Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
He hugged his lawyers and their assistants and then said , " Thank you so much . "
Moments later , he hugged his defense lawyers , softly saying , " Thank you , so much . "

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A:
yes

input question: It also faces significant regulatory delays and uncertainty , and threatens serious damage to the company 's business , he added .
" It is highly conditional , faces significant regulatory delays and uncertainty , and threatens serious damage to our business . "

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output answer: yes

[Q]: " I 'm quite positive about it except I wouldn 't want it to cut across anything now occurring and she accepts that , " he said .
" I 'm quite positive about it , except that I would not want to cut across things that are now occurring , " he said .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: no

Question:
S1: But he confessed : " There 's total fear to start with because you are completely at the mercy of the winds . "
S2: But he said there was a " total fear to start with because you are completely at the mercy of the winds " .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: As part of a 2001 agreement to extradite them from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty .

As part of the agreement to extradite the two best friends from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty for convictions .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

Question:
S1: A successful attack could be launched within any type of document that supports VBA , including Microsoft Word , Excel or PowerPoint .
S2: But this could happen with any document format that supports VBA , including Word , Excel or PowerPoint .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes