Do the following sentences say the same thing?
A man stands in front of a train.
A man is standing in front of a raised statue,.

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Do the following sentences say the same thing?
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX advanced 2 points, or 0.24 percent, to 977.
The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 6.52 points, or 0.39 percent, at 1,645.66.

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Do the following sentences say the same thing?
US Flying Surveillance Missions to Help Find Kidnapped Nigerian Girls
US surveillance aircraft join hunt for kidnapped Nigerian girls

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Do the following sentences say the same thing?
Car bomb in northern Syria kills at least 12
Syrian airstrikes kill at least 18 in Aleppo
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