[Q]: Besides the fact that Americans want to be liked , she said , there is a " huge cost when world opinion is negative to the United States .

Americans just want to be liked , she said , but there also is a " huge cost " when world opinion is negative toward the United States .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Carlton Dotson , a teammate who lives in Hurlock , Md . , said he talked to police Friday but was instructed not to talk about the case .
Carlton Dotson , who was on the team last season and lives in Hurlock , Md . , said he was told not to talk about the case .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The manufacturers include Fujitsu Ltd . , Mitsubishi Electric Corp. , Motorola Japan Ltd . , NEC Corp. , Panasonic Mobile Communications Co . Ltd . , and Sharp Corp.

Companies expected to benefit from the funds are Fujitsu Ltd . , Mitsubishi Electric Corp. , Motorola Japan Ltd . , NEC Corp. , Panasonic Mobile Communications Co . Ltd. and Sharp Corp.
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no

Q: Energy prices dropped by 8.6 percent , the biggest decline since July 1986 .

Excluding food and energy prices , the PPI fell 0.9 per cent , the biggest drop since August 1993 .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Nationwide , severe acute respiratory syndrome has infected more than 5,300 people , about two-thirds of world 's total , and killed 343 of them .
Severe acute respiratory syndrome has infected more than 8,300 worldwide and killed at least 790 , most of them in Asia .

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no

QUES: The agreement resolves a lawsuit AOL filed against Microsoft in January 2002 on behalf of its subsidiary , Netscape Communications .

The legal settlement resolves the private anti-trust lawsuit filed against Microsoft in January 2002 by AOL Time Warner 's America Online unit on behalf of its Netscape subsidiary .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes