Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors _ three non-industry representatives and three industry representatives .
Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors to the board and re-elected six others .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A:
no

input question: In 1999 , the building 's owners , the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , issued guidelines to upgrade the fireproofing to a thickness of 1 { inches .
The NIST discovered that in 1999 the Port Authority issued guidelines to upgrade the fireproofing to a thickness of 1 1 / 2 inches .

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- no
- yes
output answer: no

[Q]: But Abraham said changes in air-pollution rules would be up to the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) .
Changes in air pollution rules would be up to the Environmental Protection Agency .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- no
- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: The 2000 Democratic platform supported " the full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of the nation . "
S2: The Democrat 's 2000 platform didn 't explicitly support gay marriages but backed " the full inclusion of gay and lesbian families into the life of the nation . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
no

QUES: " Although the preconditions for recovery remain in place , the prospect for external demand for UK output is weaker than previously expected . "

He continued , " although the preconditions for recovery remain in place , " prospects for British exports were " weaker than previously expected . "

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

Question:
S1: GBI spokesman John Bankhead said the murder scenes showed that the killer was very methodical .
S2: Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead said the crime scenes indicated that the killer was " very methodical . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes