Q: The Production Index rose by 1.4 percentage points from 51.5 percent in May to 52.9 percent in June .

The production index rose to 52.9 percent from 51.5 percent in May .

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A: yes
Q: But tropical storm warnings and watches were posted today for Haiti , western portions of the Dominican Republic , the southeastern Bahamas and the Turk and Caicos islands .

Tropical storm warnings were in place Thursday for Jamaica and Haiti and watches for the western Dominican Republic , the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands .

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A: yes
Q: There had been fears that the 35 year-old wouldn 't be able to conceive after suffering two ectopic pregnancies and cancer of the uterus .

There were fears that Heather would never have children after suffering two ectopic pregnancies and cancer of the uterus .

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A:
yes