Problem: Wwo sentences:
" I just got carried away and started making stuff , " Byrne said .
Byrne says he got carried away with PowerPoint and just " started making stuff . "
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Five alternate jurors were also chosen , with a final one set to be selected Friday morning from the panel .

Five alternate jurors also were selected , with a sixth alternate to be picked on Friday .
OPTIONS:
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yes

Q: In September , a 27-year-old Singapore researcher contracted SARS while working in a laboratory .

In a case in August , a 27-year-old laboratory worker in Singapore developed SARS .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Respondents who rated current business conditions as " bad " increased to 30.4 % from 28.1 % in June .
" Those rating present business conditions as ' bad ' increased to 30.4 per cent from 28.1 per cent , " the report said .

OPTIONS:
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A:
yes

input question: The state has received 19 entries in a competition for a World Trade Center Memorial and is working with families of victims to select a winner .
The state has received 19 entries in that competition and is working with families of victims to select a winner .

OPTIONS:
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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Wal-Mart , Kohl 's Corp. , Family Dollar Stores Inc . , and Big Lots Inc. were among the merchants posting May sales that fell below Wall Street 's modest expectations .
Wal- Mart , Kohl 's Corp. , Family Dollar Stores Inc . , and Big Lots Inc. posted May sales that fell below Wall Street 's modest expectations .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer:
yes