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: One of the Commission 's publicly stated goals is to ensure other producers ' server software can work with desktop computers running Windows as easily as Microsoft 's ., Sentence2: The Commission has publicly said one of its goals is to ensure other producers ' server software can connect to desktop computers running Windows as easily as Microsoft 's can .

SOLUTION: Yes

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: Blair took over the Labour Party when his predecessor John Smith died of a heart attack in 1994 ., Sentence2: Mr Blair became Labour leader in 1994 after the then leader , John Smith , died of a heart attack .

SOLUTION:
Yes