Japan starts hearing on sales tax, ex-bank deputy urges gradual rise
Japan starts hearings on proposed tax hike

Rate the textual similarity of these two sentences on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing". OPTIONS:
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Answer: 4

Question:
World stocks rise on hopes for EU, US stimulus
Stocks rise on hopes for a Fed stimulus
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3

[Q]: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 0.08 of a point to 1,646.
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 1.92 points, or 0.12 percent, at 1,647.94.

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[A]: 2

Input: On a scale from 0-5, where 0 is "not similar" and 5 is "very similar", how similar is the sentence "Hurricane Sandy powers toward Eastern Seaboard" to the sentence "Hurricane Sandy moves towards US"?

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Output: 4

Rate the similarity of the following two sentences
A horse standing near a gate with another horse in the background.
A group of river barges with trees in the background.

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0

Royal Hoax DJ Takes Action Against Station
Taliban bombs US base in Afghanistan

Rate the textual similarity of these two sentences on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 is "no meaning overlap" and 5 is "means the same thing". OPTIONS:
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0