Problem: Wwo sentences:
Enron spokesman Eric Thode declined to comment on the mediation order .
" We think it 's great news , " said Enron spokesman Eric Thode .
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

He said he had made it " very plain " to the US that Australia did not support the death penalty .

Mr Williams added that the Government had made it " very plain " to the US it did not support the death penalty for Hicks .
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yes

Q: The constitutionality of outlawing partial birth abortion is not an open question .

Defenders of the partial birth abortion ban downplayed the legal challenges .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Institute for Supply Management 's manufacturing index rose to 49.4 in May from 45.4 in April , the biggest monthly gain since December .
The Purchasing Managers Index , released on Monday by the Institute for Supply Management , rose to 49.4 in May from 45.4 in April .

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no

input question: The test was conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles and Riverside and was paid $ 450,000 from the ARB .
The test , conducted by UCLA and UC Riverside , was paid for with $ 450,000 from the ARB .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Former Secretary of State Bill Jones has also expressed interest in the race but has not yet announced plans .
Former Secretary of State Bill Jones , another potential major candidate , had not divulged his plans Tuesday .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
yes