Here are two sentences:

The group expects to roll out the first products by the second half of 2004 .

The new group ambitiously expects to issue guidelines by the end of the year and release products by late 2004 .
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no

Q: The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index added 14.17 points or 0.94 per cent to 1,517.05 .

The Nasdaq Composite index , full of technology stocks , was lately up around 18 points .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Federal agents said Friday they are investigating the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .
Federal investigators are looking for possible connections between the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .

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yes

input question: Also Tuesday , a soldier drowned in an aqueduct in northern Iraq .
Another soldier drowned after diving into an aqueduct in northern Iraq , the Central Command said .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: The seal will ultimately be used to identify DHS badges , vehicles , signs , sea vessels and aircraft .
The seal will ultimately be used on department materials , signage , credentials , badges , vehicles , sea vessels and aircraft .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: He had said before the meeting that he planned to urge Chinese officials to move quickly to adopt a more flexible currency system .

He has said he plans to urge Chinese officials during the G20 meeting to move more quickly to adopt a more flexible currency system .

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