[Q]: SARS has also taken a toll on Taiwan 's economy , as it has on economies across the region , hammering consumer spending and leaving shops , restaurants and airports empty .

SARS has also taken a toll on Taiwan 's economy , hammering consumer spending , with shops , restaurants and airports empty while people stay at home .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Senator Hill appeared completely unaware of the issue , which has been of serious concern to US , Australian and British intelligence officers .
But Senator Hill appeared unaware of the intelligence problems that have been of serious concern to US , Australian and British military intelligence officers .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The ECB has cut interest rates six times over that period , from 4.75 percent in October 2000 to 2.5 percent .

The ECB has cut rates from 4.75 percent in October 2000 to 2.5 percent in that period .
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no

Q: He projected Vanderpool will be available within the next five years .

Products featuring Vanderpool will be released within five years , he said .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
It held elections in 1990 , but refused to recognize the results after Suu Kyi 's party won .
It held elections in 1990 , but refused to recognise the results when Miss Suu Kyi 's National League for Democracy won by a landslide .

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yes

QUES: Iraqi officials say the attacks are being carried out by what they call outsiders who slip into Falluja and attack at night .

Iraqi officials here insist that the attacks are being carried out by " outsiders " who slip into Fallujah and attack at night .

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