Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Lockheed Martin-built SIRTF is the last of NASA 's Hubble-class " Great Observatories . "
SIRTF is the last of NASA 's so-called Great Observatories .

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yes

input question: A month ago a military C-17 transporter returned to Baghdad when an engine exploded .
A month ago a military transport plane returned to Baghdad when an engine exploded in what officials called a " safety incident . "

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output answer: no

[Q]: The Nasdaq composite index rose 13.70 , or 0.8 per cent , to 1700.34 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gained 13.73 points , or 0.81 percent , to finish at 1,700.34 .
(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: In the total external disk storage system market , revenue increased 1.5 percent year over year in the third quarter , to $ 3.2 billion .
S2: In the total external disk storage system market , McArthur said revenue increased 1.5 percent year-over-year in Q3 to $ 3.2 billion .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: The U.N. nuclear watchdog reprimanded Iran on Thursday for failing to comply with its nuclear safeguards obligations and called on Tehran to unconditionally accept stricter inspections by the agency .

The U.N. atomic watchdog rapped Iran Thursday for failing to comply with nuclear safeguards , issuing a statement Washington said underlined international opposition to Tehran developing any banned weapons .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

Question:
S1: The stalemate , over less than 1 percent of the budget , is more about politics than policy .
S2: The stalemate involved less than 1 percent of the budget and had little to do with policy but everything to do with politics .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes