QUES: Those who only had surgery lived an average of 46 months .

For those who got surgery alone , median survival was 41 months .

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

[Q]: The church was already grieving the death of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kyran Kennedy , a congregation member who was killed in another helicopter crash in Iraq on Nov. 7 .

The church already was grieving for the death of a congregation member who was killed in another helicopter crash in Iraq on Nov. 7 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 118 points , or 1.36 percent , to 8,829 .
In morning trading , the Dow Jones industrial average was up 121.51 , or 1.4 percent , at 8,832.69 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Crossing Jordan will be back in January after star Jill Hennessy gives birth .

NBC also plans to shelve Crossing Jordan until January as star Jill Hennessy has her first child .
OPTIONS:
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yes

Q: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John Warner , R-Va . , is also considering a look into the issue .

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner , R-Va . , said he plans hearings .

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

[Q]: Officials with the rebel group Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy could not be reached for comment Saturday .
The main rebel force , the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy , fears a peacekeeping force could bolster Taylor .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
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- yes

[A]:
no