QUES: Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said the yen has strengthened too much but declined to comment on whether Japan had intervened .

Japan 's Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said the yen had strengthened too much but declined to comment on whether Japan had intervened in the market to stem the yen 's rise .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: Prior to joining Kodak , Palumbo worked for Procter & Gamble Corp. , where he managed products such as Folgers and Pantene shampoo .

Prior to joining Eastman Kodak , Mr. Palumbo held senior marketing positions for Procter & Gamble .

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

QUES: Legal experts said the case may mark the first time a parent has been convicted of contributing to a child 's suicide .

Experts said the case marks one of the first times in which a parent was charged with contributing to a child 's suicide .

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yes