Accident Investigation Board will issue its findings on what caused the accident .
Sentence 2: The Columbia Accident Investigation Board has placed the blame for the accident squarely on Nasa .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: " I 'm not aware of any changes in policy - we have contacts with them , they will continue . "
Sentence 2: " Our policies are well-known and I 'm not aware of any changes in policy .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Telemarketers who call listed numbers could face FCC fines of up to $ 120,000 .
Sentence 2: Telemarketers who call numbers on the list after Oct. 1 could face fines of up to $ 11,000 per call .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The compensation committee will prohibit securities industry directors from sitting on it .
Sentence 2: The exchange also said its five-person compensation committee will consist only of directors from outside the securities industry .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Immediately after the blast , people portraying some of the 150 " victims " stumbled amid the wreckage as emergency vehicles converged on the scene .
Sentence 2: Immediately after the small explosion , people portraying victims stumbled amid the wreckage as fire trucks and other emergency vehicles converged .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " This is , I think , a very seminal moment in our agency 's history , " Mr O 'Keefe said .
Sentence 2: " I think we are at a seminal moment in the history of this agency , " he said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: British police claim they have been taking statements from more than 30 of the women .
Sentence 2: British military police have also been taking statements from 30 of the women who have made the allegations .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A group of investors wants to start a TV network aimed at the estimated 8 million Muslims living in the United States .
Sentence 2: A group of investors said Friday it wants to start a television network aimed at the interests of an estimated 8 million Muslims living in the United States .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He said that in early December , immigration inspectors at Hartsfield will be able to match the fingerprints to the federal government 's computerized " watch lists . "
Sentence 2: In early December , immigration inspectors at Hartsfield will be able to match the fingerprints to the federal government 's computerized " watch lists , " Williams said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Derrick Todd Lee is helped from a plane in Baton Rouge , Wednesday .
Sentence 2: Derrick Todd Lee , 34 , is shown in this photo released by the police in Baton Rouge , Monday .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: They also said the rule will make the nation 's electrical system more reliable -- a high-profile issue after last week 's massive power blackout .
Sentence 2: They also said the rule will improve the reliability of the nation 's electrical system , which is needed after last week 's massive power blackout .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Sanchez de Lozada promised a referendum on a controversial gas project , a reform of a free market energy law and constitutional reforms .
Sentence 2: Sanchez de Lozada promised a referendum on the gas project , a reform of energy laws and constitutional changes .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Yesterday , this honor was given to Firefighter Thomas C. Brick , who died last Tuesday battling a fire in an Upper Manhattan warehouse .
Sentence 2: They were there to honor Brick , who died Tuesday battling a four-alarm blaze in an upper Manhattan warehouse .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: In the settlement , Tyrer agreed to pay $ US1.06 million in allegedly ill-gotten trading profits and $ US342,195 in interest , the SEC said .
Sentence 2: To settle the charges , Mr. Tyrer agreed to surrender $ 1.06 million in trading profits and $ 342,195 in interest .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The agency said it would not release the name of the 17-year-old involved because he is a minor .
Sentence 2: The agency said it had no plans to release the name of the teenager involved because he was a minor .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He was also expected to visit Yemen and Bahrain during his tour of the region .
Sentence 2: Khatami , who arrived in Beirut Monday , was also to visit Syria , Yemen and Bahrain .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Opposition to the bill has come from environmentalists , the Miccosukee Tribe , some scientists and members of Congress .
Sentence 2: Besides a federal judge , the criticism has mounted from environmentalists , the Miccosukee Tribe , some scientists and some congressional leaders .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: After the shooting , Hoffine fled to the nearby home of a friend , and allowed her and her daughter to leave .
Sentence 2: Hoffine drove to the home of a friend and told her what he had done before allowing the woman and her daughter to leave , Hurley said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: He gave a surprisingly impassioned speech to the United Steelworkers of America , who announced their endorsement yesterday .
Sentence 2: On Tuesday , he picked up the endorsement of the United Steelworkers of America .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Merrill neither admitted to nor denied wrongdoing in the accord .
Sentence 2: Merrill Lynch did not admit to wrongdoing in the accord .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Mr. Marshall demonstrated a preference for results over rhetoric in preparing the Civil Rights Act .
Sentence 2: Marshall demonstrated his preference for results over rhetoric in preparing the Civil Rights Act that was passed in November 1964 .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The FTC judge is set to render a decision on Dec. 18 , which is viewed as the final chapter of a long-standing legal saga that 's dragged on for years .
Sentence 2: The FTC decision is viewed as the final leg in a longstanding legal saga that has dragged on for years .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The lawmakers were departing Wednesday and expected to arrive in Pyongyang on Friday .
