[Q]: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.33 points , or 1.07 percent , to 1,640.13 .

The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX gained 5.51 points , or 0.56 percent , to 981.73 .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The retailer said it came to the decision after hearing the opinions of customers and associates .
The decision came after " listening to our customers and associates , " Melissa Berryhill , a spokeswoman for Wal-Mart , said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Lucent 's stock was off 7 cents , or 3.7 percent , at $ 1.84 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange .

Lucent shares fell 8 cents , or 4.19 percent , to $ 1.83 a share in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange .
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yes

Q: That information was first reported in today 's editions of the New York Times .

The information was first printed yesterday in the New York Times .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27 , or 1.2 percent , closing at 1,520.15 on Friday .
The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rallied 30.46 points , or 2.04 percent , to 1,520.15 .

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no

QUES: They returned in 1999 after rebel raids on a neighboring Russian region and a series of deadly apartment-building bombings that were blamed on the rebels .

In 1999 , troops returned after rebel raids on a neighbouring Russian region and a series of deadly apartment-house bombings in Russian cities that were blamed on the rebels .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes