QUES: " Right from the beginning , we didn 't want to see anyone take a cut in pay .

But Mr. Crosby told The Associated Press : " Right from the beginning , we didn 't want to see anyone take a cut in pay .

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

QUES: Hurricane warnings were posted Friday along parts of the lower Texas coast as Tropical Storm Erika sped across the Gulf of Mexico and headed for landfall .

One month after Hurricane Claudette pounded Texas , hurricane warnings were posted Friday along parts of the coast as fast-moving Tropical Storm Erika churned across the gulf .

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

QUES: With the test , Hubbard said , " I believe that we have found the smoking gun .

" We have found the smoking gun , " investigating board member Scott Hubbard said .

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