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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
It 's one of several negotiating items where Canada appears to have caved in to U.S. demands and accepted less favourable terms .
Giving up half the duties is one of several negotiating items where Canada appears to have caved in to U.S. demands and accepted less favourable terms .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The defeat of the ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday was the only thing to disrupt an otherwise orderly second round in Serena Williams 's half of the women 's draw .
The defeat of the ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday was the only thing to disrupt the otherwise orderly second-round progress in the Serena Williams half of the women 's draw .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
A really robust program could be had for about 20 cents a day , " Griffin said .
" A really robust space program could be had for a mere 20 cents a day from each person , " he said .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" The anticipated global sales improvement in the month of June did not materialize , " said Chief Financial Officer Robert Rivet .
" The anticipated global sales improvement in the month of June did not materialize as we had anticipated , " the company said .
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yes