QUES: Seven of the nine Democratic presidential candidates were also scheduled to address the forum .

Seven of nine Democratic candidates for president also said they would participate in the conference Monday .

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

[Q]: But labor leaders said it was often difficult for these Americans to join a union because many employers fought organizing efforts .

But labor leaders say it is often hard for these people to join a union because many employers aggressively fight organizing efforts .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" Kahuku Ranch has world - class qualities - tremendous resources , tremendous beauty and tremendous value to global biodiversity . "
" Kahuku Ranch has world-class qualities tremendous resources , tremendous beauty and tremendous value to global biodiversity , " he said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" I just got carried away and started making stuff , " Byrne said .

Byrne says he got carried away with PowerPoint and just " started making stuff . "
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yes

Q: Many of the countries affected , like Colombia and Ecuador , are considered critical to the administration 's efforts to bring stability to the Western Hemisphere .

Many of the affected countries , such as Colombia and Ecuador , are considered critical to the administration 's efforts to bring stability to this hemisphere .

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

[Q]: Fanned by the hot , dry Santa Ana winds and minimal humidity , major fires were raging in at least 10 places , having already burned nearly 80 937 hectares .
Those hot , dry Santa Ana winds and minimal humidity created optimal conditions for raging fires in at least 10 places that have already burned nearly 200,000 acres .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes