instruction:
You are given two sentences(Sentence1 and Sentence2). Answer "Yes" if these sentences are a paraphrase of one another, otherwise answer "No".
question:
Sentence1: " This deal makes sense for both companies , " Halla said in a prepared statement ., Sentence2: Brian Halla , CEO of NatSemi , claimed the deal made sense for both companies .
answer:
Yes


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Sentence1: Activists say they fear the gathering is an attempt by corporate farming to push bio-engineered crops on starving countries ., Sentence2: Instead , they fear the conference is an attempt by corporate farming and biotech interests to push into new markets .
answer:
Yes


question:
Sentence1: That investigation closed without any charges being laid ., Sentence2: The investigation was closed without charges in 2001 .
answer:

Yes