Question:
S1: " He just heard two huge bangs and the balloon shuddered and fell , " Nicky Webster , a spokesman for Hempleman-Adams , said .
S2: Partway across the Atlantic , " He just heard two huge bangs and the balloon shuddered and fell , " the balloonist 's spokesperson Nicky Webster said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: She was the only woman in her unit and a member of Teamsters Local 995 .

She was the only woman employed as a warehouse worker and heavy equipment operator and the only woman in her Teamsters local .

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

[Q]: Neither Iowa State athletic director Bruce Van De Velde nor Morgan could be reached for comment .

Iowa State athletic director Bruce Van de Velde would not confirm an offer was made to Lebo .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" I 'm quite positive about it except I wouldn 't want it to cut across anything now occurring and she accepts that , " he said .
" I 'm quite positive about it , except that I would not want to cut across things that are now occurring , " he said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Wall Street analysts expect 2004 revenue of $ 28.15 billion .

Analysts ' average forecast was $ 4.02 per share on revenue of $ 25.56 billion .
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Goodrem , 18 , announced on Friday that she was suffering Hodgkin 's disease , a curable form of lymphoma cancer .
It was announced on Friday that Goodrem had been diagnosed with Hodgkin 's disease , a form of cancer which affects the lymph nodes .

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A:
yes