Problem: Wwo sentences:
Shares of Tampa-based Outback Steakhouse Inc. closed at $ 44.50 , up $ 1.78 , or 4.2 percent , on the New York Stock Exchange .
Shares of the Oak Brook , Ill.-based hamburger giant closed at $ 24.60 , up 51 cents , or 2.1 percent , on the New York Stock Exchange .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
President Bush on Saturday became the first American president to address a joint session of the Philippine National Congress since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960 .
" But success requires more than American assistance , " Bush said in the first speech to a joint session of Philippine Congress by a U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960 .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The stretch of Danube river passing through the Balkans dropped so low that wrecks of World War II boats became visible .
Rivers were also drying up - a stretch of Danube passing through the Balkans dropped so low that wrecks of World War II boats became visible .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The CFTC has been investigating several energy companies , including at least three Colorado companies , for manipulating energy markets by reporting false natural-gas trading prices to industry publications .
The federal agency has been investigating whether several energy companies manipulated energy markets by reporting false natural gas trading prices to industry publications .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
yes