QUES: Microsoft has described the technology as " a brand new client platform for building smart , connected , media rich applications in Longhorn . "

Microsoft calls it : " A brand new client platform for building smart , connected , media-rich applications in Longhorn . "

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

QUES: They cover more than 300,000 UAW workers and 500,000 retirees and spouses .

GM , the world 's largest automaker , has 115,000 active UAW workers and 340,000 retirees and spouses .

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

QUES: Daniel said it takes about two hours and 15 minutes to drive from his home to Nashville .

Daniel said D 'Antonio left between 7 : 15 p.m. and 8 p.m and it takes about two hours to drive from his home to Nashville .

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