Q: Mark Kaiser , vice-president of marketing , and Tim Lee , vice-president of purchasing , were dismissed last week .

Mark Kaiser and Tim Lee , respectively US Foodservice vice-presidents for marketing and purchasing , have been dismissed .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
In September , a 27-year-old Singapore researcher contracted SARS while working in a laboratory .
In a case in August , a 27-year-old laboratory worker in Singapore developed SARS .

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yes

input question: He gave a surprisingly impassioned speech to the United Steelworkers of America , who announced their endorsement yesterday .
On Tuesday , he picked up the endorsement of the United Steelworkers of America .

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output answer: no

[Q]: But Mr Kenny said his advice to Mr Hicks - if they are ever allowed to meet or speak - may well be that he accept a deal .
But Mr Kenny said his advice to David Hicks , should they be allowed to meet , might be that he accept a deal .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Yang would dine on shredded pork with garlic and kung pao chicken washed down with Chinese tea , state media said .
S2: Yang was to dine on specially designed packets of shredded pork with garlic and " eight treasure " rice , washed down with Chinese tea , state media said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

input question: Among Fox viewers , 41 percent describe themselves as Republicans , 24 percent as Democrats and 30 percent as Independents .
Among CNN viewers , 29 percent said they were Republicans and 36 percent called themselves conservatives .

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output answer:
no