Question:
S1: Shares of USA Interactive rose $ 2.28 , or 7 percent , to $ 34.96 on Friday in Nasdaq Stock Market composite trading and have gained 53 percent this year .
S2: Shares of LendingTree rose $ 6.03 , or 41 percent , to close at $ 20.72 on the Nasdaq stock market yesterday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
no

Question:
S1: Immediately after the blast , people portraying some of the 150 " victims " stumbled amid the wreckage as emergency vehicles converged on the scene .
S2: Immediately after the small explosion , people portraying victims stumbled amid the wreckage as fire trucks and other emergency vehicles converged .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes

Question:
S1: Singer Brandy and her husband , Robert Smith , have called it quits .
S2: Brandy and Husband SplitR 'n'b star Brandy and Robert Smith , her husband of two years have split up .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes

Question:
S1: Ximian brings Novell unparalleled expertise , strengthening our ability to work with [ our ] customers and leverage open source initiatives more constructively . "
S2: " Ximian brings Novell unparalleled Linux expertise . . . [ and strengthens ] our ability to work with and leverage open source initiatives more constructively . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
Answer:
yes