Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control sent down a team to look into it .
The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States have sent a team to investigate .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Lucent 's stock shed 6 cents , or 2.7 percent , to close at $ 2.15 after heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday .
Lucent 's stock was up a penny at $ 2.22 in heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday afternoon .
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" I think you 'll see a lot of job growth in the next two years , " he said , adding the growth could replace jobs lost .
" I think you 'll see a lot of job growth in the next two years , " said Mankiw .
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" Of course , I want to win again , but I think it 's worse when you have never won because you get anxious .
" Of course I want to win again , but I think is worse when you never won before because you are very anxious , " he says .
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yes