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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" The releases are the latest in a series of efforts by the government to move Myanmar to multi-party democracy and national conciliation . "
" The releases are the latest in a series of efforts by the government to move Myanmar closer to multiparty democracy and national reconciliation , " a government statement said .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" The GPL violates the U.S. Constitution , together with copyright , antitrust and export control laws , " SCO Group said in an answer filed to an IBM court filing .
" The GPL violates the U.S. Constitution , together with copyright , antitrust and export control laws , " states SCO in documents filed with the U.S. District Court for Utah .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Federal officials gave the DPS officer an FAA number to call to initiate lost-aircraft procedures .
Federal officials then gave the Texas DPS officer a number to call at the FAA to initiate lost aircraft procedures .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Spider-Man snatched $ 114.7 million in its debut last year and went on to capture $ 403.7 million .
Spider-Man , rated PG-13 , snatched $ 114.7 million in its first weekend and went on to take in $ 403.7 million .
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yes