Q: In addition , juries in both state and federal cases have become increasingly reluctant to impose the death penalty .

Juries in state and federal cases alike have also grown reluctant to impose the death penalty .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
She said the store ordered 520 copies and reserved another 300 .
In one Johannesburg store , 900 copies have been ordered .

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no

input question: The most recent was in 1998 , when Dr Barnett Slepian was killed in his home in Amherst , New York .
The most recent killing was in 1998 , when Dr. Barnett Slepian was shot and killed in his home in Amherst , N.Y.

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The 30-year bond US30YT = RR slid 1-10 / 32 for a yield of 4.30 percent , up from 4.23 percent .
The 30-year bond US30YT = RR jumped 20 / 32 , taking its yield to 4.14 percent from 4.18 percent .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX declined 10.65 points , or 1.07 percent , to 987.86 .
S2: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > declined 25.78 points , or 1.56 percent , to 1,627.84 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

input question: The 2000 Democratic platform supported " the full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of the nation . "
The Democrat 's 2000 platform didn 't explicitly support gay marriages but backed " the full inclusion of gay and lesbian families into the life of the nation . "

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output answer:
no