[Q]: In 2002 , spending on inpatient hospital care grew by 6.8 percent and the costs of outpatient hospital care rose by 14.6 percent , the study .

In 2002 , spending on inpatient hospital care grew by 6.8 percent and that on outpatient hospital care by 14.6 percent .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Three American warships are off the Liberian coast carrying a total of 2,300 marines .
There are three warships with 2,300 Marines lingering off its coast .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

It may suggest that the exchange give up its regulatory powers .

It has no jurisdiction over his pay but does oversee the exchange 's regulatory powers .
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no

Q: The husband 's family says he has since passed two lie detector tests .

The Web site said Dr. Aronov had passed two lie detector tests , one administered by the police .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Sun was the lone major vendor to see its shipments decline , falling 2.9 percent to 59,692 units .
IBM ( NYSE : IBM ) was the fastest-growing vendor , with sales jumping 37 percent to 220,000 units .

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A:
no

QUES: The news came as authorities in Taiwan quarantined hundreds at two major hospitals amid fears of a widespread epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome on the self-governing island .

The threat came as Taiwanese authorities quarantined hundreds at two hospitals amid fears of an epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome .

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