Here are two sentences:

Jordan Green , the prelate 's private lawyer , said he had no comment .

O 'Brien 's attorney , Jordan Green , declined to comment .
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yes

Q: General Motors Corp. posted a record 8.4 percent improvement in 2000 .

General Motors Corp. posted the best-ever improvement in 2000 at 8.4 percent .

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?
Bush said the United States was reviewing documents and interviewing Iraqis in an intensive effort to support the still unproven claim that Saddam had forbidden weapons .
Bush said the United States was reviewing documents and interviewing Iraqis in an effort to support the administration 's still unproven claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction .

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yes

input question: The American Chamber of Commerce and InvestHK , which oversees investment into the territory , are talking to other bands to ask them to step in .
The American Chamber of Commerce and InvestHK , which oversees investment into the territory , is talking to other bands to replace the Stones .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The 244th Engineer Battalion has been clearing rubble , building playgrounds and restoring irrigation in Iraq , the military said .
The battalion has been clearing rubble , building playgrounds and restoring irrigation in Iraq , military officials told The Associated Press .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: France , Russia , China and others had advocated a stronger U.N. role to give a U.S.-chosen Iraqi authority international legitimacy .

France , Russia , China and even staunch ally Britain had advocated a stronger U.N. role , which they said was needed to give a U.S.-backed Iraqi authority international legitimacy .

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