Here are two sentences:

A senior Malaysian member of JI testified in June that Bashir had approved the church bomb attacks and had called a meeting to plan Megawati 's assassination .

A senior Malaysian member of Jemaah Islamiah testified on June 26 that Bashir had approved the church bomb attacks and had also called a meeting to plan Megawati 's assassination .
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yes

Q: Shares of San Diego-based Jack In The Box closed at $ 21.49 , up 78 cents , or 3.8 percent , on the New York Stock Exchange .

Shares of Tampa-based Outback Steakhouse Inc. closed at $ 44.50 , up $ 1.78 , or 4.2 percent , on the New York Stock Exchange .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The three priests were careful to go through church channels first as they exercised their rights under canon law .
The priests went through church channels first , exercising their rights under canon law .

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yes

input question: During a period of nearly a decade , Telemarketing Associates raised more than $ 7 million .
Telemarketing Associates , hired by VietNow , raised $ 7.1 million from 1987 to 1995 .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: In early afternoon trading , the Dow Jones industrial average was down 18.42 , or 0.2 percent , at 8,569.94 .
Since sinking to 2003 lows in early March , the Dow Jones industrial average has rallied 13.8 % .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Q: Southwest exercised nine 2004 options and six 2005 options , which were accelerated for delivery next year .

Southwest said it recently exercised remaining options for the delivery of nine Boeing 737-700s next year .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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no