Problem: Wwo sentences:
Drinking more coffee may reduce the risk of developing the most common form of diabetes , a study has found .
Drinking caffeinated coffee , you see , may significantly reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes , the most common form of the disease .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Thomas and Tauzin say , as do many doctors , that the Bush administration has the power to correct some of those flaws .

Like many doctors , Mr. Thomas and Mr. Tauzin say the Bush administration has the power to correct some of those flaws .
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yes

Q: Paul Durousseau , 30 , was charged Tuesday with murder in five slayings between December and February , and also is suspected of a 1997 killing in the state of Georgia .

Paul Durousseau , 32 , was charged Tuesday with murder in five Jacksonville slayings between December and February , and in a 1997 Georgia killing .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Operating revenue fell 4.5 percent to $ 2.3 billion from a year earlier .
Operating revenues were down about 1 percent to $ 4.55 billion , from $ 4.59 billion .

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yes

input question: The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index added 1.16 points to 1,504.04 .
The Nasdaq Composite index , full of technology stocks , was lately up around 18 points .

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output answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
After he was led into the execution chamber and strapped to a gurney , Swisher raised his head and appeared to smile as his spiritual adviser spoke to him .
After he was led into the execution chamber and strapped to a gurney , Swisher raised his head and appeared to smile as the prison chaplain spoke in his ear .
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Answer:
yes