QUES: The next court session will be when the three-judge tribunal announces its verdict in mid-February .

The court 's three-judge tribunal was expected to give its verdict next February .

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

[Q]: After he was led into the execution chamber and strapped to a gurney , Swisher raised his head and appeared to smile as his spiritual adviser spoke to him .

After he was led into the execution chamber and strapped to a gurney , Swisher raised his head and appeared to smile as the prison chaplain spoke in his ear .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Ryland Group ( nyse : RYL - news - people ) , a homebuilder and mortgage-finance company , sank $ 9.65 , or 11.6 percent , to $ 73.40 .
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson ( nasdaq : QCOM - news - people ) jumped $ 2.88 , or 15.7 percent , to $ 21.28 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

Following the ATP 's notification by Hewitt 's lawyers of pending action , it issued another statement that Hewitt has added to his suit .

Following ATP 's notification by Hewitt 's lawyers that action was pending , it issued another statement in April which Hewitt has added to his suit .
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yes

Q: The lawmakers were departing Wednesday and expected to arrive in Pyongyang on Friday .

The lawmakers expected to arrive in Pyongyang on Friday and leave Sunday for South Korea .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: no

[Q]: Other data showed that buyers snapped up new and existing homes at a brisk pace in April , spurred by low mortgage rates .
Other data showed sales of existing and new homes grew at a robust pace in April , spurred by low mortgage rates .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes