Q: By Wednesday , the Red Planet will come as near to Earth as it has been in 60,000 years .

On Wednesday , at 7.51pm , Mars will be the closest to Earth it has been for 59,619 years .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Tony Blair has taken a hardline stance arguing nothing should be done to lessen the pressure on Mugabe at the gathering in the capital Abuja .
The Prime Minister has taken a hardline stance arguing nothing should be done to lessen the pressure on Mugabe .

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no

input question: 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 .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 23.45 points , or 1.44 percent , to end at 1,603.97 , based on the latest data .
The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index was up 1.75 points , or 0.18 percent , to 977.68 .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: A really robust program could be had for about 20 cents a day , " Griffin said .
S2: " A really robust space program could be had for a mere 20 cents a day from each person , " he said .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: She claimed all the babies were born full-term and died within hours , he said .
" What she told our investigators was that all the babies were born full-term and then died within hours , " Hughes said .

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output answer:
yes