Problem: Wwo sentences:
When contacted last night , Perkins declined comment .
Perkins and Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway declined comment Sunday night .
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

The industry censor forbade the sexual innuendo contained in the play and would not allow the characters to sleep together .

The industry censor forbade the sexual innuendo of the play and would not allow Ewell 's character to sleep with Monroe 's .
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yes

Q: Whitey Bulger is now on the law enforcement agency 's " 10 Most Wanted " list alongside Osama bin Laden .

A former FBI informant , Whitey Bulger is now on the agency 's " Ten Most Wanted " list alongside Osama bin Laden .

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A: yes

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Also demonstrating box-office strength _ and getting seven Tony nominations _ was a potent revival of Eugene O 'Neill 's family drama , " Long Day 's Journey Into Night . "
Also demonstrating box-office strength -- and getting seven Tony nominations -- was a potent revival of Eugene ONeills family drama , Long Days Journey Into Night . "

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yes

input question: But it now has 600 fewer stores - about 1,500 in all - and a $ 2 billion loan to compete against bigger merchants .
It now has 600 fewer stores -- about 1,500 in all -- and a $ 2 billion loan .

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output answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" People just love e-mail , and it really bothers them that spam is ruining such a good thing , " said Deborah Fallows , the Pew researcher who wrote the report .
" People just love e-mail , and it really bothers them that spam is ruining such a good thing , " said Deborah Fallows , senior research fellow with the Pew project .
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yes