input question: 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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output answer: no

[Q]: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index edged up 1.01 points , or 0.1 percent , at 1,012.67 .
But the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 5.91 points , or 0.35 percent , at 1,674.35 .
(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: Regardless , its first quarter saw a profit of $ 721 million , or 29 cents , on revenue of $ 17.9 billion .
S2: Analysts expected earnings of 27 cents a share on revenue of $ 17.7 billion , Thomson First Call says .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no

QUES: Such a move has been widely predicted by industry observers and follows the recent announcement that Christopher Galvin , the company 's chairman and chief executive , would soon retire .

Such a move has been widely predicted by industry observers and follows the departure of Christopher Galvin , the company 's chairman and chief executive .

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

[Q]: Bush 's aides describe Omaha as the most crucial stop , since Sen. Ben Nelson ( D-Neb . ) has become their top lobbying target on the tax cut package .

Bush 's aides describe Omaha as the most crucial stop , since Senator Ben Nelson , Democrat of Nebraska , has become their top lobbying target on the tax-cut package .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: The U.S.-backed Governing Council appointed a cabinet of 25 ministers , most of them little-known , saying they represented the will of Iraq .

The U.S.-backed Governing Council named the cabinet of 25 ministers on Monday , most of them little-known .

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[A]:
no