Q: Instead , the high court said that drug makers did not adequately show why the plan should be prevented from taking effect .

Stevens said that the drug manufacturers had not shown why the plan should be prevented from taking effect .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Earlier , he told France Inter-Radio , " I think we can now qualify what is happening as a genuine epidemic . "
" I think we can now qualify what is happening as a genuine epidemic , " Health Minister Jean-Francois Mattei said on France Inter radio .

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yes

input question: " Three Weeks in October " goes on sale Monday , nearly a year after the Washington , D.C.-area sniper shootings started .
Moose 's book goes on sale Monday , nearly a year after the sniper shootings started in the Washington area .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC climbed 19.11 points , or 1.2 percent , to 1,615.02 .
The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX gained 13.68 points , or 1.42 percent , at 977.27 .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: It would have been the first time in Texas history that the comptroller had not certified the budget .
S2: Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: The capsule landed on its side and drifted about 12 metres , probably dragged by the main parachute .
The capsule ended up on its side and appeared to have been dragged about 40ft by the main parachute after landing .

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output answer:
yes