QUES: All three had criminal records for stealing cattle , the statement said .

It said they all had criminal records for stealing cattle and Lamas was twice imprisoned for armed robbery .

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

[Q]: Taylor 's aides warn an abrupt departure could trigger more chaos , a view shared by many in Liberia and , in private , even by mediators .

His aides warn an abrupt departure could trigger more bloodshed , a view shared by many in Liberia .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A positive PSA test has to be followed up with a biopsy or other procedures before cancer can be confirmed .
Before confirming a diagnosis of cancer , a positive PSA test must be followed up with a biopsy or other procedures .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

After learning she would no longer get an experimental drug that treated her severe peanut allergy , Allison Smith reacted with panic .

The nurse called Allison Smith with the news : The experimental drug that so effectively treated her severe peanut allergy was being taken away .
OPTIONS:
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- yes

no

Q: Samudra , 33 , a textile salesman , is also charged with the church bombings across Indonesia on Christmas Eve , 2000 , in which 19 people died .

Samudra , 33 , a textile salesman , is also charged with a series of church bombings across Indonesia on Christmas Eve , 2000 , when 19 people were killed .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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- yes
A: yes

[Q]: ATA shares were down $ 1.85 at $ 8.07 on the Nasdaq Stock Market in Tuesday afternoon trading .
ATA shares closed down $ 1.66 , or 16.7 percent , at $ 8.26 on the Nasdaq Stock Market .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]:
yes