Problem: Wwo sentences:
Mr. Bergonzi was the finance chief from 1995 until his departure in 1999 , and was intimately involved in the alleged scheme to pump up Rite Aid 's earnings .
Mr. Bergonzi was the chief financial officer from 1995 until his departure , and was intimately involved in many of the alleged schemes to pump up Rite Aid 's earnings .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Their difference was over whether the court should pay attention to legal opinions of other world courts , such as the European Court of Human Rights .

Their difference was over whether the court should take into account the legal opinions of other world courts , like the European Court of Human Rights .
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yes

Q: The American troops , who also defend the mayor 's compound , have been attacked on two separate occasions .

The American troops from 3-15 infantry , who also defend the compound of the Falluja mayor , have been attacked on two occasions .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Yucaipa owned Dominick 's before selling the chain to Safeway in 1998 for $ 2.5 billion .
Yucaipa bought Dominick 's in 1995 for $ 693 million and sold it to Safeway for $ 1.8 billion in 1998 .

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no

input question: Blagojevich reiterated his stance Wednesday to not prop up the budget with a gambling expansion .
Governor Rod Blagojevich said he would not balance the state budget with gambling revenues .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
U.S. officials say Hussein loyalists do not require high-technology eavesdropping devices to gather substantial amounts of information on the activities of American officials .
U.S. officials say operatives loyal to the ousted Saddam government do not require hightechnology eavesdropping devices to gather substantial amounts of information on the activities of American officials .
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yes