Question:
S1: Mosel was unable to present financial statements in time due to mergers among subsidiaries and a change of accountants , the company said on Monday .
S2: Mosel had been unable to present financial statements in time because of mergers among subsidiaries and a change of accountants , the company said yesterday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: Neither Iowa State athletic director Bruce Van De Velde nor Morgan could be reached for comment .

Iowa State athletic director Bruce Van de Velde would not confirm an offer was made to Lebo .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

[Q]: It also named Robert Willumstad chief operating officer , also to take effect by Jan. 1 , 2004 .

Robert B. Willumstad , 57 , Citigroup 's president , was named chief operating officer .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
But he will meet the French President , Jacques Chirac , privately .
They include French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" At this point , Mr. Brando announced : ' Somebody ought to put a bullet ' " through her head , the motion continued .

Brando said that " somebody ought to put a bullet " through her head , according to the defense .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Dennehy , 21 , hasn 't been heard from in more than two weeks , and police suspect he was killed in the Waco area .
Authorities and Baylor officials say Dennehy , 21 , hasn 't been heard from in more than two weeks .

OPTIONS:
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- yes
A:
no