Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Gov. Don Carcieri said the ruling shows that state taxation laws apply on the tribe 's sales activities .
Gov. Don Carcieri said the ruling shows that state taxation laws apply to any tribal activity .

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A:
yes

input question: The discovery was published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine .
They appear in the Oct. 23 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Shares of GE were slipping 17 cents , or 0.6 % , to $ 28.02 in Instinet premarket trading .
Shares in GE were down 7 cents to $ 28.12 by the close of trading in New York .
(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: " These despicable acts were committed by killers whose only faith is hate , " Bush said , adding that the United States will find the killers .
S2: These despicable acts were committed by killers whose only faith is hate and the United States will find the killers and they will learn the meaning of American justice .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no

QUES: The 3 { hours of recordings include conversations between police , firefighters and other emergency workers , as well as media inquiries .

Among them are conversations between police , firefighters and other emergency workers , as well as media inquiries .

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

Question:
S1: That story also named archbishops Harry J. Flynn , of Minneapolis-St . Paul , and Edwin F. O 'Brien , of the Military Services , as possible candidates .
S2: They include two sitting archbishops , Harry J. Flynn of Minneapolis-St . Paul and Edwin F. O 'Brien of the Military Services , head of all US military chaplains .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes