Question:
S1: North American markets finished mixed in directionless trading Monday as earnings season begins to slow and economic indicators move into the spotlight .
S2: North American markets grabbed early gains Monday morning , as earnings season begins to slow and economic indicators take the spotlight .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

QUES: WHO noted that most resistant bacteria growth among humans was due to overuse of antibiotics by doctors -- not due to farmers .

The WHO said in a report on Wednesday that most resistant bacteria growth among humans was not due to farmers , but to overuse of antibiotics by doctors .

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

[Q]: For the week , the Russell 2000 , the barometer of smaller company stocks , advanced 11.92 , or 2.5 percent , closing at 497.42 .

The Russell 2000 index , which tracks smaller company stocks , was up 1.02 , or 0.21 percent , at 496.83 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The tendency to feel rejection as an acute pain may have developed in humans as a defensive mechanism for the species , said Eisenberger .
Feeling rejection as an acute pain may have developed as a defence mechanism for the species , Eisenberger said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

A few thousand troops , most from the division 's 3rd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Benning in Columbus , began returning last week , with flights continuing through Friday .

Several thousand 3rd Infantry troops , including the 3rd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Benning in Columbus , Ga . , began returning last week .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The league said it is not taking a position on whether Governor Gray Davis should be recalled in the Oct. 7 voting , and will not endorse a replacement candidate .
The group said it is not taking a position on whether Davis should be recalled and will not endorse a replacement candidate .

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yes