Q: The Nets and the Spurs are crossing new frontiers of offensive ineptitude while causing their high-scoring American Basketball Association forefathers to cringe .

The Nets and the San Antonio Spurs are crossing new frontiers of offensive ineptitude while embarrassing their high-scoring ABA forefathers .

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?
Legislation making it harder for consumers to erase their debts in bankruptcy court won overwhelming House approval in March .
Legislation making it harder for consumers to erase their debts in bankruptcy court won speedy , House approval in March and was endorsed by the White House .

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no

input question: Manfred Bischoff , EADS co-chairman and also a member of the management board of DaimlerChrysler , said both EPI and Pratt & Whitney had presented " excellent proposals .
Manfred Bischoff , EADS co-chairman and a member of DaimlerChrysler 's management board , said EPI and P & W had presented " excellent proposals .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Justice John Paul Stevens compared the interrogation of Martinez to " an attempt to obtain an involuntary confession from a prisoner by torturous methods . "
Writing for the minority , Justice John Paul Stevens said the interrogation was akin to " an attempt to obtain an involuntary confession from a prisoner by torturous methods . "
(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: " We are pleased with the judge 's decision and pleased that they accepted our arguments , " a Merrill spokesman said Tuesday .
S2: " We 're pleased with the judge 's decision , " said Mark Herr , spokesman for Merrill Lynch .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

input question: The calculation shows that the number of deaths from pneumonia and influenza have exceeded the usual number for recent weeks .
One is a statistical calculation based on the number of deaths from pneumonia and influenza in 122 cities .

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output answer:
no