QUES: In an editorial in the journal , two breast cancer researchers said hormones ' effect on the breast creates a double-whammy that is " almost unique " in medicine .

In an accompanying editorial , two breast cancer researchers said that the effect of hormones on the breast created a double whammy that was " almost unique " in medicine .

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ANS: yes

QUES: " I am unaware of any genuine entries concerning British servicemen in the police records , " said a spokesman for the British High Commission in Nairobi yesterday .

" I am therefore unaware of any genuine entries concerning rapes by British servicemen in police records , " the spokesman said .

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ANS: yes

QUES: The company 's operating loss rose 59 percent to $ 73 million , from $ 46 million a year earlier .

Operating revenue fell 4.5 percent to $ 2.3 billion from a year earlier .

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no