Question:
S1: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX ended up 1.03 points , or 0.10 percent , at 998.51 , ending at its highest since late June 2002 .
S2: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX was off 1.67 points , or 0.17 percent , at 995.81 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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no

QUES: Rescue workers arriving to February 's deadly fire at a West Warwick nightclub met a horrific scene , as people trapped in the club 's doorway screamed for help .

Rescue workers arriving at February 's deadly nightclub fire met a horrific scene , as people trapped in the club 's doorway screamed for help , rescue tapes released Thursday show .

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

[Q]: " Of course , I want to win again , but I think it 's worse when you have never won because you get anxious .

" Of course I want to win again , but I think is worse when you never won before because you are very anxious , " he says .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Those findings , published in today 's Journal of the American Medical Association , are the latest bad news about estrogen-progestin therapy .
The findings , published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association , were the latest bad news about estrogen-progestin therapy .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

With the power back on , state workers headed back to their jobs Friday morning .

Pataki said if power was restored , state workers would be back on the job Friday morning .
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The retailer said it came to the decision after hearing the opinions of customers and associates .
The decision came after " listening to our customers and associates , " Melissa Berryhill , a spokeswoman for Wal-Mart , said .

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yes