[Q]: Under Mexican law , bounty hunting is considered a form of kidnapping .
Bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico , and the bounty hunter was charged with kidnapping .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: There are only 2,000 Roman Catholics living in Banja Luka now .
S2: There are just a handful of Catholics left in Banja Luka .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: Justice Anthony Kennedy dissented in an opinion joined by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas .

He was joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas .

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

[Q]: Some 660 prisoners from 42 countries , including Canada , are held , many captured during the war against in Afghanistan the al-Qaida network .

Some 660 prisoners from 42 countries are being held at the Naval base at Guantanamo Bay , many captured during the war against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Ms. Strayhorn said she has hired a constitutional scholar to assist her staff .
Strayhorn has brought in a constitutional scholar to advise her on the reallocation .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Ryland Group ( nyse : RYL - news - people ) , a homebuilder and mortgage-finance company , sank $ 9.65 , or 11.6 percent , to $ 73.40 .

Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson ( nasdaq : QCOM - news - people ) jumped $ 2.88 , or 15.7 percent , to $ 21.28 .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
no