QUES: He said the district had been waiting for the subpoenas and had always planned to comply once it received them .

Mr. Caramore said the district waited for the subpoenas and planned to cooperate with the investigation .

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


[Q]: And in the Muslim world , Osama bin Laden is becoming more of a hero , not less of one .

And in the Muslim world , Osama bin Laden , the missing leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network , is becoming more of a hero , not less of one .

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[A]: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Dusenbery 's fiancee , Jessica Wheat , said he was considering settling down in Fort Campbell and making the Army his career .
Jessica Wheat , who said she and Dusenbery were planning to marry , said Dusenbery was considering settling down in Fort Campbell and making the Army his career .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes


Here are two sentences:

The latest quarter 's profit was a penny above of the average estimate as compiled by Thomson First Call .

The earnings beat by a penny the consensus estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call .
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yes


Q: " A lot of these are made-up stories , " Schwarzenegger told NBC television .

" Well , first of all , a lot of these are made up stories , " Mr. Schwarzenegger said .

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


[Q]: October gasoline prices settled 1.47 cents lower at 78.70 cents a gallon .
October heating oil ended down 0.41 cent to 70.74 cents a gallon .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes