[Q]: President Bush on Saturday became the first American president to address a joint session of the Philippine National Congress since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960 .

" But success requires more than American assistance , " Bush said in the first speech to a joint session of Philippine Congress by a U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960 .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The Nasdaq composite index inched up 1.28 , or 0.1 percent , to 1,766.60 , following a weekly win of 3.7 percent .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 24.44 points , or 1.39 percent , at 1,739.87 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" It 's amazing to be part of an industry that rewards its young , " said Hernandez , who is a recent graduate of Parsons School of Design .

" It 's amazing to be part of an industry that rewards its young , " said Hernandez , who only graduated from Parsons School of Design last May .
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yes

Q: " You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life , " Limbaugh , 52 , said during a stunning admission aired nationwide .

" You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life , " Limbaugh said Friday on his program .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
President George W. Bush and top administration officials cited the threat from Iraq 's banned weapons programs as the main justification for going to war .
President Bush and top officials in his administration cited the threat from Iraq 's alleged chemical and biological weapons and nuclear weapons program as the main justification for going to war .

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yes

QUES: Inhibited children tend to be timid with new people , objects , and situations , while uninhibited children spontaneously approach them .

Simply put , shy invividuals tend to be more timid with new people and situations .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes