QUES: The value of the deal has increased since BP first announced it in February .

The value of BP 's investment has risen since the deal was announced in February .

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

QUES: Miodrag Zivkovic , of the Liberal Alliance of Montenegro , won 31 percent of the vote while the independent Dragan Hajdukovic got four percent .

Miodrag Zivkovic , the leader of the pro-independence opposition Liberal Alliance , came in second with 31 percent of the vote .

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

QUES: Rep. Louise Slaughter , D-N.Y. , declared , " The Congress of the United States has never -- ever -- outlawed a medical procedure .

" The Congress of the United States has never ever outlawed a medical procedure , " said Rep. Louise McIntosh Slaughter ( D-N.Y. ) .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes