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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The comment period was to have expired on Monday .
A public comment period on the proposed new taxes will end on Monday .
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yes

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
" It was brazen intimidation to keep people on the reservation , " said a Republican who attended but did not want to be named .
" It was a brazen attempt at intimidation , " said a Republican legislator who attended the meeting .
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yes

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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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no

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The migrants were first spotted by a Coast Guard jet around 2 p.m. Tuesday and two small patrol boats were sent to the area , Doss said .
The Cubans were spotted by a Coast Guard jet around 2 p.m. Tuesday and two vessels were sent out to the area , Petty Officer Ryan Doss said .
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yes