Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Fourth of July Parade begins at 10 : 30 a.m. on Redwood Road , above the Sequoia and Redwood intersection .
The Fourth of July parade begins at 11 a.m. in downtown Everett , at Colby and Hewitt avenues .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A:
no


input question: A suburban Chicago man was arrested Wednesday on charges of secretly gathering information on Iraqi opposition figures as an unregistered agent of Saddam Hussein 's intelligence service .
The FBI arrested a suburban Chicago man Wednesday and charged him with secretly collecting information on individuals in the United States who opposed Saddam Hussein 's Iraqi government .

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- no
- yes
output answer: yes


[Q]: He was convicted by a Ventura County Superior Court jury and sentenced in absentia to 124 years in prison .
He was convicted in his absence in January and sentenced to 124 years .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]: yes


Question:
S1: Their groundbreaking contributions commercialize technologies , create jobs , improve productivity and stimulate the nation 's growth and development . "
S2: " Their groundbreaking contributions commercialise technologies , create jobs , improve productivity and stimulate the nation 's growth and development , " it said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- no
- yes
Answer:
yes


QUES: 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 .

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


Question:
S1: The Bluetooth SIG made its announcement at the Bluetooth World Congress in Amsterdam this week .
S2: A new version of the Bluetooth specification was officially launched today at the start of the Bluetooth World Congress in Amsterdam .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:

yes