QUES: Nordstrom also is expanding its play area in the children 's clothes area , adding salt-water fish tanks and activities .

Nordstrom also is expanding its play area in the children ' s clothes area , adding salt-water fish tanks and activities for children while their parents shop .

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

QUES: The 2001 recession is considered short and shallow relative to the nine others since World War II , which averaged 11 months .

The most recent recession was short and shallow relative to the nine others , averaging 11 months , that occurred since World War II .

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ANS: yes

QUES: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gave up 3.88 points , or 0.24 percent , to 1,644.76 .

The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > added 0.99 points , or 0.1 percent , at 995.69 .

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no