Here are two sentences:

Georgia cannot afford to not get funding , " said Dr. Melinda Rowe , Chatham County 's health director .

Georgia cannot afford to not get funding , " said county health director Dr. Melinda Rowe .
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yes

Q: Trevor Fetter , who returned to Tenet as president last November , has been appointed as acting CEO , the company said .

The board has appointed Trevor Fetter , who returned to the company as president last November , as acting CEO .

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

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > tacked on 5.91 points , or 0.29 percent , to 2,053.27 .
The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite Index < .IXIC > advanced 6 points , or 0.30 percent , to 2,053 , erasing earlier losses .

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no

input question: Shirley Hazzard and Edward P. Jones , both of whom needed more than a decade to complete their current novels , are among this year 's nominees .
Shirley Hazzard and Edward P. Jones , both of whom needed more than a decade to complete their current novels , were also among the fiction finalists announced Wednesday .

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output answer: yes

[Q]: An airplane carrying Spanish peacekeepers back from Afghanistan crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain in Turkey and exploded Monday , killing all 75 people aboard .
A charter plane crashed in Turkey on Monday , killing all 75 people aboard , including 62 Spanish peacekeepers returning from Afghanistan , officials said .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: " Both of these kids are in wonderful physical condition right now , " he said during a press briefing at the hospital .

" Both of these kids are in wonderful physical condition right now , " said Goodrich , also director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Children 's Hospital at Montefiore .

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yes