Q: After he was led into the execution chamber and strapped to a gurney , Swisher raised his head and appeared to smile as his spiritual adviser spoke to him .

After he was led into the execution chamber and strapped to a gurney , Swisher raised his head and appeared to smile as the prison chaplain spoke in his ear .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Among the proposals is one for Zimbabwe to have the opportunity to rejoin the 54-member body before the next CHOGM meeting in two years .
Among the proposals being considered is for Zimbabwe to have the opportunity to rejoin the 54-member body before the next Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in two years .

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yes

input question: Responding to speculation that she was ready to retire , Justice Sandra Day O 'Connor indicated today that she would serve out the next term of the Supreme Court .
Justice Sandra Day O 'Connor said today that she would serve out the next term of the Supreme Court , dismissing speculation that she was ready to retire .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: Yesterday , two Japanese diplomats were killed in an apparent ambush near Tikrit , 175 kilometres north of the capital .
Two Japanese diplomats were also killed in an ambush near Tikrit , according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Garner said Iraq 's reconstruction was not as difficult as he had expected -- mainly because the war caused less infrastructure damage and fewer refugees than anticipated .
S2: Garner said reconstruction will not be as difficult as he anticipated because the war caused less damage and created fewer refugees .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: After 9 / 11 , Connolly said , agents spent thousands of hours investigating al-Bayoumi .
Connolly said FBI agents in San Diego and abroad spent thousands of hours investigating al-Bayoumi .

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output answer:
yes