QUES: But right now it looks manageable , " Gehman told reporters .

Right now it looks to me like it 's going to be manageable , " he said .

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

[Q]: In Taiwan , the capital 's mayor and other officials handed out free thermometers in a islandwide ''take-your-temperature ' ' campaign Sunday , amid evidence that containment efforts were also paying off .

In Taiwan , officials handed out free thermometers in an island-wide ''take-your-temperature ' ' campaign amid signs containment efforts were paying off .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Other recommendations included a special counsel on oceans in the White House , creation of regional ocean ecosystem councils and a national system to protect marine reserves .
Other recommendations included the creation of regional ocean ecosystem councils and a national system to fully protect marine reserves .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The Dow Jones industrial average advanced for the fourth week in a row .

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 41.61 points , or 0.44 percent , to 9,415.82 .
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no

Q: Congo 's many-sided war began in 1998 when Uganda and Rwanda invaded to back rebels fighting to topple the government in Kinshasa .

The Democratic Republic of Congo 's war began in 1998 when Uganda and Rwanda invaded together to back rebels trying to topple Kinshasa .

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

[Q]: None of Deans opponents picked him as someone to party with , nor was Dean asked that question .
None of Dean 's opponents picked him as someone to party with and Dean was not asked the question .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes