Question:
S1: The weapon turned out to be a Halloween toy .
S2: It turned out that the " weapon " was part of a Halloween costume .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: The stock closed Friday at $ 5.91 , down $ 1.24 , or 17 percent , on the Nasdaq Stock Market .

Shares of Brocade closed at $ 5.91 , down $ 1.24 , or 17.3 percent .

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

[Q]: PC-related products were the strongest sector in July , with microprocessors up 5.6 % and DRAMs up 8.2 % from June , the industry group said .

PC-related products were the strongest sellers , with microprocessors up 5.6 percent and DRAMs up 8.2 percent , the SIA said .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Tamil parties blame the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) for these killings .
The government wanted to revive talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) to discuss the interim structure .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Fatalities in rollover crashes accounted for 82 percent of the increase in 2002 , NHTSA said .

Alcohol-related fatalities accounted for 41 percent of the total number of deaths .
OPTIONS:
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Rebels sought to consolidate their grip on a troubled northeastern Congolese town Tuesday after a week of fighting that killed at least 112 people .
Rebels consolidated their grip on a troubled northeastern Congolese town Tuesday as residents identified at least 112 dead after a week of fighting .

OPTIONS:
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A:
yes