[Q]: Late last year , for example , more than 1800 US soldiers were placed in Djibouti to conduct counter-terrorism operations in the Horn of Africa .
Since late last year , for example , more than 1,800 members of the American military have been placed in Djibouti to conduct counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: While a month 's supply of aspirin can cost less than $ 10 , the equivalent amount of ticlopidine can run significantly more than $ 100 .
S2: While a month 's supply of aspirin can cost under $ 10 , the equivalent amount of ticlopidine can run well over $ 100 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: They made a similar discovery in Houston on another aircraft , Dallas-based Southwest said in a statement .

The airline said a similar discovery was made on the plane in Houston .

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

[Q]: Researchers at Sweden 's Karolinska Institute reanalyzed data from more than 2,000 infants who had been treated with radiation for a benign birthmark condition between 1930 and 1959 .

Researchers at Sweden 's Karolinska Institute recently went over data from more than 2,000 children treated with radiation for a harmless birthmark condition between 1930 and 1959 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Both were declared dead about 6 p.m. at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center .
Both shooting victims were rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center , where they died a short time later .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

At midday Saturday , automatic gunfire rattled windows in the Qadesiyah neighborhood , a largely Arab area that borders a Kurdish quarter .

Automatic gunfire rattled windows in the Qadesiya neighborhood at midday today , a largely Arab area that borders a Kurdish quarter .
OPTIONS:
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- yes
yes