QUES: The Pentagon says it 's a technique that 's been successful in predicting elections , even box-office receipts .

The Pentagon insists the technique has successfully predicted elections and even box office receipts .

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

[Q]: The FTC judge is set to render a decision on Dec. 18 , which is viewed as the final chapter of a long-standing legal saga that 's dragged on for years .

The FTC decision is viewed as the final leg in a longstanding legal saga that has dragged on for years .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" Everything was decided in advance , " said one of the men , Thierry Falise , a Belgian photographer , as he arrived in Bangkok .
" It was a total mockery of justice , a parody , " said Thierry Falise , a Belgian photographer , as he arrived here .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

The Dow Jones industrials climbed more than 140 points to above the 9,000 mark , the first time since December .

The Dow Jones industrials briefly surpassed the 9,000 mark for the first time since December . "
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yes

Q: A woman was listed in good condition at Memorial 's HealthPark campus , he said .

His injured co-worker , a woman , was hospitalized as well but listed in good condition , Reichert said .

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

[Q]: The state has received 19 entries in a competition for a World Trade Center Memorial and is working with families of victims to select a winner .
The state has received 19 entries in that competition and is working with families of victims to select a winner .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- yes

[A]:
yes