Q: In recent years , he served on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music .

Mr. Istomin was on the piano faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and participated in Professional Training Workshops at Carnegie Hall .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
PG & E Corp. shares were up 39 cents or 2.6 percent at $ 15.59 on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday .
PG & E 's shares gained 24 cents to $ 15.44 during Tuesday 's trading on the New York Stock Exchange .

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yes

input question: Representatives of its tribal and ethnic groups named a cross section of residents yesterday to run municipal affairs alongside the US military .
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 .

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output answer: no

[Q]: According to the 2000 Census , Long Beach 's Hispanic or Latino population was listed at 35.8 percent .
According to the Census Bureau , the Hispanic population increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures .
(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: U.S. same-store sales last months at Tim Hortons rose 8.8 per cent .
S2: Tim Hortons ' same-store sales in Canada rose by 6.7 per cent .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

input question: The University of Michigan released a new undergraduate admission process Thursday , dropping a point system the U.S. Supreme Court found unconstitutional in June .
The University of Michigan released today a new admissions policy after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in June the way it previously admitted undergraduates .

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output answer:
yes