input question: " While many good people work in the telemarketing industry , " Bush said in prepared remarks , " the public is understandably losing patience with these unwanted phone calls , unwanted intrusions .
While he said " many good people work in the telemarketing industry , the public is understandably losing patience with these unwanted phone calls , unwanted intrusions .

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- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: Three retailers Dillards Inc . , Kohls Department Stores and Nordstrom Inc. got Fs .
Three retailers _ Dillard 's Inc . , Kohl 's Department Stores and Nordstrom Inc . _ got Fs .
(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: He said the district had been waiting for the subpoenas and had always planned to comply once it received them .
S2: Mr. Caramore said the district waited for the subpoenas and planned to cooperate with the investigation .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: A second victim , Michael Walker , 23 , was struck in the torso , the bullet perforating his lung .

The other victim , Michael Walker , of 550 Barbey Street , was struck in the neck .

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

[Q]: But he added group performance would improve in the second half of the year and beyond .

De Sole said in the results statement that group performance would improve in the second half of the year and beyond .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: Investors were askingwhether other banks , some of which are still being audited , could be dealt with in the same way .

Other Japanese banks , some of which are still being audited , could face similar scrutiny .

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- yes
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[A]:
no