QUES: Defense attorneys said Durst accidentally shot Black in the face as they struggled for a gun after the elderly man illegally entered his apartment .

Durst 's attorneys contend their client accidentally shot Black in the face as they struggled for a gun after Black illegally entered his apartment .

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

QUES: The SIA says the DRAM market is expected to grow 2.9 percent to $ 15.7 billion in 2003 and 43 percent to $ 22.5 billion in 2004 .

The Americas market will decline 2.1 percent to $ 30.6 billion in 2003 , and then grow 15.7 percent to $ 35.4 billion in 2004 .

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

QUES: " The releases are the latest in a series of efforts by the government to move Myanmar to multi-party democracy and national conciliation . "

" The releases are the latest in a series of efforts by the government to move Myanmar closer to multiparty democracy and national reconciliation , " a government statement said .

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yes