Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" We have found the smoking gun , " investigating board member Scott Hubbard said .
" We have found the smoking gun , " said Hubbard , director of NASA 's Ames Research Center in California .

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- no
- yes
A:
yes

input question: He will replace Ron Dittemore , who announced his resignation April 23 .
Dittemore announced his plans to resign on April 23 .

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- yes
output answer: no

[Q]: However , one subset of women those on hormonal treatment following chemotherapy appeared to show improvement in survival .
However , one subset of patients , women on hormonal treatment following chemotherapy , " appeared to show a favorable trend to improvement in survival . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- no
- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Ruffner , 45 , doesn 't yet have an attorney in the murder charge , authorities said .
S2: Ruffner , 45 , does not have a lawyer on the murder charge , authorities said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: In a major setback to consumers , a federal judge granted the government 's request Thursday to shut down a company that helps customers buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada .

A federal judge Thursday granted a request by the Food and Drug Administration to shut down Rx Depot , a popular Internet company that sells cheaper prescription drugs from Canada .

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

Question:
S1: He led Philippine police to a tonne of TNT that officials say was intended for planned attacks in Singapore on Western targets , including US and Australian diplomatic posts .
S2: He led Philippine police to a ton of TNT officials say was intended for attacks on Western targets in Singapore , including the US Embassy .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
no