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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
WorldCom , brought down by an $ 11 billion accounting scandal , is adopting the name of its MCI long-distance division in a bid to clean up its image .
WorldCom , decimated by a massive accounting scandal , is adopting the name of its MCI long-distance division in a bid to clean up its image .

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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
About 700 MONUC troops are based in Bunia , but the force has neither the mandate nor the manpower to stop the fighting .
The United Nations has about 700 troops on the ground , but they have neither the mandate nor the manpower to stop the fighting .

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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" Nobody really knows what happened except me and that guard , " Kaye said , " and I can assure you that what he said happened didn 't happen . "
" Nobody really knows what happened there except for me and the guard , and I can assure you that what he said happened didn 't happen , " Kaye said .

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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" New " farmers say they have increased the numbers of dogs they keep for " protection " but former farmers say the packs are used to hunt depleted wildlife .
Farmers say they have increased the numbers of dogs they keep for protection , although some packs are used to hunt depleted wildlife .

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yes