QUES: Justice Anthony Kennedy dissented in an opinion joined by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas .

He was joined by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas .

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

[Q]: In Canada , Tim Hortons ' same-store sales were up as much as 6.7 per cent .

Tim Hortons ' same-store sales in Canada rose by 6.7 per cent .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
But its most popular comedy , Friends , is going into its last season .
But its most popular comedy , Friends , will sign off after a two-hour finale next May .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The other 18 people in the building , including Harrison 's ex-girlfriend , were not injured , police spokesman Don Aaron said .

The other 18 people inside the building - two visitors and 16 employees , including Harrison 's ex-girlfriend - escaped unharmed , Aaron said .
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yes

Q: Telemarketers who call listed numbers could face FCC fines of up to $ 120,000 .

Telemarketers who call numbers on the list after Oct. 1 could face fines of up to $ 11,000 per call .

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

[Q]: Gen. Sattler heads a Combined Joint Task Force based on ship in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean .
General Sattler heads a Combined Joint Task Force aboard the command ship Mount Whitney .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes