QUES: Police said three of them had also been detained last week and held for two days as suspects over bomb attacks in Jakarta and the North Sumatran city of Medan .

Police said three of them had also been detained last week and held for two days as suspects over recent bomb attacks .

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

[Q]: At least 23 U.S. troops have been killed by hostile fire since Bush declared major combat in Iraq to be over on May 1 .

At least 26 American troops have been killed in hostile fire since major combat was officially declared over on May 1 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
He has established a group to revise the constitution , possibly to protect private property .
He also left out any reference to amending the constitution to guarantee private property rights .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" There 's nothing we can do to stop " the water flow , Stegman said .

" Right now , there is nothing we can do , " Stegman said .
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no

Q: But the company said that its competitors simply were trying to hinder MCI 's emergence from bankruptcy .

But the company said over the weekend that its competitors were simply trying to throw up roadblocks to MCIs emergence from bankruptcy .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

[Q]: Mr. Bergonzi was the finance chief from 1995 until his departure in 1999 , and was intimately involved in the alleged scheme to pump up Rite Aid 's earnings .
Mr. Bergonzi was the chief financial officer from 1995 until his departure , and was intimately involved in many of the alleged schemes to pump up Rite Aid 's earnings .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
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[A]:
yes