Question:
S1: At least 23 U.S. troops have been killed by hostile fire since Bush declared major combat in Iraq to be over on May 1 .
S2: At least 26 American troops have been killed in hostile fire since major combat was officially declared over on May 1 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: The findings are being published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine .

The findings are published in the July 1st issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine .

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

[Q]: Axcan 's shares closed down 63 Canadian cents , or 4 percent , at C $ 16.93 in Toronto on Tuesday .

Axcan 's shares were down 3.8 percent , or 66 Canadian cents , at C $ 16.90 in Toronto on Tuesday .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Pressed for details , Mr Warner said : " All six of them are dead , we were told by Harold and his group " .
" All six of them are dead , we were told by Harold and his group , " Warner said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

British ministers have been asked to explain why they gave undue prominence to the claim that Saddam Hussein could deploy chemical or biological weapons " within 45 minutes " .

Ahead of the war , Blair cited British intelligence information that Saddam Hussein could deploy deadly chemical and biological weapons within 45 minutes .
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Shares of Smithfield closed up $ 1.64 , or 8.5 percent , at $ 20.85 , on the New York Stock Exchange .
Shares of Smithfield rose $ 1.64 yesterday to close at $ 20.85 , a rise of 8.5 per cent , on the New York Stock Exchange .

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A:
yes