| {"inputs": "\" The anticipated global sales improvement in the month of June did not materialize , \" said Chief Financial Officer Robert Rivet .\n\n\" The anticipated global sales improvement in the month of June did not materialize as we had anticipated , \" the company said .\n\nDo the above sentences mean the same thing?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do the following two sentences have the same meaning?\nDotson admitted to FBI agents that he shot Dennehy in the head \" because Patrick had tried to shoot him , \" according to an arrest warrant released Tuesday .\nAccording to an arrest warrant released Tuesday , Dotson admitted to FBI agents that he shot Dennehy in the head \" because Patrick had tried to shoot him . \"\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "\" While many good people work in the telemarketing industry , \" Bush said in prepared remarks , \" the public is understandably losing patience with these unwanted phone calls , unwanted intrusions .\n\nWhile he said \" many good people work in the telemarketing industry , the public is understandably losing patience with these unwanted phone calls , unwanted intrusions .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Still others cite the difficulty of assembling a group of subjects whose depression is of comparable severity , increasing the chances that the effectiveness of the medication will be diffused .\nStill others cite the difficulty of assembling a group of subjects whose depression is of comparable severity , a problem that complicates the task of properly measuring effectiveness .\nIf the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Here are two sentences:\nA New Castle County woman has become the first Delaware patient to contract the West Nile virus this year , the state 's Department of Health reported .\nA 62-year-old West Babylon man has contracted the West Nile virus , the first human case in Suffolk County this year , according to the county health department .\nDo they have the same meaning?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "The caretaker , identified by church officials as Jorge Manzon , was believed to be among the nine missing - some of them children .\n\nThe caretaker , identified by church officials as Jorge Monzon , was believed to be among the missing , who are presumed dead .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these two sentences mean the same thing?\nMr. Gettelfinger said at that news conference that \" we are going to continue to hammer away at the negotiations process until we reach an agreement , \" with Ford and G.M.\n\" We are going to continue to hammer away at the negotiations process until we reach an agreement , \" he said .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "They said the child was taken to Nassau County Medical Center for observation .\nThe boy was taken to Nassau University Medical Center , where staff said he was \" doing okay . \"\nIf the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these sentences have the same meaning?\nCourant Staff Writers Matt Eagan and Ken Davis contributed to this story .\nCourant Staff Writer Jeff Goldberg contributed to this story .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Nationwide , severe acute respiratory syndrome has infected more than 5,300 people , about two-thirds of world 's total , and killed 343 of them .\nSevere acute respiratory syndrome has infected more than 8,300 worldwide and killed at least 790 , most of them in Asia .\nIf the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "\" This new division will be focused on the vitally important task of protecting the nation 's cyber assets so that we may best protect the nation 's critical infrastructure assets . \"\n\n\" This new division will be focused on the vitally important task of protecting the nation 's cyberassets so that we may best protect the nation 's critical infrastructure assets , \" he added .\n\nDo the above sentences mean the same thing?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Sheena Young of Child , the national infertility support network , hoped the guidelines would lead to a more \" fair and equitable \" service for infertility sufferers .\n\nSheena Young , a spokesman for Child , the national infertility support network , said the proposed guidelines should lead to a more \" fair and equitable \" service for infertility sufferers .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Here are two sentences:\nAuthorities said the bodies of a man and woman were recovered on Friday from a camping ground in nearby Devore , where a wall of mud destroyed 32 caravans .\nTwo other bodies were recovered on Friday from a campground in nearby Devore , where a wall of mud destroyed 32 trailers .\nDo they have the same meaning?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these two sentences mean the same thing?\nBarbini 's comments came Tuesday , the second day of the Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology .\nU.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "With the economy sluggish , producers have had a tough time trying to raise prices .\nEconomists said the report on wholesale prices showed producers were having a tough time trying to raise prices .\nIf the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "\" We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attacks , \" she said .\n\" We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attack , \" said Barbara Comstock , Justice Department spokeswoman .\nAre these two sentences paraphrases of each other?