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: Three American warships are off the Liberian coast carrying a total of 2,300 marines ., Sentence2: There are three warships with 2,300 Marines lingering off its coast .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: " This blackout was largely preventable , " said Spencer Abraham , US energy secretary ., Sentence2: " This blackout was largely preventable , " Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said at a press conference this afternoon .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: The average American makes four trips a day , 45 percent for shopping or errands ., Sentence2: Nearly half - 45 percent - are for shopping or running errands .

SOLUTION:
No