Question:
S1: The Nasdaq composite index rose 13.70 , or 0.8 per cent , to 1700.34 .
S2: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gained 13.73 points , or 0.81 percent , to finish at 1,700.34 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes

Question:
S1: A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated perjury charges against a San Diego student accused of lying about his association with 9 / 11 hijackers .
S2: A U.S. appeals court in New York reinstated perjury charges against a Grossmont College student accused of lying about his knowledge of two of the Sept . 11 hijackers .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes

Question:
S1: In addition , the committee noted , " while spending is firming , the labour market has been weakening " .
S2: " The evidence accumulated over the intermeeting period confirms that spending is firming , although the labor market has been weakening .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes

Question:
S1: The parents want her kept alive ; her husband says she never wanted to be kept alive artificially .
S2: Michael Schiavo has argued that his wife never wanted to be kept alive artificially .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
no