[Q]: The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 16.95 , or 1.1 percent , to 1507.76 , its first slide in five days .

The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19.67 , or 1.3 percent , to 1523.71 , its highest since June 18 .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Drewes and a friend were playing a game of " ding-dong-ditch " -- ringing doorbells and running away -- in the Woodbury neighborhood in suburban Boca Raton .
Drewes and his friend were pulling a mischievous , late-night game of " ding-dong-ditch " knocking on doors or ringing doorbells and running in the Woodbury neighborhood in suburban Boca Raton .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

But White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said yesterday : " The steps the Iranians claim to have taken in terms of capturing al-Qa 'ida are insufficient . "

" The steps that the Iranians claim to have taken in terms of capturing al-Qaida are insufficient .
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yes

Q: Through Thursday , Oracle said 34.75 million PeopleSoft shares had been tendered .

Some 34.7 million shares have been tendered , Oracle said in a statement .

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A: yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Meanwhile , Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst alluded to an interparty political struggle : " Sounds like the Republican primary started early this year . "
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst suggested a political motive for the report , saying : " It sounds like the Republican primary started early this year . "

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yes

QUES: The artists say the plan will harm French culture and punish those who need help most--performers who have a hard time lining up work .

Artists are worried the plan would harm those who need help most - performers who have a difficult time lining up shows .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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yes