Problem: Wwo sentences:
Elsewhere , European stocks were barely changed but within a few points of year highs .
Elsewhere , European stocks slipped from their highs but stayed within a few points of year highs .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

But in the end , all the worm did was visit a pornography site , said Vincent Weafer , a security director with Symantec Security Response in California .

But Vincent Weafer , security director with Symantec Security Response , said all the virus did was visit a pornography site .
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yes

Q: The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday said companies trading on the biggest U.S. markets must win shareholder approval before granting stock options and other stock-based compensation plans to corporate executives .

Companies trading on the biggest stock markets must get shareholder approval before granting stock options and other equity compensation under rules cleared yesterday by the Securities and Exchange Commission .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Singapore is already the United States ' 12th-largest trading partner , with two-way trade totaling more than $ 34 billion .
Although a small city-state , Singapore is the 12th-largest trading partner of the United States , with trade volume of $ 33.4 billion last year .

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yes

input question: The next court session will be when the three-judge tribunal announces its verdict in mid-February .
The court 's three-judge tribunal was expected to give its verdict next February .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The seven other nations in the initiative are Britain , Germany , Italy , the Netherlands , Poland , Portugal and Spain .
Other nations involved in the PSI include Germany , Italy , the Netherlands , Poland , Portugal , Spain and Britain .
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yes