[Q]: IBM stock rose $ 1.75 , to $ 84.50 , on the New York Stock Exchange .
IBM shares closed up $ 1.75 , or 2.11 percent , at $ 84.50 on the New York Stock Exchange .
(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: The judge 's decision ended an 18-month process that included a frenzy of last-minute negotiations between bidders and creditors during a standing-room only purchasing hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court .
S2: Jones ' decision Friday ended an 18-month process that included a frenzy of last-minute negotiations between bidders and creditors .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
no

QUES: Goodrem , 18 , announced on Friday that she was suffering Hodgkin 's disease , a curable form of lymphoma cancer .

It was announced on Friday that Goodrem had been diagnosed with Hodgkin 's disease , a form of cancer which affects the lymph nodes .

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

[Q]: The flamboyant entrepreneur flagged the plan after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey .

Sir Richard was speaking after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Fatalities in rollover crashes accounted for 82 percent of the increase in 2002 , NHTSA said .
Alcohol-related fatalities accounted for 41 percent of the total number of deaths .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Tisha Kresler , a spokeswoman for Global Crossing , declined to comment .

A Global Crossing representative had no immediate comment .
OPTIONS:
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yes