Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he would fight any extension of the cable 's use .
Meanwhile , the Connecticut attorney general , Richard Blumenthal , said he was considering legal action against Mr. Abraham 's order .

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A:
no

input question: Joan B. Kroc , the billionaire widow of McDonald 's Corp. founder Ray Kroc , died Sunday after a brief bout with brain cancer .
Joan B. Kroc , the billionaire widow of McDonald 's founder Ray Kroc known for her philanthropy , died Sunday of brain cancer .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: " I just got carried away and started making stuff , " Byrne said .
Byrne says he got carried away with PowerPoint and just " started making stuff . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: " We have concluded that the outlook for price stability over the medium term has improved significantly since our last decision to lower interest rates , " Duisenberg said .
S2: In a statement , the ECB said the outlook for price stability over the medium term had " improved significantly " since its last decision to lower interest rates in March .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: The charges were dismissed in Franklin County Municipal Court .

Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Janet Grubb approved dismissal of the charges .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

Question:
S1: If the companies won 't , their drugs could be prescribed to Medicaid patients only with the state 's say-so .
S2: If a company won 't do so , its drugs could be prescribed to Medicaid patients only with the state 's say-so .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
yes