input question: " There is always a danger of casualties in something like this .
Howard said there was always a risk of casualties .

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- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: They were found in a stolen van , said James Flateau , a spokesman for the state Department of Correctional Services .
State troopers arrested the men in a stolen van at the Jubilee Market on Route 14 in Horseheads , said James Flateau , a Department of Correctional Services spokesman .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: The Prime Ministers of China , Russia and four central Asian nations have met in Beijing and approved a budget for their regional security grouping .
S2: The prime ministers of China , Russia and four Central Asian countries signed agreements on Tuesday that set plans in motion for a long-awaited regional anti-terrorism centre in Uzbekistan .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: Dowdell was transported to Boston Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries .

Both were taken to Boston Medical Center .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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- yes
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ANS: no

[Q]: The Nasdaq composite index fell 2.95 , or 0.2 percent , for the week to 1,912.36 after stumbling 37.78 yesterday .

The Nasdaq eased 0.15 percent for the week after two consecutive up weeks .

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- yes
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[A]: no

[Q]: Nonetheless , the economy " has yet to exhibit sustainable growth . "

But the economy hasn 't shown signs of sustainable growth .

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- yes
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[A]:
yes