Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Russian cosmonaut Malenchenko managed a space first earlier this month by marrying his earth-bound fiance by space phone .
Russian cosmonaut Malenchenko achieved a first earlier this month when he married his earth-bound fiancee by video link .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A:
yes

input question: " These are violent surgeries and I wanted to convey that , " Murphy says .
I mean , these are violent surgeries , and I wanted to properly convey that . "

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- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: " Qualcomm has enjoyed many years of selling ... against little or no competition , " Hubach said in the statement .
" Qualcomm has enjoyed many years of selling CDMA chips against little or no competition , " said TI General Counsel Joseph Hubach .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- no
- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: The U.S. Conference Board said its latest measure of business confidence hit 60 after falling to 53 in its first quarter survey .
S2: The Conference Board said its measure of business confidence , which had fallen to 53 in the first quarter of 2003 , improved to 60 in the most recent second quarter .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The vulnerability affects Windows NT 4.0 , NT 4.0 Terminal Services Edition , XP and 2000 , as well as Windows Server 2003 .

Microsoft issued a patch for the vulnerability , which affects Windows NT 4.0 , Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Services Edition , Windows 2000 , Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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- yes
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ANS: no

Question:
S1: In Canada , the booming dollar will be in focus again as it tries to stay above the 75 cent ( U.S. ) mark .
S2: In Canada , the surging dollar was in focus again as it struggled and just failed to stay above the 75 cent ( U.S. ) mark .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes