Problem: Wwo sentences:
R & D spending is expected to be $ 4.4 billion for the year , as compared to the previous expectation of $ 4.3 billion .
Spending on research and development is expected to be $ 4.4 billion for the year , compared with the previous expectation of $ 4.3 billion .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Hannum was five and a half months pregnant when her mother died .
In her testimony , Kate Hannum said she was 5 1 / 2 months pregnant when her mother was killed .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The dollar rose 0.6 percent to 109.54 yen < JPY = > and climbed more than 1 percent to 1.3315 Swiss francs < CHF = > .
The dollar rose around 0.6 percent against the Japanese currency to 109.51 yen < JPY = > and climbed 1 percent against the Swiss franc to 1.3302 francs < CHF = > .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Elsewhere in the diary , Truman showed a more familiar side , colorful and outspoken in his disdain for life in the White House .
History aside , the diary reveals a colorful , witty , introspective and irreverent president outspoken in his disdain for life in the White House .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer:
no