Q: SARS , the deadly respiratory disease first detected in China last November , gave the agency its first real test of a new state-of-the-art emergency operations center .

And SARS , the deadly respiratory disease first detected in China last November , tested the agency 's new state-of-the-art emergency operations center .

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A: yes
Q: In Britain , temperatures threatened to top the 37.1 C ( 98.8 F ) all-time high .

Western and southwestern Germany were expected to see temperatures hit 38 C ( 100.4 F ) .

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A: no
Q: Ryland Group ( nyse : RYL - news - people ) , a homebuilder and mortgage-finance company , sank $ 9.65 , or 11.6 percent , to $ 73.40 .

Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson ( nasdaq : QCOM - news - people ) jumped $ 2.88 , or 15.7 percent , to $ 21.28 .

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A:
no