input question: " The court expects that 25 years from now , the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary , " O 'Connor wrote .
O 'Connor wrote , " We expect that 25 years from now , the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary . "

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output answer: yes

[Q]: " People who are high in positive emotions sleep better , they have better diets , they exercise more , they have lower levels of these stress hormones , " Cohen said .
" Happy people sleep better , have better diets , exercise more and have less levels of stress hormones , " Cohen said .
(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: Launched from the space shuttle Atlantis in 1989 , Galileo will have travelled about 4.6 billion kilometres by the time it hits Jupiter .
S2: Launched from space shuttle Atlantis ( news - web sites ) in 1989 , Galileo will have traveled about 2.8 billion miles by the time it hits Jupiter .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: Officer Evans did not respond to requests for an interview last week .

Officer Evans had declined written and telephone requests for an interview .

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

[Q]: The results will be published the July 10 issue of the journal Nature .

The results appear in Thursday ' s issue of the journal Nature .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index gained 16.02 points , or 1.62 percent , at 1,004.63 .

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index added 28.73 points , or 1.77 percent , at 1,655.22 .

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[A]:
no