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S1: They also said the rule will make the nation 's electrical system more reliable -- a high-profile issue after last week 's massive power blackout .
S2: They also said the rule will improve the reliability of the nation 's electrical system , which is needed after last week 's massive power blackout .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: Gartner analysts said that businesses are not yet feeling confident enough to upgrade corporate PCs .

What 's more , companies are not feeling confident enough to replace older PCs , the analyst firm said .

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

[Q]: The Standard & Poor 's 500 index declined 6.11 , or 0.6 per cent , to 1003.27 , having shed 19.67 in the previous session .

The Standard & Poor 's 500 index declined by 4.39 , or 0.4 percent , to 998.88 , after losing 6.11 on Thursday .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
A demolitions expert for JI , al-Ghozi was arrested in Manila in January 2002 .
Al-Ghozi was arrested in Manila in January 2002 while on a mission to buy explosives for bombing targets in Singapore .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

The shares fell 72 cents , or 3.8 percent , to $ 18.34 Monday on the New York Stock Exchange .

Schering-Plough shares fell 3.8 percent , or 72 cents , to close at $ 18.34 in trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Penn Traffic filed for Chapter 11 reorganization at the end of May .
Penn Traffic entered chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization May 30 .

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yes