QUES: PC-related products were the strongest sellers , with microprocessors up 5.6 percent and DRAMs up 8.2 percent , the SIA said .

In July , PC-related products were the strongest sector with microprocessors up 5.6 per cent and DRAMs up 8.2 per cent over June .

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

[Q]: A smaller number , 8 per cent , looked for higher profits through price increases .

Another 28 per cent cited stronger demand , while eight per cent intended to boost profits through price increases .

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[A]: no

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Sovereign 's shares lost 74 cents , or 4.5 % , to $ 15.68 .
Sovereign shares closed on the New York Stock Exchange at $ 15.68 , down 74 cents , or 4.5 percent .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Investigators were searching his home in Muenster in the presence of his wife when news of his death came , prosecutor Wolfgang Schweer told The Associated Press .

A prosecutor said investigators were searching his home in Muenster in the presence of his wife when news of his death arrived .
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yes

Q: General Jeffrey said he would donate his military pension to charity for the period he was in office at Yarralumla .

Maj-Gen Jeffery said he would give his military pension to charity while he served at Yarralumla .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

[Q]: " I think 70 percent of the work is already done , " Tauzin told reporters in the Capitol .
" About 70 percent of the work is already done , " Mr. Tauzin said .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
yes