[Q]: But Odette is the first to form over the Caribbean Sea in December , the Center said .

It is the first named storm to develop in the Caribbean in December .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The matriarch - who celebrates her 81st birthday next month - was yesterday thanked for her generosity by model and actor Sarah O 'Hare , the National Breast Cancer Foundation patron .
The matriarch , who celebrates her 81st birthday next month , was thanked personally yesterday for her generosity by actress Sarah O 'Hare , National Breast Cancer Foundation patron .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Hannum was five and a half months pregnant when her mother died .

In her testimony , Kate Hannum said she was 5 1 / 2 months pregnant when her mother was killed .
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yes

Q: With a wry smile , Mr. Bush replied , " You 're looking pretty young these days . "

Bush shot back : " You 're looking pretty young these days . "

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Two Americans killed in a recent ambush in Afghanistan were contract employees of the CIA , the agency said Tuesday .
Two CIA operatives have been killed in an ambush in Afghanistan , the CIA said yesterday .

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yes

QUES: Drug developer Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc . ISPH.O tumbled $ 2.17 , or 13.4 percent , to $ 13.98 .

Drug developer Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc . ( nasdaq : ISPH - news - people ) tumbled $ 2.17 , or 13.4 percent , to $ 13.98 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes