[Q]: The transfers would reduce P & G 's worldwide work force to slightly less than 100,000 .
The transfers would reduce P & G ' s worldwide work force to slightly less than 100,000 , down from 110,000 several years ago .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: Bush 's aides describe Omaha as the most crucial stop , since Sen. Ben Nelson ( D-Neb . ) has become their top lobbying target on the tax cut package .
S2: Bush 's aides describe Omaha as the most crucial stop , since Senator Ben Nelson , Democrat of Nebraska , has become their top lobbying target on the tax-cut package .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: It may suggest that the exchange give up its regulatory powers .

It has no jurisdiction over his pay but does oversee the exchange 's regulatory powers .

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

[Q]: The findings were published in the July 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine .

The findings are being published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Resigning along with Brendsel was Vaughn Clarke , the company 's executive vice president and chief financial officer .
Chairman and chief executive Leland Brendsel and Vaughn Clarke , the company 's executive vice president and chief financial officer , resigned .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Tropical Storm Claudette continued its slow churn toward the Texas coast early Sunday , with forecasters expecting the plodding storm system to make landfall as a hurricane by early Tuesday .

Tropical Storm Claudette headed for the Texas coast Saturday , with forecasters saying the sluggish storm system could reach hurricane strength before landfall early Tuesday .
OPTIONS:
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yes