[Q]: A month ago , the Commerce Department estimated that GDP had grown at a 7.2 percent rate in the third quarter .
A month ago , the Commerce Department said GDP grew at a 7.2 percent rate .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Tokyo Electric Power Co . , Asia 's largest power company , won approval to restart the first of 17 nuclear reactors it shut down after it admitted falsifying inspection reports .
S2: Tokyo Electric Power Co . , Asia 's largest power company , restarted the first of 17 nuclear reactors it shut down after admitting it falsified inspection reports .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: Mall operators and retailers reported fewer people camping out for early-bird specials on Saturday morning , although many parking lots were crowded by early afternoon .

Mall operators and retailers reported fewer shoppers camping out for early-bird specials on Saturday morning , although parking lots were beginning to fill at some East Coast shopping centers .

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

[Q]: Florida 's primary isn 't until March 9 - following 28 other states .

Florida 's primary will be March 9 , after 28 states ' primaries or caucuses .

OPTIONS:
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- yes
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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The seizure occurred at 4am on March 18 , just hours before the first American air assault .
The seizure at 4 a.m. on March 18 was completed before employees showed up for work that day .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

In a conference call with reporters , RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie said he sent the request to CBS Television President Leslie Moonves .

Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie issued a letter Friday to CBS Television President Leslie Moonves .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
yes