[Q]: It got up on his personal radar screen this past week , I 've given him my pitch and he was quite supportive , " he said .
" It got up on his personal radar screen in the past week , and I had to get my pitch .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]: no

Question:
S1: The company had an operating loss of $ 56.7 million in the first half of 2003 .
S2: In the first half of this year , the company lost $ 56.7 million .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer:
yes

QUES: They were held under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion of involvement in the commission , preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism .

Badat was arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act " on suspicion of involvement in the commission , preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism , " Scotland Yard confirmed .

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

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Smugglers in a van chased down a pickup and SUV carrying other smugglers and illegal immigrants , said Pinal County Sheriff Roger Vanderpool .
People in a van opened fire on a pickup and SUV believed to be transporting illegal immigrants , said Pinal County Sheriff Roger Vanderpool .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" Our own history should remind us that the union of democratic principle and practice is always a work in progress , " Rice said in reference to Iraq .

" Our own histories should remind us that the union of democratic principle and practice is always a work in progress , " she said .
OPTIONS:
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- yes
yes