input question: The epidemic began in November in the mainland 's Guangdong province , but the People 's Republic of China refused to report truthfully about its spread for four months .
The PRC epidemic began in Guandong province in November , but the Communist Party government refused to report truthfully about its spread for four months .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The report released Monday simply says , This report does not attempt to address the complexities of this issue .
The document stated : " This report does not attempt to address the complexities of this issue . "
(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: On July 10 , a team of 32 Singaporean police officers was sent to Baghdad .
S2: In July 32 Singaporean police officers were sent to Baghdad to help train Iraqi police forces and returned home last month .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no

QUES: The Dow Jones industrials climbed more than 140 points to above the 9,000 mark , the first time since December .

The Dow Jones industrials briefly surpassed the 9,000 mark for the first time since December . "

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

[Q]: Such a letter indicates the government intends to pursue an indictment and believes it has substantial evidence to support an indictment , the company said .

The Kenilworth-based company said it believes the letter shows that the government plans to pursue a criminal indictment and likely has substantial evidence supporting an indictment .

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[A]: yes

[Q]: The Nasdaq composite index inched up 1.28 , or 0.1 percent , to 1,766.60 , following a weekly win of 3.7 percent .

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 24.44 points , or 1.39 percent , at 1,739.87 .

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[A]:
no