Problem: Wwo sentences:
On a positive note , C & W 's estimated lease commitments -- one potential hurdle to U.S. exit -- fell 600 million pounds to 1.6 billion .
Added to savings on the dividend , C & W 's estimated lease commitments , one hurdle to its U.S. escape , fell by 600 million pounds to 1.6 billion .
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Answer: yes


Here are two sentences:

Sutherland is the 65-year-old computing pioneer who co-founded Evans & Sutherland , which made high-performance graphics computers .

Sutherland , 65 , was a co-founder of Evans & Sutherland , an early maker of high-performance computers .
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yes


Q: If the companies won 't , their drugs could be prescribed to Medicaid patients only with the state 's say-so .

If a company won 't do so , its drugs could be prescribed to Medicaid patients only with the state 's say-so .

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A: yes


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The moment of reckoning has arrived for this West African country founded by freed American slaves in the 19th century .
Taylor is now expected to leave the broken shell of a nation founded by freed American slaves in the 19th century .

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no


input question: Who will succeed Mr. O 'Neill at Hyundai is not clear .
There is no clear successor for Mr. O 'Neill at Hyundai .

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output answer: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Moffitt said the results need to be replicated in another study before testing of individuals for presence of the long or short versions of the gene will be pursued .
Professor Moffitt said the results needed to be replicated before pursuing testing of individuals for the presence of the long or short versions of the gene .
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yes