Q: Tropical Storm Claudette continued its slow churn toward the Texas coast early Sunday , with forecasters expecting the plodding storm system to make landfall as a hurricane by early Tuesday .

Tropical Storm Claudette headed for the Texas coast Saturday , with forecasters saying the sluggish storm system could reach hurricane strength before landfall early Tuesday .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
But U.S. administration officials moved to talk down Snow 's impact on currencies , saying his comments were not reflective of Washington 's policy and were merely an observation about the economy .
U.S. administration officials said Snow 's rate comments were not reflective of Washington 's policy and were merely an observation about the economy .

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no

input question: Hackett and Rossignol did not know each other and Hackett had no connection to Colby , Doyle said .
State police Lt. Timothy Doyle said Hackett and Rossignol did not know each other , and that Hackett had no connection to the college .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: If convicted , they face up to five years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine on each of the 11 counts .
If convicted , each faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $ 250,000 or more based on the amount of gains involved .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: " No data exists to indicate that the situation with repair stations poses a safety concern . "
S2: However , FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said no data indicate that the situation poses safety problems .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: " This blackout was largely preventable , " U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said at a briefing on the report .
" This blackout was largely preventable , " said Spencer Abraham , US energy secretary .

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yes