Problem: (1) The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) .
(2) The San Miguel Beermen is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?

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A: yes

Please check if these have the same meaning.
The PAC lists on its website several officials who organize operational elements of the campaigns of the PAC and manage the organization 's day-to-day operations .
The PAC lists operational officers on its website who organize several elements of the PAC 's campaigns and manage day-to-day operations of the organization .
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Answer: no

Problem: The Danakil desert is a desert in southern Ethiopia , in northwestern Djibouti and northeast Eritrea .
The Danakil Desert is a desert in southern Ethiopia , northwestern Djibouti , and northeast Eritrea .
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A: yes

The father of Ted and Tom was Steve .
Steve was the father of Ted and Tom .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS:
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yes

1. The other states with severe but less restrictive restrictions are Finland , Poland , Iceland , Monaco and the United Kingdom .
2. The other states with severe , but less existent restrictions are Finland , Poland , Iceland , Monaco and the United Kingdom .
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yes

1. He died in Ajaccio , Corsica , and is buried at the northern cemetery in Munich .
2. He died in Munich , and is buried in the Nordfriedhof ( '' Northern Cemetery '' ) , Ajaccio , Corsica .
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no