Question:
S1: Rescue workers had to scrounge for boats to retrieve residents stranded by high water .
S2: Wagner and Wolford both said that rescue workers were scrounging for boats to retrieve residents stranded by high water .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: At 12 , Lionel Tate was charged with first-degree murder over the death of Tiffany Eunick .

Tate was 12 when he was charged with beating Tiffany Eunick , 6 , to death in July 1999 .

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

[Q]: Excluding the impact of accounting changes , Ford would have earned 13 cents a share .

Excluding the $ 56 million charge and the accounting change , Ford 's third-quarter earnings amounted to 15 cents a share .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
But price declines have remained below 30 percent , year over year , for the last two quarters , said IDC analyst John McArthur .
McArthur told internetnews.com price declines have moderated and remained below 30 percent from the previous year for the last two quarters .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Not only had Bashir given his blessing but he had asked " that we hit the target well " , Mr Bafana said .

Not only giving his blessing but he asked that we hit the target well . "
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The deal is subject to N2H2 approval and is expected to be completed by year 's end .
The deal is subject to N2H2 approval and is expected to be complete during the final calendar quarter of 2003 .

OPTIONS:
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A:
yes