input question: A Commerce spokesman issued a brief statement late Friday , noting that the task force " evaluated regions of the world that are vital to global energy supply . "
" The energy task force evaluated regions of the world that are vital to global energy supply , " the statement said .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Powell 's rendition of the third conversation made it more incriminating , by saying an officer ordered that the area be " cleared out . "
Powell 's version made it seem more sinister when he said an officer on the tape ordered that the area be " cleared out . "
(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: The biggest threat to order seemed to be looting and crime , including robberies by some of the prisoners freed by Saddam before the war .
S2: The biggest threat to order seemed to be looting and crime , including robberies by some of the tens of thousands of prisoners that Mr. Hussein freed last year .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: This is a process and there will be other opportunities for people to participate in the rebuilding of Iraq . " he told reporters .

This is a process and there will be other opportunities for people to participate in the rebuilding of Iraq . "

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

[Q]: Falls in euro / yen also pushed down the dollar against the yen , with the pair at 118.32 yen compared with Friday 's late New York level of 118.51 .

Against the Japanese currency , the euro was at 136.06 yen compared with the late New York level of 136.03 / 14 .

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[A]: no

[Q]: The nine states are Alaska , Arizona , California , Colorado , Hawaii , Maine , Nevada , Oregon and Washington .

So far , eight states have laws legalizing marijuana for patients with physician recommendations : Alaska , California , Colorado , Hawaii , Maine , Nevada , Oregon and Washington .

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no