Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Mr Adams , managing director , will become chief executive on January 1 .
Paul Adams , BAT managing director , will take over as chief executive in January .

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yes

input question: Fifty-seven senators , including 24 Republicans , have signed the letter .
Of those who signed the letter , 57 are senators , including 24 Republicans .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The SEC specifically advised IBM that this is a fact-finding investigation and that it has not reached any conclusions related to this matter , IBM said in a statement .
Big Blue says the SEC calls the action a fact-finding investigation and has not reached any conclusions related to this matter .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Five Big East schools , Connecticut , Pittsburgh , Rutgers , Virginia Tech and West Virginia , filed the lawsuit June 6 .
S2: Pittsburgh , West Virginia , Rutgers , Connecticut and Virginia Tech filed the lawsuit this month in Hartford , Conn .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: Paul Durousseau , 30 , was charged with murder in five Jacksonville slayings between December and February , and is also suspected of a 1997 Georgia killing .

Paul Durousseau , 30 , was charged Tuesday with murder in five slayings between December and February , and also is suspected of a 1997 killing in the state of Georgia .

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

Question:
S1: They said he organized a network of associates operating in as many as a dozen states .
S2: Agents described Carlow , 50 , as a " major player ' ' who organized a network of associates operating in as many as a dozen states .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
yes