Problem: Wwo sentences:
U.S. forces recently apprehended some 40 suspected foreign militants near the Syrian border and are now interrogating them .
The Third Armored Cavalry Regiment recently apprehended about 40 suspected fighters near the Syrian border , officials said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Wells Fargo and Quicken Loans couldn 't be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon .

Wells Fargo was not available for comment , and a Quicken Loans spokeswoman declined immediate comment .
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no

Q: On April 11 , Mayor Bart Peterson said it was " inconceivable " that the airline would resume operations at the base that had employed 1,500 workers , including 1,100 mechanics .

On April 11 , Mayor Bart Peterson conceded that the facility 's fate was inevitable , quashing the hopes of the airline 's 1,500 local workers , including 1,100 mechanics .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
In 2001 , President Bush named Kathleen Gregg one of six appointees to the Student Loan Marketing Association , the largest US lender for students .
In 2001 , President Bush named her to the Student Loan Marketing Association , the largest U.S. lender for students .

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A:
yes

input question: Some analysts estimate sales of Xolair could reach $ 260 million by 2006 and $ 750 million by 2008 .
Analysts estimate peak annual U.S. sales of Xolair will top $ 200 million .

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output answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Revenue in the first quarter of the year dropped 15 percent from the same period a year earlier .
With the scandal hanging over Stewart 's company , revenue the first quarter of the year dropped 15 percent from the same period a year earlier .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
yes