Q: NEC is pitching its wireless gear and management software to a variety of industries , including health care and hospitality .

NEC 's pitching its wireless gear and management software to a variety of industries , including healthcare and hospitality , a company spokesman said .

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


Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Authorities in Alabama said the passage of time , and the transfer or retirement of some investigators , has not hurt their case .
Meantime , federal authorities in Alabama said the passage of time has not hurt their case against Rudolph .

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A:
no


input question: A key question was whether France , which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. authorization for the war , would vote " Yes " or abstain .
France , which infuriated Washington by leading the charge against U.N. approval for the war , also sought changes .

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output answer: no


[Q]: That fire , the largest wildfire in state history , charred 469,000 acres and destroyed 491 homes in surrounding communities .
That fire devastated timber on the reservation , while charring 469,000 acres and destroying 491 homes in surrounding communities .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no


Question:
S1: No charges were announced , but the statement said legal proceedings were expected Monday .
S2: An FBI statement said legal proceedings were expected Monday in federal court in Baltimore .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
no


input question: The Bank of England starts its two-day meeting on Wednesday , but was expected to leave British interest rates steady .
The Bank of England starts a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday and is expected to leave British interest rates steady at 3.75 percent on Thursday .

OPTIONS:
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output answer:
no