Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Telemarketers argue that there is no logical link between the registry 's limited scope and advancing that interest .
Lawyers for the telemarketers said there was no logical connection between the registry 's limited scope and advancing that interest .

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yes

input question: Media giant Vivendi Universal EAUG.PA V.N set to work sifting through bids for its U.S. entertainment empire on Monday in a multibillion-dollar auction of some of Hollywood 's best-known assets .
Media moguls jostled for position as the deadline for bids for Vivendi Universal 's U.S. entertainment empire neared on Monday in an auction of some of Hollywood 's best-known assets .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been gathering information on suspect cases .
Nationally , the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 4,156 cases of West Nile , including 284 deaths .
(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: " It was one of the first times in my life that I felt we were truly being treated as Americans , ' ' she said .
S2: " It was one of the few times in my life when I felt that we were truly being treated as Americans . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: That leaves about three dozen at risk of aid cutoffs , said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher , who did not identify them .

That leaves about three dozen at risk of aid cutoffs , Boucher said without identifying them .

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

Question:
S1: The U.S. government and private technology experts warned Wednesday that hackers plan to attack thousands of Web sites Sunday in a loosely co-ordinated " contest " that could disrupt Internet traffic .
S2: THE US government and private technology experts have warned that hackers plan to attack thousands of websites on Sunday in a loosely co-ordinated " contest " that could disrupt Internet traffic .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes