Q: The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose as high as 4.66 percent Aug. 14 from 3.07 percent in June .

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.46 % from 4.42 % late Thursday .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Bloodsworth was ultimately cleared with evidence gathered from a semen stain on the victim 's panties .
In 1993 , after nine years in prison , Bloodsworth was cleared with evidence gathered from a semen stain on the victim 's panties .

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yes

input question: Labor Department analysts think the payroll statistics from the survey of businesses provide a more accurate picture of the economy because the survey figures are based on a larger sample .
The analysts said they believe the payroll statistics provide a more accurate picture of the economy because they are based on a larger sample .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Crossing Jordan will be back in January after star Jill Hennessy gives birth .
NBC also plans to shelve Crossing Jordan until January as star Jill Hennessy has her first child .
(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: An officer in the People 's Liberation Army selected from a pool of 14 , Lt-Col Yang is the son of a teacher and an official at an agricultural firm .
S2: A lieutenant colonel in the People 's Liberation Army , Yang is the son of a teacher and an official at an agricultural firm .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: Emeryville-based Ask Jeeves agreed to sell a business software division to a Sunnyvale-based rival , Kanisa , for $ 4.25 million .
Ask Jeeves Wednesday announced it plans to sell its enterprise software division , Jeeves Solutions , to Kanisa .

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output answer:
yes