Here are two sentences:

As part of the changes , Microsoft will also tie stock awards for its top 600 or so executives to the growth and " satisfaction " in its customer base .

Microsoft also said it will tie stock awards for 600 or so executives to the growth and " satisfaction " in its customer base .
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yes

Q: " The benefit is equal for everyone , both in traditional Medicare and in the enhanced Medicare we 're setting up . "

" The ( drug ) benefit is equal for everyone , both in traditional Medicare and in the enhanced Medicare we 're setting up , " Grassley said .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Intel C + + Compiler for Platform Builder for Microsoft .NET is available for the suggested list price of $ 1,499 and is intended for OEM and system integrator use .
The Intel C + + Compiler for Platform Builder for Microsoft Windows CE.Net is available for $ 1,499 and is intended for use by device manufacturers and systems integrators .

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yes

input question: Scruggs , who did not testify , was cleared of a second charge of failing to provide her son with proper medical and psychological care .
The six-member jury cleared Scruggs of a second charge that accused her of failing to provide her son with proper medical and psychological care .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Officer Evans did not respond to requests for an interview last week .
Officer Evans had declined written and telephone requests for an interview .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: The man , who entered the post office in Lakeside shortly before 3 p.m. , gave up to deputies about 6 : 30 p.m.

The man had entered the post office on Woodside Avenue at Maine Avenue shortly before 3 p.m.

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