Question:
S1: Some Wall Street experts believe stocks have rallied too far , too quickly , given the muddled economic reports of recent weeks .
S2: Some Wall Street analysts believe stocks have rallied too far , too fast , given the muddled picture of the economy provided by recent data .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: Mr. Gettelfinger said at that news conference that " we are going to continue to hammer away at the negotiations process until we reach an agreement , " with Ford and G.M.

" We are going to continue to hammer away at the negotiations process until we reach an agreement , " he said .

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

[Q]: The German finance ministry on Monday said there was no case for softening .

Finnish Finance Minister Antti Kalliomaki said : " There is no room for a softening . "

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX declined 10.65 points , or 1.07 percent , to 987.86 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > declined 25.78 points , or 1.56 percent , to 1,627.84 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Hoffa , 62 , vanished the afternoon of July 30 , 1975 , from a parking lot in Oakland County , about 25 miles north of Detroit .

Hoffa , 62 , vanished on the afternoon of July 30 , 1975 , from a parking lot in a Detroit suburb in Oakland County .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
A discouraging outlook from General Electric Co. sent its share down 81 cents ( U.S. ) or 2.7 per cent to $ 29.32 .
A discouraging outlook from GE sent the company 's shares down 81 cents ( U.S. ) or 2.7 per cent to $ 29.32 .

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A:
yes