QUES: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX slipped 0.13 points , or just 0.01 percent , to 966.87 .

The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC crept up 5.05 points , or 0.32 percent , at 1,595.80 .

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

[Q]: About 1,557 genes on chromosome 6 are thought to be functional .

The remaining 1,557 genes are believed to be all functional .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
With the economy sluggish , producers have had a tough time trying to raise prices .
Economists said the report on wholesale prices showed producers were having a tough time trying to raise prices .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

He said : " I fear on this occasion what happened was those bits of the alphabet which supported the case were selected .

" I fear on this occasion what happened is that those bits of the alphabet that supported the case were selected , " he said .
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yes

Q: Officials said the data will be used to verify whether they had stayed beyond their authorized time .

Officials said data will be used to verify whether travelers have exceeded their authorized stay .

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

[Q]: Furthermore , Bremer estimated that as many as 200 operatives from the extremist group Ansar al-Islam have slipped back into the country since May 1 .
Furthermore , Mr Bremer said that as many as 200 operatives from the extremist group Ansar al Islam had slipped back into the country since May 1 .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes