Q: On Monday , the Dow declined 5.25 , or 0.1 percent , at 8,983.80 , having shed 2.3 percent last week .

In early trading , the Dow Jones industrial average was down 39.94 , or 0.4 percent , at 8,945.50 , having slipped 3.61 points Monday .

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


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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
As you know , East Africa has been an area of terrorist threats and indeed terrorist attacks in the past . "
" East Africa has been an area of terrorist threats and indeed terrorist attacks in the past , " said State Department spokesman Philip Reeker .

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yes


input question: As part of a 2001 agreement to extradite them from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty .
As part of the agreement to extradite the two best friends from Canada , prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty for convictions .

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output answer: yes


[Q]: The answer is clearly yes , " said Dr. Larry Norton , deputy physician-in- chief for breast cancer programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center .
The answer is clearly yes , " said Dr. Larry Norton , deputy physician-in-chief for breast-cancer programs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes


Question:
S1: He reportedly claims Prime Minister Sir Allan Kemakeza had made a deal with him to keep his guns while Harold Keke 's group was armed .
S2: He was reported as saying Prime Minister Sir Allan Kemakeza had made a deal with him to keep his guns while notorious warlord Harold Keke 's group was armed .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes


input question: Since it was launched , the SiteFinder service has come under increasing criticism from users and analysts who say that VeriSign has overstepped its authority .
Since it was launched Monday , the SiteFinder service has drawn widespread criticism from Internet users who complain that VeriSign has overstepped its authority .

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output answer:
yes