Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Also Tuesday , the United States also released more Iraqi prisoners of war , and officials announced that all would soon be let go .
Meanwhile in southern Iraq , the United States released more Iraqi prisoners of war , and officials announced that all would be let go soon .

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- yes
A:
yes

input question: Missouri Gov. Bob Holden asked the White House to declare a federal disaster in 39 counties .
Gov. Bob Holden asked Bush to declare 39 Missouri counties disaster areas .

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- no
- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: In May 2002 , Malikah Alkebulan and Deirdre Small filed a federal lawsuit in Brooklyn for more than $ 20 million in damages after the MTA objected to their headdresses .
In May , Alkebulan and Deirdre Small filed a federal lawsuit in Brooklyn that seeks more than $ 20 million in damages , Hart said .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- no
- yes

[A]: no

Question:
S1: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top Pentagon officials downplayed Wallace 's comments .
S2: The Defence Secretary , Donald Rumsfeld , and other top Pentagon officials played down his comments .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: It will cost about $ 20,000 per eight-week course of treatment , comparable to other injected cancer therapies , a spokeswoman said .

It will cost about $ 20,000 per average course of treatment -16 to 17 weeks .

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

Question:
S1: Auditors acknowledged the auditors did not look at priests ' personnel files .
S2: The auditors , for example , did not have access to church personnel files .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes