Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The two powerful men also disagree about ethanol ( sacred in Iowa ) and authorizing oil and gas drilling in Alaska 's wildlife refuge .
They also disagree over ethanol - sacred in Iowa - and on authorizing oil and gas drilling in Alaskas wildlife refuge .

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yes

input question: Earlier , they had defied a police order and cried " Allahu Akbar " ( God is Greatest ) as Bashir walked to his seat in the tightly guarded courtroom .
Earlier , Bashir 's supporters had defied a police order and cried " Allahu Akbar ( God is Greatest ) " as he walked to his seat .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Barbini 's comments came Tuesday , the second day of the Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology .
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday .
(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: The trial , featuring 125 witnesses , could continue until the start of 2004 .
S2: The trial , which could last until early 2004 , is expected to hear the first of 125 witnesses Friday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: In 1998 Intel invested $ 500 million in Micron , but later sold the equity it had bought , Mulloy said .

Earlier this year , Intel invested $ 123 million in Elpida Memory over two funding rounds , Mulloy said .

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

Question:
S1: As they wound through police barricades to the funeral home , many chanted " Celia , Celia " and sang snippets of her songs .
S2: As they wound through police barricades to the funeral home , many chanted " Celia , Celia . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
no