[Q]: The charges came after the federal government prohibited the sheik from speaking with the media and imposed special measures restricting his access to mail , the telephone and visitors .

The charges came after the federal government imposed special administrative measures restricting the sheik 's access to mail , the telephone and visitors and prohibiting him from speaking with the media .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Plants still must abide by state and federal air-pollution laws , so there will not be an increase in smog , the administration argues .
Plants still must abide by state and federal air-pollution laws , so there won 't necessarily be any increase in pollution , the administration argues .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" He said they were in distress , " said Kingsville Police Chief Sam Granato .

We 're asphyxiating , ' ' ' said Sam Granato , chief of the Kingsville police .
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yes

Q: In the United States , 20.7 percent of all women smoke .

Nevada is where the most women smoke , 28 percent .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" We 're just dealing with bragging rights here , who wins and who loses . "
" Leaving aside attorney fees , we 're dealing with bragging rights of who wins and who loses , " said Gammerman .

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no

QUES: The Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has been the latest to speak out .

Marcel Desailly , the France captain and Chelsea defender , believes the latter is true .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS:
no