Question:
S1: There were estimated to be between 400,000 and 750,000 Iraqis employed by state-owned enterprises , but most of the businesses were non- operative , he said .
S2: There are estimated to be between 400,000 and 750,000 Iraqis employed by state-owned enterprises in Iraq , but most of the businesses are currently inoperative , he said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: Apple is working with Oxford Semiconductor and affected drive manufacturers to resolve this issue , which resides in the Oxford 922 chipset , " the company statement said .

Apple is working with Oxford Semiconductor and affected drive manufacturers to resolve this issue , which resides in the Oxford 922 chip-set . "

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

[Q]: Senate President Pro Tempore Robert D. Garton , R-Columbus , said he spoke with Kernan not long before the oath of office ceremony .

Senate President Pro Tempore Robert D. Garton , R-Columbus , said he 'll miss the governor 's civility most .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A few thousand troops , most from the division 's 3rd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Benning in Columbus , began returning last week , with flights continuing through Friday .
Several thousand 3rd Infantry troops , including the 3rd Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Benning in Columbus , Ga . , began returning last week .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Some 26.5 million shares changed hands , more than three times the daily average over 10 days of 6.8 million .

Some 11.8 million shares have changed hands , well above its daily average over 10 days of 6.8 million .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Microsoft has proposed a work-around that consumers and enterprises should implement until a new patch is released .
In lieu of a direct patch , Microsoft has proposed a workaround that consumers can implement until a new patch is released .

OPTIONS:
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A:
yes