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: Ottawa police reported 23 cases of looting , along with two deaths possibly attributed to the outage - a pedestrian hit by a car and a fire victim ., Sentence2: In Canada 's capital of Ottawa , police reported two deaths possibly linked to the power outage — a pedestrian hit by a car and a fire victim .

SOLUTION: No

PROBLEM: Sentence1: In that same time , the S & P and the Nasdaq have gained about 3.5 percent ., Sentence2: The Nasdaq composite gained 4.78 to 1,955.80 , having edged up 0.1 percent last week .

SOLUTION:
No