Q: It 's one of several negotiating items where Canada appears to have caved in to U.S. demands and accepted less favourable terms .

Giving up half the duties is one of several negotiating items where Canada appears to have caved in to U.S. demands and accepted less favourable terms .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Winners will be announced in a June 8 ceremony broadcast on CBS from Radio City Music Hall .
Tony winners will be announced June 8 in televised ceremonies from Radio City Music Hall .

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yes

input question: The woman felt threatened and reported the incident to police , and around 2 : 30 p.m. Stackhouse was arrested .
The woman felt threatened and went to the magistrate 's office , police said .

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output answer: no

[Q]: Stealing identities and credit card numbers with bogus e-mail and websites that appear to come from legitimate companies is an increasing problem on the Internet , federal officials warned Monday .
Stealing identities and credit-card numbers with bogus e-mail and Web sites that appear to come from legitimate companies is an increasing problem on the Internet , federal officials warned yesterday .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Question:
S1: Synthes-Stratec 's cash payment for Mathys would be financed with cash on hand plus bank borrowings being arranged by Credit Suisse First Boston .
S2: Synthes-Stratec 's cash payment for Mathys will be made up of money on hand , plus bank borrowings arranged by Credit Suisse First Boston .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

input question: Ontario Premier Ernie Eves appointed a judge on Tuesday to hold an independent investigation into how the province has handled SARS .
Ontario Premier Ernie Eves announced yesterday that a former judge would conduct an independent investigation of how the province and city handled SARS .

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output answer:
yes