[Q]: Activists say they fear the gathering is an attempt by corporate farming to push bio-engineered crops on starving countries .
Instead , they fear the conference is an attempt by corporate farming and biotech interests to push into new markets .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
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- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: The Bluetooth SIG made its announcement at the Bluetooth World Congress in Amsterdam this week .
S2: A new version of the Bluetooth specification was officially launched today at the start of the Bluetooth World Congress in Amsterdam .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: In December 1998 , a 33-year-old woman died when she was hit by a metal cleat that came loose from the Columbia sailing ship .

In 1998 , a 33-year-old man died after he was struck by a metal cleat at the Columbia ship attraction .

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

[Q]: The largest gains were seen in prices , new orders , inventories and exports .

Sub-indexes measuring prices , new orders , inventories and exports increased .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The constitutionality of outlawing partial birth abortion is not an open question .
Defenders of the partial birth abortion ban downplayed the legal challenges .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

He also said he advised his grown-up children not to run up credit card debts .

Barclays chief executive Matt Barrett also said he had advised his children never to use credit cards .
OPTIONS:
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yes