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In this task, you're given a pair of sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2. Your job is to determine if the two sentences clearly agree/disagree with each other, or if this can't be determined. Indicate your answer as yes or no respectively.
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Sentence 1: There is too much flexing of stylistic muscle, says the New Republic 's Robert Alter. Sentence 2: Robert Alter works for the New Republic.
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yes

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Sentence 1: More ominously, the Star reports that the actress is actually planning to give him another chance and wants to try a second honeymoon after he gets out of jail for assaulting her. Sentence 2: The actress has absolutely no plans of getting back together with her husband.
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yes

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Sentence 1: A smart buyer also retains an inhouse staff that includes technical experts who can articulate the nature of technical services being bought, recognize good value during the negotiation of such services, and evaluate the quality of the services as they are provided. Sentence 2: Technical experts should be part of the inhouse staff if the buyer is smart.
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yes