Q: The Prime Ministers of China , Russia and four central Asian nations have met in Beijing and approved a budget for their regional security grouping .

The prime ministers of China , Russia and four Central Asian countries signed agreements on Tuesday that set plans in motion for a long-awaited regional anti-terrorism centre in Uzbekistan .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
After all , China isn 't racing anyoneso there 's no great rush , " Clark said .
After all , China isn ' t racing anyone so there ' s no great rush , " Clark said .

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yes

input question: Eyewitnesses told how Sally , 62 , originally from Coatbridge , Lanarkshire , screamed as the escalator collapsed then sucked her in .
Mother-of-two Sally , originally from Coatbridge , Lanarkshire , had stepped on to the escalator when it collapsed .

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output answer: no

[Q]: The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index < .SPX > was off 4.86 points , or 0.49 percent , at 993.82 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gained 1.8 points , or 0.1 percent , at 1,732.50 .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: no

Question:
S1: About two decades ago , U.S. District Court Judge Walter Rice and others decided to protect and polish what remained .
S2: Then , about two decades ago , U.S. District Court Judge Walter Rice , the Aviation Trail group and others made a decision to protect and polish what remained .
Are S1 and S2 the same?
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Answer:
yes

input question: " The death of al-Ghozi signals that terrorists will never get far in the Philippines , " Arroyo said in a statement on Monday .
" The death of Ghozi signals that terrorists will never get far in the Philippines , " President Gloria Arroyo said .

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output answer:
yes