QUES: Deasean and Walker , a resident of nearby Barbey Street , were rushed to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center , where they died about 6 p.m. , O 'Brien said .

Both shooting victims were rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center , where they died a short time later .

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

[Q]: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX gained 3 points , or 0.39 percent , at 924 .

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > rose 6 points , or 0.41 percent , to 1,498 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
They weighed an average 220 pounds ( 100 kg ) and needed to lose between 30 and 80 pounds .
They weighed an average 100 kilograms and needed to lose between 14 and 36 kilograms .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Besides the fact that Americans want to be liked , she said , there is a " huge cost when world opinion is negative to the United States .

Americans just want to be liked , she said , but there also is a " huge cost " when world opinion is negative toward the United States .
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yes

Q: But while the prime minister 's trial judders to a halt , his co-defendants in the same case are not protected .

While he is now spared that threat , his co-defendants in the same case are not protected .

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

[Q]: " I think we made some mistakes with this exam , and it 's up to us to identify and correct them , " Mills said .
Mills yesterday admitted , " We made some mistakes with this exam and it 's up to us to identify and correct them .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes