Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" This is very serious , " said Dr. Julie Gerberding , director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
We 're seeing some very high levels of widespread flu infections in some places , " said Dr. Julie Gerberding , director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A:
no

input question: US authorities blame Al Qaeda for the attacks , which killed 231 people , including 12 Americans .
U.S. authorities blame Osama bin Laden 's al-Qaida network for the attacks , which killed 231 people , including 12 Americans .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: While it was being called mandatory , Dupont said authorities were not forcing people from their homes .
It was called mandatory , but Dupont said authorities did not force people to leave .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Muhammad will stand trial for the Oct. 9 slaying of Dean Harold Meyers , 53 .
S2: Muhammad , 42 , is charged in the Oct. 9 slaying of Dean H. Meyers , 53 , at a gas station in Manassas .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
no

QUES: More than 60 percent of the company 's 1,000 employees were killed in the attack .

More than 60 per cent of its 1,000 employees at the time were killed .

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

Question:
S1: She said Nelson heard someone shout , " Let 's get the Jew ! "
S2: Mr. Nelson heard people shout : " There 's a Jew .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
no