Here are two sentences:

X2 took in $ 17.1 million for a total three-week take of $ 174 million .

Elsewhere in theaters this weekend , " X2 " earned $ 17.1 million to raise its three-week total to $ 174 million .
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yes

Q: A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated perjury charges against a San Diego student accused of lying about his association with 9 / 11 hijackers .

A U.S. appeals court in New York reinstated perjury charges against a Grossmont College student accused of lying about his knowledge of two of the Sept . 11 hijackers .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
OS ANGELES , Oct. 24 Will Walt Disney Concert Hall , the new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic , bring urban vitality to the city 's uninviting downtown area ?
OS ANGELES Walt Disney Concert Hall , the new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic , is a French curve in a city of T squares .

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yes

input question: Labor Department analysts think the payroll statistics from the survey of businesses provide a more accurate picture of the economy because the survey figures are based on a larger sample .
The analysts said they believe the payroll statistics provide a more accurate picture of the economy because they are based on a larger sample .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Blue chips edged lower by midday on Wednesday as a wave of profit warnings drained some of the optimism that has driven a rally over the past three months .
U.S. stocks fell in early morning trade on Wednesday as a wave of profit warnings drained some of the optimism that has driven a rally over the past three months .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: " It still remains to be seen whether the revenue recovery will be short- or long-lived , " Sprayregen said .

" It remains to be seen whether the revenue recovery will be short- or long-lived , " said James Sprayregen , UAL bankruptcy attorney , in court .

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