Question:
S1: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas told Palestinian Satellite TV the helicopter strike was a " terrorist attack . "
S2: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas denounced the helicopter strike as a " criminal and terrorist " Israeli attack .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: AMD will own a 60 percent interest in the new company and Fujitsu owns 40 percent .

Fujitsu will own 40 percent of the company , which will be headquartered in Sunnyvale , Calif .

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

[Q]: " I will pass on to him [ Mr. Cheney ] that Canada still remains a safe , secure and reliable supply of energy , " Mr. Klein said Sunday .

" I will pass on to him that Canada still remains a safe , secure and reliable supply of energy . "

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- yes
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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Georgia cannot afford to not get funding , " said Dr. Melinda Rowe , Chatham County 's health director .
Georgia cannot afford to not get funding , " said county health director Dr. Melinda Rowe .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" Arifin has disclosed to the I.S.D. that he is involved with a group of like-minded individuals in planning terrorist attacks against certain targets in Thailand , " the statement said .

" Arifin has disclosed . . . that he is involved with a group of like-minded individuals in planning terrorist attacks against certain targets in Thailand .
OPTIONS:
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Several cities are competing for the headquarters , including Miami ; Panama City ; Atlanta ; Port-of-Spain , Trinidad ; and Puebla , Mexico .
But Miami is competing with eight other cities , including Atlanta ; Panama City ; Port-of-Spain , Trinidad ; and Cancn , Mexico .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A:
yes