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: A Commerce spokesman issued a brief statement late Friday , noting that the task force " evaluated regions of the world that are vital to global energy supply . ", Sentence2: " The energy task force evaluated regions of the world that are vital to global energy supply , " the statement said .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: At the Pentagon , the Department of Defense 's Inspector General has separately been asked to investigate how the telecom licences were awarded ., Sentence2: But a source close to the Pentagon said the Defense Department 's own inspector-general had been asked to investigate how the licences were awarded .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: For the full 12-month period , high-speed cable modem connections increased by 49 percent ., Sentence2: For the full year period ending June 30 , 2003 , high-speed lines increased by 45 percent .

SOLUTION:
Yes