Problem: Wwo sentences:
A big surge in consumer confidence has provided the only positive economic news in recent weeks .
Only a big surge in consumer confidence has interrupted the bleak economic news .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The man , who entered the post office in Lakeside shortly before 3 p.m. , gave up to deputies about 6 : 30 p.m.

The man had entered the post office on Woodside Avenue at Maine Avenue shortly before 3 p.m.
OPTIONS:
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no

Q: Several of the questions asked by the audience in the fast-paced forum were new to the candidates .

Several of the audience questions were new to the candidates as well .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > added 8.27 points , or 0.51 percent , to 1,633.53 .
The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX crept up 4.3 points , or 0.44 percent , to 980.52 .

OPTIONS:
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A:
no

input question: People who have this disorder absorb excessive amounts of iron which can lead to organ damage .
Haemochromatosis is a disorder in which people absorb excessive amounts of iron which can lead to organ damage .

OPTIONS:
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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
On Monday , the Dow declined 5.25 , or 0.1 percent , at 8,983.80 , having shed 2.3 percent last week .
In early trading , the Dow Jones industrial average was down 39.94 , or 0.4 percent , at 8,945.50 , having slipped 3.61 points Monday .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer:
yes