Question:
S1: Symbol 's former chief accounting officer , Robert Korkuc , is expected to plead guilty in a federal court in Long Island later Thursday , according to reports .
S2: The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Robert Korkuc was expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court on Long Island to securities fraud charges .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: In the first three months of 2003 alone , weekly earnings adjusted for inflation fell 1.5 % -- the biggest drop in more than a decade , " Lieberman said .

In the first quarter of this year , weekly earnings adjusted for inflation fell 1.5 percent - the biggest drop in more than a decade .

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

[Q]: Bolland told the News of the World : " I was astonished at Sir Michael ' s question .

Mr Bolland said : " I was astonished at Sir Michael 's question .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Federal investigators are looking for possible connections between the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .
Federal agents said Friday they are investigating the thefts of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The face of President Saddam Hussein was added to Iraqi currency after the 1991 Gulf War .

Saddam 's portrait was added to Iraq 's currency after the Gulf War .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Annika Sorenstam gets her first opportunity to test that objective this week at the McDonald 's LPGA Championship .
The appetizer devoured , Annika Sorenstam moves on to the entree this week at the McDonald 's LPGA Championship .

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no