[Q]: Island Def Jam must pay $ 52 million in punitive damages , and Cohen must pay the remaining $ 56 million , the jury said .

TVT Records sought $ 360 million in punitive damages and $ 30 million in compensatory damages , officials said .

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[A]: no


Problem: Wwo sentences:
" I know of no pressure , " said Mr. Feith , the under secretary of defense for policy .
" I know of nobody who pressured anybody , " Douglas Feith , undersecretary of defense for policy , said at a Pentagon briefing .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes


Here are two sentences:

Xerox shares closed at $ 11.45 , up 2 cents on the New York Stock Exchange .

Xerox shares rose 2 cents to close at $ 11.45 on the New York Stock Exchange .
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yes


Q: The 2001 recession is considered short and shallow relative to the nine others since World War II , which averaged 11 months .

The most recent recession was short and shallow relative to the nine others , averaging 11 months , that occurred since World War II .

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


Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The two powerful men also disagree about ethanol ( sacred in Iowa ) and authorizing oil and gas drilling in Alaska 's wildlife refuge .
They also disagree over ethanol - sacred in Iowa - and on authorizing oil and gas drilling in Alaskas wildlife refuge .

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yes


QUES: The life expectancy for boys born in 2001 was 74.4 years , up two years since 1990 .

According to the report , average life expectancy has increased by nearly two years since 1990 .

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