Question:
S1: " During the investigation , Bryant was cooperative with investigators and remains cooperative with authorities , " the sheriff 's office said .
S2: Bryant was " interviewed and was cooperative , " said Kim Andree , a spokeswoman for the sheriff 's office .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: He added International Business Machines Corp. ' s ( IBM ) endorsement of Linux has " added credibility and an illusion of support and accountability . "

Complicating the situation , he continued , are companies , like IBM , whose support of Linux " has added credibility and an illusion of support and accountability . "

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

[Q]: Officials said one provision in the Senate-passed measure accounted for $ 40 billion over 10 years in the CBO calculation .

The budget office said one provision of the Senate bill accounted for $ 40 billion of the cost .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Sean Harrigan of Calpers , the California fund , said : " Today we are trying to pull the pig from the trough .
" Today we are trying to pull the pig away from the trough , " Mr. Harrigan said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" I ' m very proud of the citizens of this state , " Gov. John Baldacci said after votes from Tuesday ' s referendum were counted .

" I 'm very proud of the citizens of this state , " said Gov. John Baldacci , a casino foe .
OPTIONS:
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Time magazine named the American soldier its Person of the Year for 2003 .
The American Soldier was first selected as Times Person of the Year during the Korean War in 1950 .

OPTIONS:
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- yes
A:
no