[Q]: Bush is spending the weekend at his Crawford ranch , where he will play host to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi .

He is to play host to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday and Monday .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
But Odette is the first to form over the Caribbean Sea in December , the Center said .
It is the first named storm to develop in the Caribbean in December .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

That investigation closed without any charges being laid .

The investigation was closed without charges in 2001 .
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yes

Q: The stretch of Danube river passing through the Balkans dropped so low that wrecks of World War II boats became visible .

Rivers were also drying up - a stretch of Danube passing through the Balkans dropped so low that wrecks of World War II boats became visible .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" He just heard two huge bangs and the balloon shuddered and fell , " Nicky Webster , a spokesman for Hempleman-Adams , said .
Partway across the Atlantic , " He just heard two huge bangs and the balloon shuddered and fell , " the balloonist 's spokesperson Nicky Webster said .

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yes

QUES: Woori Finance is the only large bank remaining to be sold but the government still has large stakes in several other lenders .

Woori Finance is the only large bank still to be sold but the state retains large stakes in several others , leading to suspicions of government meddling in lending decisions .

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