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "That compares to a net loss of $ 6.6 million , or 47 cents per share , on revenue of $ 15.5 million in 2002 's second fiscal quarter .\nIn the first quarter , SCO had reported a net loss of $ 724,000 , or 6 cents per diluted share , on revenue of $ 13.5 million .\nAre these two sentences paraphrases of each other?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do the following two sentences have the same meaning?\nThe flamboyant entrepreneur flagged the plan after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey .\nSir Richard was speaking after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "A top aide to state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was charged Wednesday with raping an unidentified , 22-year-old female state Assembly employee .\n\nA top aide to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping a 22-year-old legislative staffer after a night on the town .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "And the First Amendment doesn 't say that the free exercise of religion is allowed \u2014 except in government buildings .\nThe amendment deals with the free exercise of religion versus the government establishment of a religion .\nAre these two sentences paraphrases of each other?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these sentences have the same meaning?\nThe United States accuses Saddam loyalists of attacks on oilfields and pipelines crucial to Iraq 's economic recovery .\nLoyalists are also believed to be behind attacks on oil pipelines and fields that are crucial to Iraq 's economic recovery .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Their ancestors are coming home at last -- the healing can finally begin , ' ' delegation leader Bob Weatherall told Reuters by telephone after the ceremony .\n\nThe anguish will begin to end and the healing will commence , ' ' delegation leader Bob Weatherall told Reuters by telephone .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Here are two sentences:\n\nThe Nasdaq composite index rose 13.70 , or 0.8 per cent , to 1700.34 .\n\nThe technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gained 13.73 points , or 0.81 percent , to finish at 1,700.34 .\nAre the two sentences saying the same thing?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "The budget fell steadily until dropping as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and has gradually risen to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 .\n\nIt fell steadily until it dropped as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and rose gradually to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 .\n\nDo the above sentences mean the same thing?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "The contractors convicted last month , Brian Rose , 36 , and Joseph Quattrone , 35 , are to be sentenced in January .\nContractors Brian Rose , 36 , and Joseph Quattrone , 35 , who were convicted of submitting hundreds of phony invoices to Blue Cross , are to be sentenced in January .\nIf the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these sentences have the same meaning?\nUnder Mexican law , bounty hunting is considered a form of kidnapping .\nBounty hunting is illegal in Mexico , and the bounty hunter was charged with kidnapping .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "The single currency dropped to 136.94 yen compared with its late U.S. level of 137.64 .\n\nAgainst the Japanese currency , the euro was at 136.06 yen compared with the late New York level of 136.03 / 14 .\n\nDo the above sentences mean the same thing?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "It held elections in 1990 , but refused to recognize the results after Suu Kyi 's party won .\n\nIt held elections in 1990 , but refused to recognise the results when Miss Suu Kyi 's National League for Democracy won by a landslide .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these sentences have the same meaning?\nShares of Berkeley , California-based Xoma dropped $ 1.49 or 27 percent , to $ 4 in Instinet trading .\nShares in Berkeley-based Xoma lost 77 cents , or 14 percent , to close at $ 4.72 each in trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Analysts say Davis , who faces a historic recall election in October , could get a boost in the polls with a budget plan in place .\nAnalysts say Davis , a Democrat , could get a boost in the polls if the 29-day-old budget crisis is resolved without further delay .\nAre these sentences conveying the same meaning?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do the following two sentences have the same meaning?\nRespondents who rated current business conditions as \" bad \" increased to 30.4 % from 28.1 % in June .\n\" Those rating present business conditions as ' bad ' increased to 30.4 per cent from 28.1 per cent , \" the report said .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Here are two sentences:\nThe court 's 1992 decision reaffirmed the basic findings of Roe protecting abortion choice but lessened the standards of protection guaranteed to women by Roe .\nIn a 1992 case , the Supreme Court reaffirmed the basic findings of Roe protecting abortion choice , but lessened the standards of protection guaranteed to women by Roe .\nDo they have the same meaning?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 2.09 percent , while the Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX leapt 2.23 percent .\nThe broad Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX gained 11.22 points , or 1.13 percent , at 1,007.19 .\nAre these two sentences paraphrases of each other?