input question: A grief-stricken old woman , disconsolate with grief , smeared her face with dirt , uttering : " My child , my child . "
One old woman , disconsolate with grief , smeared her face with dirt , only able to utter : " My child , my child . "

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- no
- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: Matthew Lovett , 18 , who just graduated from Collingswood High School , was among those arrested .
Matthew Lovett , 18 , of Oaklyn , N.J. , was among those arrested .
(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: He had also said an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank , which meets Thursday , would be welcome .
S2: He had also said on the eve of Monday 's talks that an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank , which meets on Thursday , would be welcome .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome emerged in November last year .

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has infected 8459 people , 805 of whom died .

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

[Q]: Fanned by the hot , dry Santa Ana winds and minimal humidity , major fires were raging in at least 10 places , having already burned nearly 80 937 hectares .

Those hot , dry Santa Ana winds and minimal humidity created optimal conditions for raging fires in at least 10 places that have already burned nearly 200,000 acres .

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- yes
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[A]: yes

[Q]: Gillette shares rose $ 1.45 , or 4.5 percent , to $ 33.95 in afternoon New York Stock Exchange trading .

Shares of Gillette closed down 45 cents at $ 33.70 in trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange .

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- no
- yes
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[A]:
no