[Q]: On Wednesday , a man was shot near Kut as he tried to run over two marines at a checkpoint .

On Wednesday , the Marines shot an attacker near the town of Al-Kut as he tried to run over two Marines at a checkpoint .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" Smallpox is not the only threat to the public 's health , and vaccination is not the only tool for smallpox preparedness , " Strom said .
" Smallpox is not the only threat to the nation 's health , and vaccination is not the only tool for preparedness , " his introductory statement says .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Galveston County District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk said his office received the recordings this week .

Galveston County District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk told Criss Wednesday his office only this week received the recordings .
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yes

Q: The first trial of a suspect in last year 's Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people opened in Indonesia today , Sky News reported .

One of the key suspects in the October nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people in Bali went on trial Monday amid tight security .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The GAO found cable rates have increased 40 percent over the past five years , versus 12 percent inflation during the period .
The GAO found that cable rates have increased by 40 percent during the past five years , far above the 12 percent inflation in that period .

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yes

QUES: China would become only the third nation to put a human in space .

China would become the third nation to achieve manned spaceflight .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes