Here are two sentences:

Blagojevich reiterated his stance Wednesday to not prop up the budget with a gambling expansion .

Governor Rod Blagojevich said he would not balance the state budget with gambling revenues .

yes

Here are two sentences:

The Bank of England starts its two-day meeting on Wednesday , but was expected to leave British interest rates steady .

The Bank of England starts a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday and is expected to leave British interest rates steady at 3.75 percent on Thursday .

no

Here are two sentences:

The justices declined without comment to review the ruling that upheld physicians ' rights to speak freely with their patients .

The justices declined without comment to review a lower-court ruling that said doctors should be able to speak frankly with their patients .
yes