Question:
S1: Siebel , whose fortunes soared with the tech boom , has cut nearly one-third of its workforce since the end of 2001 .
S2: With the purge , Siebel will have cut 2,400 employees - or nearly one-third of its workforce - since the end of 2001 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

Question:
S1: The Dow Jones industrial average < .DJI > rose 98.74 points , or 1.12 percent , to 8,949.00 .
S2: The city index outperformed the Dow Jones industrial average , which rose 2.9 percent during the four-day trading week .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
no

Question:
S1: The time was about 4 a.m. on March 18 , just hours before the first pinpoint missiles rained down on the capital .
S2: The seizure occurred at 4am on March 18 , just hours before the first American air assault .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
no

Question:
S1: The administration cited those links as primary justification for invading Iraq and toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein .
S2: The Bush administration cited that intelligence as primary justification for invading Iraq .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
no