TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: 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. 

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: I do not consider this a deterioration (this article has an average of 17 words per sentence), but it does reflect the change in the size and character of the audience and in the means of communication. Sentence 2: The size and characteristics of articles has changed, but the author does not feel this to be a deterioration.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Built in 1885, these days the prison carries out most of the executions of Malaysia's drug offenders. Sentence 2: Malaysia's drug offenders are executed in an old Prison.

SOLUTION:
yes