[Q]: The couple was granted an annulment in September 2001 and Joanie Harper was given sole custody of Marques and Lyndsey , court records show .

Joanie Harper and Brothers were granted an annulment in September 2001 , and Harper was given sole custody of Marques and Lyndsey , court records show .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A draft statement , obtained by Reuters on Friday , stopped short of endorsing the U.S. charge but said some aspects of Iran 's programme raised " serious concern " .
The EU statement stopped short of endorsing the U.S. charge that Tehran is seeking nuclear weapons but said some aspects of Iran 's programme raised " serious concern " .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The two have no diplomatic ties and their already tense relationship has been frayed by the crisis over the North 's nuclear ambitions .

The two have no diplomatic ties and their already tense relationship has been frayed further by a diplomatic spat over North Korea 's nuclear ambitions .
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yes

Q: At 12 , Lionel Tate was charged with first-degree murder over the death of Tiffany Eunick .

Tate was 12 when he was charged with beating Tiffany Eunick , 6 , to death in July 1999 .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Beagle 2 is attached to Mars Express by what is known as a Spin-Up and Ejection Mechanism ( Suem ) .
A command is sent to Mars Express to release Beagle 2 by what is known as a Spin-Up and Eject Mechanism .

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no

QUES: Davis , who appointed all of the PUC commissioners , called the proposed settlement ''too expensive for the ratepayers .

" The proposed settlement is too expensive for the ratepayers , " the governor said in a statement .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no