Here are two sentences:

But Mr. Peterson added , " I don 't know anybody in the conference committee who 's fighting to keep it out completely . "

But Peterson added , I dont know anybody in the conference committee whos fighting to keep it out completely .
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yes

Q: " We 're in a highly competitive industry where few apparel brands own and operate manufacturing facilities in North America , " Levi Strauss Chief Executive Officer Phil Marineau said in a statement .

" We 're in a highly competitive industry where few apparel brands own and operate manufacturing facilities in North America , " said Phil Marineau , the chief executive .

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?
Last week , his lawyers asked Warner to grant clemency under conditions that would have lead to a new sentencing hearing .
Last week , his lawyers asked Gov. Mark R. Warner to grant clemency , but the governor declined to intervene .

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no

input question: " It 's a huge black eye , " said New York Times Company chairman Arthur Sulzberger .
" It 's a huge black eye , " said publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr . , whose family has controlled the paper since 1896 .

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output answer: no

[Q]: Vaccine makers have been thrust in the limelight following government programmes to encourage wider vaccination and fears of biological attacks on civilian and military targets .
Vaccine makers have been thrust into the limelight as government programs encourage wider vaccination amid fears of biological attacks .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: On the cell 's surface , the foreign components are recognised by other cells that then realise it is infected and kill it .

The foreign bits are recognized by other cells that realize it is infected and kill it .

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