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

Q: Sentence1: A slit the size of one created in the test would let in a stream of gas three times as hot as a blowtorch . ", Sentence2: A slit the size of one created in the test would let in a stream of gas three times hotter than a blowtorch .

A: Yes
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Q: Sentence1: The three priests were careful to go through church channels first as they exercised their rights under canon law ., Sentence2: The priests went through church channels first , exercising their rights under canon law .

A: Yes
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Q: Sentence1: Nick Markakis , a left-hander from Young Harris Junior College in Georgia , went to the Orioles with the seventh pick ., Sentence2: Next , Baltimore took Nick Markakis , a left-handed pitcher and outfielder from Young Harris Junior College in Georgia .

A:
Yes
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