Question:
S1: In Washington , the federal government remained closed for a second day .
S2: The nation 's capital was quiet today , with the federal government shut down for the second day .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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yes

QUES: The results were released at Tuesday 's meeting in Seattle of the American Thoracic Society and will be published in Thursday 's New England Journal of Medicine .

The study results were released at a meeting in Seattle of the American Thoracic Society and also will be published in tomorrow 's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine .

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

[Q]: Charles Howell III picked up some local knowledge a year ago that provided much-needed insight in the opening round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin , Ohio .

Charles Howell III picked up some local knowledge a year ago that provided some much needed insight in Thursday 's opening round of the Memorial Tournament .

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[A]: yes

Problem: Wwo sentences:
Smith said simply " Oh , my God , " in the seconds afterward , according to Weinshall .
In the seconds after the crash , she added , Captain Smith said simply , " Oh my God . "
Do they have the same meaning? OPTIONS:
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Answer: yes

Here are two sentences:

And in the Muslim world , Osama bin Laden is becoming more of a hero , not less of one .

And in the Muslim world , Osama bin Laden , the missing leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network , is becoming more of a hero , not less of one .
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yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
In the total external disk storage system market , revenue increased 1.5 percent year over year in the third quarter , to $ 3.2 billion .
In the total external disk storage system market , McArthur said revenue increased 1.5 percent year-over-year in Q3 to $ 3.2 billion .

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yes