QUES: He also called Hovan a " person of good reputation " who had worked as a bus driver since 1967 .

Hovan , a resident of Trumbull , Conn . , had worked as a bus driver since 1967 and had no prior criminal record .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

QUES: Shares in Berkeley-based Xoma lost 77 cents , or 14 percent , to close at $ 4.72 each in trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market .

The share price of Berkeley-based Xoma lost 73 cents a share , or 13 percent , to $ 4.76 in afternoon trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market .

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

QUES: The broad Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX was up 8.79 points , or 0.96 percent , at 929.06 .

The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index gained 10.89 , or 1.2 percent , to 931.12 as of 12 : 01 p.m. in New York .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes