QUES: A race observer sits in the passenger seat of the vehicle following the contestant car to record broken rules and track of the car 's time .

A race observer sits in the passenger seat of the follow vehicle to record any broken rules and also keep track of the car 's time .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: 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

QUES: Chief merchandising officers oversee the buying and development of merchandise , deciding the merchandising direction of the company , or basically what it should stand for .

He or she decides the merchandising direction of the company , or basically what it should stand for .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes