[Q]: As envisioned by Breaux , the government would help pay for the first $ 3,450 in prescription drug costs .

Breaux outlined a plan Tuesday that would give seniors help with the first $ 3,450 in prescription drug costs .

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[A]: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Authorities in Alabama said the passage of time , and the transfer or retirement of some investigators , has not hurt their case .
Meantime , federal authorities in Alabama said the passage of time has not hurt their case against Rudolph .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no


Here are two sentences:

" 30 years waiting for you , " read one banner hoisted over the crowd , as many wept tears of happiness at finally seeing and hearing their idol .

" 30 years waiting for you , " read one banner hoisted over the crowd , as many concert-goers wept tears of happiness .
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yes


Q: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been gathering information on suspect cases .

Nationally , the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 4,156 cases of West Nile , including 284 deaths .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no


Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Security lights have also been installed and police have swept the grounds for booby traps .
Security lights have also been installed on a barn near the front gate .

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no


QUES: Advancing issues outnumbered decliners nearly 2 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange .

Declining issues outnumbered advancers slightly more than 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange .

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