input question: Other data showed that buyers snapped up new and existing homes at a brisk pace in April , spurred by low mortgage rates .
Other data showed sales of existing and new homes grew at a robust pace in April , spurred by low mortgage rates .

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- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: The Qantas colleagues were last night in a serious but stable condition after being rushed to Royal Melbourne Hospital .
The two flight attendants were in a serious but stable condition last night after being rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Chechen officials working for the Moscow-backed government are a frequent target for rebels and tension is running high ahead of next Sunday 's presidential election in war-torn Chechnya .
S2: Officials in Chechnya 's Moscow-backed government are a frequent target for rebels , and tension is running high ahead of Sunday 's presidential election in the war-ravaged region .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: CS 's other main division , Financial Services , made a 666 million franc net profit , six percent below the prior quarter .

CS Financial Services made a 666 million franc net profit , six percent less than in the fourth quarter of last year .

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

[Q]: The face of President Saddam Hussein was added to Iraqi currency after the 1991 Gulf War .

Saddam 's portrait was added to Iraq 's currency after the Gulf War .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: Levin 's attorney , Bo Hitchcock , declined to comment Friday .

Hitchcock has declined to comment on the case , as has Levin .

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[A]:
no