Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
J.D. Edwards shareholders will receive 0.86 of a share of PeopleSoft for each share of J.D. Edwards .
Shareholders will get 0.86 PeopleSoft share , or $ 13.11 , for each J.D. Edwards share , based on recent trading prices .

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yes

input question: I would like to publicly thank Sir Alex Ferguson for making me the player I am today . "
I would like to publicly thank Sir Alex Ferguson for making me the player I am today , Beckham said in the statement .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The institute estimates that last year 15.7 per cent of the average supermarket 's sales and more than half of gross margin went to pay employee costs .
The FMI estimates that last year 15.7 percent of the average supermarket 's sales and more than half of gross margin went to pay employee costs , including wages and benefits .
(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: " And if that ain 't a Democrat , then I must be at the wrong meeting . "
S2: " If that ain 't a Democrat , then I must be at the wrong meeting , " he said to a standing ovation .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no

QUES: The first biotechnology treatment for asthma , the constriction of the airways that affects millions around the world , received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration yesterday .

The first biotechnology treatment for asthma , the constriction of the airways that affects millions of Americans , received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday .

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

Question:
S1: Details of the research appear in the Nov. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association .
S2: The results , published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , involved just 47 heart attack patients .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
no