Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Another soldier died and three were wounded when their vehicle hit a land mine or a piece of unexploded ordnance in Baghdad , a military statement said Tuesday .
Also Monday , one soldier died and three were wounded when their vehicle hit a land mine or a piece of unexploded ordnance in Baghdad .

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A:
yes

input question: Yesterday 's ruling is a great first step toward better coverage for poor Maine residents , he said , but there is more to be done .
He said the court 's ruling was a great first step toward better coverage for poor Maine residents , but that there was more to be done .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The consensus estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call called for a profit of $ 1.70 per share .
Analysts polled by Reuters Research , a unit of Reuters Group Plc , on average forecast profit of $ 1.69 per share .
(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: Forty to 50 years ago , the ratio was 3 to 1 , Kessler said , and 10 years ago , it was 2 to 1 .
S2: Forty to 50 years ago , the ratio was about 3-to-1 , Kessler said , and 10 years ago , it was about 2-to-1 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The dead woman was also wearing a ring and a Cartier watch .

" It 's a blond-haired woman wearing a Cartier watch on her wrist , " the source said .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

Question:
S1: The stock rose $ 2.11 , or about 11 percent , to close Friday at $ 21.51 on the New York Stock Exchange .
S2: PG & E Corp. shares jumped $ 1.63 or 8 percent to $ 21.03 on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
yes