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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Negotiators talked with the boy for about an hour and a half , Bragdon said .
Negotiators talked with the boy for more than an hour , and SWAT officers surrounded the classroom , Bragdon said .
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no

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Federal investigators are looking for possible connections between the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .
Federal agents said Friday they are investigating the thefts of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
ImClone Systems Inc. and Genentech Inc. led shares of U.S. biotechnology companies higher after medicines they are developing helped cancer patients in studies .
ImClone Systems and Genentech led shares of biotechnology companies higher yesterday after studies showed the medicines they are developing helped cancer patients .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Opposition Leader , Simon Crean , said John Howard had been forced to make changes by the incompetence of his ministers .
The Leader of the Opposition , Simon Crean , said from Jakarta that the reshuffle had been forced by ministerial incompetence .
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yes