Sentence 2: The lawmakers expected to arrive in Pyongyang on Friday and leave Sunday for South Korea .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Authorities said the bodies of a man and woman were recovered on Friday from a camping ground in nearby Devore , where a wall of mud destroyed 32 caravans .
Sentence 2: Two other bodies were recovered on Friday from a campground in nearby Devore , where a wall of mud destroyed 32 trailers .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Democrats currently hold a 17-15 advantage in the state 's congressional delegation .
Sentence 2: The Texas congressional delegation now is 17-15 Democratic .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He said that most of the 250 persons living near the disaster site were asleep when the cloudburst took place late on Thursday evening .
Sentence 2: Most of the 250 persons living near the disaster site were asleep when the cloudburst took place , the second such incident in three weeks .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The awards are being announced today by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation .
Sentence 2: The prizes , from the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation , will be awarded Friday in New York .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: According to the survey , last years identity theft losses to businesses and financial institutions totaled nearly $ 48 billion and consumer victims reported $ 5 billion in out-of-pocket expenses .
Sentence 2: Identity theft cost businesses and financial institutions nearly $ 48 billion and consumer victims reported $ 5 billion in out-of-pocket expenses last year , according to the FTC .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The company also became synonymous with ethical business practices .
Sentence 2: Levi became known for ethical business practices .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Peterson , 27 , was eight months pregnant when she disappeared in the days before Christmas .
Sentence 2: Peterson was almost eight months pregnant when she was reported missing .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: At present , the FCC will not request personal identifying information prior to allowing access to the wireless network .
Sentence 2: The FCC said that it won 't request personal identifying information before allowing people to access the wireless network .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The US on Tuesday assembled a coalition of more than a dozen countries to launch a World Trade Organisation case against the European Union 's ban on new genetically modified crops .
Sentence 2: The US on Tuesday filed a long-anticipated case in the World Trade Organisation aimed at forcing the European Union to lift its de facto moratorium on genetically modified foods .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated perjury charges against a San Diego student accused of lying about his association with 9 / 11 hijackers .
Sentence 2: A U.S. appeals court in New York reinstated perjury charges against a Grossmont College student accused of lying about his knowledge of two of the Sept . 11 hijackers .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Kerr , who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 90 's and one with the Spurs in 1999 , finished with 12 points , 3 assists and 2 rebounds .
Sentence 2: Kerr , who won three NBA titles with Chicago and one with the Spurs in 1999 , finished with 12 points , three assists and two rebounds .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " If the other rating agencies also downgrade us ..
Sentence 2: The two other national rating agencies are waiting to take action .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Another million barrels , bought by Spanish refiner Cepsa SA , was to be loaded onto a Spanish tanker , the Sandra Tapias .
Sentence 2: A Spanish tanker , Sandra Tapias , was to be loaded with another million barrels , bought by Spanish refiner Cepsa SA , in the afternoon .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He caused a stir by misnaming the mayor of Miami , Manny Diaz .
Sentence 2: He greeted the mayor of Miami , Manny Diaz , as " Alex . "
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Lloyds TSB confirmed on Tuesday it was " considering its options " over the sale of its National Bank of New Zealand subsidiary .
Sentence 2: Lloyds TSB yesterday confirmed that it had received bids for its National Bank of New Zealand operation .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The reading for both August and July is the best seen since the survey began in August 1997 .
Sentence 2: It is the highest reading since the index was created in August 1997 .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Former U.S. Rep. Frank McCloskey , 64 , died this afternoon in his home after a long battle with bladder cancer .
Sentence 2: McCloskey died Sunday afternoon in his home after a year-long battle with bladder cancer .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Instead , bond bulls focus on the fact the Fed has done nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing , either in speeches or through the press .
Sentence 2: Still , bond bulls can take comfort in the fact the Fed has done nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing , either in speeches or through the press .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He also drove in a run on a groundout against Franklin in the fifth .
Sentence 2: He drove in another run in the fifth inning on a groundout .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: In a series of raids , Moroccan police arrested 33 suspects on Saturday , including some linked to the radical Djihad Salafist group , a senior official said .
Sentence 2: Moroccan police have arrested 33 suspects , including some linked to the radical Djihad Salafist group , a government official said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Novelist Michael Peterson was convicted Friday of murdering his wife , whose body was found in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase in their home .
Sentence 2: A jury convicted novelist Michael Peterson Friday of bludgeoning his wife of five years in the stairwell of their home .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: President Bush on Saturday became the first American president to address a joint session of the Philippine National Congress since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960 .
Sentence 2: " But success requires more than American assistance , " Bush said in the first speech to a joint session of Philippine Congress by a U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960 .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Allied forces have overthrown the government , moved into Saddam Hussein 's palaces and started to patrol the streets of the capital .
