Question:
S1: Doctors have speculated that estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow .
S2: Their belief was based on speculation that estrogen prevents cell damage and improves blood flow .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: He is a brother to three-year-old Mia , from Kate 's first marriage , to film producer Jim Threapleton .

Winslet , 28 , has a three-year-old daughter Mia by her first husband , British film producer Jim Threapleton .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no

[Q]: The awards are being announced today by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation .

The prizes , from the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation , will be awarded Friday in New York .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
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 .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

" Clearly it is a tragic day for Americans , " he said in Washington .

" It 's clearly a tragic day for America , " Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in Washington .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Shares of Tampa-based Outback Steakhouse Inc. closed at $ 44.50 , up $ 1.78 , or 4.2 percent , on the New York Stock Exchange .
Shares of the Oak Brook , Ill.-based hamburger giant closed at $ 24.60 , up 51 cents , or 2.1 percent , on the New York Stock Exchange .

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no