[Q]: In an interview , Healey , who is a criminologist , acknowledged that much of the sentiment among legislators here and across the country was wariness toward capital punishment .
In an interview , Ms. Healey , who is a criminologist , said many lawmakers here and across the country shared a wariness toward capital punishment .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose as high as 4.66 percent Aug. 14 from 3.07 percent in June .
S2: The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.46 % from 4.42 % late Thursday .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: P & G officials later concluded that the better approach was to split up the contracts to avoid reliance on just one contractor .

P & G officials decided it would be wiser to split the contracts to avoid reliance on a sole contractor .

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

[Q]: Earlier Friday , Taiwan reported 55 new cases but no new deaths .

Yesterday , Taiwan reported 65 new cases , its biggest one-day increase yet .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" We disagree with the judge 's decision on notice for Engine Company 261 , " said a statement by Michael A. Cardozo , the city 's corporation counsel .
He added that : " We disagree with the judge 's decision on notice for Engine Company 261 . "
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index lost the most ground , falling 16.95 points to 1,506,76 .

The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 16.95 , or 1.1 percent , to 1507.76 , its first slide in five days .
OPTIONS:
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- yes
no