QUES: Already , the impact of Chinas moves is sending ripples through the region .

Already , China 's moves are sending ripples through the region .

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

QUES: Their worst-case scenario is the accidental deletion or malicious falsification of ballots from the 1.42 million Californians who could vote on electronic touch-screen machines .

Their worst-case scenario is the accidental deletion or malicious falsification of ballots from the 1.42 million Californians voting electronically - 9.3 percent of the state 's 15.3 million registered voters .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

QUES: A total of 114 soldiers were killed in the active combat phase that began March 20 .

A total of 114 U.S. soldiers were killed between the start of the war March 20 and the end of April .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no