Question:
S1: Prince William County prosecutors told a judge yesterday they now want the trial of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad moved out of the area .
S2: Prosecutors reversed course Friday and said they support moving the murder trial of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad out of the Washington suburbs .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes


QUES: The Association of South East Asian Nations groups Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam .

ASEAN comprises Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand and Vietnam .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes


[Q]: The Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has been the latest to speak out .

Marcel Desailly , the France captain and Chelsea defender , believes the latter is true .

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[A]: no


Problem: Wwo sentences:
The fawn , named after Dr Duane Kraemer , one of the researchers , was born a few months ago .
The fawn , named for university researcher Duane Kraemer , turns 7 months old today .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes


Here are two sentences:

Platinum prices soared to 23-year highs earlier this year after President Bush ( news - web sites ) proposed investing $ 1.2 billion for research on fuel cell-powered vehicles .

Platinum prices soared to 23-year highs earlier this year after U.S. President George W. Bush proposed investing $ 1.2 billion for research on fuel cell-powered vehicles .
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yes


Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Some state lawmakers say they remain hopeful Bush will sign it , though they acknowledge pressure on the governor to do otherwise .
Some state legislators behind the bill say they remain hopeful Bush will sign the legislation , though they acknowledge pressure is building on the governor to do otherwise .

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A:

yes