[Q]: " September and third-quarter data confirm that demand in the global semiconductor market is rising briskly , " George Scalise , the SIA 's president , said in the statement .
" September and third quarter data confirm that demand in the global semiconductor market is rising briskly , " stated SIA President George Scalise , in a statement .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Officials with the rebel group Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy could not be reached for comment Saturday .
S2: The main rebel force , the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy , fears a peacekeeping force could bolster Taylor .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
no

QUES: More than 6,000 companies must get shareholders ' approval before granting their executives options and other stock compensation packages , the Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday .

Companies trading on the biggest stock markets must get shareholder approval before granting stock options and other equity compensation under rules cleared yesterday by the Securities and Exchange Commission .

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

[Q]: The 60-year-old millionaire hugged his attorneys , saying : " Thank you so much . "

Moments later , he hugged his defense lawyers , softly saying , " Thank you , so much . "

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- yes
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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Sobig.F became one of the most widespread viruses ever , crippling corporate e-mail networks and filling home users ' inboxes with a glut of messages .
Since surfacing late Monday , Sobig.F has been crippling corporate e-mail networks and filling home users ' inboxes with a glut of messages .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Mizuho 's ( JP : 8411 : news , chart , profile ) shares closed up 3,500 yen , or 4.8 percent , to 76,800 yen .

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial ( JP : 8306 : news , chart , profile ) lost 2.6 percent to 444,000 yen .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
no