Problem: Wwo sentences:
Emergency crews said some of the passengers were thrown partly out of the open side of the bus .
Emergency crews said no passenger was ejected , but some were thrown partly out of the open side of the bus .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Variable annuity sales were $ 4.2 billion , 82 percent higher than a year ago .

Variable annuity sales surged 82 percent to $ 4.2 billion .
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no

Q: Furthermore , Bremer estimated that as many as 200 operatives from the extremist group Ansar al-Islam have slipped back into the country since May 1 .

Furthermore , Mr Bremer said that as many as 200 operatives from the extremist group Ansar al Islam had slipped back into the country since May 1 .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The euro soared to US $ 1.1914 in Asian trading , before slipping back slightly to US $ 1.1895 as trading opened in Europe .
The euro soared to $ 1.1914 in Asian trading , before slipping back to $ 1.1884 in late European trading , up from $ 1.1857 late Monday .

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A:
no

input question: We don 't know if any will be SARS , " said Dr. James Young , Ontario 's commissioner of public safety .
" We 're being hyper-vigilant , " said Dr. James Young , Ontario 's commissioner of public safety .

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output answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
What 's more , Mr. O 'Neill said that he hoped Hyundai would sell one million vehicles annually in the United States by 2010 .
That wasn 't all : by 2010 , Mr. O 'Neill said , he hoped Hyundai would sell 1 million vehicles annually in the United States .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
yes