input question: Under NASD regulations , Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel .
The analyst , already let go by Merrill , can request a hearing before a NASD panel .

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- yes
output answer: no

[Q]: " It 's routine for IBM to challenge its internal IT teams to rigorously test new platforms and technologies inside IBM , " she said .
" It is routine for IBM to challenge its internal IT team to rigorously test new platforms and technology inside IBM . "
(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: Nick Markakis , a left-hander from Young Harris Junior College in Georgia , went to the Orioles with the seventh pick .
S2: Next , Baltimore took Nick Markakis , a left-handed pitcher and outfielder from Young Harris Junior College in Georgia .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The company also became synonymous with ethical business practices .

Levi became known for ethical business practices .

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

[Q]: ImClone Systems Inc. and Genentech Inc. led shares of U.S. biotechnology companies higher after medicines they are developing helped cancer patients in studies .

ImClone Systems and Genentech led shares of biotechnology companies higher yesterday after studies showed the medicines they are developing helped cancer patients .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: The House has already approved the measure , and Congress twice sent similar legislation to President Clinton , who vetoed it .

Congress twice sent similar legislation to former President Bill Clinton , who vetoed it .

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[A]:
no