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: Since the 1960s, Mallorca has shone in its role as Spain's tourism juggernaut, defining the extremes of a Mediterranean  the unbridled hedonism of topless beaches and singles bars, and the lethargic, point A (hotel) to point B (beach) vacation. Sentence 2: Since the 1960s, Mallorca has stood out as a region of rustic, insular, country pleasures with few tourists spoiling the party.

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: The test for Putin, says Berger, is the economy, stupid. Sentence 2: The test for Putin is his handling of his country's dissent.

SOLUTION:
yes