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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Eyewitnesses told how Sally , 62 , originally from Coatbridge , Lanarkshire , screamed as the escalator collapsed then sucked her in .
Mother-of-two Sally , originally from Coatbridge , Lanarkshire , had stepped on to the escalator when it collapsed .
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no

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The decision could also prove useful in the " war on terrorism " .
Tuesday 's decision could prove useful to the government in the war on terrorism .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" I think the financial diplomacy here of the sort that we are engaged in is the surest course to get the result we want . "
" The financial diplomacy we 're engaged in is the surest course to get what we want , " Mr. Snow said .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index added 14.17 points or 0.94 per cent to 1,517.05 .
The Nasdaq Composite index , full of technology stocks , was lately up around 18 points .
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no