Q: " We are pleased with the judge 's decision and pleased that they accepted our arguments , " a Merrill spokesman said Tuesday .

" We 're pleased with the judge 's decision , " said Mark Herr , spokesman for Merrill Lynch .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: no
Q: I would like to congratulate Russia on the successful World Climate Change Conference last week .

Momentous happenings at the World Climate Conference in Moscow last week .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: no
Q: Searches for survivors from several previous shipwrecks have often had to be abandoned for similar reasons , leaving the vessels and most of their passengers unaccounted for .

In several previous shipwrecks , the search for survivors had to be abandoned for similar reasons , leaving the vessels and most of their passengers unaccounted for .

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