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "The CBO analysis of the Senate package said an amendment sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell , D-Wash . , accounted for $ 40 billion of the total cost .\n\nThe budget office said one provision of the Senate bill accounted for $ 40 billion of the cost .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Compared with the same quarter last year , Cisco earned $ 729 million , or 10 cents a share , on revenue of $ 4.82 billion .\nCisco reported earnings of $ 987 million , or 14 cents a share , on revenue of $ 4.62 billion for the quarter ending in April .\nAre these sentences conveying the same meaning?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "An amendment by Rep. Ellen Tauscher of California to create a special committee to investigate Iraq intelligence failures was rejected on procedural grounds .\nHer proposal to create a special committee to investigate Iraq intelligence failures was rejected on procedural grounds .\nAre these sentences conveying the same meaning?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "It has a plus or minus 4.9 percent margin of error .\nIt had a margin of error of plus or minus five percentage points .\nIf the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these sentences have the same meaning?\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners about 8 to 5 on the New York Stock Exchange .\nDeclining issues outnumbered advancers slightly more than 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "The state 's population was 6,080,485 in 2000 , according to the U.S. census .\n\nBetween 1960 and 2000 , however , the state 's population grew by 30.4 percent to 6,080,485 .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these two sentences mean the same thing?\nA 64 year-old paedophile described by police as the \" most prolific Internet groomer ever caught \" has been jailed for five years .\nA PAEDOPHILE from Twickenham has been described by police as the most prolific ' internet groomer ' ever caught .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "no"} | |
| {"inputs": "Here are two sentences:\nMr. Carter , who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year , met here today with Japan 's prime minister , Junichiro Koizumi .\nCarter , who received the Nobel Peace Prize last year , met in Tokyo yesterday with Japan 's prime minister , Junichiro Koizumi .\nDo they have the same meaning?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these sentences have the same meaning?\nSchneiderman said this fare price would reflect the agency 's legitimate financial condition as well as riders ' concerns about having to pay 33 percent more to ride in a recession .\nSchneiderman said the price would reflect the agency 's legitimate financial status as well as riders ' concerns about having to pay 33 percent more at the turnstile in a recession .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these sentences have the same meaning?\nThe virus kills roughly 36,000 people in an average year , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .\nComplications from flu kill roughly 36,000 Americans in an average year , according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "He attends football training for three hours a day to accelerate the healing process , and has lost 17 kilograms since October .\nMr Hughes , who trains three hours a day to accelerate the healing process , has lost 17 kilos since October .\nIf the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "\" Right from the beginning , we didn 't want to see anyone take a cut in pay .\n\nBut Mr. Crosby told The Associated Press : \" Right from the beginning , we didn 't want to see anyone take a cut in pay .\n\nPlease tell me if the sentences above mean the same.\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Officials at Brandeis said this was an \" extremely heartrending \" time for the campus .\n\" This is an extremely heartrending time for the entire Brandeis University community .\nIf the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these sentences have the same meaning?\nGeneral Huweirini , who has worked closely with the US , was wounded in the shooting on December 4 , US officials said .\nHuweirini , who has worked closely with U.S. officials , was wounded in an attack Dec. 4 , the U.S. officials said .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "A Stage One alert is declared when ozone readings exceed 0.20 parts per million during a one-hour period .\n\nA Stage 1 episode is declared when ozone levels reach 0.20 parts per million .\n\nDo the above sentences mean the same thing?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Do these two sentences mean the same thing?\nThe defeat of the ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday was the only thing to disrupt an otherwise orderly second round in Serena Williams 's half of the women 's draw .\nThe defeat of the ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday was the only thing to disrupt the otherwise orderly second-round progress in the Serena Williams half of the women 's draw .\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |
| {"inputs": "Here are two sentences:\n\nThe indictment ``strikes at one of the very top targets in the drug trafficking world , ' ' said U.S. Attorney Marcos Jimenez .\n\nThe newly unsealed 32-count indictment alleges money laundering and conspiracy and \" strikes at one of the very top targets in the drug-trafficking world , \" Jim\u00e9nez said .\nAre the two sentences saying the same thing?\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes", "targets": "yes"} | |