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: " No , what I do is I answer questions as to whether or not the help that is available is being delivered , " Bush said ., Sentence2: " Now I want to know whether or not the help that is available is being expedited and made available .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: The affidavit said British customs officials stopped al-Amoudi at Heathrow Airport last month when he was attempting to travel to Damascus , Syria ., Sentence2: The affidavit says al-Amoudi was detained Aug. 16 attempting to travel from London to Damascus , Syria .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: The captain , Michael J. Gansas , was notified yesterday by the city 's Department of Transportation that an agency hearing officer recommended that he be fired ., Sentence2: Gansas got more bad news yesterday from the city Department of Transportation - a hearing officer recommended that he be fired .

SOLUTION:
Yes