TASK DEFINITION: You are given two sentences(Sentence1 and Sentence2). Answer "Yes" if these sentences are a paraphrase of one another, otherwise answer "No".
PROBLEM: Sentence1: " Ex-Im board members displayed courage and environmental leadership in the face of considerable pressure , " Jon Sohn of Friends of the Earth said after the panel 's vote ., Sentence2: " Two Ex-Im board members displayed courage and environmental leadership in the face of considerable pressure , " said Jon Sohn , international campaigner for Friends of the Earth .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: Phone calls to Spitzer 's office , Citigroup and Goldman Sachs were not immediately returned ., Sentence2: A message left with Spitzer 's office as well as Citigroup and Goldman Sachs were not immediately returned .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: The test was conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles and Riverside and was paid $ 450,000 from the ARB ., Sentence2: The test , conducted by UCLA and UC Riverside , was paid for with $ 450,000 from the ARB .

SOLUTION:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Yes

