Problem: Wwo sentences:
Wild rock legend Ozzy Osbourne was in intensive care today as he continued his " steady " recovery from a quad bike accident .
Wild rock legend Ozzy Osbourne could be kept in intensive care for " several days " following his quad bike accident , his doctor said tonight .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

He reiterated Schroder 's statement last week that Berlin would consider sending peacekeepers to Iraq only if requested by an interim Iraqi government or the United Nations under a U.N. mandate .

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said last week that Berlin will consider sending peacekeepers only if requested by an interim Iraqi government or the United Nations .
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yes

Q: " Our own history should remind us that the union of democratic principle and practice is always a work in progress , " Rice said in reference to Iraq .

" Our own histories should remind us that the union of democratic principle and practice is always a work in progress , " she said .

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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Directed by Jonathan Lynn from a script by Elizabeth Hunter and Saladin K. Patterson .
Whole Nine Yards , " and written by first-time screenwriters Elizabeth Hunter and Saladin K. Patterson .

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no

input question: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > declined 16.68 points , or 1.01 percent , at 1,636.94 .
The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX eased 7.57 points , or 0.76 percent , at 990.94 .

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output answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The judge 's decision ended an 18-month process that included a frenzy of last-minute negotiations between bidders and creditors during a standing-room only purchasing hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court .
Jones ' decision Friday ended an 18-month process that included a frenzy of last-minute negotiations between bidders and creditors .
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no