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: If the companies won 't , their drugs could be prescribed to Medicaid patients only with the state 's say-so ., Sentence2: If a company won 't do so , its drugs could be prescribed to Medicaid patients only with the state 's say-so .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: They were released to authorities after officers delivered the soda to the gunman , using a long stick to pass the six-pack through a door ., Sentence2: They were released to authorities after officers delivered a six-pack of Dr Pepper to the gunman , using a long stick to pass the soda through a door .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said the yen has strengthened too much but declined to comment on whether Japan had intervened ., Sentence2: Japan 's Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said the yen had strengthened too much but declined to comment on whether Japan had intervened in the market to stem the yen 's rise .

SOLUTION:
Yes