Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The statewide unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent , down from a revised 6.7 percent in August .
The unemployment rate in San Joaquin County dipped last month to 8.5 percent , down nearly a full percentage point from August .

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- yes
A:
no

input question: " We condemn and denounce the Governing Council , which is headed by the United States , " Moqtada al-Sadr said .
" We condemn the Governing Council headed by the United States , " Sadr said in a fiery sermon at Koufa mosque near Najaf .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: He had performed outside Cuba on several occasions , including shows in the US last year and in Brazil , South Africa and several European countries .
He had performed outside of Cuba on several occasions , including shows in the United States last year .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: no

Question:
S1: While robbery appeared to be the motive , the suspects drove off before taking anything .
S2: While robbery appeared to be the motive , the suspects fled before they could take anything , he said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: Two women lost their battle in a British court yesterday to save their frozen embryos and use them to have children without the consent of their former partners .

Two British women lost a desperate court battle on Wednesday to have babies using frozen embryos their former partners want destroyed .

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

Question:
S1: Bloodsworth was ultimately cleared with evidence gathered from a semen stain on the victim 's panties .
S2: In 1993 , after nine years in prison , Bloodsworth was cleared with evidence gathered from a semen stain on the victim 's panties .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes