Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
However , the talk was downplayed by PBL which said it would focus only on smaller purchases that were immediately earnings and cash flow accretive .
The talk , however , has been downplayed by PBL which said it would focus only on smaller purchases that were immediately earnings and cash flow-accretive .

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A:
yes

input question: A demolitions expert for JI , al-Ghozi was arrested in Manila in January 2002 .
Al-Ghozi was arrested in Manila in January 2002 while on a mission to buy explosives for bombing targets in Singapore .

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output answer: no

[Q]: The benchmark 10-year note US10YT = RR rose 11 / 32 for a yield of 3.25 percent .
The benchmark 10-year Bund yield was down 5.2 basis points at 3.60 percent .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: Supporters say a city casino will attract tourists and conventioneers who will gamble and spend money in restaurants and stores .
S2: Supporters say those people will gamble and have enough money left over to spend in restaurants and stores .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX slipped 11.83 points , or 1.20 percent , to 975.93 .

The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.90 points , or 0.18 percent , to 1,606.87 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

Question:
S1: " We need to change old habits and seriously rethink business-as-usual . "
S2: He urged employees to " avoid complacency " and to " change old habits and seriously rethink business-as-usual . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
no