Question:
S1: He was also expected to visit Yemen and Bahrain during his tour of the region .
S2: Khatami , who arrived in Beirut Monday , was also to visit Syria , Yemen and Bahrain .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

QUES: The deal is subject to N2H2 approval and is expected to be completed by year 's end .

The deal is subject to N2H2 approval and is expected to be complete during the final calendar quarter of 2003 .

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

[Q]: President George W. Bush and top administration officials cited the threat from Iraq 's banned weapons programs as the main justification for going to war .

President Bush and top officials in his administration cited the threat from Iraq 's alleged chemical and biological weapons and nuclear weapons program as the main justification for going to war .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
In 2001 , the number of death row inmates nationally fell for the first time in a generation .
In 2001 , the number of people on death row dropped for the first time in a decade .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

In March , Rowland 's former deputy chief of staff pleaded guilty to accepting gold and cash in return for steering state contracts .

Lawrence E. Alibozek , his former deputy chief of staff , pleaded guilty to accepting cash and gold coins in exchange for influencing state contracts .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Their worst-case scenario is the accidental deletion or malicious falsification of ballots from the 1.42 million Californians who could vote on electronic touch-screen machines .
Their worst-case scenario is the accidental deletion or malicious falsification of ballots from the 1.42 million Californians voting electronically - 9.3 percent of the state 's 15.3 million registered voters .

OPTIONS:
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A:
no