Input: Sentence 1: and and i and over and over the course of a year i i figured out how long it took them to clear that check and the and the shortest period of time was eight days so generally about eight days before payday depending on what the currency markets were doing i would go up and start buying i'd i'd start cashing in my checks for pounds Sentence 2: The shortest period they cleared a check was eight days.
Output: 

 yes