Here are two sentences:

PeopleSoft Inc . ' s board of directors on Friday unanimously rejected Oracle Corp. ' s revised bid of $ 19.50 per share .

PeopleSoft Inc . ' s board of directors voted unanimously on Friday to recommend that stockholders reject Oracle 's upgraded bid for a hostile takeover .

yes

Here are two sentences:

The broad Standard & Poor 's 500 index slipped 12.27 points or 1.23 percent to 981.73 .

The S. & P. 500 slipped 12.27 points , or 1.2 percent , to 981.73 .

yes

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Jackson , 45 , posted a $ 3 million bond and returned to Las Vegas , where he is filming a music video .

After posting $ 3 million bail , Jackson flew to Las Vegas , where he had been working on a video .
yes