[Q]: The ministers also intend to initiate plans for a national centre for disease control .
The health ministers also announced plans for healthy living and tobacco control strategies .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]: no

Question:
S1: The judge also refused to postpone the trial date of Sept . 29 .
S2: Obus also denied a defense motion to postpone the Sept . 29 trial date .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: Today , the Columbia Accident Investigation Board will issue its findings on what caused the accident .

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board has placed the blame for the accident squarely on Nasa .

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

[Q]: Upscale department store chain Nordstrom Inc . ( nyse : JWN - news - people ) jumped $ 1.49 , or 9.4 percent , to $ 17.35 .

Upscale department store chain Nordstrom Inc . JWN.N jumped $ 1.49 , or 9.4 percent , to $ 17.35 .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Congo 's war began in 1998 when Uganda and Rwanda invaded to back rebels fighting to topple the central government .
The Democratic Republic of Congo 's war began in 1998 when Uganda and Rwanda invaded together to back rebels trying to topple Kinshasa .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The key vote Thursday came on the dividend tax provision offered by Sen. Don Nickles , R-Oklahoma .

The key vote Thursday was on a provision that temporarily eliminates the dividend tax .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
no