Here are two sentences:

In Taiwan , the capital 's mayor and other officials handed out free thermometers in a islandwide ''take-your-temperature ' ' campaign Sunday , amid evidence that containment efforts were also paying off .

In Taiwan , officials handed out free thermometers in an island-wide ''take-your-temperature ' ' campaign amid signs containment efforts were paying off .
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yes

Q: " But that does not clear them of the obligation to do everything possible to protect civilians , and that is not what we 're seeing . "

" But that does not clear them of the responsibility to do everything possible to minimize civilian harm . "

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" By its actions , the Bush administration threatens to give a bad name to a just war , " Lieberman said .
" By its actions , the Bush administration threatens to give a bad name to a just war , " the Connecticut Democrat told a Capitol Hill news conference .

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yes

input question: Two area lawmakers said Democrats might entice some Republicans to support a tax hike .
Two Inland Valley lawmakers revealed it might be possible for Democrats to entice some Republicans to support a tax hike .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Special police detained Khodorkovsky early on Saturday in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk , where his plane had made a refuelling stop .
Police detained Khodorkovsky early on Saturday when his jet made a refueling stop in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: A federal judge ruled that the monument violated the law and ordered it removed .

The federal courts have ruled that the monument violates the constitutional ban against state-established religion .

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