[Q]: Like-for-like sales for the 17 weeks to 27 December were flat , while the gross margin fell by 2 percentage points , the company said .
UK retail like-for-like sales for the 17 weeks to December 27 were flat , with gross margin down two percentage points .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- no
- yes

[A]: yes

[Q]: The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3 per cent at 9,886.75 , while the Nasdaq Composite index was 0.4 per cent higher at 1,986.97 .
On Wall Street , the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5 per cent at 9,905.8 and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.7 per cent at 1,995.1 .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]: yes

[Q]: The company had an operating loss of $ 56.7 million in the first half of 2003 .
In the first half of this year , the company lost $ 56.7 million .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]:
yes