Question:
S1: He said firefighters had an advantage on the northern flank because of an existing firebreak dug during last year 's fire north of Mount Lemmon .
S2: Fire spokesman Gordon Gay said firefighters had an advantage on the northern flank because of burned areas from last year 's Bullock fire .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: Three Federal Reserve speakers and the Fed 's anecdotal summary of U.S. economic conditions could help firm expectations .

At 1800 GMT , the Federal Reserve issues its Beige Book summary of U.S. economic conditions .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

[Q]: " We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attacks , " said Barbara Comstock , Ashcroft 's press secretary .

" We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attack , " said Barbara Comstock , Justice Department spokeswoman .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The shares represent more than half the 115.9 million shares Turner held at the end of April , according to Bloomberg data .
The sale represents about 52 per cent of the 115.9 million shares Mr Turner held at the end of April .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

O 'Keefe declined to discuss whether such photos from spy satellites might have been able to detect the small crack in the wing .

O 'Keefe declined to discuss whether such photos would have enough resolution to detect small cracks in the wing panels .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The latest attack came just two days after three suicide bombers drove a truck loaded with explosives into a government office complex in northern Chechnya , killing 59 people .
The attacks came two days after suicide bombers detonated a truck bomb in a Government compound in northern Chechnya , killing 59 .

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yes