Sentence 1: For purposes of the discussion of entry pricing and net avoided cost, we ignore the impact of the percentage of non-delivered mail.

Sentence 2: The impact of the percentage of non-delivered mail is ignored.
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Answer: yes

Sentence 1: Effective Improving the Usefulness of Results

Sentence 2: The usefulness of results can not be improved.
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Answer: no

Sentence 1: This year's lines are noted for representing a backlash against feminism--fashion's new womanliness, Time 's Ginia Bellafante calls it--with a return to pinks, pleats, and furs.

Sentence 2: Ginia Bellafante has commented on this year's fashion lines.
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yes