QUES: Sixteen days later , as superheated air from the shuttle 's reentry rushed into the damaged wing , " there was no possibility for crew survival , " the board said .

Sixteen days later , as superheated air from the shuttle ' s re-entry rushed into the damaged wing , ' ' there was no possibility for crew survival , ' ' the board said .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: Officials at Mortazavi 's office and the judiciary declined to respond to Reuters ' requests for comment on the accusations .

Judiciary officials did not immediately respond to Reuters ' requests for comment on the criticism of Mortazavi 's appointment .

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

QUES: A tradition of Labor Day racing was established long ago in the Inland Empire .

There is a tradition of Labor Day racing in the Inland Valley .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes