Problem: Wwo sentences:
The consensus among Wall Street analysts was for a loss of 28 cents a share .
Analysts surveyed by First Call were expecting sales of $ 723 million and a loss of 28 cents a share .
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" It still remains to be seen whether the revenue recovery will be short- or long-lived , " Sprayregen said .

" It remains to be seen whether the revenue recovery will be short- or long-lived , " said James Sprayregen , UAL bankruptcy attorney , in court .
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yes

Q: Five Big East schools , Connecticut , Pittsburgh , Rutgers , Virginia Tech and West Virginia , filed the lawsuit June 6 .

Pittsburgh , West Virginia , Rutgers , Connecticut and Virginia Tech filed the lawsuit this month in Hartford , Conn .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Hannum was five and a half months pregnant when her mother died .
In her testimony , Kate Hannum said she was 5 1 / 2 months pregnant when her mother was killed .

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yes

input question: Downstream at Mount Vernon , the Skagit River was expected to crest at 36 feet -- 8 feet above flood stage -- tonight , Burke said .
The Skagit was expected to crest during the night at 38 feet at Mount Vernon , 10 feet above flood stage , the National Weather Service said .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" Although some firms show BPO savings , vendors overstate their current offerings , " John C. McCarthy , Forrester Group director , said .
" Although some firms show BPO savings , vendors overstate their current offerings , " McCarthy said in a statement .
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Answer:
yes