QUES: It has a plus or minus 4.9 percent margin of error .

It had a margin of error of plus or minus five percentage points .

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

[Q]: " The impact of increased prices has only begun to be seen in the financial numbers of the company , " Noranda president and chief executive officer Derek Pannell said .

" The impact of increased prices has only begun to be seen in the financial numbers of the company , " president and CEO Derek Pannell said in a statement .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" It is a benign web where we hope to catch investors and where each of us can advance our enlightened self interest through cooperation with others . "
It is a benign web where we hope to catch investors and where each of us can advance our enlightened self-interest through cooperation with others , ' said Mr Goh .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The Swiss franc rose nearly a third of a centime against the dollar and was last at 1.2998 < CHF = > to the greenback .

The Swiss franc rose three quarters of a percent against the dollar and was last at 1.2980 to the greenback .
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yes

Q: But tropical storm warnings and watches were posted today for Haiti , western portions of the Dominican Republic , the southeastern Bahamas and the Turk and Caicos islands .

Tropical storm warnings were in place Thursday for Jamaica and Haiti and watches for the western Dominican Republic , the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands .

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

[Q]: The intelligence service , headed by Fujimori 's spy chief , Vladimiro Montesinos , was accused of torture , drug trafficking and disappearances .
The head of the intelligence service under Mr. Fujimori , Vladimiro Montesinos , was accused of tortures and disappearances .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes