QUES: Elsewhere , European stocks were barely changed but within a few points of year highs .

Elsewhere , European stocks slipped from their highs but stayed within a few points of year highs .

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

[Q]: The companies uniformly declined to give specific numbers on customer turnover , saying they will release those figures only when they report overall company performance at year-end .

The companies , however , declined to give specifics on customer turnover , saying they would release figures only when they report their overall company performance .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
They believe the same is true in humans , giving a 30 per cent higher risk of the disease .
The researchers believe the same is true in humans , translating to a 30 per cent greater risk of the disease .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 98.30 , or 1.1 percent , while bond values fell , too .

The Dow Jones industrial average finished the day down 98.32 points at 9,011.53 .
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no

Q: Third-quarter revenue declined to $ 36.9 billion from $ 39.3 billion , primarily reflecting lower vehicle sales .

Revenue fell to $ 36.9bn from $ 39.3bn a year ago , mainly due to lower vehicle sales .

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

[Q]: Chief Executive Rod Eddington is to meet the three unions separately on Monday afternoon .
Eddington is to meet the other two unions separately later on Monday .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
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- yes

[A]:
yes