QUES: Taupo was guiding her owner Paul Kibblewhite , 62 , on a three-day walk with a tramping party of eight .

Taupo had been leading Mr Kibblewhite , 62 , of Rotorua , on a three-day walk with a tramping party of eight .

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

QUES: It was developed with consultation from more than 300 leaders in academia , industry , government and the public .

The plan , called The NIH Roadmap , was developed over 14 months with help from more than 300 consultants in industry and academia .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

QUES: The two Democrats on the five-member FCC held a press conference to sway opinion against Powell and the two other Republicans on the panel .

The two Democrats on the five-member FCC panel held a news conference to sway opinion against Powell .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no