Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Other data showed that buyers snapped up new and existing homes at a brisk pace in April , spurred by low mortgage rates .
Other data showed sales of existing and new homes grew at a robust pace in April , spurred by low mortgage rates .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A:
yes

input question: Buyers can purchase a Windows- and Office-loaded desktop for $ 298 , excluding taxes , the report said .
Buyers can now choose a Windows- and Office-loaded desktop for 12,390 baht ( US $ 298 ) , excluding taxes , the report said .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
output answer: yes

[Q]: In Washington , the federal government remained closed for a second day .
The nation 's capital was quiet today , with the federal government shut down for the second day .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Mr Charlton was in the third aisle when a man in a brown suit raced past him with his hands in the air , armed with the stakes .
S2: He said a man in the seventh row in a " brown suit raced past me with his hands raised in the air " armed with sharp stakes .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The word Advent , from Latin , means " the coming . "

The season 's name comes from the Latin word adventus , which means " coming . "

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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- no
- yes
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ANS: yes

Question:
S1: The decomposed remains of 17-year-old Max Guarino of Manhattan were found floating near City Island April 25 .
S2: Max Guarino , 17 , was found April 25 in the water off City Island .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes