Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
It says the intervention force will confiscate weapons , reform the police , strengthen the courts and prison system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry .
It will also help reform the Royal Solomon Islands Police , strengthen the courts and prisons system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry from intimidation .

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no

input question: Officials with Rescue California , one of the groups leading the recall campaign , called the lawsuit laughable .
The director of Rescue California , the group leading the recall campaign , called the lawsuit " laughable . "

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Mr. Dewhurst has called for a " cooling period " between special sessions , which could give the Democrats some time at home .
Mr. Dewhurst has suggested a cooling-off period , which could give the senators time to go home .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: The goal will be to reduce congestion by upgrading road , building tollways , facilitating public transit or any other means to improve mobility .
S2: The money can be used for road upgrades , tollways , public transit or any other means to improve mobility .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: He is a brother to three-year-old Mia , from Kate 's first marriage , to film producer Jim Threapleton .

Winslet , 28 , has a three-year-old daughter Mia by her first husband , British film producer Jim Threapleton .

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

Question:
S1: But tropical storm warnings and watches were posted today for Haiti , western portions of the Dominican Republic , the southeastern Bahamas and the Turk and Caicos islands .
S2: Tropical storm warnings were in place Thursday for Jamaica and Haiti and watches for the western Dominican Republic , the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes