[Q]: No team has overcome a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals , and the New Jersey Nets don 't want to try their luck at such a daunting task . "
No team has overcome a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals , and the New Jersey Nets don 't want to try their luck at it .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies is being investigated by two federal agencies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia .
S2: Two federal agencies are investigating telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: Thursday , Mr. Romanow called it an offence to democracy to not implement a council that so many Canadians support .

Yesterday , Mr. Romanow said it was an affront to democracy to not implement a council that so many Canadians support .

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

[Q]: A year earlier , it posted a profit of $ 102 million , or 13 cents a share .

That was more than double the $ 102 million , or 13 cents a share , for the year-earlier quarter .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The MDC said a supporter , Tichaona Kaguru , died in hospital on Wednesday after being tortured and assaulted by soldiers putting down the protests .
The MDC said that an opposition supporter , Tichaona Kaguru , died in hospital after being tortured and assaulted by the soldiers putting down the anti-Mugabe protests .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Business groups and border cities have raised concerns that US-VISIT will mean longer waits to cross borders and will hurt commerce .

Business groups and border cities have raised concerns that US-VISIT will mean longer lines that will damage cross-border commerce .
OPTIONS:
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- yes
yes