Problem: S1: In 1923 Louis Blaustein and his son Jacob Blaustein sold a half interest in their American Oil Company to Pan American in exchange for a guaranteed supply of oil .
S2: In 1923 , Louis Blaustein and his son , Jacob Blaustein , sold half of their American Oil Company to Pan American in exchange for a guaranteed oil supply .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

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A: yes

Problem: (1) Some recombinant colonies , for a number of reasons , can not contain the desired white plasmid .
(2) For a number of reasons , some white colonies can not contain the desired recombinant plasmid .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

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A: no

Please check if these have the same meaning.
Impressive essays by ... Marilynne Robinson ... Terry Eagleton and ... H. Allen Orr set out to tell Dawkins how wrong he is .
Impressive essays by Dawkins ... , Marilynne Robinson and H. Allen Orr , set out to tell Terry Eagleton how false he is .
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Answer: no

Problem: He was the brother of the actor Barry Lupino ( 1882 - 1962 ) and father of Ida Lupino .
He was the brother of actor Ida Lupino ( 1882 -- 1962 ) and the father of Barry Lupino .
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A: no

A section of the route remains in place and is also known as the Phoenixville Industrial Track ( currently owned by NS ) .
A section of the route remains in place and is currently known as the Phoenixville Industrial Track ( also owned by NS ) .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS:
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no

Problem: S1: From 1965 to 2000 , it was owned by newspaper chains including Thomson Newspapers and the MediaNews Group .
S2: From 1965 to 2000 it was owned by newspaper chains including Thomson Newspapers and MediaNews Group .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

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A:
yes