input question: Mr Howard said he also had faith in the system under which Hicks could be tried .
Mr Howard also said yesterday that Hicks would be fairly treated , saying he had faith in the US justice system .

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- yes
output answer: no

[Q]: The festival kicked off yesterday one day after the Competition Commission delivered its final verdict to the Government on the proposed 4.1 billion merger .
The Competition Commission delivered its verdict yesterday on the proposed merger of the two big ITV players , Carlton and Granada .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: no

Question:
S1: Mr Abbas said : " Every day without an agreement is an opportunity that was lost .
S2: His Palestinian counterpart , Mahmoud Abbas , replied that " every day without an agreement is an opportunity that was lost .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: " We condemn the Governing Council headed by the United States , " Muqtada al Sadr said in a sermon at a mosque .

" We condemn and denounce the Governing Council , which is headed by the United States , " Moqtada al-Sadr said .

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

[Q]: Retailers J.C. Penney Co . Inc . ( JCP ) and Walgreen Co . ( WAG ) kick things off on Monday .

Retailers J.C. Penney Co . Inc . JCP.N and Walgreen Co . WAG.N kick things off on Monday .

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- no
- yes
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[A]: yes

[Q]: " At this point , Mr. Brando announced : ' Somebody ought to put a bullet ' " through her head , the motion continued .

Brando said that " somebody ought to put a bullet " through her head , according to the defense .

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- yes
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[A]:
yes