Problem: Wwo sentences:
Ms. Strayhorn said she has hired a constitutional scholar to assist her staff .
Strayhorn has brought in a constitutional scholar to advise her on the reallocation .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" The idea of a federal betting parlor on atrocities and terrorism is ridiculous and it 's grotesque , " said Wyden .

Sen. Ron Wyden , D-Ore . , said the " idea of a federal betting parlor on atrocities and terrorism is ridiculous and grotesque , " WBAL reported .
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yes

Q: He was voluntarily castrated in 2001 , an operation he contends removed his ability to become sexually aroused .

DeVries , who was voluntarily castrated in August 2001 , has said the surgery took away his ability to become sexually aroused .

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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX gained 3 points , or 0.39 percent , at 924 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > rose 6 points , or 0.41 percent , to 1,498 .

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yes

input question: The DVD-CCA then appealed to the state Supreme Court .
The DVD CCA appealed that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Fewer than a dozen FBI agents were dispatched to secure and analyze evidence .
Fewer than a dozen FBI agents will be sent to Iraq to secure and analyze evidence of the bombing .
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yes