[Q]: As temperatures soar above 50 degrees ( 120 Fahrenheit ) , fridges and air conditioners have stuttered to a halt in Basra .

As temperatures soar above 120 Fahrenheit in Basra , fridges and air conditioners have stuttered to a halt .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The best the investigators can do is nitpick about the process and substance of isolated business decisions ... and question his competence as a manager . "
Ebbers ' lawyer , Reid Weingarten , said despite the thorough investigation , " the best the investigators can do is nitpick about the process and substance of isolated business decisions . "
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" I have heard the people of New York say , ' Enough is enough , ' " Pataki said . "

" I have every reason to believe that people understand enough is enough , " Mr. Pataki said .
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no

Q: The agreement resolves a lawsuit AOL filed against Microsoft in January 2002 on behalf of its subsidiary , Netscape Communications .

The legal settlement resolves the private anti-trust lawsuit filed against Microsoft in January 2002 by AOL Time Warner 's America Online unit on behalf of its Netscape subsidiary .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The appeals court hearing comes at a sensitive time for Microsoft .
The appeals court has generally proved a favorable venue for Microsoft .

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no

QUES: Claudette , the first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season , hit the mid-Texas coast July 15 with 85-mph wind .

Claudette , the first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season , hit the mid-Texas coast July 15 , classified as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no