Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Economists said that raised the odds of a rate cut at the Fed 's next meeting on June 24-25 .
Economists said those concerns raised the odds that the Fed might reduce rates at its next meeting on June 24-25 .

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- yes
A:
yes

input question: They named the man charged as Noureddinne Mouleff , a 36-year-old of North African origin who was arrested in the southern coastal town of Eastbourne last week .
Last week , Nur al-Din Muliff , a 36-year-old of North African origin , was arrested in the southern coastal town of Eastbourne .

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- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: But he will meet the French President , Jacques Chirac , privately .
They include French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: no

Question:
S1: This was double the $ 818 million reported for the first three months of 2001 .
S2: Berkshire Hathaway made profits of $ 1.7 billion in the first three months of this year alone , its best performance .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
no

QUES: Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors - three non-industry representatives and three industry representatives .

Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors to the board and re-elected six others .

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

Question:
S1: In after-hours trading , H-P shares rose 62 cents to $ 22.83 after adding 56 cents in the regular session .
S2: In after-hours trading , Hewlett-Packard shares rose 55 cents , to $ 22.86 , according to Instinet .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
no