[Q]: Iraqi officials say the attacks are being carried out by what they call outsiders who slip into Falluja and attack at night .

Iraqi officials here insist that the attacks are being carried out by " outsiders " who slip into Fallujah and attack at night .

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[A]: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Under NASD regulations , Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel .
The analyst , already let go by Merrill , can request a hearing before a NASD panel .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no


Here are two sentences:

" We have found the smoking gun , " investigating board member Scott Hubbard said .

" We have found the smoking gun , " said Hubbard , director of NASA 's Ames Research Center in California .
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yes


Q: Nearly 6,000 MTA drivers and train operators joined the mechanics in the picket line .

Nearly 6,000 MTA drivers and train operators then walked off the job in solidarity .

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


Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
While Bolton apparently fell and was immobilized , Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot , razor-wire fence , Fischi said .
After the other inmate fell , Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot , razor-wire fence , Fischi said .

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A:
yes


QUES: General Jeffrey said he would donate his military pension to charity for the period he was in office at Yarralumla .

Maj-Gen Jeffery said he would give his military pension to charity while he served at Yarralumla .

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