Question:
S1: " 30 years waiting for you , " read one banner hoisted over the crowd , as many wept tears of happiness at finally seeing and hearing their idol .
S2: " 30 years waiting for you , " read one banner hoisted over the crowd , as many concert-goers wept tears of happiness .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: The judge also refused to postpone the trial date of Sept . 29 .

Obus also denied a defense motion to postpone the Sept . 29 trial date .

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

[Q]: Still others cite the difficulty of assembling a group of subjects whose depression is of comparable severity , increasing the chances that the effectiveness of the medication will be diffused .

Still others cite the difficulty of assembling a group of subjects whose depression is of comparable severity , a problem that complicates the task of properly measuring effectiveness .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Many of the countries affected , like Colombia and Ecuador , are considered critical to the administration 's efforts to bring stability to the Western Hemisphere .
Many of the affected countries , such as Colombia and Ecuador , are considered critical to the administration 's efforts to bring stability to this hemisphere .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Annika Sorenstam gets her first opportunity to test that objective this week at the McDonald 's LPGA Championship .

The appetizer devoured , Annika Sorenstam moves on to the entree this week at the McDonald 's LPGA Championship .
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Novelist Michael Peterson was convicted Friday of murdering his wife , whose body was found in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase in their home .
A jury convicted novelist Michael Peterson Friday of bludgeoning his wife of five years in the stairwell of their home .

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A:
yes