Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Last year the court upheld Cleveland 's school voucher program , ruling 5-4 that vouchers are constitutional if they provide parents a choice of religious and secular schools .
Last year , the court ruled 5-4 in an Ohio case that government vouchers are constitutional if they provide parents with choices among a range of religious and secular schools .

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yes

input question: " Fighting continued until midnight , " western rebel commander Ousmane Coulibaly told Reuters by satellite phone on Sunday .
" They ransacked and burned the two villages completely , " rebel commander Ousmane Coulibaly told Reuters by satellite phone from the bush .

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output answer: no

[Q]: Although deeply disapproved of in the Soviet Union , the Beatles popularity knew no bounds and far outreached any other Western rock music .
Although the Beatles were deeply disapproved of in the Soviet Union , their popularity knew no bounds and far outreached any other Western rock groups .
(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: D 'Cunha said , from a science standpoint , Toronto 's last case was April 19 , so the all-clear day was actually yesterday .
S2: He said , from a science standpoint , the city 's last case was April 19 , so the all clear day was actually yesterday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: " The fire calmed down considerably overnight , then it rained , " said Andy Lyon , spokesman for the fire south of the city .

" The fire calmed down considerably overnight , then it rained , " said Andy Lyon , spokesman for the Douglas County fire command center .

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

Question:
S1: Since it was launched , the SiteFinder service has come under increasing criticism from users and analysts who say that VeriSign has overstepped its authority .
S2: Since it was launched Monday , the SiteFinder service has drawn widespread criticism from Internet users who complain that VeriSign has overstepped its authority .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes