input question: More than 6,000 companies must get shareholders ' approval before granting their executives options and other stock compensation packages , the Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday .
Companies trading on the biggest stock markets must get shareholder approval before granting stock options and other equity compensation under rules cleared yesterday by the Securities and Exchange Commission .
output answer: yes

input question: The broad Standard & Poor 's 500 index slipped 12.27 points or 1.23 percent to 981.73 .
The S. & P. 500 slipped 12.27 points , or 1.2 percent , to 981.73 .
output answer: yes

input question: The decision was among the most significant steps toward deregulation undertaken during the Bush administration .
The decision is among the far-reaching deregulatory actions made during the Bush administration .
output answer: yes

input question: BOCHK chief executive Liu Jinbao was transferred abruptly to Beijing last month .
He was chief executive of BOCHK until he was suddenly recalled to Beijing last month .
output answer:
yes