Problem: Wwo sentences:
El Watan , an Algerian newspaper , reported that the kidnappers fiercely resisted the army assault this morning , firing Kalashnikov rifles .
El Watan , an Algerian newspaper , reported that the kidnappers put up fierce resistance during the army assault , firing Kalashnikov rifles .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by major league baseball Friday for using a corked bat .

Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by major league baseball Friday for using a corked bat , and he immediately appealed the decision .
OPTIONS:
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no

Q: The report said the Corpus Christi-based agent twice called Escobar while the legislator was with the other protesting Democrats in Ardmore , Okla .

The report said the agent twice called state Rep. Juan Escobar while he was with the other protesting Democrats in Ardmore , Okla .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Though that slower spending made 2003 look better , many of the expenditures actually will occur in 2004 .
Though that slower spending made 2003 look better , many of the expenditures will actually occur in 2004 , making that year 's shortfall worse .

OPTIONS:
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A:
no

input question: One had also pointed to the word refugee in an English / Turkish dictionary .
One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word " refugee " .

OPTIONS:
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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The reading for both August and July is the best seen since the survey began in August 1997 .
It is the highest reading since the index was created in August 1997 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer:
yes