Question:
S1: At least 23 U.S. troops have been killed by hostile fire since Bush declared major combat in Iraq to be over on May 1 .
S2: At least 26 American troops have been killed in hostile fire since major combat was officially declared over on May 1 .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: A coalition of campaign groups , including the militant national students body , is backing the protests , which the NLC called in defiance of a court order banning them .

A coalition of campaign groups , including the militant national students body , is backing the action and is mobilising for protests .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

[Q]: " But the reality is that there needs to be a big structural change , " she added , " and you can 't do that without funding . "

" But the reality is that there needs to be a big structural change , " Dr. Goin added .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
He said Qantas would also cut capital spending by retiring some aircraft and deferring delivery of some new planes .
It would also further reduce capital expenditure by retiring some aircraft and delaying the delivery of new places .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The decades-long conflict has killed more than 10,000 people in the resource-rich province , most of them civilians .

More than 10,000 people , most of them civilians , have been killed in three decades of insurgency .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The Legislature on Wednesday sent Gov. Jeb Bush a bill it hopes will lower malpractice insurance rates and keep doctors from limiting their practices or moving out of state .
The Legislature on Wednesday approved a bill that caps damages received by medical malpractice plaintiffs in the hopes it will lower insurance rates and help the state retain doctors .

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A:
no