[Q]: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > was up 9.69 points , or 0.98 percent , at 994.53 .
The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > gained 18.35 points , or 1.13 percent , to 1,646.02 .
(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: Nor has it said how many astronauts will be on board , through there reportedly will be between one and three .
S2: Nor has it said how many astronauts will be on board , through there reportedly could be as many as three .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The poll , conducted by KRC Communications Research of Newton , was taken Wednesday and Thursday .

The poll of 405 registered Massachusetts voters was conducted Wednesday through Friday by RKM Research and Communications .

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

[Q]: " These are defining moments for players and organizations , " Anaheim coach Mike Babcock said .

" There are defining moments for players and organizations where you are measured .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The two forms account for about 30 percent of the approximately 7 million immigration benefits applications received annually , immigration officials said .
The two forms constitute 30 percent of the 7 million applications filed to the bureau each year .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" I conclude that plaintiffs have shown , albeit barely ... that Iraq provided material support to Bin Laden and Al Qaeda , " Baer said .

Judge Harold Baer concluded Wednesday that lawyers for the two victims " have shown , albeit barely ... that Iraq provided material support to bin Laden and al-Qaida . "
OPTIONS:
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yes