input question: " We 're in a highly competitive industry where few apparel brands own and operate manufacturing facilities in North America , " Levi Strauss Chief Executive Officer Phil Marineau said in a statement .
" We 're in a highly competitive industry where few apparel brands own and operate manufacturing facilities in North America , " said Phil Marineau , the chief executive .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: GREAT train robber Ronnie Biggs was fighting for life last night after a massive heart attack .
Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was back in jail tonight after being treated in hospital for pneumonia .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: Some Wall Street experts believe stocks have rallied too far , too quickly , given the muddled economic reports of recent weeks .
S2: Some Wall Street analysts believe stocks have rallied too far , too fast , given the muddled picture of the economy provided by recent data .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: Carlton Dotson , a teammate who lives in Hurlock , Md . , said he talked to police Friday but was instructed not to talk about the case .

Carlton Dotson , who was on the team last season and lives in Hurlock , Md . , said he was told not to talk about the case .

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

[Q]: Only two other countries , Germany and the Dominican Republic , have publicly expressed reservations , and Germany has since said it will sign it .

Only two other countries , the Dominican Republic and Germany , publicly expressed reservations about the treaty , and Germany has since said it will support the pact .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: " United is continuing to deliver major cost reductions and is now coupling that effort with significant unit revenue improvement , " chief financial officer Jake Brace said in a statement .

" United is continuing to deliver major cost reductions and is now coupling that effort with significant unit revenue improvement , " he said .

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[A]:
yes