input question: In New York , $ 7,646 is spent annually on each Medicaid recipient , almost double the national average of $ 3,936 .
New York has by far the country ' s most expensive Medicaid program , costing taxpayers $ 7,646 per recipient , almost double the national average of $ 3,936 .

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output answer: no

[Q]: However , the standards body warns that changes to Internet Explorer may affect a " large number " of existing Web sites .
Still , changes to IE " may affect a large number of existing Web pages , " according to the W3C 's notice .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said she will send a U.S. technical team to Canada to assist in the situation .
S2: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman , who announced yesterday 's ban , also said Washington would send a technical team to Canada to assist in the Canadian situation .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no

QUES: The day after Wilkie resigned , Howard said in a televised address that Iraq possessed " chemical and biological weapons capable of causing death and destruction on a mammoth scale " .

In a televised address back in March , Mr Howard declared Iraq had weapons capable of " causing death and destruction on a mammoth scale " .

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

[Q]: Shaklee spokeswoman Jenifer Thompson said the company is continuing to work with authorities .

Shaklee spokeswoman Jenifer Thompson referred all calls to the FBI .

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[A]: no

[Q]: Peterson 's lawyer , Mark Geragos of Los Angeles , was quick to swipe at the testing procedure .

Peterson 's lawyer , Mark Geragos , of Los Angeles , has contested the DNA evidence , saying it is unreliable .

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yes