input question: This change in attitude gave upscale purveyors including Neiman Marcus , the parent of Bergdorf Goodman ; and Nordstrom strong sales gains in May .
This change in attitude gave upscale purveyors including Neiman Marcus Group Inc. and Nordstrom Inc . , along with some boutique retailers , strong sales gains in May .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Miss Novikova said while there is no standard weight for ballerinas , Miss Volochkova is ' bigger than others ' .
Commenting on the firing today , Ms. Novikova said that there was no standard weight for ballerinas but that Ms. Volochkova " is bigger than others . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Just across a river , St. Joseph has trendy restaurants , boutiques , offices and a picturesque beachfront .
S2: Less than a mile away , across a river , St. Joseph features trendy restaurants , boutiques , offices and a picturesque beach front .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: The hot technologies -- networking , storage and wireless products -- will be front and center this week .

Storage , networking and wireless products will be prevalent at the show .

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

[Q]: Two astronomers surveying the region around Jupiter have detected 20 new moons , bringing the giant planet 's total to 60 .

Astronomers have clocked eight more moons orbiting Jupiter , bringing its known total to 60 .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: In July , EMC agreed to acquire Legato Systems ( Nasdaq : LGTO ) for about $ 1.2 billion .

In July , the Hopkinton , Mass . , company agreed to buy Legato Systems of Mountain View for $ 1.3 billion .

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[A]:
yes