[Q]: That compared with $ 35.18 million , or 24 cents per share , in the year-ago period .

Earnings were affected by a non-recurring $ 8 million tax benefit in the year-ago period .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
UBS Warburg downgraded Altria , a Dow member , to " neutral " from " buy , " based on valuation .
It fell 0.5 percent after UBS downgraded it to " neutral " from " buy , " citing valuation .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

The broad Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX was up 8.79 points , or 0.96 percent , at 929.06 .

The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index gained 10.89 , or 1.2 percent , to 931.12 as of 12 : 01 p.m. in New York .
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yes

Q: Shares of Hartford rose $ 2.88 to $ 46.50 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading .

Shares of Hartford were up $ 2.28 , or 5.2 percent , to $ 45.90 in midday trading .

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 March 2002 , 63 percent of home broadband users connected via cable modem ; 34 percent used a DSL service .
In the earlier survey , 63 percent of home broadband users had cable modems , compared with 34 percent who connected with DSL technology .

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yes

QUES: Associated Press Writer Sara Kugler contributed to this report from New York City .

Associated Press Writer Michael Gormley contributed to this report from Albany .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no