QUES: The single currency dropped to 136.94 yen compared with its late U.S. level of 137.64 .

Against the Japanese currency , the euro was at 136.06 yen compared with the late New York level of 136.03 / 14 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

[Q]: America Online last quarter lost 846,000 dial-up subscribers .

No wonder AOL lost 846,000 subscribers last quarter .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
She claimed all the babies were born full-term and died within hours , he said .
" What she told our investigators was that all the babies were born full-term and then died within hours , " Hughes said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman , who announced Tuesdays ban , also said Washington would send a technical team to Canada to help .

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman , who announced yesterday 's ban , also said Washington would send a technical team to Canada to assist in the Canadian situation .
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yes

Q: " We are starting the epidemic with more cases and more areas affected than last year .

" It indicates we are starting the epidemic with more cases than last year , " Gerberding said .

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

[Q]: President George W. Bush and top administration officials cited the threat from Iraq 's banned weapons programs as the main justification for going to war .
President Bush and top officials in his administration cited the threat from Iraq 's alleged chemical and biological weapons and nuclear weapons program as the main justification for going to war .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes