Problem: Wwo sentences:
" After careful analysis , WHO has concluded that the risk to travelers to Beijing is now minimal , " Omi said today at a news conference in Beijing .
" After careful analysis , WHO has concluded that the risk to travellers to Beijing is now minimal , " Omi told a news conference in Beijing on Tuesday .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
SARS has killed 296 people on China 's mainland and infected more than 5,200 .
Throughout China 's mainland , the disease has killed 300 people and infected more than 5,270 .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Bob Schindler : That 's correct , and the strategy behind that is , we wanted to kind of smoke him out , to see where he was coming from .
" We wanted to kind of smoke him out , to see where he was coming from , " said Robert Schindler .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The Institute for Supply Management 's manufacturing index dipped to 53.7 from 54.7 in August .
The Institute 's national manufacturing barometer slipped to 53.7 in September from 54.7 in August .
Do they have the same meaning?

Answer:
yes