QUES: A council of up to nine Iraqis probably will lead the countrys interim government through the coming months , the U.S. civil administrator said Monday .

A council of up to nine Iraqis will probably lead the country 's still unformed interim government through the coming months , the American civil administrator said Monday .

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

[Q]: The indictment charges that Mzoudi was involved in preparations for the attack until the end and was aware of and supported the attackers ' violent goals .

Prosecutors say Mzoudi was involved in the preparations for the attack until the final moment and that he was aware of and supported the attackers ' violent goals .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A grief-stricken old woman , disconsolate with grief , smeared her face with dirt , uttering : " My child , my child . "
One old woman , disconsolate with grief , smeared her face with dirt , only able to utter : " My child , my child . "
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index added 1.16 points to 1,504.04 .

The Nasdaq Composite index , full of technology stocks , was lately up around 18 points .
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no

Q: The stock rose $ 2.11 , or about 11 percent , to close Friday at $ 21.51 on the New York Stock Exchange .

PG & E Corp. shares jumped $ 1.63 or 8 percent to $ 21.03 on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday .

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

[Q]: Passenger Keith Charlton , who helped tackle the man , last night praised the efforts of the injured chief flight attendant , known to passengers as Greg .
Passenger Keith Charlton , who also tackled the attacker , praised the efforts of the injured chief flight attendant .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes