QUES: P & G officials later concluded that the better approach was to split up the contracts to avoid reliance on just one contractor .

P & G officials decided it would be wiser to split the contracts to avoid reliance on a sole contractor .

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

QUES: Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors - three non-industry representatives and three industry representatives .

Also Thursday , the NYSE 's board elected six new directors to the board and re-elected six others .

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

QUES: When a mechanic found 33 pounds of marijuana in a secret compartment , Rodriguez agreed they should notify police , who then arrested him .

After a mechanic found 33 pounds of marijuana in a secret compartment , Rodriguez , who was at the auto shop , agreed they should notify police .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no