Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The scientists wanted to pick the minds of the Buddhist scholars about how best to use technology such as brain imaging to study consciousness .
The scientists , not surprisingly , wanted to pick the minds of the Buddhist scholars about how they meditate .

OPTIONS:
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- yes
A:
no

input question: Last week , his lawyers asked Gov. Mark R. Warner to grant clemency , but the governor declined to intervene .
Last week , his lawyers asked Warner to grant clemency under certain conditions that would have lead to a new sentencing hearing .

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- yes
output answer: no

[Q]: Debra Mitchell , a member of the church , said Wilson had recently lost her job .
Mitchell said many knew Wilson , 43 , to be unstable and that she recently lost her job .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: no

Question:
S1: Initial reports said the attackers fired from a mosque within in the city , 30 miles west of Baghdad .
S2: The Centcom statement said the gunmen appeared to have fired from a mosque in the city , 50 km ( 32 miles ) west of Baghdad .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: SSE shares were little changed , up 0.3 percent at 654 pence by 1018 GMT , but analysts welcomed the move .

SSE shares were unchanged at 652 pence by 0835 GMT but analysts welcomed the deal .

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

Question:
S1: She said Jane Doe 's lawyers asked Verizon to withhold her name because she was planning on challenging the subpoena .
S2: Jane Doe , deciding to fight the subpoena , asked Verizon to withhold her name .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes