input question: I would like to publicly thank Sir Alex Ferguson for making me the player I am today . "
I would like to publicly thank Sir Alex Ferguson for making me the player I am today , Beckham said in the statement .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: However , George Heath , a Fort Campbell spokesman , said shortly after the attack that Akbar had " an attitude problem " .
However , a Fort Campbell spokesman , said that Akbar had " an attitude problem . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Derrick Todd Lee is helped from a plane in Baton Rouge , Wednesday .
S2: Derrick Todd Lee , 34 , is shown in this photo released by the police in Baton Rouge , Monday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
no

QUES: State Rep. Ron Wilson , D-Houston , joined committee Republicans in voting for the map .

State Rep. Ron Wilson , a Houston Democrat , joined nine Republicans in approving the bill Saturday .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

[Q]: He claims it may seem unrealistic only because little effort has been devoted to the concept .

" This proposal is modest compared with the space programme , and may seem unrealistic only because little effort has been devoted to it .

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- yes
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[A]: no

[Q]: " For me , the Lewinsky imbroglio seemed like just another vicious scandal manufactured by political opponents , " according to extracts leaked yesterday .

" For me , the Lewinsky imbroglio seemed like just another vicious scandal manufactured by political opponents . "

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- yes
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[A]:
yes