Sentence 2: Allied forces have defeated Saddam 's military , moved into his palaces and started to patrol Baghdad .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: They went into the operations of their own free will , " their father Dadollah Bijani said .
Sentence 2: They went into the operation on their own free will , ' Reuters quoted their father , Mr Dadollah Bijani , as saying .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The yield on the 3 5 / 8 percent February 2013 note dropped 2 basis points to 3.66 percent .
Sentence 2: The yield on the 3 percent note maturing in 2008 fell 22 basis points to 2.61 percent .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " Imagine that in someone 's fucking brain , " Klebold said .
Sentence 2: Imagine , one said , what a bullet would do in someone 's brain .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: " Approximately 60 per cent of all national advertisers do not yet advertise in Spanish , " he said .
Sentence 2: " Approximately 60 percent of all national advertisers do not yet advertise in Spanish . "
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Previously he had seen the grinning mechanic from east Java only on television .
Sentence 2: Mr Hughes had seen Amrozi 's face on television , the infamous images of the grinning mechanic from east Java .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: As part of the agreement to extradite the two best friends from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty .
Sentence 2: As part of a 2001 agreement to extradite them from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: MySQL AB on Tuesday announced that it had ported its open-source database to the HP-UX operating system on the 64-bit Intel Itanium 2 processor .
Sentence 2: The company updated the MySQL 4.0 software with the ability to run on the HP-UX 11i Unix operating system and Linux on servers equipped with Intel 's 64-bit Itanium 2 processor .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC edged up 2.84 points , or 0.18 percent , at 1,593.59 .
Sentence 2: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX added 1.14 points , or 0.12 percent , at 968.14 .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: " The question that has to be penetrated is , how did 38 visits over 2 years not rescue these children from slow torture and starvation ? "
Sentence 2: " The question that has to be penetrated is how did 38 visits over two years not rescue these children from slow torture and starvation , " Ryan said in an interview .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Cindy Cohn , legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation , said that portion of the DMCA gives too much leeway to copyright holders .
Sentence 2: Cindy Cohn , legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation , said Monday that section 512 hands too much power to copyright holders .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The S3C2440 CPU supports major operating systems including Microsoft Windows CE / Pocket PC , Palm OS , Symbian , and Linux .
Sentence 2: It supports the Windows CE , Palm , Symbian , and Linux operating systems .
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Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The transaction will expand the revenue from Callebaut 's consumer products business to 45 percent of total sales from 23 percent .
Sentence 2: The transaction will expand Callebaut 's sales revenues from its consumer products business to 45 percent from 23 percent .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Meanwhile , law enforcement officials in Palm Beach County , Fla . , where Limbaugh owns a $ 24 million mansion , said his drug use is under investigation .
Sentence 2: A law enforcement source in Palm Beach County , where Limbaugh owns a $ 24 million oceanfront mansion , said last week that Limbaugh 's drug use is still under investigation .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: State Rep. Ron Wilson , D-Houston , joined committee Republicans in voting for the map .
Sentence 2: State Rep. Ron Wilson , a Houston Democrat , joined nine Republicans in approving the bill Saturday .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: State unemployment last month stood at 6.4 percent , down from a revised 6.7 percent in August .
Sentence 2: The statewide unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent , down from a revised 6.7 percent in August .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: The three chains have replaced most of the 70,000 striking workers with temporary employees to keep their stores open .
Sentence 2: The supermarket chains have used managers and replacement workers to keep their stores open , often at reduced hours .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Government workers trapped in a burning downtown office tower frantically dialed 911 as they tried to make their way through smoke-filled staircases and hallways , officials said .
Sentence 2: Some people trapped in a burning high-rise building in Chicago 's Loop business district frantically dialed 911 for help in escaping the smoke-filled staircases and hallways , officials said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Because of the distance between the two chambers , the eventual conference between House and Senate tax writers promises to be intense and possibly rocky .
Sentence 2: The eventual conference between House and Senate tax writers promises to be intense and possibly rocky , even though all the principals will be Republicans .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Their groundbreaking contributions commercialize technologies , create jobs , improve productivity and stimulate the nation 's growth and development . "
Sentence 2: " Their groundbreaking contributions commercialise technologies , create jobs , improve productivity and stimulate the nation 's growth and development , " it said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Oak Brook , IL-based McDonalds is expected to launch several hundred restaurants by year 's end .
Sentence 2: The company 's goal is to offer wireless service at several hundred restaurants by year 's end .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The dividend , the company 's second this calendar year , is payable Nov. 7 to shareholders of record at the close of business Oct. 17 .
Sentence 2: In a statement , Microsoft said the dividend is payable Nov. 7 to shareholders of record on Oct. 17 .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Mr. Hampton had been living at a residence for AIDS patients in Beth Israel Hospital .
