[Q]: The two powerful men also disagree about ethanol ( sacred in Iowa ) and authorizing oil and gas drilling in Alaska 's wildlife refuge .

They also disagree over ethanol - sacred in Iowa - and on authorizing oil and gas drilling in Alaskas wildlife refuge .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Dotson was arrested Monday in his native Maryland and charged with murder .
Dotson , 21 , was subsequently charged with Dennehy 's murder .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" 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 .
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yes

Q: Dr. Greg Robinson -- an AIDS patient -- left Health Canada 's advisory committee because of inconsistencies in pot access .

Greg Robinson , a doctor who has AIDS , resigned from Health Canada 's advisory committee because of what he described as inconsistencies in the access program .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Median household income declined 1.1 percent between 2001 and 2002 to $ 42,409 .
The median household earned income fell $ 500 over the same period to $ 42,400 .

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yes

QUES: St. Paul Chairman and Chief Executive Jay S. Fishman , 51 , will be CEO of the combined company .

Jay Fishman , 51 , chairman and chief executive of St Paul , will be chief executive of the combined company .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes