Problem: Wwo sentences:
When Biggs 's body was found , authorities had no leads until four months later , when a tipster said Mallard talked about the incident at a party .
Authorities had no leads in Biggs ' death until four months later , when a tipster said Mallard talked about the incident at a party .
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Answer: yes


Here are two sentences:

In a statement , the Redmond , Wash . , company said that it was acquiring the " intellectual property and technology assets " of GeCAD .

Microsoft said Tuesday it intends to acquire the intellectual property and technology assets of Romanian antivirus firm GeCAD Software Srl .
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yes


Q: The GPO previously closed bookstores in San Francisco , Boston , Philadelphia , Chicago , Birmingham , Cleveland , and Columbus .

Since 2001 , the agency has closed bookstores in San Francisco , Boston , Philadelphia , Chicago , Birmingham , Ala . , Cleveland , Columbus , Ohio , and Washington .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes


Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Justice Clarence Thomas , joined by fellow conservative Justice Antonin Scalia , dissented .
Justice Antonin Scalia , Sandra Day O 'Connor and Clarence Thomas dissented from the ruling .

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no


input question: " Everyone who has a cell phone wishes they had a better one , " Huang said .
They have a cell phone and everybody that has a cell phone wishes they had a better one . "

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output answer: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Starting on Saturday , every computer infected with MSBlast is expected to start flooding Microsoft 's Windows Update service with legitimate-looking connection requests .
Starting on Aug. 16 , every computer infected with MBlast will start flooding Microsoft 's Windows Update service with legitimate-looking connection requests .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
yes