Problem: S1: The bill passed the House 32-8 on April 2 , 2009 , and later passed the Senate 76-41 .
S2: The bill passed the Senate 32-8 on April 2 , 2009 and later the house 76-41 .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

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A: no

Problem: (1) On 23 January 2006 , Ericsson acquired a majority of Marconi Communications ' parent company , Telent plc . The remainder of Marconi Corporation plc was renamed Marconi Corporation plc .
(2) On January 23 , 2006 , Ericsson acquired a majority stake in the parent company of Marconi Communications , Marconi Corporation plc . The rest of Marconi Corporation plc was renamed Telent plc .

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

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- yes
A: no

Please check if these have the same meaning.
Greg Rusedski defeated Lars Rehmann 6 -- 4 , 3 -- 1 ( Rehmann is retired )
Greg Rusedski defeated Lars Rehmann 6 -- 4 , 3 -- 1 ( Rehmann retired )
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- yes
Answer: yes

Problem: Serena Williams and Venus Williams won 5 : 7 , 6 : 2 , 6 : 2 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final .
Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won 5 : 7 , 6 : 2 , 6 : 2 against Serena Williams and Venus Williams in the final .
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- yes
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A: no

Ashley was born on November 1 , 1986 and is a contemporary dancer from Los Angeles , who originally grew up in Arizona .
Born on November 1 , 1986 , Ashley is a contemporary dancer from Arizona , who was originally raised in Los Angeles .

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

Problem: S1: The lack of background to find the statistically significant recurring variants has limited its performance due to stochastic noise and biological variability .
S2: The lack of background to find the statistically significant recurrent variants has limited its performance due to stochastic noise and biological variability .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

OPTIONS:
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- yes

A:
yes