Question:
S1: On Friday , every major exhibitor will donate time to play daily trailers on all screens in more than 5,000 U.S. theaters .
S2: Beginning Friday , every major exhibitor in the country will donate time to play trailers in more than 5,000 theaters across the United States .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: Mr. Marshall demonstrated a preference for results over rhetoric in preparing the Civil Rights Act .

Marshall demonstrated his preference for results over rhetoric in preparing the Civil Rights Act that was passed in November 1964 .

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

[Q]: " The fire calmed down considerably overnight , then it rained , " said Andy Lyon , spokesman for the fire south of the city .

" The fire calmed down considerably overnight , then it rained , " said Andy Lyon , spokesman for the Douglas County fire command center .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
The technology-loaded Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC added 0.35 of a point , or 0.02 percent , to 1,662 .
The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.48 points , or 1.06 percent , to 1,661.51 , based on the latest available figures .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Legal experts said the case may mark the first time a parent has been convicted of contributing to a child 's suicide .

Experts said the case marks one of the first times in which a parent was charged with contributing to a child 's suicide .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Byrd , speaking from the Senate floor , said he questioned " the motives of a deskbound president who assumes the garb of a warrior for purposes of a speech . "
" But I do question the motives of a desk-bound president who assumes the garb of a warrior for the purposes of a speech . "

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no