[Q]: State media said there were at least 770 dead and over 5,600 injured .
The latest toll given by officials to state media was 643 dead and over 4,600 injured .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: In the year-ago period , Pearson posted a 26 million pre-tax profit .
S2: A year ago the firm posted a profit of 26 million pounds .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: However , John Clare , chief executive of the Dixons Group , expressed his disappointment .

John Clare , Dixons chief executive , objected to the Commission 's findings .

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

[Q]: Shares of Pleasanton-based PeopleSoft rose 4 cents , to $ 16.96 , in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market .

PeopleSoft shares were up 4 cents at $ 16.96 in late morning trade on the Nasdaq .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
As a teen , he stabbed a 6-year-old boy , nearly killing him , for no apparent reason .
He also told investigators that when he was in his mid-teens , he stabbed a 6-year-old boy for no apparent reason .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 18.06 , or 0.2 per cent , at 9266.51 .

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average < .DJI > slipped 44.32 points , or 0.48 percent , to 9,240.25 .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
yes