input question: President Vlad imir Putin threw his weight behind Russia ' s main pro-Kremlin political party for the first time last week , ahead of parliamentary elections .
President Vladimir Putin threw his weight for the first time on Saturday behind Russia 's main pro-Kremlin political party ahead of parliamentary elections .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: More than half of the songs were purchased as albums , Apple said .
Apple noted that half the songs were purchased as part of albums .
(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: Synthes-Stratec 's cash payment for Mathys would be financed with cash on hand plus bank borrowings being arranged by Credit Suisse First Boston .
S2: Synthes-Stratec 's cash payment for Mathys will be made up of money on hand , plus bank borrowings arranged by Credit Suisse First Boston .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: Following California 's lead , several states and the federal government passed similar or stricter bans .

Several states and the federal government later passed similar or more strict bans .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

[Q]: At best , Davydenko 's supporters were naively ignorant of tennis etiquette ; at worst , they cheated - yet went without penality from umpire Lars Graf .

At best , Davydenko 's supporters were naively ignorant to tennis etiquette ; at worst , they cheated yet went unpenalised by umpire Lars Graf .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: Labor 's Julia Gillard said it was a " major failure of coastal surveillance " .

Opposition politicians have described it as a " major failure in coastal surveillance " .

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[A]:
yes