Here are two sentences:

Meteorologists predicted the storm would become a Category 1 hurricane before landfall .

It was predicted to become a Category I hurricane overnight .
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yes

Q: More than 6 percent of men on the drug developed high-grade tumors compared with 5.1 percent on placebo .

They found that 6.4 percent of men on finasteride had high-grade tumors , compared to 5.1 percent taking a placebo .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The US Senate judiciary committee overcame a significant hurdle yesterday in the battle to create a trust fund to pay victims of asbestos exposure .
The Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday overcame a significant hurdle in the battle to create a trust fund to pay victims of asbestos exposure but the most difficult obstacles remain .

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no

input question: Writing in the journal Geophysical Research Letters , Vincent ' s team said all of the fresh water poured out of the 20 mile ( 30 km ) long Disraeli Fjord .
Writing in the journal Geophysical Research Letters , Vincent 's team said all of the fresh water poured out of the 20-mile-long Disraeli Fjord .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Wyeth estimates that 1.2 million women continue to take Prempro pills , down from about 3.4 million before the study was halted last summer .
Wyeth estimates that 1,2 million women are still taking Prempro pills , down from about 3,4 million before the WHI study was halted last year .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: " As a responsible leader we feel it necessary to make these changes because online chat services are increasingly being misused , " Microsoft told the BBC .

" As a responsible leader we felt it necessary to make these changes because online chat services are increasingly being misused , " stated Gillian Kent , director at MSN UK .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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yes