input question: U.S. troops encountered no resistance during the five-hour sweep near Tikrit , Saddam Hussein 's hometown and the center of a region of Baath Party supporters .
Tikrit is Saddam Hussein 's hometown and the region around it is known as a hotbed of Baath Party supporters and former high-ranking Iraqi military officials .
output answer: no

input question: The battles marked day four of a U.S. sweep to hunt down supporters of Saddam Hussein 's fallen regime .
Twenty-seven Iraqis were killed , pushing the number of opposition deaths to about 100 in a U.S. operation to hunt down supporters of Saddam Hussein 's fallen regime .
output answer: no

input question: And although he has acted in period dramas before in screen versions of Jane Austens Persuasion and Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre Henchard is a breed apart .
And although he has acted in period dramas before - in screen versions of Jane Austen 's " Persuasion " and Charlotte Bronte 's " Jane Eyre " - Henchard is a breed apart .
output answer: yes

input question: Trading in Loral was halted yesterday ; the shares closed on Monday at $ 3.01 .
The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading yesterday in Loral , which closed at $ 3.01 Friday .
output answer:
yes