Problem: Wwo sentences:
His spokesman , Tom Parker , said Moore 's attorneys would respond to the complaint Monday .
Parker said Moore 's lawyers were reviewing the complaint and would respond Monday .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Sgt. Randy Force , a police spokesman , said O 'Brien wasn 't being charged with causing the crash because Reed was jaywalking .
Sergeant Randy Force , a police spokesman , said O 'Brien wasn 't being charged with causing the crash because the victim had been jaywalking .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Energy prices dropped by 8.6 percent , the biggest decline since July 1986 .
Excluding food and energy prices , the PPI fell 0.9 per cent , the biggest drop since August 1993 .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no


Problem: Wwo sentences:
The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > edged down 9 points , or 0.98 percent , to 921 .
The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index shed 5.20 , or 0.6 percent , to 924.42 as of 9 : 33 a.m. in New York .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
yes