Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Parrado remained on a Coast Guard cutter Wednesday as immigration officials attempt to determine his status , the Coast Guard said .
Parrado remained on a Coast Guard cutter Wednesday as officials determined his status and immediate future , the Coast Guard said .

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- no
- yes
A:
yes

input question: Microsoft acquired Virtual PC when it bought the assets of Connectix earlier this year .
Microsoft acquired Virtual PC from its developer , Connectix , earlier this year .

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- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: He will be paid $ 395,000 per year , up from Atkinson 's current salary of $ 361,400 .
Dynes will be paid $ 395,000 a year ; Atkinson 's salary is $ 361,400 .
(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: They said they also seized several items which might be linked to ritual killing , including an animal 's skull with a nail driven through it .
S2: Among the evidence seized by detectives was an animal skull with a nail driven through its head , which may have been used in a " black magic " ceremony .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The number of extremely obese American adults - those who are at least 100 pounds overweight - has quadrupled since the 1980s to about 4 million .

The number of Americans considered extremely obese , or at least 100 pounds overweight , has quadrupled since the 1980s to a startling 4 million , the research shows .

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

Question:
S1: The losses occurred overnight in Willow Canyon , one of three areas in the Santa Catalina Mountains threatened by the 2-week-old fire that already had blackened 70,000 acres .
S2: The losses occurred overnight in Willow Canyon , one of three areas in the Santa Catalina Mountains threatened by the resurgent Aspen fire .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes