Question:
S1: On Wednesday , the total of National Guard and Reserve members called to active duty worldwide stood at 154,603 .
S2: As of yesterday , the total number of National Guard and Reserve troops called to duty worldwide stood at 154,603 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

Question:
S1: The Nasdaq composite index fell 2.95 , or 0.2 percent , for the week to 1,912.36 after stumbling 37.78 yesterday .
S2: The Nasdaq eased 0.15 percent for the week after two consecutive up weeks .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
no

Question:
S1: Mr. Gettelfinger said at that news conference that " we are going to continue to hammer away at the negotiations process until we reach an agreement , " with Ford and G.M.
S2: " We are going to continue to hammer away at the negotiations process until we reach an agreement , " he said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

Question:
S1: It has a plus or minus 4.9 percent margin of error .
S2: It had a margin of error of plus or minus five percentage points .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes