Problem: Wwo sentences:
The Sars illness , wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , and economic uncertainty in Europe and the US have depressed air travel .
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome , wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and economic uncertainty in Europe and America have depressed air travel .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Fourteen of those infected passengers sat within four seats of the SARS patient and two were flight attendants , said Mike Ryan , WHO 's global coordinator for anti-SARS efforts .
Of those , 14 were passengers sitting within four seats of the SARS patient and two were flight attendants , Ryan said .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
An airplane carrying Spanish peacekeepers back from Afghanistan crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain in Turkey and exploded Monday , killing all 75 people aboard .
A charter plane crashed in Turkey on Monday , killing all 75 people aboard , including 62 Spanish peacekeepers returning from Afghanistan , officials said .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Appeals had kept him on death row longer than anyone else in the U.S. , AP said .
Isaacs had been on death row longer than anyone in the nation .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
no