TASK DEFINITION: Evaluate the similarity between them and classify them into classes from 0-5 as follows:
0 : The two sentences are completely dissimilar.
1 : The two sentences are not equivalent, but are on the same topic.
2 : The two sentences are not equivalent, but share some details.
3 : The two sentences are roughly equivalent, but some important information differs/missing.
4 : The two sentences are mostly equivalent, but some unimportant details differ.
5 : The two sentences are completely equivalent, as they mean the same thing.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Fallen US firefighters brought home Sentence 2: Wall Street ends slightly lower

SOLUTION: 0

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late Friday that the small size, limited use and secular purpose make the image legitimate. Sentence 2: A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a ruling issued last year that supported the ordinance.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: syria denies having an undeclared nuclear program. Sentence 2: syria denies the existence of an undeclared nuclear program.

SOLUTION:
5