Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Under the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling , before a fetus could live outside the womb , the abortion decision was left to the woman and her physician .
Under the original Roe v. Wade ruling , the abortion decision was left to the woman and her physician before a fetus could live outside the womb .

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yes

input question: Pen Hadow , who became the first person to reach the geographic North Pole unsupported from Canada , has just over two days of rations left .
Pen Hadow became the first man last week to reach the geographic North Pole on an unsupported trek through Canada , a journey of about 770 km .

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output answer: no

[Q]: Last year Bloomberg boycotted the parade because he wanted to march with two actors from " The Sopranos . "
Last year , Bloomberg snubbed the affair after being told he couldn 't march with cast members of the " The Sopranos . "
(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 House would limit the increases to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan , not to those supporting the nation 's war efforts from bases outside the combat zone .
S2: The House would limit the increases to those troops in the Iraq and Afghanistan combat zones , but not troops supporting those war efforts from bases outside the combat zone .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: They passed through the Lemelson Medical , Educational and Research Foundation Limited Partnership in 2001 to Syndia .

It said the patents were " allegedly " assigned to Syndia in 2001 through the Lemelson Medical , Educational and Research Foundation Limited Partnership .

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

Question:
S1: " The lives of American warfighters can be placed at direct risk through illegal transfer of military components , " said Defense Department Inspector General Joseph Schmitz .
S2: " The lives of American war-fighters can be placed at direct risk through illegal transfer of military components , " Joseph Schmitz , Defence Department inspector general , said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes