QUES: Telemarketers argue that there is no logical link between the registry 's limited scope and advancing that interest .

Lawyers for the telemarketers said there was no logical connection between the registry 's limited scope and advancing that interest .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: Boeing shares fell nearly 4 percent to $ 27.54 in afternoon New York Stock Exchange trade , while Lockheed slipped 1.6 percent to $ 49.42 .

Boeing shares fell 95 cents , or 3.3 percent , to $ 27.67 at 3 : 30 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading .

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

QUES: He is one of two Democrats on the five-member FCC , and he is a strong advocate of harsher penalties against radio and television stations that violate indecency laws .

Copps , one of two Democrats on the five-member commission , has pushed for harsher penalties against radio and television stations that violate indecency laws .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes