Problem: Wwo sentences:
The retailer said it came to the decision after hearing the opinions of customers and associates .
The decision came after " listening to our customers and associates , " Melissa Berryhill , a spokeswoman for Wal-Mart , said .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The companies also announced plans to collaborate on the design for future generations of memory technologies .

The two groups said they would collaborate on the design of future memory technologies .
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yes

Q: Under the legislation , a physician who performs the procedure could face up to two years in prison .

Physicians who perform the procedure would face up to two years in prison , under the bill .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
As they wound through police barricades to the funeral home , many chanted " Celia , Celia " and sang snippets of her songs .
As they wound through police barricades to the funeral home , many chanted " Celia , Celia . "

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no

input question: As you know , East Africa has been an area of terrorist threats and indeed terrorist attacks in the past . "
" East Africa has been an area of terrorist threats and indeed terrorist attacks in the past , " said State Department spokesman Philip Reeker .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
There are a total of 659 women enrolled at the academy , the report said .
There were 659 women enrolled at the academy at the time of the survey .
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yes