[Q]: So far , however , only four companies have licensed the protocols , according to the report to the judge yesterday .

So far , only four companies have licensed Microsoft 's communications protocols : EMC , Network Appliance , VeriSign and Starbak Communications , the report noted .

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[A]: yes


Problem: Wwo sentences:
Schneiderman said this fare price would reflect the agency 's legitimate financial condition as well as riders ' concerns about having to pay 33 percent more to ride in a recession .
Schneiderman said the price would reflect the agency 's legitimate financial status as well as riders ' concerns about having to pay 33 percent more at the turnstile in a recession .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes


Here are two sentences:

They fear the treatment would leave 12-year-old Parker Jensen sterile and stunt his growth .

The Jensens have said they fear the treatment would stunt Parker 's growth and leave him sterile .
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yes


Q: Police said three of them had also been detained last week and held for two days as suspects over bomb attacks in Jakarta and the North Sumatran city of Medan .

Police said three of them had also been detained last week and held for two days as suspects over recent bomb attacks .

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


Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors _ three non-industry representatives and three industry representatives .
Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors to the board and re-elected six others .

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no


QUES: Elsewhere in the diary , Truman showed a more familiar side , colorful and outspoken in his disdain for life in the White House .

History aside , the diary reveals a colorful , witty , introspective and irreverent president outspoken in his disdain for life in the White House .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no