Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Yang would dine on shredded pork with garlic and kung pao chicken washed down with Chinese tea , state media said .
Yang was to dine on specially designed packets of shredded pork with garlic and " eight treasure " rice , washed down with Chinese tea , state media said .

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no

input question: " I believe it is my duty to not only represent Australia but the people of the world as one as a stance against terrorism , " he replied .
" I believe it is my duty to not only represent Australia but the people of the world as one to take a stance against terrorism . "

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Their worst-case scenario is the accidental deletion or malicious falsification of ballots from the 1.42 million Californians who could vote on electronic touch-screen machines .
Their worst-case scenario is the accidental deletion or malicious falsification of ballots from the 1.42 million Californians voting electronically - 9.3 percent of the state 's 15.3 million registered voters .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: Platinum prices soared to 23-year highs earlier this year after President Bush ( news - web sites ) proposed investing $ 1.2 billion for research on fuel cell-powered vehicles .
S2: Platinum prices soared to 23-year highs earlier this year after U.S. President George W. Bush proposed investing $ 1.2 billion for research on fuel cell-powered vehicles .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: General Myers told reporters that " at first blush , it doesn 't look like any rules were broken " .

" At first blush , it doesn 't look like any rules were broken , " said Gen. Richard Myers , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff .

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

Question:
S1: Spot gold was quoted at $ 367.90 / 368.60 an ounce at 1000 GMT , having marched up to $ 369.50 -- a level not seen since February 10 .
S2: Spot gold was quoted at $ 358.65 / 359.15 an ounce at 0500 GMT , having darted as high as $ 359.25 -- a level not seen since February 25 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no