TASK DEFINITION: You are given two sentences(Sentence1 and Sentence2). Answer "Yes" if these sentences are a paraphrase of one another, otherwise answer "No".
PROBLEM: Sentence1: Lloyds TSB confirmed on Tuesday it was " considering its options " over the sale of its National Bank of New Zealand subsidiary ., Sentence2: Lloyds TSB yesterday confirmed that it had received bids for its National Bank of New Zealand operation .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: Representatives for Puretunes could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday ., Sentence2: Puretunes representatives could not be located Thursday to comment on the suit .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: " Events on our system , in and of themselves , could not account for the widespread nature of the outage , " FirstEnergy Chief Executive Peter Burg told the House panel ., Sentence2: " Events on our system , in and of themselves , could not account for the widespread nature of the outage , " Burg said .

SOLUTION:
Yes