TASK DEFINITION: You are given two sentences(Sentence1 and Sentence2). Answer "Yes" if these sentences are a paraphrase of one another, otherwise answer "No".
PROBLEM: Sentence1: " We must not engage in borough warfare , " Thompson testified at a budget hearing by the City Council 's Finance Committee ., Sentence2: " We must not engage in borough warfare , " the Comptroller William Thompson told the Council , according to his written testimony .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: It decided instead to issue them before the stock market opened Monday after the downgrade of its debt late Friday by Moody 's , the credit rating agency ., Sentence2: It decided instead to issue them before the stock market opened Monday to counteract the downgrade of its debt late Friday by Moody 's to one step above junk status .

SOLUTION: No

PROBLEM: Sentence1: The president began his speech by acknowledging the terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 29 people , including seven Americans ., Sentence2: Bush , however , also lashed out at the terrorist bombings in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 29 people -- including a number of Americans .

SOLUTION:
No