Sentence 2: Hampton , 39 , died in Beth Israel Hospital , Tipograph said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Already suffering with the nation 's worst credit rating , the state is operating for the first time completely on borrowed money .
Sentence 2: The Davis administration says the state is operating for the first time completely on borrowed money .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Testing of the swimsuit at a state police lab and at a private lab in Virginia had not yet been able determine whether it belonged to Bish , Conte said .
Sentence 2: Testing at a Massachusetts State Police lab and a private Virginia lab has not been able to determine whether the swimsuit belonged to Bish , Conte said yesterday .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Under the final tax bill , most dividends and capital gains would be taxed at 15 per cent until the end of 2008 .
Sentence 2: Under the compromise , most dividends and capital gains would be taxed at 15 percent through 2008 .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A grassy field and asphalt island , topped with an ATM , sit where Orville Wright once developed a split airplane wing , tinkered with cars and even built toys .
Sentence 2: Orville Wright 's laboratory was once there - where he developed a split airplane wing , tinkered with cars and even built toys .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Shares of GE were slipping 17 cents , or 0.6 % , to $ 28.02 in Instinet premarket trading .
Sentence 2: Shares in GE were down 7 cents to $ 28.12 by the close of trading in New York .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church , Frank T. Griswold III , declined , through a spokesman , to comment on the development Saturday .
Sentence 2: The presiding bishop of the Episcopal church , Frank Griswold , declined to comment on Saturday 's development .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: IAC 's stock closed yesterday down $ 2.81 , or 7.6 percent , at $ 34.19 .
Sentence 2: InterActiveCorp 's shares closed at $ 34.19 , down $ 2.81 , or 7.6 percent on the Nasdaq Stock Market .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Memories also live on of the bloody debacle in Somalia 10 years ago -- the last major US military involvement in Africa .
Sentence 2: Memories also live on of a bloody debacle in Somalia a decade ago -- the last major U.S. military involvement in Africa .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine if convicted .
Sentence 2: If convicted , Parson faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $ 250,000 .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: At 5 p.m. EDT , Henri had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph , with some gusts reaching 60 mph .
Sentence 2: At 8 p.m. Friday , Henri was becoming disorganized , but still had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph , with stronger gusts .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: " It 's a huge black eye , " said publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr . , whose family has controlled the paper since 1896 .
Sentence 2: " It 's a huge black eye , " Arthur Sulzberger , the newspaper 's publisher , said of the scandal .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The industry is working with the FDA " to get firm answers and not just speculation , " he told Reuters Health .
Sentence 2: Companies are working with the FDA and academics " to try and get some firm answers and not just speculation , " Jarman said .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: It would have been the first time in Texas history that the comptroller had not certified the budget .
Sentence 2: Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Sales at Ford fell 0.1 percent while sales at DaimlerChrysler rose 7 percent .
Sentence 2: Truck sales for the world 's No. 2 automaker dropped 4.1 percent , while its car sales dropped 13.7 percent .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: The rate of survival without serious brain damage is about 10 per cent , said Dr Leo Bossaert , executive director of the European Resuscitation Council .
Sentence 2: The rate of survival without serious brain damage is about 10 percent , said Bossaert , a professor at the University Hospital in Antwerp , Belgium .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: GREAT train robber Ronnie Biggs was fighting for life last night after a massive heart attack .
Sentence 2: Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was back in jail tonight after being treated in hospital for pneumonia .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Russian and Saudi officials on Monday signed a five-year agreement on cooperation in the oil and gas sector .
Sentence 2: After talks , Russian and Saudi energy ministers signed a five-year agreement on cooperation in the oil and gas industry .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: A judge stayed an injunction against RIM that would have prevented it from selling the Blackberry device and services in the United States .
Sentence 2: NTP also said it would seek an injunction preventing RIM from selling the BlackBerry in the United States .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: no |
Sentence 1: Imam Samudra , 32 , is accused of being the " field commander " of the October 12 attacks that killed 202 people , mostly tourists .
Sentence 2: Imam Samudra is charged with playing a key role in the planning and execution of the Oct. 12 attacks , that killed 202 people , mostly foreign tourists .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: This is just the latest movement in a continuing trend towards open source support of business applications .
Sentence 2: This is just the latest movement in a continuing trend toward open-source support among business application vendors .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
Sentence 1: Dusenbery 's fiancee , Jessica Wheat , said he was considering settling down in Fort Campbell and making the Army his career .
Sentence 2: Jessica Wheat , who said she and Dusenbery were planning to marry , said Dusenbery was considering settling down in Fort Campbell and making the Army his career .
Question: Do both sentences mean the same thing?
Answer: yes |
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