[Q]: Blair took over the Labour Party when his predecessor John Smith died of a heart attack in 1994 .

Mr Blair became Labour leader in 1994 after the then leader , John Smith , died of a heart attack .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A senior Malaysian member of JI testified in June that Bashir had approved the church bomb attacks and had called a meeting to plan Megawati 's assassination .
A senior Malaysian member of Jemaah Islamiah testified on June 26 that Bashir had approved the church bomb attacks and had also called a meeting to plan Megawati 's assassination .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The latest shooting linked to the spree was a November 11 shooting at Hamilton Central Elementary School in Obetz , about 3km from the freeway .

Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz , about two miles from the freeway .
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yes

Q: More than 6 percent of men on the drug developed high-grade tumors compared with 5.1 percent on placebo .

They found that 6.4 percent of men on finasteride had high-grade tumors , compared to 5.1 percent taking a placebo .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Professor Hermon-Taylor adds , An unexpected finding of the research showed that patients suffering with Irritable Bowel Syndrome ( IBS ) were also infected with the MAP bug .
Hermon-Taylor said an unexpected finding of the research showed that patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS ) may also be infected with MAP .

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yes

QUES: The attack on the al-Rashid Hotel , during the visit of Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz underscores the nature of the problem .

The attack on the Rashid Hotel on Sunday , during the visit of the deputy secretary of defense , Paul D. Wolfowitz , underscores the nature of the problem .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes