You are given two sentences(Sentence1 and Sentence2). Answer "Yes" if these sentences are a paraphrase of one another, otherwise answer "No".

Q: Sentence1: Because of the holiday period , the agency will not release data from the period since Dec. 27 until today ., Sentence2: Because of the holidays , CDC is not releasing data from the period since Dec. 27 until today .

A: Yes
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Q: Sentence1: In 2001 , the number of death row inmates nationally fell for the first time in a generation ., Sentence2: In 2001 , the number of people on death row dropped for the first time in a decade .

A: Yes
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Q: Sentence1: No Americans were reported among the casualties , according to Capt. Michael Calvert , a spokesman for the regiment ., Sentence2: None of the casualties was Americans , said Capt. Michael Calvert , regiment spokesman .

A:
Yes
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