[Q]: This change in attitude gave upscale purveyors including Neiman Marcus , the parent of Bergdorf Goodman ; and Nordstrom strong sales gains in May .
This change in attitude gave upscale purveyors including Neiman Marcus Group Inc. and Nordstrom Inc . , along with some boutique retailers , strong sales gains in May .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Deasean and Walker , a resident of nearby Barbey Street , were rushed to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center , where they died about 6 p.m. , O 'Brien said .
S2: Both shooting victims were rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center , where they died a short time later .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: Tampering with medicine has been so lucrative that many of those arrested lived in million-dollar homes .

Tampering with medicine apparently was so lucrative , investigators said , that many of the suspects lived in million-dollar homes .

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

[Q]: The Russell 2000 index , which tracks smaller company stocks , was up 1.02 , or 0.21 percent , at 496.83 .

The Russell 2000 index , the barometer of smaller company stocks , rose 3.28 , or 0.7 percent , to 494.20 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" The SIA forecast reflects the new realities of the semiconductor industry of an 8-10 percent " growth rate , George Scalise , the trade association 's president , said in a statement .
" The SIA forecast reflects the new realities of the semiconductor industry of an 8-10 per cent ' ' growth rate " , said George Scalise , the association 's president .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" We 're going to defend these charges in court , " said Ira Lee Sorkin , Furst 's attorney .

" Rob Furst intends to defend the charges in court , " said Ira Lee Sorkin , Furst 's attorney .
OPTIONS:
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yes