Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
BEA Systems Inc . BEAS.O on Thursday said second-quarter profits rose 28 percent , as revenues grew amid a contracting overall market for business software .
BEA Systems Inc . BEAS.O said on Thursday second-quarter profits rose 28 percent , as revenues grew slightly more than Wall Street expected amid a contracting overall market for business software .

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yes

input question: The report cites the marriage of the alleged operational commander of the Bali bombings , Mukhlas , to Farida , a " highly cosmopolitan and well-educated young woman " .
The report cites the marriage of the alleged operational commander of the Bali bombings , Mukhlas , as an example of how JI uses marriage to grow .

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output answer: no

[Q]: Three American warships are off the Liberian coast carrying a total of 2,300 marines .
There are three warships with 2,300 Marines lingering off its coast .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Analysts attributed the increase in part to negative news from bankrupt competitor WorldCom Inc . WCOEQ.PK and talk that AT & T could be a takeover target .
S2: Analysts attributed its rise to negative news from bankrupt competitor WorldCom Inc . < WCOEQ.PK > and talk that AT & T could be a takeover target , among other factors .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a separate hearing Thursday .

It has not come to a vote yet in the Senate Armed Services Committee .

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

Question:
S1: Also at increased risk are those whose immune systems suppressed by medications or by diseases such as cancer , diabetes and AIDS .
S2: Also at increased risk are those with suppressed immune systems due to illness or medicines .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes