Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Its legal representatives began meeting with plaintiffs ' attorneys last week to discuss a settlement .
Attorneys for both the archdiocese and the plaintiffs began meeting last week to reach the out-of-court settlement .

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A:
yes

input question: " Really , this plan is an insult to working parents throughout New York City , " Mr. Silver said .
" His plan is an insult to working parents throughout New York City . "

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Marisa Baldeo stated , however , the authority 's official uniform policy says " they are not supposed to wear anything on their heads but a NYC transit depot logo cap .
" As of now , they are not supposed to wear anything on their heads but a NYC transit depot logo cap , " Baldeo said .
(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: Bush also said he plans to meet with scientists and legal experts and will not make a determination on the bill for a few more weeks .
S2: Bush said he plans to meet with scientists and legal experts and will not decide the bill 's fate for a few more weeks .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: " The bank requires growth from elsewhere in the economy and needs the economy to rebalance , " he said in an interview with the Press Association news agency .

The Bank of England " requires growth from elsewhere in the economy and needs the economy to rebalance , " he told the Press Association news agency .

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

Question:
S1: The American conservatives are clearly in the minority within the Episcopal Church .
S2: The letter indicates the Vatican 's interest in bolstering conservatives within the Episcopal Church .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no