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?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Under NASD regulations , Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel .
The analyst , already let go by Merrill , can request a hearing before a NASD panel .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
After the shooting , Hoffine fled to the nearby home of a friend , and allowed her and her daughter to leave .
Hoffine drove to the home of a friend and told her what he had done before allowing the woman and her daughter to leave , Hurley said .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The indictment supercedes a criminal complaint filed against Quattrone on April 23 with similar charges .
The indictment follows a criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutors on April 23 .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
no