QUES: The Nasdaq composite index increased 10.73 , or 0.7 percent , to 1,514.77 .

The Nasdaq Composite index , full of technology stocks , was lately up around 18 points .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no


[Q]: The transition is slated to begin no later than June 7 , Dayton said .

A two-week transition period will begin no later than June 7 .

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[A]: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Aquila is short of cash , and Avon bondholders at one point feared it may default on interest payments .
Avon bondholders have no recourse to Midlands 's assets and at one point feared Aquila would default on interest payments .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes


Here are two sentences:

There were no plans to build permanent US bases in Africa , Pentagon officials said .

There are no plans to build permanent U.S. bases in Africa , Defense Department officials say .
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yes


Q: But while Microsoft 's share of the low-end server software market has increased since the EU 's investigation started five years ago , the firm has denied anti-competitive practices are to blame .

Microsoft 's share of the low-end server software market has increased since the probe started five years ago , but the firm denied anti-competitive practices were the reason for this .

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


[Q]: The justices declined without comment to review the ruling that upheld physicians ' rights to speak freely with their patients .
The justices declined without comment to review a lower-court ruling that said doctors should be able to speak frankly with their patients .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes