QUES: The Dow Jones industrials climbed more than 140 points to above the 9,000 mark , the first time since December .

The Dow Jones industrials briefly surpassed the 9,000 mark for the first time since December . "

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

[Q]: The flamboyant entrepreneur flagged the plan after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey .

Sir Richard was speaking after a meeting in London with Australian Tourism Minister Joe Hockey .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Peterson told police he fished alone in San Francisco Bay on Christmas Eve , returning to an empty house .
Peterson told police he left his wife at about 9 : 30 a.m. on Dec. 24 to fish alone in San Francisco Bay .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: no

Here are two sentences:

" We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attack , " Barbara Comstock said .

" We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attacks , " said Barbara Comstock , Ashcroft 's press secretary .
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yes

Q: Many conservatives have staunchly opposed condom programs , saying they send the wrong message and encourage and enable teens to have sex before marriage .

Some conservative groups have staunchly opposed such programs , saying they send the wrong message and in effect encourage and enable teens to have sex before marriage .

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

[Q]: As previously announced , the final will be at the new Home Depot Center in Carson on Oct. 12 .
Williams recently toured the new soccer-specific Home Depot Center in Carson , Calif .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]:
no