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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
American has laid off 6,500 of its Missouri employees since Dec. 31 , according to Driskill .
Since October 2001 , American has laid off 6,149 flight attendants , according to George Price , a union spokesman .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
A pamphlet will be issued to the public through major hardware chains , local libraries and on the EPA Web site : www.epa.gov.
It will be distributed through major hardware store chains and local libraries and will be available on the EPA Web site : www.epa.gov.
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
When asked where the weapons were , Rice said : ' ' This is a program that was built for concealment .
" The fact is , this was a program that was built for concealment .
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no

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Massachusetts is one of 12 states that does not have the death penalty , having abolished capital punishment in 1984 .
Massachusetts is one of 12 states without the death penalty , having abolished it in 1984 .
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yes