QUES: " We must not engage in borough warfare , " Thompson testified at a budget hearing by the City Council 's Finance Committee .

" We must not engage in borough warfare , " the Comptroller William Thompson told the Council , according to his written testimony .

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

[Q]: It will be the first handset to ship with the Smartphone 2003 version of Microsoft 's ( Nasdaq : MSFT ) Windows Mobile software , the mobile operator said .

According to the company , it will be the first handset to ship with the Smartphone 2003 version of Microsoft 's ( Nasdaq : MSFT ) Windows Mobile software .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Police believe someone strangled her and she may have been sexually assaulted .
Park appeared to have been strangled and may have been sexually assaulted , Homicide Capt. Charles Bloom said .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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- yes

Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

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

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

Q: To reach John A. Dvorak , who covers Kansas , call ( 816 ) 234-7743 or send e-mail to jdvorak @ kctar.com.

To reach Brad Cooper , Johnson County municipal reporter , call ( 816 ) 234-7724 or send e-mail to bcooper @ kcstar.com.

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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- yes
A: no

[Q]: Excluding legal fees and other charges it expected a loss of between 1 and 4 cents a share .
Excluding litigation charges it made a profit of $ 7.8 million , or 10 cents a share .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes

[A]:
no