QUES: Likewise , the 30-year bond US30YT = RR slid 23 / 32 for a yield of 4.34 percent , up from 4.30 percent .

The 30-year bond US30YT = RR lost 16 / 32 , taking its yield to 4.20 percent from 4.18 percent .

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

[Q]: The Commerce ruling Tuesday will impose a 44.71 percent tariff on dynamic random access memory semiconductors ( DRAMS ) made by Hynix Semiconductor Inc .

The Commerce Department imposed a 44.71 percent tariff on dynamic random access memory semiconductors , or DRAMS , made by Hynix Semiconductor Inc .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX fell 3 points , or 0.30 percent , to 995 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > added 1.92 points , or 0.12 percent , at 1,647.94 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Cmdr. Rod Gibbons , an academy spokesman , said , " The academy is shocked and saddened .

Naval Academy spokesman Cmdr. Rod Gibbons said : ''Today 's announcement came as a surprise .
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yes

Q: In Nigeria alone , the report said , as many as 1 million women may be living with the condition .

In Nigeria alone , the report estimated that between 100,000 and 1 million girls and women are suffering from the condition .

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

[Q]: But he added that the New York-based actor and producer is " a private person and doesn 't care to have his treatment out for public consumption . "
But he added that De Niro is " a private person and doesn 't care to have his treatment out for public consumption . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes