Problem: Wwo sentences:
Axelrod died in his sleep of heart failure , said his daughter , Nina Axelrod .
Axelrod died of heart failure while asleep at his Los Angeles home , said his daughter , Nina Axelrod .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

In Taiwan , the capital 's mayor and other officials handed out free thermometers in a islandwide ''take-your-temperature ' ' campaign Sunday , amid evidence that containment efforts were also paying off .

In Taiwan , officials handed out free thermometers in an island-wide ''take-your-temperature ' ' campaign amid signs containment efforts were paying off .
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yes

Q: The WHO says the latest case does not fit its profile of SARS and is not a public health concern .

The WHO has said the Singapore case did not fit its profile of SARS and was " not an international public health concern . "

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A: yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Nigeria and other African oil producers are increasingly important in U.S. plans to lessen dependence on Middle Eastern suppliers for its energy security .
Nigeria and other African producers are increasingly important in the former Texas oilman 's plans to lessen dependence on Middle Eastern suppliers for energy security .

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yes

input question: And " although the preconditions for recovery remain in place , " it said the prospects for British exports were " weaker than previously expected . "
" Although the preconditions for recovery remain in place , the prospect for external demand for UK output is weaker than previously expected . "

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
As part of the agreement to extradite the two best friends from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty .
As part of a 2001 agreement to extradite them from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty .
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yes