[Q]: Shares of LendingTree soared $ 5.99 , or 40.1 percent , to $ 20.68 in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market .

Shares of LendingTree rose $ 6.21 , or 42 percent , to $ 20.90 after hitting $ 21.36 earlier .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
****
[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The ELF has claimed responsibility for a slew of arson attacks against commercial entities that members say threaten or damage the environment .
The underground group has claimed responsibility for a series of arsons against commercial entities that members say damage the environment .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Companies that fall under that definition are subject to much less stringent regulation .

Phone companies , which have argued that DSL should be subject to less regulation , had mixed reaction .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

no

Q: Many conservatives have staunchly opposed condom programs , saying they send the wrong message and encourage and enable teens to have sex before marriage .

Some conservative groups have staunchly opposed such programs , saying they send the wrong message and in effect encourage and enable teens to have sex before marriage .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Wall Street regained a positive track yesterday after two of Saddam Hussein 's sons were killed in a firefight in Iraq .
WALL St regained a positive track today following news that two of Saddam Hussein 's sons were among four Iraqis killed in a US raid in northern Iraq .

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A:
yes

QUES: It consisted of eight blacks , two Guyanese and two whites .

The new jury consisted of eight blacks , two whites and two jurors of Guyanese descent .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
****
ANS:
yes