Problem: Wwo sentences:
They said they were not advocating the changes yet , but believed they are worth considering especially as NATO expands to 26 members .
The sponsors said they were not advocating the changes yet , but believed it was worth considering - especially as NATO expands to 26 members .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

But she didn 't say whether she 'll certify the two-year $ 117.4 billion budget for 2004-05 .

She said she didn 't know yet whether she would certify the budget .
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yes

Q: Republican officials said the advertising buy was proof that Democrats are panicking that they were losing their stature on Medicare .

Republican officials said the advertisements were proof that Democrats were panicking about losing their stature on Medicare .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
French President Jacques Chirac was said to have demanded that a European company provide the engines .
French President Jacques Chirac was also reported to have supported the European bid .

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A:
no

input question: The Nasdaq composite index rose 15.82 , or 0.9 percent , to 1,861.52 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 17.48 points , or 0.95 percent , at 1,863.18 .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Fourteen of those infected passengers sat within four seats of the SARS patient and two were flight attendants , said Mike Ryan , WHO 's global coordinator for anti-SARS efforts .
Of those , 14 were passengers sitting within four seats of the SARS patient and two were flight attendants , Ryan said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
yes