[Q]: Lee told the newspaper that the girl had dragged the food , toys and other things into her mother 's bedroom , where he found her .

Lee , 33 , said the girl had dragged the food , toys and other things into her mother 's bedroom .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A senior air force official and a member of parliament were also on board , state radio report said .
A senior air force official and a member of Parliament also died in the crash , it said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" We see the First Amendment to protect religious liberty , not crush religious liberty , " said Patrick Mahoney , director of the Christian Defense Coalition .

" We put the call out , " said the Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney , director of the Christian Defense Coalition .
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no

Q: Shares of Tampa-based Outback Steakhouse Inc. closed at $ 44.50 , up $ 1.78 , or 4.2 percent , on the New York Stock Exchange .

Shares of the Oak Brook , Ill.-based hamburger giant closed at $ 24.60 , up 51 cents , or 2.1 percent , on the New York Stock Exchange .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
After protesters rushed the stage and twice cut power to the microphone , Hedges drew the speech to an early close .
After protesters rushed the stage and twice cut power to the microphone , Hedges cut his speech short .

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yes

QUES: The per-share earnings were 4 cents per share higher than the expectations of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call .

That was 4 cents higher than the expectations of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes