QUES: RJR spends an estimated $ 30 million annually on NASCAR .

NASCAR will get an estimated $ 75 million a year in cash and promotional concessions .

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

QUES: The 30-year bond US30YT = RR firmed 26 / 32 , taking its yield to 4.17 percent , after hitting another record low of 4.16 percent .

The 30-year bond US30YT = RR firmed 14 / 32 , taking its yield to 4.19 percent from 4.22 percent .

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

QUES: Mr. Grassley and Mr. Baucus rejected any disparity in drug benefits .

Grassley and Baucus said they had rejected that approach in their plan .

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