Problem: Wwo sentences:
The men were immediately flown to nearby Botswana on a chartered Air Malawi flight , Malawi intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity .
The men were flown to nearby Botswana on an Air Malawi flight , the officials said .
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index shed 5.20 , or 0.6 percent , to 924.42 as of 9 : 33 a.m. in New York .

The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX edged down 9 points , or 0.98 percent , to 921 .
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yes

Q: Moore was expected to be discharged from the hospital Thursday or Friday , according to Jackie Green , a spokeswoman for the show 's press agent .

The English star was expected to be discharged from the hospital soon , said Jackie Green , a spokeswoman for the show 's press agent .

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

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by major league baseball Friday for using a corked bat .
Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by major league baseball Friday for using a corked bat , and he immediately appealed the decision .

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no

input question: PeopleSoft also said it expects the acquisition to close in the third calendar quarter of 2003 .
PeopleSoft said the JD Edwards acquisition would close in the third quarter .

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output answer: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
In its quarter ended May 30 , Adobe earned $ 64.25 million , or 27 cents a share .
That was up from the year-ago quarter , when the company earned $ 54.3 million , or 22 cents a share .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer:
no