Question:
S1: " My judgment is 95 percent of that information should be declassified , become uncensored , so the American people would know . "
S2: My judgment is 95 percent of that information could be declassified , become uncensored so the American people would know , " Mr. Shelby said on NBC 's " Meet the Press . "
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: Park rangers searched an abandoned lighthouse on Monomoy yesterday , but found no sign of them , said Stuart Smith , the Chatham harbormaster .

Park rangers searched an abandoned lighthouse on Monomoy yesterday afternoon , but there was no sign of the two women , said Chatham Harbormaster Stuart Smith .

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

[Q]: Already , the impact of Chinas moves is sending ripples through the region .

Already , China 's moves are sending ripples through the region .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Government bonds sold off sharply after Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. economy " could very well be embarking on a period of extended growth " .
Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday the U.S. economy " could very well be embarking on a period of sustained growth " .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Its attackers had to fire their rockets from hundreds of yards away , with a makeshift launcher hidden in a portable electric generator .

Its attackers had to launch their strike from hundreds of metres away , with a makeshift rocket launcher disguised as a portable electric generator .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
He worked out how to get through the bone with his cheap " multitool " -type knife , made duller from futile attempts to scratch away at the rock .
He worked out how to get through the bone with his ''multi-tool ' ' -type knife , made duller by futile attempts to chip away at the rock .

OPTIONS:
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A:
yes