Question:
S1: Searches for survivors from several previous shipwrecks have often had to be abandoned for similar reasons , leaving the vessels and most of their passengers unaccounted for .
S2: In several previous shipwrecks , the search for survivors had to be abandoned for similar reasons , leaving the vessels and most of their passengers unaccounted for .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

QUES: SSE CEO Marchant said he would sell on Midlands ' power generation assets in Turkey and Pakistan to fellow British utility International Power Plc IPR.L for 21 million pounds .

After the deal SSE will sell on Midlands 's power generation assets in Turkey and Pakistan to fellow UK utility International Power Plc for 21 million pounds .

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

[Q]: Voters in Cleveland Heights , Ohio , were asked to decide whether to allow same-sex couples - and also unmarried heterosexual couples - to officially register as domestic partners .

Voters in Cleveland Heights , Ohio , approved a proposal allowing same-sex couples -- and also unmarried heterosexual couples -- to officially register as domestic partners .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
" The message is : If an individual is thinking of getting a flu shot , they shouldn 't wait .
" The message to the public is : If you are thinking of getting a flu shot , don 't wait any longer , " he said . "
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

Bremer will focus on the politics , Garner said , adding that he expects Bremer to arrive in Iraq by next week .

Bremer will focus on the politics and Garner on the rest of the reconstruction efforts , Garner said , adding that Bremer will arrive in Iraq by next week .
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no

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
If Walker appeals Parrish 's ruling , it would stop the extradition process and could take several months , Rork said .
The appeal would stop the extradition process and could take several months , Rork said .

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yes