QUES: Officials said one provision in the Senate-passed measure accounted for $ 40 billion over 10 years in the CBO calculation .

The budget office said one provision of the Senate bill accounted for $ 40 billion of the cost .

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

[Q]: The US chip market is expected to decline 2.1 percent this year , then grow 15.7 percent in 2004 .

The Americas market will decline 2.1 percent to $ 30.6 billion in 2003 , and then grow 15.7 percent to $ 35.4 billion in 2004 .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Treasury prices rose slightly , sending the 10-year note yield down to 4.38 percent from 4.39 percent late Friday .
Treasury prices gained for the third day in a row , pushing the 10-year note yield down to 4.35 percent from 4.36 percent late Monday .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The company said that with proper funding , ABthrax could be available for emergency use as early as the end of 2004 .

Human Genome said ABthrax could be available for emergency use as early as the end of 2004 .
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yes

Q: The memorandum analyzed lawful activities , such as recruiting demonstrators , and illegal activities , such as using fake documentation to get into a secured site .

The memo analyzed lawful activities like recruiting demonstrators , as well as illegal activities like using fake documentation to get into a secured site .

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

[Q]: Police arrested a " potential suspect " Monday in the abduction of a 9-year-old who was found safe after two days , the police chief said .
Police have arrested a " potential suspect " in the abduction of 9-year-old Jennette Tamayo , San Jose Police Chief William Lansdowne said Monday .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
no