input question: Powell fired back : " He 's accusing the president of a ludicrous act , " he said .
If so , Powell said , he 's calling the president ludicrous , too .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: A coalition of campaign groups , including the militant national students body , is backing the protests , which the NLC called in defiance of a court order banning them .
A coalition of campaign groups , including the militant national students body , is backing the action and is mobilising for protests .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: He said sales of grocery and other consumer packaged products are the strongest , but discretionary items are still weak .
S2: Potter added that sales of grocery and other consumer packaged products are the strongest but sales of discretionary items such as decorative accessories are still weak .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: Mr Eddington warned yesterday that the future of the airline was " in the hands of the negotiators " .

" The future of BA is in the hands of the negotiators , " Eddington told British Broadcasting Corp. television on Sunday .

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

[Q]: The hearing came one day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer , Dallager , for failing to address the scandal .

The hearing occurred a day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer , Dallager , for not addressing the scandal .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: He says information released about a tarot card left at one shooting scene may have prolonged the spree by cutting off fragile communications with the sniper .

He says the release of a tarot card left at a shooting scene may have prolonged the spree by cutting off fragile communications with the sniper .

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[A]:
yes