Question:
S1: Sovereign 's shares lost 74 cents , or 4.5 % , to $ 15.68 .
S2: Sovereign shares closed on the New York Stock Exchange at $ 15.68 , down 74 cents , or 4.5 percent .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: Instead , Weida decided that Meester 's case on charges of rape , sodomy , indecent assault and providing alcohol to minors should proceed to a court-martial .

Douglas Meester , 20 , is charged with rape , sodomy , indecent assault , and providing alcohol to minors .

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

[Q]: Still others cite the difficulty of assembling a group of subjects whose depression is of comparable severity , increasing the chances that the effectiveness of the medication will be diffused .

Still others cite the difficulty of assembling a group of subjects whose depression is of comparable severity , a problem that complicates the task of properly measuring effectiveness .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Already , the impact of Chinas moves is sending ripples through the region .
Already , China 's moves are sending ripples through the region .
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

PBL 's Channel Nine has been billed as Australia 's most popular commercial station after it recently recorded 26 consecutive weeks on top of the ratings .

Channel Nine has been billed as the most popular commercial station after recently recording 26 consecutive weeks on top of the ratings .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
Martin , 58 , will be freed today after serving two thirds of his five-year sentence for the manslaughter of 16-year-old Fred Barras .
Martin served two thirds of a five-year sentence for the manslaughter of Barras and for wounding Fearon .

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A:
no