In this task, you're given a pair of sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2. Your job is to determine if the two sentences clearly agree/disagree with each other, or if this can't be determined. Indicate your answer as yes or no respectively.

Sentence 1: As the last gringo reporter in Nicaragua, I naturally put in my bid for an interview with Clinton, which was politely declined by the White House handlers. Sentence 2: As the last Mexican reporter in Nicaragua, I did not want to talk to Clinton.
yes

Sentence 1: Upon consideration of the initial comments it received, the Commission declined to pursue the contract rate proposal, but solicited further comments on several broad issues concerning possible changes in the mail classification system. Sentence 2: Although the Commission declined to further pursue the contract rate proposal after considering the initial comments they received, they did decide to seek additional feedback on issues related to changes in the mail classification system. 
yes

Sentence 1: Why, it's their Chineseness, of course. Sentence 2: It was their Japaneseness.

yes