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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
President Bush signed a waiver exempting 22 nations from these sanctions because they had signed but not yet ratified the immunity agreement .
President Bush signed a waiver exempting 22 countries because they had signed but not yet ratified immunity agreements .

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yes

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Another soldier died and three were wounded when their vehicle hit a land mine or a piece of unexploded ordnance in Baghdad , a military statement said Tuesday .
Also Monday , one soldier died and three were wounded when their vehicle hit a land mine or a piece of unexploded ordnance in Baghdad .

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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Against the Canadian dollar , the greenback was trading nearly flat at C $ 1.3252 < CAD = > after the Bank of Canada kept key interest rates unchanged .
Against the Canadian dollar , the greenback rose 0.15 percent to $ 1.3260 < CAD = > as the Bank of Canada kept key interest rates unchanged .

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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Last month , The Washington Post Co. introduced Express , a tabloid distributed largely along transit routes .
Last month The Washington Post also launched a free tabloid aimed at younger readers called the Express .

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no