QUES: Spot gold was quoted at $ 367.90 / 368.60 an ounce at 1000 GMT , having marched up to $ 369.50 -- a level not seen since February 10 .

Spot gold was quoted at $ 358.65 / 359.15 an ounce at 0500 GMT , having darted as high as $ 359.25 -- a level not seen since February 25 .

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

QUES: A former candidate for governor of New York , he styled himself an advocate of better corporate governance .

Mr. McCall , who ran unsuccessfully for governor of New York in 2002 , styled himself an advocate of better corporate governance .

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

QUES: At midday Monday , the 10-year note US10YT = RR had slipped 12 / 32 in price giving a yield of 3.16 percent from 3.12 percent .

Further out the curve , the benchmark 10-year note US10YT = RR shed 25 / 32 in price , taking its yield to 3.26 percent from 3.17 percent .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no