Problem: Wwo sentences:
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > added 1.92 points , or 0.12 percent , at 1,647.94 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC dipped 0.08 of a point to 1,646 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Shares of Mattel were down 13 cents to $ 19.72 on the New York Stock Exchange .

Mattel shares were down 1.5 percent in early afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange .
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yes

Q: The flamboyant entrepreneur flagged the plan after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey .

Sir Richard was speaking after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey .

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 March downturn was the only break in what has been broad growth in services for the past 15 months .
A downturn in services activity in March was the only break in what has been broad growth in services for the past 15 months .

OPTIONS:
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A:
yes

input question: When the butterflies were exposed to constant light , they flew directly towards the sun , presumably because they no longer had any sense of time .
And when butterflies were exposed to constant light , they flew directly toward the sun , apparently having lost their sense of time .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
It was to fly a plane in the White House . "
" It was to fly a plane into the White House , " Mr. Karas said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
yes