[Q]: Kinsley , for example , wrote in the Post Monday : " Sinners have long cherished the fantasy that William Bennett , the virtue magnate , might be among our number .

" Sinners have long cherished the fantasy that William Bennett , the virtue magnate , might be among our number , " Michael Kinsely wrote .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Analysts surveyed by Reuters Research expected earnings of 13 cents a share on revenue of $ 6.7 billion , on average .
Analysts currently expect earnings of 13 cents a share and revenue of $ 6.7 billion , on average , according to a survey by Reuters Research .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Tehran has said it will only sign the protocol if a ban on imports of peaceful Western nuclear technology is lifted .

Tehran has made clear it will only sign the Additional Protocol introducing such inspections if a ban on the import of civilian Western nuclear technology is lifted .
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yes

Q: China has threatened to execute or jail for life anyone who breaks their quarantine and intentionally spreads the killer SARS virus .

China , haunted by the spread of SARS in its vast countryside , has threatened to execute or jail for life anyone who intentionally spreads the killer virus .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Wall Street analysts had expected 22 cents a share , according to Thomson First Call .
The results were 3 cents a share lower than the forecast of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call .

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no

QUES: " It was one of the first times in my life that I felt we were truly being treated as Americans , ' ' she said .

" It was one of the few times in my life when I felt that we were truly being treated as Americans . "

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes