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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
A total of 17 cases have been confirmed in the southern city of Basra , the Organization said .
A total of 17 confirmed cases of cholera were reported yesterday by the World Health Organisation in the southern Iraqi city of Basra .
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yes

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" Certainly what we know suggests that we should take what they 're saying very seriously , " he added .
" We don 't know everything [ but ] what we know suggests that we should take what they 're saying seriously , " he said .
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no

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At last nights protest , demonstratorschanted " tapping our phones , reading our mail , the LEIU should go to jail . "
Protesters chanted , " Tapping our phones , reading our mail , the LEIU should go to jail , " put on small skits and danced to drumbeats .
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no

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Subway and bus fares rose 33 percent , from $ 1.50 to $ 2 , on May 4 , while tickets on suburban trains rose an average 25 percent May 1 .
Subway and bus fares rose 33 percent , from $ 1.50 to $ 2 , on May 4 , while average 25 percent increases took effect May 1 on suburban trains .
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yes