Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Suspected rebels also blew up an oil pipeline in north-east Colombia .
Also Sunday , suspected rebels dynamited an oil pipeline in northeast Colombia .

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yes

input question: As a teen , he stabbed a 6-year-old boy , nearly killing him , for no apparent reason .
He also told investigators that when he was in his mid-teens , he stabbed a 6-year-old boy for no apparent reason .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: American Masters : Arthur Miller , Elia Kazan and the Blacklist : None Without Sin ( Wed .
Note the subheading of this terrible parable in the " American Masters " series , " Arthur Miller , Elia Kazan and the Blacklist : None Without Sin . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: Garner said Iraq 's reconstruction was not as difficult as he had expected -- mainly because the war caused less infrastructure damage and fewer refugees than anticipated .
S2: Garner said reconstruction will not be as difficult as he anticipated because the war caused less damage and created fewer refugees .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The woman , Mary Kathryn Miller , 55 , was arrested by the state police on Nov. 20 and charged with first-degree larceny .

Mary Kathryn Miller , 55 , of 27 Devon Road , Darien , was arrested Nov. 20 by state police and charged with first-degree larceny .

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

Question:
S1: Shares of Pleasanton-based PeopleSoft rose 4 cents , to $ 16.96 , in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market .
S2: PeopleSoft shares were up 4 cents at $ 16.96 in late morning trade on the Nasdaq .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes