[Q]: Tornadoes , up to a foot of rain and hail as big as cantaloupes pounded southern Nebraska and northern Kansas , killing one man and destroying at least four homes .

Up to a foot of rain and at least seven tornadoes pounded southern Nebraska and northern Kansas , killing a man and destroying at least four homes .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: Vaccine makers have been thrust in the limelight following government programmes to encourage wider vaccination and fears of biological attacks on civilian and military targets .

Vaccine makers have been thrust into the limelight as government programs encourage wider vaccination amid fears of biological attacks .
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[A]: yes

[Q]: And " although the preconditions for recovery remain in place , " it said the prospects for British exports were " weaker than previously expected . "

" Although the preconditions for recovery remain in place , the prospect for external demand for UK output is weaker than previously expected . "
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[A]: yes

[Q]: We are currently trying to understand the scope and details of the investigation . . . .

Weber said late Thursday that the company is still trying to understand the scope and details of the investigation .
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[A]:
yes