Problem: Wwo sentences:
Atlantic Coast will continue its operations as a Delta Connections carrier .
It will continue its regional service for Delta Air Lines DAL.N , Atlantic Coast said .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Mr Kenny and the Hicks family 's American lawyer , Michael Ratner , are trying to get access to Mr Hicks before he faces a planned military tribunal .

Mr Kenny and the family 's American lawyer , Michael Ratner , want access to Hicks before he faces a military tribunal .
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yes

Q: Wal- Mart , Kohl 's Corp. , Family Dollar Stores Inc . , and Big Lots Inc. posted May sales that fell below Wall Street 's modest expectations .

Wal-Mart , Kohl 's Corp. and Big Lots Inc. were among the merchants posting May sales below Wall Street 's modest expectations .

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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Under the legislation , a physician who performs the procedure could face up to two years in prison .
Physicians who perform the procedure would face up to two years in prison , under the bill .

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yes

input question: The Dow Jones industrials briefly surpassed the 9,000 mark for the first time since December . "
The Dow Jones industrials climbed more than 140 points to above the 9,000 mark for the first time since December .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The decades-long conflict has killed more than 10,000 people in the resource-rich province , most of them civilians .
More than 10,000 people , most of them civilians , have been killed in three decades of insurgency .
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Answer:
yes