[Q]: Mr. Bankhead said the crime scenes indicated that the killer was " very methodical . "

GBI spokesman John Bankhead said the murder scenes showed that the killer was very methodical .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" I figure we 've destroyed about one-half of Al Qaeda , the top operators of Al Qaeda , and that 's good , " Mr. Bush said .
" We 've destroyed about one half of al Qaeda , the top operators of al Qaeda , and that 's good .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3 per cent at 9,886.75 , while the Nasdaq Composite index was 0.4 per cent higher at 1,986.97 .

On Wall Street , the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5 per cent at 9,905.8 and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.7 per cent at 1,995.1 .
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yes

Q: Those in their twenties who ejaculated more than five times a week were one-third less likely to develop aggressive prostate cancer later in life , they say .

Those who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop serious prostate cancer in later life .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
In the year-ago period , Pearson posted a 26 million pre-tax profit .
A year ago the firm posted a profit of 26 million pounds .

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yes

QUES: BOSTON The Catholic archdiocese in Boston has offered $ 55 million to settle more than 500 clergy sex abuse lawsuits , according to a document obtained by The Associated Press .

The American Roman Catholic archdiocese of Boston has offered $ 55 million to settle more than 500 sex abuse lawsuits involving priests .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes