Here are two sentences:

The U.S. Conference Board said its latest measure of business confidence hit 60 after falling to 53 in its first quarter survey .

The Conference Board said its measure of business confidence , which had fallen to 53 in the first quarter of 2003 , improved to 60 in the most recent second quarter .
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