Q: Labor 's Julia Gillard said it was a " major failure of coastal surveillance " .

Opposition politicians have described it as a " major failure in coastal surveillance " .

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A: yes
Q: " September and third-quarter data confirm that demand in the global semiconductor market is rising briskly , " George Scalise , the SIA 's president , said in the statement .

" September and third quarter data confirm that demand in the global semiconductor market is rising briskly , " stated SIA President George Scalise , in a statement .

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A: yes
Q: It forecast 445 billion yen in loan-loss charges for the year ending next March .

The bank booked 820 billion yen in loan-loss charges compared with 1.9 trillion yen a year ago .

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A:
no