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S1: A council of up to nine Iraqis probably will lead the countrys interim government through the coming months , the U.S. civil administrator said Monday .
S2: A council of up to nine Iraqis will probably lead the country 's still unformed interim government through the coming months , the American civil administrator said Monday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes

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S1: Nick Markakis , a left-hander from Young Harris Junior College in Georgia , went to the Orioles with the seventh pick .
S2: Next , Baltimore took Nick Markakis , a left-handed pitcher and outfielder from Young Harris Junior College in Georgia .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes

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S1: Sylvan Shalom , the Israeli Foreign Minister , said there was a possibility that Mr Bush " will come to this area " .
S2: Shalom said there was also a possibility that " the president will come to this area . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes

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S1: " Our party will never be the choice of the NRA - and I am not looking to be the candidate of the NRA , " he said .
S2: Our party will never be the choice of the N.R.A. , and I 'm not looking to be the candidate of the N.R.A. , " a reference to the National Rifle Association .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes