QUES: The average American makes four trips a day , 45 percent for shopping or errands .

Nearly half - 45 percent - are for shopping or running errands .

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

[Q]: Respondents who rated current business conditions as " bad " increased to 30.4 % from 28.1 % in June .

" Those rating present business conditions as ' bad ' increased to 30.4 per cent from 28.1 per cent , " the report said .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Regardless , its first quarter saw a profit of $ 721 million , or 29 cents , on revenue of $ 17.9 billion .
Analysts expected earnings of 27 cents a share on revenue of $ 17.7 billion , Thomson First Call says .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Voters in Cleveland Heights , Ohio , were asked to decide whether to allow same-sex couples - and also unmarried heterosexual couples - to officially register as domestic partners .

Voters in Cleveland Heights , Ohio , approved a proposal allowing same-sex couples -- and also unmarried heterosexual couples -- to officially register as domestic partners .
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yes

Q: Quattrone , 47 , was highly influential at Credit Suisse First Boston during the tech bubble .

Quattrone , 47 , was highly influential working in the Palo Alto office of Credit Suisse First Boston during the tech bubble .

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

[Q]: They face charges of robbery and criminal impersonation of a police officer .
All five suspects were charged with robbery and criminal impersonation of a police officer .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
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- yes

[A]:
yes