Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" The NAFTA ruling confirms that Canadian producers dump lumber in to the U.S. market , " Rusty Wood , chairman of the coalition , said in a release .
" The NAFTA ruling confirms that Canadian producers dump lumber into the U.S. market , " said Rusty Wood , chairman of the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports .

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- no
- yes
A:
yes

input question: " After what happened here ... it 's tacky and unpatriotic , " said JoAnn Marquis , visiting the site with her husband from Salem , Mass .
" It 's nasty , " said JoAnn Marquis , visiting with her husband from Salem , Mass . " After what happened here .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: U.S. troops killed nearly two dozen suspected Taliban militants after coming under fire in southern Afghanistan in the latest in a series of such attacks .
U.S. soldiers killed about two dozen suspected Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan after their convoy came under attack , the military said Sunday .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Representatives of its tribal and ethnic groups named a cross section of residents yesterday to run municipal affairs alongside the US military .
S2: Representatives of its tribal and ethnic groups named a cross-section of residents yesterday to run municipal affairs alongside the U.S. military until elections can be held .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
no

QUES: Significantly , it made no mention of the role of terrorist organisation Jemah Islamiyah , accused of being behind the attacks .

The address made no mention of the role of terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiyah , which was behind the attacks .

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

Question:
S1: " It 's hard to believe that we live in a society where parents wouldn 't be notified of an abortion , which is a very profound decision . "
S2: " It 's hard to imagine we live in a society where parents wouldn 't be notified of an abortion , " Bush said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
no