QUES: A federal judge ruled that the monument violated the law and ordered it removed .

The federal courts have ruled that the monument violates the constitutional ban against state-established religion .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

[Q]: The Turkish troops also could be targets for attack , the ambassador acknowledged .

Turkish troops almost surely would become targets for terrorists , the ambassador said .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Fewer than a dozen FBI agents were dispatched to secure and analyze evidence .
Fewer than a dozen FBI agents will be sent to Iraq to secure and analyze evidence of the bombing .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Associated Press Writers Michelle Morgante in San Diego and Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this article .

Associated Press Writer Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this article .
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no

Q: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index edged up 1.01 points , or 0.1 percent , at 1,012.67 .

But the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 5.91 points , or 0.35 percent , at 1,674.35 .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

[Q]: Bond voiced disappointment that neither President Bush nor his brother attended the 2002 conference in Texas or the 2003 meeting in Florida .
Bond also voiced his disappointment that neither President Bush nor his brother attended this conference in Florida or last year 's conference in Texas .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes