Problem: Wwo sentences:
" We haven 't decided whether to use an unbroken or dotted white line , but this is an experiment worth introducing , " said David Richardson , the ICC 's cricket manager .
" We haven 't decided whether to use an unbroken or dotted white line , " said Dave Richardson , the ICC 's cricket manager .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Think Dynamics , which is based in Toronto , will become part of IBM 's Software Group .

The 36 employees at Think Dynamics will remain in Toronto and become IBM employees , Crowe said .
OPTIONS:
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no

Q: The company has agreed terms on the purchase of the paper division of the Dutch office supplies group Buhrmann , the largest paper distributor in Europe .

The company has reached agreement on the terms for buying the paper division of the Dutch office supplies group Buhrmann , the largest paper distributor in Europe .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
For the week , the Russell 2000 , the barometer of smaller company stocks , advanced 11.92 , or 2.5 percent , closing at 497.42 .
The Russell 2000 index , which tracks smaller company stocks , was up 1.02 , or 0.21 percent , at 496.83 .

OPTIONS:
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A:
yes

input question: The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI slipped 9.54 points , or 0.1 percent , at 9,558.92 .
The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average eased 44 points , or 0.47 percent , to 9,543 , after scoring five consecutive up sessions .

OPTIONS:
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output answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Prosecutors said Paracha , if convicted , could face at least 17 years in prison .
Paracha faces at least 17 years in prison if convicted .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer:
yes