QUES: " It was brazen intimidation to keep people on the reservation , " said a Republican who attended but did not want to be named .

" It was a brazen attempt at intimidation , " said a Republican legislator who attended the meeting .

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

QUES: Palm plans to issue about 13.9 million shares of Palm common stock to Handspring 's shareholders , on a fully diluted basis .

Palm will issue approximately 13.9 million shares of Palm common stock to Handspring 's shareholders .

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

QUES: The outbreak was especially intense in Colorado , where within the past month more than 6,300 people have been infected and at least six have died .

The outbreak was particularly intense in Colorado , where more than 6,300 people have been infected and at least six have died in the past month .

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