Problem: Wwo sentences:
The 30-year bond < US30YT = RR > firmed 24 / 32 , taking its yield to 4.18 percent , after hitting another record low of 4.16 percent .
The 30-year bond US30YT = RR firmed 14 / 32 , taking its yield to 4.19 percent from 4.22 percent .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

The winner of the Williams-Mauresmo match will play the winner of Justine Henin-Hardenne vs. Chanda Rubin .

The Williams-Mauresmo winner will play the winner of the match between Justine Henin-Hardenne and Chanda Rubin .
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yes

Q: Germans account for more than 40 percent of foreign visitors coming to Italy .

Germans represent more than a quarter of all foreign visitors to Italy and 40 percent of hotel bookings .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" Canada is a small country , and it needs companies like this , deals like this . "
A passionate nationalist , Mr. D 'Alessandro said : " Canada is a small country , and we need more companies like this . "

OPTIONS:
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A:
no

input question: Pratt & Whitney had said that 75 per cent of the engine equipment would be outsourced to Europe , with final assembly in Germany .
Pratt & Whitney had said that if it won the contract 75 per cent of the engine equipment would be outsourced to European suppliers , with final assembly in Germany .

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output answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A big surge in consumer confidence has provided the only positive economic news in recent weeks .
Only a big surge in consumer confidence has interrupted the bleak economic news .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer:
yes