Problem: Wwo sentences:
" As expected , second-quarter sales were weak driven by the combination of declining retail inventories and market-share losses , " said Robert A. Eckert , chief executive .
" As expected , second-quarter sales were weak driven by the combination of declining retail inventories and market-share losses , " Chief Executive Robert Eckert said in a statement .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The artists say the plan will harm French culture and punish those who need help most--performers who have a hard time lining up work .

Artists are worried the plan would harm those who need help most - performers who have a difficult time lining up shows .
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yes

Q: " A lot of these are made-up stories , " Schwarzenegger told NBC television .

" Well , first of all , a lot of these are made up stories , " Mr. Schwarzenegger said .

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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Two years later , the insurance coverage would begin .
Under the agreement , Medicare coverage for drug benefits would begin in 2006 .

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yes

input question: Goss said CIA Director George Tenet has provided the committee with 19 volumes of documents on prewar intelligence which has been made available to House members .
He also noted that Tenet has provided the committee with 19 volumes of documents on prewar intelligence which has been made available to House members .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
He was a close associate of Sept . 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed , " Bush said .
" He 's a known killer who was a close associate of Sept . 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed .
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no