Question:
S1: BellSouth also added 654,000 net long-distance customers in the third quarter .
S2: BellSouth added 111,000 DSL customers during the quarter to reach a total of 1.3m subscribers .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

QUES: In the present case , Mr. Day said he hoped there would be another mediated out-of-court settlement , and he estimated that it could approach $ 30 million .

In the present case , too , Mr. Day said he hoped there would be an out-of-court settlement , which he estimated could approach $ 30 million .

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

[Q]: " The idea of a federal betting parlor on atrocities and terrorism is ridiculous and it 's grotesque , " said Wyden .

Sen. Ron Wyden , D-Ore . , said the " idea of a federal betting parlor on atrocities and terrorism is ridiculous and grotesque , " WBAL reported .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
FBI spokesman Steve Lazarus did not immediately return a phone call for comment on Friday .
Adaptable and Carter 's Trading Co. did not immediately return calls seeking comment on Wednesday .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Mayor Mike Bloomberg weighs in former football star William ' The Refrigerator ' Perry for the 88th annual Nathan 's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest .

Ex-Bears star William ' the Refrigerator ' Perry competes in the Nathan 's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest Friday .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Federal agents said Friday they are investigating the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .
Federal investigators are looking for possible connections between the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .

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yes