QUES: Duke and North Carolina have been resolute in their positions against expansion .

Two schools , Duke and North Carolina , have steadfastly opposed expansion .

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

[Q]: On Sunday , the experts will perform the first simultaneous release of five whales from a single stranding incident in the United States .

Today , the experts will perform the United States ' first simultaneous release of five whales from a single stranding incident .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Ms Pike also said it was not unusual for hospitals to go into deficit , but the Government would ensure they remained viable .
But Ms Pike said it was not unusual for hospitals to go into deficit and promised services would not be curtailed .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

A U.S. Court of Appeals Thursday ruled that Microsoft ( Quote , Company Info ) does not have to carry the Java programming language in its Windows operating system .

A federal appeals court on Thursday overturned a judge 's order that would have forced Microsoft to include competitor Sun Microsystems ' Java software in its Windows operating system .
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yes

Q: In 2001 , 8.4 per cent of six-year-olds and 15 per cent of 15-year-olds were obese .

One in seven 15-year-olds and nearly one in 10 six-year-olds are obese .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

[Q]: " Third . . . we are not allowed to kill women , except those who join the war [ against Islam ] . "
In jihad , we are not allowed to kill women , except those who join the war ( against Islam ) . "
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes