[Q]: But tropical storm warnings and watches were posted today for Haiti , western portions of the Dominican Republic , the southeastern Bahamas and the Turk and Caicos islands .
Tropical storm warnings were in place Thursday for Jamaica and Haiti and watches for the western Dominican Republic , the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands .
(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: We believe them to be without merit , and will defend ourselves vigorously .
S2: " We believe it is without merit and we will defend ourselves rigorously . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The company has agreed terms on the purchase of the paper division of the Dutch office supplies group Buhrmann , the largest paper distributor in Europe .

The company has reached agreement on the terms for buying the paper division of the Dutch office supplies group Buhrmann , the largest paper distributor in Europe .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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- yes
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ANS: yes

[Q]: The WWF also thinks a further 13,000 animals are being caught every year around the Straits of Gibraltar and in nearby areas .

According to WWF , a further 13,000 individuals are estimated to be caught around the Straits of Gibraltar and in neighboring zones .

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- yes
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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
She was the only woman in her unit and a member of Teamsters Local 995 .
She was the only woman employed as a warehouse worker and heavy equipment operator and the only woman in her Teamsters local .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The discovery was published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine .

They appear in the Oct. 23 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine .
OPTIONS:
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yes