QUES: " There were a number of bureaucratic and administrative missed signals -- there 's not one person who 's responsible here , " Gehman said .

In turning down the NIMA offer , Gehman said , ' ' there were a number of bureaucratic and administrative missed signals here .

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

[Q]: Artists are worried the plan would harm those who need help most - performers who have a difficult time lining up shows .

The artists say the plan will harm French culture and punish those who need help most - performers who have a hard time lining up work .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
For the first quarter , HP pulled in $ 2.94 billion and captured 27.9 percent of the market .
H-P came in second with nearly $ 3.32 billion in sales and 26 percent of the market 's revenue .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" It 's hard to believe that we live in a society where parents wouldn 't be notified of an abortion , which is a very profound decision . "

" It 's hard to imagine we live in a society where parents wouldn 't be notified of an abortion , " Bush said .
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no

Q: " Everyone who has a cell phone wishes they had a better one , " Huang said .

They have a cell phone and everybody that has a cell phone wishes they had a better one . "

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

[Q]: A grief-stricken old woman , disconsolate with grief , smeared her face with dirt , uttering : " My child , my child . "
One old woman , disconsolate with grief , smeared her face with dirt , only able to utter : " My child , my child . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]:
yes