QUES: Seven of the nine Democratic presidential candidates were also scheduled to address the forum .

Seven of nine Democratic candidates for president also said they would participate in the conference Monday .

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

[Q]: Class-action suits expand exponentially the number of plaintiffs and damages in a lawsuit by allowing initial plaintiffs to plea on behalf of a far larger group with common interest .

Class-action suits expand sharply the number of plaintiffs and damages in a suit by allowing initial plaintiffs to sue on behalf of a larger group with common interests .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
But U.S. District Judge Joseph DiClerico denied their request in a brief ruling .
In a brief ruling , US District Judge Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. denied their motion for an injunction .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Two Kuwaitis and six Palestinians with Jordanian passports were among the suspects , the official said .

They include two Kuwaitis and six Palestinians with Jordanian passports , and the remainder are Iraqis and Saudis , the official said .
OPTIONS:
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no

Q: The 1 5 / 8 percent note maturing in April 2005 gained 1 / 16 to 100 13 / 32 , lowering its yield 1 basis points to 1.41 percent .

The yield on the 3 percent note maturing in 2008 fell 22 basis points to 2.61 percent .

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

[Q]: Mike Austreng , editor of the weekly Cold Spring Record , said he saw one wounded student taken from the school by helicopter .
Mike Austreng , the editor of the weekly Cold Spring Record , said he saw one wounded person airlifted from the school and another taken away by ambulance .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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- no
- yes

[A]:
no