Here are two sentences:

The council comprises 13 Shi 'ites , five Sunni Arabs , five Kurds , an Assyrian Christian and a Turkmen .

The council includes 13 Shiites , five Kurds , five Sunnis , one Christian and one Turkoman .
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yes

Q: The Hulk weekend take surpasses the previous June record of $ 54.9-million for Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me .

It beat the previous record of $ 54.9 set by 1999 's " Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me . "

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Galveston County District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk said his office received the recordings this week .
Galveston County District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk told Criss Wednesday his office only this week received the recordings .

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yes

input question: His lack of co-operation was allowing other Jemaah Islamiah fugitives to remain at large , Mr Dila told the court .
His lack of co-operation was allowing other JI operatives to remain at large , where they threatened further terrorist acts , Mr Dila said .

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output answer: no

[Q]: But as more people were shot , Moose had to admit that he couldn 't give the public the safety it needed .
But as time passed and more people were shot , Moose had to admit that he couldn 't give the public what it needed most from the police - safety .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: Earlier , they had defied a police order and cried " Allahu Akbar " ( God is Greatest ) as Bashir walked to his seat in the tightly guarded courtroom .

Earlier , Bashir 's supporters had defied a police order and cried " Allahu Akbar ( God is Greatest ) " as he walked to his seat .

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